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The first day of the online event confirmed that the smart cities sector is well aware of its destination but it’s how it gets there that will be the problem.
MILC Metaverse and Ion Power Grid Association aim to combine the technologies to build a decentralised global energy infrastructure and energy exchange system.
WiMi said the aim is to establish a sharing ecosystem for IoT data in smart cities that is secure and efficient and ensures IoT data security and integrity.
It marks another step in the emirate’s digital transformation journey and aims to strengthen collaboration between government entities and logistics industries.
The Silica City urban project, designed to become a future city for the nation, aspires to be a model of sustainability, resilience, and futuristic thinking.
Natix Network is a blockchain-based and crowdsourced camera network that can be used to create real-time maps of cities using contributions from citizens.
Near and climate tech company Flowcarbon are launching a carbon-market ecosystem that will enable carbon credits to be traded on the Near blokchain network.
Master plan for the 2.5 million square feet mixed-use development includes parliament and ministry buildings as well as residential and commercial buildings.
Announced at Davos, the centre will promote responsible production and use of technologies such as AI, machine learning, blockchain, VR and quantum computing.
The annual Call for Code challenge invited innovators across the globe to help accelerate sustainability and combat climate change with open source-powered technology.
OpenClimate enables users to navigate emissions inventories and climate pledges, aggregating data from various public sources including regions and cities.
The Open Forest Protocol aims to accelerate climate action by onboarding forestation projects of any size around the world on the Near blockchain protocol.
FlexiDao’s blockchain-based software platform enables governments and organisations to certify and trace their electricity and its true carbon content, every hour of every day.
Exploring how Northern Ireland’s digital infrastructure, workforce and reputation as a leading engineering centre is helping to push the smart city agenda forward.
Once the technology launches later in the summer, the public and all relevant city departments will be able to access the same record through an online platform, providing clarity and transparency.
IBM, United Nations Human Rights and the Linux Foundation have launched the annual Call for Code challenge that seeks to galvanise the efforts of developers, students, and problem-solvers to help accelerate sustainability.
Artificial intelligence, LoRaWan and blockchain are among the technologies coming into their own and empowering authorities to increase efficiencies and improve quality of life for citizens.
The IoT specialist will work with VIoT Group to initially connect six cities and municipalities to the network this year with the second phase scheduled to cover 10 more cities in 2023.
Real Estate company Paradise Hills is working with blockchain developer ThreeFold to add dedicated servers to around 170 homes that will provide edge computing and internet storage to run decentralised applications and services.
La Marina de València is working with Telefonica Tech to transform the traditional supply posts for boats into intelligent points and is also making use of blockchain technology to guarantee the immutability of data.
Vodafone wants to take the world of connected devices to the next level by allowing objects such as vehicles, smart street furniture and machines to transact seamlessly and securely without human intervention.
Working with the BSV blockchain association, the Saudi Digital Academy will collaborate to provide learning and development resources for a variety of audiences, including government agencies.
Smart glass, green roofs and the metaverse were among the technologies changing the face of urban development around the world, in a year that saw cities continue to reinvent and revitalise themselves in the face of the pandemic.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ working party is developing a universal specification for blockchain-based decentralised identity for IoT devices to ensure interoperability.
Saudi megacity Neom’s tech and digital affiliate will work with Arqit Quantum to develop software capable of defending “cognitive cities” against cyberattacks that could emerge in coming years.
The $1m prize fund is divided into a series of grants, awarded at different stages of the competition with 10 top prize winners and a special prize awarded for the best overall project.
According to ABI Research, investment in transformative solutions will be driven by new urban visions and point the way to more humanised, sustainable and resilient cities.
Evercity aims to streamline the end-to-end sustainable finance lifecycle to make such finance more accessible to small- and medium-sized businesses in developing countries.
The innovation is featured in a report by TechUK and explores areas such as how quantum computing can help tackle climate change and using geospatial to improve resilience.
Blockchain for Climate Foundation’s platform allows signatories to the Paris Agreement to issue and exchange carbon credits as non-fungible tokens on the Ethereum blockchain.
