The Athens-based art group Communitism devoted itself to the restoration of one of the city’s historic neighborhoods: Metaxourgeio. The goal is to ...
The rural exodus to Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka
Due to low incomes and environmental threats, every year about half a million people are moving from the countryside to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. ...
Tampere to be smart by 2030
Finland’s second biggest city Tampere announced new investment in IoT to make the city entirely integrated by 2030. The plan spans all sectors and ...
A wooden soccer stadium: Is it possible?
Arenas of public events are trademarks typical for cities and are often reflecting socio-economic conditions of the time. The British non-league soccer ...
What Trump means for the Silicon Valley industry
Under President Obama, Silicon Valley became very friendly with Washington and the relationship went both ways. Donald Trump barely made any appeal to ...
Mobile screening to help fighting cancer at an early stage
The city of Manchester is trying to fight cancer at an early state by bringing mobile scanners to the communities. Cancer is strongly linked to poverty so ...
Africa’s first bike-sharing service launched at COP22 in Marrakech
The Marrocon Minister of Environment used the moment of international attention on Morroco as the UN COP22 climate change meeting is held in Marrakech, to ...
Will a bio-toilet alleviate India’s environmental crisis?
Not only Indian Railways, but also the government are installing a new type of bio-toilet in slums that run without water. As many urban dwellers in India ...
Why Shanghai is about to become a truly Smart City
Shanghai is about to become a truly smart city. The implementation of an Internet plus strategy is leading to opportunities that expand connectivity across ...
Cape Town on track to become a smart city
Cape Town is on a good track to become a smart city. Still it has a lot to learn from other cities about the use of Internet of Things (IoT) applications ...
