Du launches Alo WiFi service in labour camps in the UAE
du and the office of Deputy Chief of Police and General Security in Dubai, have announced a collaboration to launch Alo WiFi in labour housing complexes across the UAE, as the first authorised WiFi service of it kind in the country.
Alo WiFi will be launched in multiple housing complexes to provide blue-collar workers with access to affordable, high-quality wireless internet and improve their quality of life and well-being by offering an economical way to keep in touch with their families and friends. The one-of-a-kind service allows blue-collar workers to compensate for a lack of entertainment, communicate with loved ones, and save money, while also reducing illegal Wi-Fi resale activities, which pose complex security and regulatory challenges.
IN: Like smart cities, we need smart villages too: Gadkari
Synopsis: "While taking forward his legacy, various schemes will have to be implemented for farmers' children. Farmers should become suppliers of energy along with suppliers of food. There is a need to implement the 'smart village' concept along with the smart city project," the minister added.
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said along with smart cities, India also needs "smart villages". He was speaking after inaugurating a statue and memorial of late Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gopinath Munde at Nandur Shingote in Sinnar taluka of Nashik district. "Munde led from the front to do justice to farmers....He worked for farmers through schemes such as the Krishna Valley, Tapi Irrigation and Vidarbha Irrigation projects," Gadkari said. "While taking forward his legacy, various schemes will have to be implemented for farmers' children. Farmers should become suppliers of energy along with suppliers of food. There is a need to implement the 'smart village' concept along with the smart city project," the minister added.
LY: Competing Smart City project designs for Tripoli and Benghazi revealed
The Al-Bunya Investments and Services Company, a subsidiary of the state LPTIC Holding Company held an exhibition last Wednesday at Tripoli Fairgrounds to present the initial architectural designs for the Smart City project for communications and information.
Smart cities in Tripoli and Benghazi
The exhibition, the state news agency LANA reported, included a presentation of proposed models for preliminary designs submitted by several companies participating in a bid, the submissions will be presented to a selection committee to choose the best proposal for the projects for Tripoli and Benghazi. The winning proposals will then go on to enter the implementation phase.
How can India make use of AIoT to create smarter cities?
A smart city employs an information and communication technology (ICT) framework to develop, implement, and promote development methods to address urban challenges and build a coordinated, technologically enabled, and sustainable infrastructure. Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the Smart Cities Mission on June 25, 2015. By focusing on the social, economic, physical, and institutional foundations of the city, the mission seeks to promote economic growth and enhance quality of life. The objective is to produce replicable models that act as role models for other aspirational cities, with a focus on inclusive and sustainable development. A total of 100 communities were chosen to be transformed into “smart cities” after a two-stage process.
As population and urbanisation keep increasing, several communities will look to cutting-edge networks and contemporary technologies to help them manage resource limitations. AI can prove transformative in India, which has the second-largest population and the largest economy that is developing at the quickest rate in the world.
VN: Đà Nẵng: Central city speeds up digital transformation
The central city of Đà Nẵng and the telecommunications group Viettel has begun launching 5,000 cashless payment sites and 500 digital signature sites in Hải Châu District as part of the first stage of ‘smart city’ development in 2023.
The group will provide digital accounts – My Signs, My Cloud – to 80 per cent of households living in the district and open an e-trade transaction for local residents boosting online public and business service.