The initiative uses data to create models and scenarios of people’s current mobility patterns, means of transport, and other possible scenarios to make adjustments and meet transportation needs and expectations.
Both cities will work closely together on new digital cooperation projects and policy sandboxes to create new economic opportunities for people and businesses.
As part of its aim to further its smart city vision, the public-private initiative is designed to help low income residents pay for internet services and expand IoT infrastructure.
Trial was initiated as part of the Australia-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement and set out to prove whether trade documents could be issued and verified digitally across two independent systems.
The government agency JTC has teamed with research institution Wanxiang Blockchain to test new use cases that will revolve around blockchain, IoT, AI and 5G.
In collaboration with Matthew James Bailey (leading authority, pioneer, and consultant in innovation, AI and AI Ethics, Smart Cities, IoT, and a renowned author), this brand new white paper focusses on the role played by artificial intelligence (AI) in shaping the future experience of Smart Cities.
Open Energy’s goal is to make energy data sharing radically easier, giving users access to energy data held by thousands of organisations and institutions across the UK.
An open source project hosted by the Linux Foundation with support from IBM and Call for Code will use machine learning to help inform quality assurance for construction in emerging nations.
A pilot test project will be carried out on 46 buildings in December with 824 further targeted for 2022 that are more than 30 years old or designated as facilities prone to disasters.
Orange and Smartkey are unveiling what claims to be the first Blockchain-of-Thing Sim card, designed to enable access control and other smart city functions to be managed on a phone.
Nokia claims its as-a-service data marketplace will enable a wide range of vertical use cases in areas such as smart cities, transportation, ports, energy and healthcare.
The agreement between Hips Payment Group and the Payment House will enable more than 20,000 taxis in Scandinavia and 10,000 taxis in the UK to handle cryptocurrencies.
The plan will include more advanced technologies such as robotics, augmented and virtual reality as well as blockchain as their commercial applications are more mature.
The network is powered by compatible hotspots which are a combination of the Helium blockchain and LoRaWAN packet routing software on a single, compact LoRaWAN gateway.
The database contains more than 50 Russian use cases across a number of sectors with a section dedicated to Moscow smart city projects to be added soon.
MXC Foundation is collaborating with Semtech to deploy open networks using the LoRaWAN protocol and has already reached a strategic smart city partnership with the government of Hangzhou.
The Line is a zero-carbon, hyper-connected city in a 170km straight line on the Neom development near the Red Sea that will “reimagine and revitalise the future of urban living”.
Fiware, iShare and FundingBox have launched the i4Trust initiative to build the foundation for data spaces that facilitate trustworthy and effective data-sharing.
It has identified new use cases for the dashboard which includes one that generates forecasts on the possible growth in Covid-19 cases in different areas at risk of becoming hotspots.
The companies want to deliver a new level of trust and control for cities and provide municipal and commercial clients with unaltered and traceable data that ties back to its original source.
The national initiative aims to align blockchain technology research with the needs of the industry to facilitate the development, commercialisation and adoption of wider real-world applications.
SmartKey connected an Ethereum smart contract to a smart key device and app to enable teams to enter a closed district or secure building without a keyholder or permission.
IBM’s programme aims to meet the demand for technology consulting and deep technical skills needed to support the acceleration of digital transformation across all industries.
The companies claim that their end-to-end approach reduces the time taken for renewable energy asset owners to acquire Recs, from three months to less than a week.
Trials kick off on a commercial real-estate development in the city centre where agents will negotiate the price of parking spaces with users able to earn rewards in a digital currency.
The lab aims to bring together leaders in the smart cities space to co-create and test innovations with local built environment and technology companies in a live environment.
As India strives to deliver over 100 smart cities across the country, standards-based deployment would help promote interoperability, security and multi-vendor deployments.
Cybersecurity and Internet of Things company, WISeKey has added the ability for users to upload and digitally certify the results of their Covid-19 test to its WIShelter platform.
