The state of New York, following new legislation that allows for autonomous technology testing, has approved an application by Audi of America to test ...
Detroit lets citizens take charge in smart city efforts
A new innovative smart city project in Detroit called Sensors in a Shoebox lets citizens gather their own data with smart sensors. Enabling kids to come ...
Jerusalem to implement Wi-Fi technology network for smart city services
As one of the first cities in the world, Jerusalem is establishing an independent municipal wireless network based on super-fast millimeter wave technology ...
Philadelphia to offer free sunscreen to city dwellers
A new initiative in Philadelphia has been launched that will build more and more sunscreen dispensers around the city, free to use by anyone. Installation ...
New tool to boost resilience for cities
Released recently at the Global Platform for Risk Reduction summit in Mexico, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction introduced the Disaster Resilience ...
SAP launches cloud-based ERP for small cities
SAP has redesigned their Business ByDesign ERP product to act as cloud-based enterprise resource planning software for small to mid-sized local ...
Canada aims to deploy a national zero-emissions vehicle strategy by 2018
The Government of Canada is planning to develop and implement a national zero-emissions vehicle strategy by the year 2018 on the Canadian roads. The plan ...
Berliner Startup testet Car2X-Kommunikation auf der A9
Das Berliner Startup ATS Advanced Telematic Systems wurde zusammen mit den Projektpartnern Heusch/Boesefeldt und dem Fraunhofer-Institut für ...
Singapore and Denmark enter partnership to test smart city projects
Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Danish consortium Smart City World Labs have started a joint initiative to drive green ...
ASEAN and UN talk economic cooperation at UN ESCAP
In the framework of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) last week in Bangkok, ASEAN and the UN ...
