PH: Baguio City accelerates Smart City status through Bitskwela debate
Philippine-based education platform Bitskwela elevates Baguio's transformation to a Smart City through the "Bull or Bear: Philippine Web3 Debate," highlighting the potential of Web3 to drive technological-based governance, reforms, and innovations in the city and across local governments all over the country.
Held at the University of the Cordilleras on March 15, 2024, Bitskwela's sixth Bull or Bear debate, themed "Web3 in Baguio," served as a melting pot for different stakeholders, enthusiasts, and students to engage in an open discussion on the pros and cons of blockchain-related technologies.
IN: Haryana: Karnal garbage lifting agency asked to connect with integrated control centre
The Karnal Municipal Corporation (KMC) has directed Sugam Swacchata Agency, which has been assigned door-to-door garbage collection and its processing, to integrate its system, including vehicles involved in waste lifting and transportation, with the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), an ambitious project of the Union Government under the Smart City Mission.
The aim of this step is to enable real-time tracking of vehicles and the processing of solid waste management plant operations, grievance redressal, and monitoring of garbage vulnerable points.
VN: Hanoi’s ambitions to be a sustainable smart city
For the second consecutive year, Hanoi has been included in the list of the top 100 smartest cities in the world.
As voted by the International Institute for Management Development in collaboration with the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization, the April list ranked Hanoi at 97th, rising three spots from 2023.
Researchers analysed data and surveyed 120 residents in each of the 142 cities worldwide to evaluate how the city's infrastructure and technology impacted overall performance and residents' quality of life.
OM: ‘5-minute walk’ Sohar Smart City master plan revealed
A master plan for the establishment of Sohar Smart City has been released by global architecture and design studio Hassell.
It was appointed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning to design a master plan that will position Sohar as a centre of trade, commerce and innovation by 2040.
Part of the broader Sohar Master Plan, the new city will capitalise on the economic growth resulting from the free port and arrival of an international rail link to Abu Dhabi. It will include over 19,000 new homes and 520,000sqm of office space, besides schools, mosques, hospitals and a new commuter railway station.
VN: HCM City eyes driving smart urban development through digital data
Ho Chi Minh City is aiming for a digital economy contributing about 25% and 40% to its gross regional domestic product (GRDP) by 2025 and 2030, respectively.
Duong Anh Duc, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee, stated that the local authorities have issued a scheme to transform the southern largest economic hub into a smart city, a digital transformation programme, a data governance strategy, and a research and development programme for artificial intelligence (AI) applications for 2020-2030.