DataKind and Microsoft, in collaboration with US cities, are supporting Vision Zero, an initiative based on the assumption that traffic-related accidents ...
Goyang installs citywide smart security system
Milestone Systems has installed their Milestone XProtect software in Goyang, South Korea, to improve the city’s surveillance system. Implemented ...
California to use public as workforce with mobile technology
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) sees potential to use mobile technology to increase their workforce. Combining smartphones of ...
Cybersecurity a chief concern for US states
As the 2017 NASCIO Midyear conference concludes, cybersecurity has established itself as one of the main talking points for all levels of government. ...
$1.2 million in funding for thoughtful and equitable smart city tech
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has initiated a new project to support and fund research into smart city technologies that help increase ...
Bacteria help detect land mines
A team of scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem developed an innovative way to detect land mines that have been buried for a long time. They ...
New guideline helps US-communities protect themselves against climate threats
The online resource Naturally Resilient Communities shows 30 case studies of cities that heavily rely on nature-based solutions to protect themselves ...
Digital antibodies to fight cyber criminality
British cybersecurity startup DarkTrace has developed a machine learning security system similar in approach to our immune system. Antigena does not work ...
Volvo advocates safety first for autonomous vehicles
At the 1st European Conference on Connected and Automated Driving at the European Commission in Brussels, Volvo Cars CEO Håkan Samuelsson argued for ...
A glove that detects chemical weapons
Joseph Wang of the University of California, San Diego, has found a way to simplify detecting nerve agents for security personnel in the field. He built a ...
