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How smart tech can enable safe and sustainable urbanisation
Smart technology applied to urban planning can help create a more efficient and safer environment for citizens while overcoming the frustrations of city-living. Read more…
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‘Society 5.0’ puts humans at the center of smart cities
The vision of Society 5.0 is to create human-centric smart cities that are connected, inclusive and sustainable. Here’s how we might go about doing that. Read more…
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Comparing digital city development in Malaysia and UK
In the wake of the UK’s virtual smart cities mission to Malaysia we look at their various projects to highlight certain commonalities. Read more…
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People in smart cities should have a say in who gets their data
A smart city runs on data generated by its people. This raises privacy issues that smart city projects aren’t taking seriously enough. Read more…
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There’s more to smart cities than piling tech on top of them
Truly smart cities aren’t fancy tech projects – they must also understand and respond to the complex ecosystem of people who live in them. Read more…
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NEC installs vibrating AI traffic monitoring system for NEXCO Central
NEC says its traffic monitoring system uses fiber optic sensing and AI to visualize traffic conditions by detecting vehicle vibrations. Read more…
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Pushing Malaysia’s Smart City development in 2022
Malaysia’s focus on smart cities and smart communities is gaining momentum and reflects the wider trend worldwide. Read more…
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Smarter cities can accelerate sustainable change in APAC
Here’s what we can do to ensure sustainable smart cities are built to meet our needs while maintaining high standards of living. Read more…
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Local and personal data are crucial to fight climate change
Data is a crucial component to research climate and nature, but we also need micro-level data to make people’s lives more sustainable. Read more…
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Smart City models often overlook one key component – the people in them
Smart City projects are network, infrastructure and big data intensive. So how does this benefit ordinary people who live in them? Read more…
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Collaboration & telcos are words not generally spoken together. Until now
Say the words collaboration and telco and something seems wrong. For decades telcos worked alone, delivering pipes and connectivity. Read more…
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IoT connections are being boosted by COVID (with no sign of stopping)
IoT connections have been boosted by the pandemic and every report is pointing at the sort of increase that we were expecting six years ago. Read more…
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A new book that says the IoT is flawed, if not broken, is right – and wrong
It is hard to argue with the thesis that the IoT is flawed but the new book, written by Matt Hatton, is harsh in its judgements. Read more…
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Now HK protesters are declaring war on smart lamp posts
HK protesters attacked smart lamp posts that they think are facial recognition towers. They’re not, but this is why smart city projects must thrive on trust. Read more…
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Smart cities aren’t investing enough in cyber security: report
Smart city projects are cutting corners on cybersecurity investments, leaving smart cities woefully unprepared to cope with the growing threat landscape. Read more…
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5G’s real value may be as an enabler, especially for smart cities
To frame 5G around smart cities, we see how open data can drive smart city initiatives and what better technology to mine large amounts of data than 5G? Read more…
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Why mobile ticketing will take sports to the next level
Today’s sports fans want to watch the game on their mobile devices, with apps, across social media, with virtual reality devices and more. Read more…
Off the Wire
HKT and ASTRI set up smart city joint lab
HKT and Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) have established a joint laboratory to pursue advanced technologies and solutions for smart cities. The HKT-ASTRI Smart City Joint Laboratory will leverage ASTRI’s R&D Read more…
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KT reveals the fruits of its ‘Intelligent Boracay’ project
KT Corp says it has finished installing advanced ICT infrastructure on the Philippines’ resort island of Boracay as part of the government’s ‘Intelligent Boracay’ project. The project includes public Wi-Fi at White Beach, as well Read more…
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BSNL taps Nokia to install and manage smart poles
Nokia says it has been selected by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to supply, install, commission and maintain ‘smart telecom poles’ across India in all of BSNL’s telecom circles. Under the contract, Nokia will also Read more…