IoT can greatly optimize collection services and reduce operational costs for cities, transitioning waste management into data-driven collection processes.
Waste collection is an essential city service, yet existing waste management systems are resource-intensive, inefficient, and outdated. The Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to greatly optimize collection services and reduce operational costs for cities.
A new ranking focuses on how citizens perceive the priorities and effectiveness of smart city initiatives.
A new ranking from the Institute for Management Development (IMD) and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) focuses on how citizens perceive the scope and impact of efforts to make their cities ‘smart’.
Weiterlesen: Smart city ranking focuses on citizens’ perceptions
A new ranking reveals that Singapore, London and New York are marginally better prepared but governments and private sector institutions around the world need to do more.
Singapore is the city best prepared to deal with the disruptions that artificial intelligence (AI) could bring but no city is truly ready, according to a new global study by management consultancy, Oliver Wyman. It is calling for significant improvements to be made by governments and private sector institutions to fully prepare for the challenges that lie ahead.
Weiterlesen: No city is fully prepared for the disruption of AI
The study looked at 100 metro centers around the globe and found smart city initiatives produce economic, financial and social benefits. However, cyber-risks also grow, making the need for proper management more important.
Preliminary results of the “2019 Smart City Research Initiative, Building a Hyperconnected City” show most of the 100 metro centers evaluated worldwide experienced positive economic, financial and social impacts from their investments. Cyber-risks could also increase if the digital innovation associated with these investments is not managed properly; particularly surrounding financial and payment systems.
Fifty kilometres east of Tokyo we built a model community. A 1,000 home neighbourhood where everything looks pretty normal but where everyday life is infused with technology that makes it one of the most sustainable and resilient places to live on this planet — truly a smart city.
Fujisawa is powered by a solar smart grid, giving the neighbourhood the ability to run off-grid for up to seven days and the town’s carbon emissions are 70 per cent lower than the average community of its size. The roof of the community centre is a public space that sits above the tsunami flood line and, in the event of a natural disaster, the park benches convert to barbecue grills. The entire town is a virtual gated community with blanket 24-7 video surveillance coverage, allowing children to play safely, while their parents watch from their smart phones.
Weiterlesen: Building the smart city: why most cities are interested but few are ready