What is ‘the 15 minute city’ – and why it is the same as a ‘smart city’
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNote, this article originally appeared as a blog post on the Guidehouse Insights website; it is reprinted here with permission. The original article can be found here. “La ville du …
Accenture to develop smart city API marketplace for Japan
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Accenture and the University of Aizu announced they will conduct a joint research project to develop what they claims will be the first standard API marketplace for smart cites …
Austin partners with NTT to carry out smart city project
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail The city of Austin and NTT have announced their intention to partner to carry out a smart project that will use new technologies to analyze traffic patterns, ease congestion …
Ubicquia acquires smart city platform CityIQ from GE Current
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail U.S. firm Ubicquia, which specializes in smart streetlight and smart city platforms, announced that it has acquired CityIQ. Ubicquia is buying all CityIQ’s assets, including technology, related patents and …
NTT to use experience gained in Las Vegas for smart city PoC in Malaysia
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMalaysia smart city effort focused on urban sustainability Japan’s NTT Group aims to launch what it claims to be one of Asia’s first smart city proofs-of-concept (PoC) in the city …
Three smart city initiatives around the world
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAll around the world, cities are becoming smarter, greener, more efficient. In fact, according to a May 2019 study conducted by Grand View Research, the global smart city market is …
Davos upgrades street lighting system with Signify
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Smart lighting specialist Signify is helping the city of Davos, in Switzerland, in achieving its sustainability goals as it upgrades both Davos’ streetlights and the lighting of the city’s …
Toyota unveils plans to build prototype city of the future in Japan
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Japanese company Toyota unveiled plans to build a prototype “city” of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. Called the Woven City, …
Installed base of smart street lights to reach 31.2 million by 2023: Study
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail The installed base of smart street lights is forecasted to surpass 31.2 million at a global level by 2013, according to a new research report from the IoT analyst …
Shanghai smart city project to include ‘high-tech roads, autonomous buses and a 5G Network’
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAutomotive technology company Human Horizons is conducting a smart city project called the Vehicle-Road-City Integrated Smart City in the artificial intelligence hub of the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai, China. …
