Canadian smart city technology company LocoMobi World Inc. has released a low-cost web-based vehicle access and parking management software system that requires no additional hardware, cameras or control equipment.
LocoMobi World’s vision for its new CondoPark-Lite product was to develop an affordable, safe and easy parking access control system for tenants and visitors of commercial and residential buildings, as well as gated communities, without the requirement of hefty capital equipment expenditures. CondoPark-Lite’s ‘Call When Here’ feature allows tenants and visitors to access the property by simply speed-dialling the gate/door call number from within their vehicle. Access will only be granted if the driver or visitor’s phone number is registered and active at the time they call.
Weiterlesen: CA: Web-based parking management system requires no capital outlay
Will Sidewalk Labs be kicked to the curb in Toronto? Dave Lewis takes a closer look at the controversies surrounding the Google-backed initiative
Smart cities are all the rage these days. From Singapore, Dubai, and Toronto, these so-called digital utopias are catching all of the headlines.
One such project in Toronto, Canada, has been faced with pushback. The smart city initiative, run by Sidewalk Labs and backed by Google’s parent company Alphabet, has been generating a lot of concern here in Canada from a privacy perspective.
Google's sister company Sidewalk Labs has revealed a massive plan for investing about $990 million to build a waterfront area in Toronto, Canada into a high-tech smart city.
Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff said the company is releasing the draft Master Innovation and Development Plan for Toronto's eastern waterfront, titled "Toronto Tomorrow A New Approach for Inclusive Growth" after 18 months of preparations.
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Brian Beamish says Ontario’s privacy laws have not kept pace with digital technologies and practices such as sensors, big data analytics and AI.
In his 2018 Annual Report, Privacy and Accountability for a Digital Ontario, Brian Beamish, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, recommends several initiatives to enhance access to information and protection of privacy in Ontario.
Weiterlesen: CA: Ontario: Commissioner calls for new privacy laws to address smart city risks
Barcelona’s chief technology and digital innovation officer believes the protection of personal data is a “fundamental right” for citizens.
Francesca Bria, who is the city’s top expert and adviser on policies related to technology, information and digital strategies, is a leading proponent in Europe of “data sovereignty” — ensuring that citizens, rather than big tech, get to control the way their data and the data collected in public spaces is used.
Weiterlesen: CA: What Toronto can learn from Barcelona on data and smart city projects