The new ELAN automation system adopts the home of physically-impaired people to their needs. It allows them to control the home’s lighting, front ...
18 winners of the First Urban Innovative Actions Call announced
The winners get the opportunity to test new and unproven solutions to address urban challenges – supported by an Initiative of the European ...
World’s first medical supply delivery by drone in Rwanda
With the help from a Silicon Valley startup, Rwanda set up a national drone delivery service for medical products, including blood. Initially five remote ...
Big data for terror prevention
US intelligence and law enforcement agencies are calling for the use of big data to predict and prevent crimes, terror attacks and other security threats. ...
Fire-containment bags for smartphones on planes
Major airlines announced to supply fire-containment bags for smartphones to be used aboard flights and in airports. The new policy is a consequence of ...
Civic participation for smart city contest in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala (India), has launched 30 idea boxes distributed over the city where the population can drop proposals and ...
What is fog computing?
“Cloud computing”, transmitting and receiving data through the cloud, is relying on a good data connection. A new term and IT phenomenon ...
Singaporean delegation on smart city mission in Copenhagen
A delegation from Singapore inclulding researchers, officials and business representatives visited the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) to strengthen ...
Kiev between smart city and decay
A group of activists in Kiev are working on transforming Ukraine’s capital into a hi-tech metropolis. On the other side, there is little done by ...
17,000 visitors at INTERGEO this year
For the last three days 531 exhibitors from 37 countries presented their newest technology in the field of geodesy, geoinformation and land management at ...
