Author: Editors
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Buenos Aires is the 2021 recipient of the Smart City Award
The city of Buenos Aires received the City award of 2021 at the Smart City Expo World Congress today. The recognition for the Argentinian capital was announced during the 2021 World Smart City Awards ceremony hosted this afternoon in Barcelona. Eight more awards were given to the most outstanding initiatives and projects in the urban innovation and transformation […]
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Spanish City Zamora Hosts the First-Ever Silver Tech Summit
On November 27, the Zamora Fair, the province regional authorities, and Rural Innovation Hubs organize the first technology summit for the Silver Economy. The technology summit, gathering several local enterprises, coops, and an impressive lineup of national and international speakers, aims to position technology as the tool to provide services and products for seniors and […]
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The 2020 Smart City Award Goes to Shanghai
Smart Shanghai — People-Oriented Smart City, the deployment of intensive digital Infrastructure, e-government services, a City Brain, and massive industrial digital transformation, made Shanghai the winner of the 2020 Smart City Award.
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Mayors Call for More Stimulus Funds for Green Recovery
Investing COVID stimulus funds in green solutions would create 50 million jobs, prevent 270,000 premature deaths, and deliver $280bn in economic benefits globally
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Edinburgh Residents Share Over 4,000 Mobility Suggestions
Edinburgh residents have made more than 4100 suggestions for creating more space to walk, cycle and wheel during the ongoing crisis.
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Air Pollution is the 4th Leading Health Risk Factor
A new report shows air pollution has contributed to 6.7 million deaths in 2019.
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Infineon Secures the Smart Home
Joining project CHIP, Infineon provides hardware security to next generation of Home IoT devices.
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Barcelona Hires IT Experts to Help Residents With Digital Tools
The city created the figure of IT agents to provide tech support and help to use email, digital IDs, videoconferencing, and online government services.
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London’s ULEZ Shows Significant Reduction of Emissions and Pollutants
There has been a 44 % reduction of NO2 levels in the central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)
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Urban Grown Food, Africa Response to Pandemic
Where food comes from, how people access it, and what they are eating are all central to the COVID-19 response and recovery strategy for African cities.