US: Local Governments See Explosion of Edge Computing Devices
Smart city applications will grow thanks to distributed processing power. When cities today deploy video camera units in various locations, they are establishing the biggest edge-computing environment possible. Modern video cameras contain a great deal of analytics power, meaning that they not only store but process data in their location.
The number of intelligent devices available for placement around municipalities by local governments only continues to grow. These devices can do a lot without a centralized server, increasing computing power on the spot. This growth fuels current public safety and public health trends and lays the groundwork for remarkable new innovations for local governments in particular.
US: With smart cities, technology is not the problem
It was true when the Smart Cities Connect conference began back in 2016, and it is still true today, technological solutions to many of the issues that plague cities — information access, air quality, traffic, energy management, to name a few — already exist. The real challenge that stops putting those fixes in place? The humans.
That’s the message that Chelsea Collier, Editor at Large of Smart Cities Connect, said in an interview at the spring conference in Denver, Colorado. “Smart City technology is ready and available — that isn’t the issue. It is important smart city tech be designed and deployed thoughtfully, equitably, and in alignment with the community. That brings in challenges with people and processes,” said Collier. “It can be challenging to get people to embrace new ways of thinking and new ways of doing things.”
Union Minister Puri terms smart cities as incubators for India’s urban future
Hardeep Singh Puri, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister, emphasized the significant role of the 100 Smart Cities in fostering innovation and shaping the future of urban India. He underscored that the country’s urban landscape would heavily depend on the advancements nurtured within these smart cities.
Minister Puri made these observations during a meeting of the parliamentary consultative committee for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, which took place in Goa. The minister also provided updates on the progress of the smart cities mission, highlighting key developments.
IoT-Based Smart Infrastructure to Promote Interconnectivity and Security
Smart Cities are being developed with the help of a variety of IoT technologies, but generating, curating, categorizing, analyzing, and transferring such vast amounts of data creates certain challenges for the provision of context-aware real-time services.
Information and communication technologies (ICT) are combining to construct Smart Cities quickly. Applications for Smart Cities rely heavily on data, which is also a major source of concern. According to a thorough analysis of various Smart City use cases, data is the essential component that powers the development process in most Smart City use cases. Improper data processing can harm individuals whose privacy may be jeopardized and programs that get the wrong data. An integrated ICT solution is essential to achieve the highest scalability, data integrity, and secrecy inside and between Smart Cities.
IN: Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram Smart City Moves Ahead Incorporating Intelligent Tools for Efficient Urban Mobility
Thiruvananthapuram Smart City is making rapid advancements in traffic management with the establishment of the Traffic and Safety Command and Control Centre (TSCCC), integrating a range of real-time, intelligent systems and components, including Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS), Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS), Auto Number Plate Recognition system (ANPR), and Red-Light Violation Detection (RLVD) System, for efficient urban mobility and road user safety.
Thiruvananthapuram Smart City, a special purpose vehicle set up for the implementation of Smart City Mission of Government of India, is headed by Arun K Vijayan IAS, who is serving as its CEO. Madras Security Printers, a renowned e-governance and smart city ICT solutions provider, is integrating the key ICT components of the smart city, including smart traffic management systems.