Barcelona
Barcelona getting ready for MWC19
The clock is ticking down to the biggest mobile technology show in the world. In less...
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Smart Cities
It’s Not YOUR Data, Didn’t You know?
November 30, 2015Identity. In the digital age, this is widely characterised by our data. Internet browsing data, consumer...
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Environment
Deputy Mayor of London: Diesel NOT the Right Thing for Cities
November 26, 2015Cities of the Future sat down with Matthew Pencharz, Deputy Mayor for Environment & Energy for...
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Smart Cities
Upcycled Shipping Containers and Treemail, Two Ideas for a ‘Circular’ City
November 17, 2015Barcelona’s Smart City Expo looks at ways for cities to transition to a more circular economy. Vertical...
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Uncategorized
An Assault on Reason: Airbnb Defeats Proposition F
November 13, 2015Airbnb defeated Proposition F by combining mass advertising with crowd politics. It gave $8 million to...
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Environment
Thank you for cheating, Volkswagen
October 28, 2015The automaker’s emissions scandal could end up being a boon if it pushes governments and the...
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IoT
NXP and MasterCard Enable IoT Devices to Make NFC Payments
October 26, 2015Through MasterCard’s new program, which aims to enable any IoT device to become a payment device,...
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IoT
Amazon Robotics Moves the Warehouse
October 15, 2015The real magic of robots and the Internet of Things is happening right now at Amazon’s...
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Barcelona
Barcelona’s Illegal Street Vendors Form Union to Defend Their Rights
October 12, 2015Illegal street vendors across Barcelona’s tourist districts last week created their own union to negotiate with...
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Smart Cities
As Dog Days of Summer End, Cities Pick Up Pace Fighting Poop
August 26, 2015Dog waste on city streets is more than a smelly inconvenience. It’s unsanitary, a hopscotch game...
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Environment
London Pushes Through Stiff Resistance to Cycle Superhighways
August 14, 2015Two new segregated bike paths will crisscross the city and open up speedy, safe cycling that...
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Environment
Buying a Diesel Car Today is Selfish and Irresponsible
January 22, 2017We all know that pollution, like tobacco, kills! We also know that diesel fuel is extremely...
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Scewc
Smart City of 2018 is Singapore
November 15, 2018The city of Singapore wins the Smart City of 2018 at the Smart City Expo World...
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Barcelona
Superblocks, Barcelona Answer to Car-Centric City
July 21, 2016Barcelona wants to be the world’s best city for people. To reclaim the public space and...
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Barcelona
Smart Cities World Congress Opens its Biggest Event
November 13, 2018Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), the leading international event for cities, opened today under the...
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Barcelona
Forty-eight Global Cities Work on Regulatory Framework for Digital Platforms
November 14, 2018During the Sharing Cities Summit 2018 global cities such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, Lisbon, Madrid, Montreal, New...
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Environment
Athens fights rising heat
December 11, 2018At the recent Smart Cities Conference in Barcelona, Mayor Kaminis of Athens highlighted how the city...
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Barcelona
Barcelona Facing New Housing Problems, and Airbnb
July 1, 2016Barcelona is facing increasing pressure on its housing market, primarily in rental prices. The Mediterranean city,...
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IoT
To comply with GDPR, most data should remain at the edge — IoT Times
October 31, 2018During his recent speech at the European Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, Apple’s CEO...
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Mobility
Technology, and autonomous vehicles will disrupt mobility the next decade
April 19, 2018Technology, and the change of demographics in the twenty-first century, will make connected cars and automated...
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Environment
Greenpeace is Asking to Buy Nothing on Black Friday
November 20, 2018Greenpeace and partners launch MAKE SMTHNG Week (November 23 – December 2). With more than 273...
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Barcelona
Barcelona’s first Superblock, Fighting the Power of Habit and Wavering Political Will
October 13, 2016A month ago, after nearly three decades of waiting, Barcelona urban designer Salvador Rueda finally saw...