Geelong locals are being invited to have their say on the use of smart technology in the region.
The City of Greater Geelong is looking to develop a Smart City Framework using digital technology, data and innovative practices to improve the livability, sustainability, collaboration and economic opportunities in the city.
Read more: AU: Victoria: Geelong's plans to be a "smart city"
NEC will be embarking on a new smart city project in collaboration with the government of New South Wales (NSW). The initiative entails a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed between the two parties and the NEC Corporation’s NEC Australia subsidiary.
The MoU specifically details plans for a Digital Safer and Smarter City environment, which will be realized with NEC’s entire technology portfolio. To that end, the company will be outfitting NSW with biometric, 5G, and IoT capabilities, while the project itself will have five key areas of focus, including Public Safety, Aviation, Health, Transportation, and Digital Government.
Read more: AU: NEC Signs Smart City MoU with Government of New South Wales
The smart city movement in Australia is entering a more actionable phase. According to a new report, an increasing number of local government and private bodies are now actively engaged in pilot projects, with most of these pilots focused on data analytics and science.
The study, conducted by KPMG, is based on data collected in the Smart City Series, a set of surveys conducted across major Australian cities. Information was gathered from a variety for stakeholders in the smart city domain, ranging from different levels of government to industry leaders, academics and local communities.
Read more: Australia making progress on its smart city development
The company first launched the technology in 2018 and it’s taken a while to enter Australia despite having a key support presence there.
Console Connect, the software-defined connectivity platform from PCCW Global, has been launched into the Australian market. Console Connect competes against similar interconnetion technology from the likes of Megaport, Equinix and PacketFabric.
Read more: PCCW brings network-as-a-service offering to first Australian data centres
The Palaszczuk Government will connect state-owned optical fibre to the North Queensland Regional Data Centre to provide better internet for up to half a million people.
Innovation Minister Kate Jones today announced the government would provide $350,000 to Townsville City Council to connect the NQRDC to the QCN Fibre network to create the jobs of the future in North Queensland.
Read more: AU: Queensland: Palaszczuk Government set to deliver better internet in Townsville