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WedNov192025
Why SA’s future depends on smart cities and high-speed fibre
By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s people will live in cities. South Africa is already feeling that pull as more people move to metros in search of work and opportunity.
Many of our cities are struggling to keep pace. Ageing utilities, unreliable services and congested roads are making daily life harder and slowing growth.
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WedNov192025
IN: Odisha: Bhubaneswar: State reviews, approves new Smart City initiatives
Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited's Board of Directors met to discuss and approve ambitious plans for urban governance and infrastructure enhancement. Key initiatives include expanding the 24x7 'SaharSathi' call centre, deploying AI-enabled CCTV cameras, and improving public spaces with sustainable practices. The focus remains on citizen-first development, aiming to make Bhubaneswar a benchmark for smart urban living.
The state govt on Tuesday held a crucial meeting of the Board of Directors of Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) to discuss and devise the ongoing and upcoming development plans for Bhubaneswar.
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TueNov182025
KICT Develops AI-Powered Intelligent CCTV for Vietnam's Smart Cities
A research team from the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) has developed an 'AI-based intelligent CCTV technology' that reflects Vietnam's unique road traffic characteristics to aid in the development of the country's smart cities.
KICT announced on the 11th that the research team, led by Lim Seong-han, Head of the ITS Performance Evaluation Center, has presented a practical solution for localizing smart city technology by developing an AI-based intelligent CCTV system optimized for Vietnam's road traffic environment.
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TueNov182025
Alatau smart city to introduce Kazakhstan’s first air taxi service
Kazakhstan signs MOU with U.S. eVTOL developer Joby Aviation as part of AI-driven urban mobility plan
Kazakhstan is preparing to bring air taxi services into operation for the first time, as part of the development of Alatau, a new AI-powered smart city planned near Almaty.
The Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of Kazakhstan recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with U.S.-based Joby Aviation to purchase electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, according to reports from Kazakh news outlets on November 11.
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TueNov182025
75 Local Authorities Earn Malaysia Smart City Rating - Aiman Athirah
A total of 75 local authorities (PBTs) nationwide have received the Malaysia Smart City 2025 rating, in line with the government's aspirations to realise the Smart Nation vision by 2040.
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu said the recognition was based on smart city indicators under the Malaysia Standard (MS) ISO 37122:2019, namely sustainable cities and communities-indicators for smart cities, which outline 85 main indicators as the basis of the rating.
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MonNov172025
MY: Govt steps up push for green buildings, smart cities, and ESG in property sector
The government will intensify efforts to promote green buildings, smart cities, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) adoption in Malaysia's property and facility management sectors, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.
Speaking at the RICS-MIPFM International Property Conference 2025, Nga said his ministry is working on policies to support sustainable urban development and strengthen regulatory frameworks.
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MonNov172025
VN: Binh Phuoc builds smart rural areas
From organic cashew gardens in Thuan Phu commune to Hamlet 2 of Dong No commune with many billionaire farmers, Binh Phuoc is proving that digital transformation is not only present in the city but has reached the countryside.
Along with the digital economy, the provincial government also promotes online public services, creating a new look for smart rural areas, where people can both produce effectively and access digital administrative utilities.
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MonNov172025
IE: Digital Public Services Plan sets expectations for digitisation by 2030
The Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform & Digitalisation Jack Chambers, and Minister of State with responsibility for Public Procurement, Digitalisation & eGovernment Emer Higgins, have launched the Digital Public Services Plan 2030.
The Plan sets out Ireland’s roadmap to fully digitalise key public services by 2030, ensuring that 100% of these key services are available online and 90% of applicable services are accessed digitally. This is a flagship initiative under Government’s Better Public Services transformation strategy.
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MonNov172025
Blaize and Starshine Launch Hybrid AI Solutions to Power Next-Generation Smart Cities Featured in he Asia-Pacific Region
The unprecedented pace of urbanization across the Asia-Pacific region is creating profound challenges for the management of cities and large towns, with local governments turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to scale operations and drive performance. AI infrastructure, in particular, is rapidly gaining traction as city administrators integrate traditional systems with AI-powered intelligence, enabling automated, data-driven decisions across multiple domains. Managing AI infrastructure however, can be daunting, given the massive volumes of data that need to be analyzed every second, and the number of real-time decisions that must be supported in every instance.
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SunNov162025
The Next Intelligence Revolution: Why Cities Will Become the Smartest Systems on Earth
Cities are rapidly evolving from passive infrastructure into intelligent, adaptive systems. This shift from “smart” to “thinking” cities could redefine governance, opportunity, and daily life
- Cities are evolving into intelligent systems that learn and act autonomously, reshaping mobility, energy, health, and infrastructure.
- Urban AI raises risks related to governance, privacy, inequality, and resource use, making strong oversight and inclusion essential.
- Nations must invest in talent, environmental safeguards, and innovation to ensure intelligent cities expand opportunity rather than concentrate power.
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SunNov162025
KE: The incredible £11bn smart city that will transform major African country
The major development is expected to boost the country's economic growth.
A huge multi-billion-pound technology city is being developed in one of Africa's most well-known countries. Konzo Technopolis, also known as Silicon Savannah, is a £11 billion project by Kenya's Government that involves the construction of a planned city designed to strengthen science, innovation, and technology, thereby boosting the country's economic growth.
The development is being constructed 39 miles south of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, across a 5,000-acre land. The groundbreaking for the tech hub was done in January 2013, but construction work faced various delays. As of now, the city is being built in phases, with Phase One nearly complete.
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SunNov162025
Pakistan's leap towards digital ID and NDEL
A Digital ID serves as a "single source of truth" about an individual's identity
Improving security, curbing identity theft and creating an infrastructure of trust are high on every government's digital agenda. Around the world, countries such as Estonia, Singapore, Australia and the UAE have already embraced Digital Identity (Digital ID) systems, transforming how citizens access government and private services securely. These models show that Digital ID is not just a technological innovation; it is the foundation of transparent governance and inclusive growth.
As a legal consultant engaged under the World Bank's Digital Economy Enhancement Project (DEEP), I had the privilege of authoring Pakistan's Digital ID Regulations, 2025, and the National Data Exchange Layer (NDEL) Regulations, 2025, the world's first comprehensive legal frameworks regulating Digital ID and its technological foundation, NDEL. Drafting these legal frameworks has reinforced my conviction that a secure and inclusive Digital ID system is essential to Pakistan's digital future.
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SunNov162025
MY: Nga: 39 local authorities start transition to smart city development
A total of 39 out of 156 local authorities across the country have begun transitioning towards smart city development, in an effort to close the infrastructure and facilities gap between cities and smaller urban areas.
Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming explained that the figure refers to local authorities applying for Level 1 – Smart City Early Adopter status under the national smart city rating programme.
Of the 39, one is a city hall, 22 are municipal councils, and 16 are district councils.
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SatNov152025
Europe’s digital divide widens as skills lag behind infrastructure growth
Importantly, the study also asserts that digital transformation is not a purely technological process. Even when infrastructure and digital tools are available, their potential remains underused unless populations possess the necessary competencies to leverage them effectively. This interdependence between skills and technology underscores the human dimension of Europe’s digital future.
A new study examining Europe’s digital readiness warns that the European Union’s digital transformation could be hindered by uneven progress in digital skills and infrastructure. Despite steady advancements in connectivity and digital services, the gap between high-performing and lagging countries continues to expand, posing challenges for the bloc’s competitiveness and its Digital Decade 2030 targets.
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SatNov152025
VN: Project launched to empower rural communities through digital transformation
The Viet Nam Information and Consultancy Association for Economic Commerce (VICETA) has officially launched an initiative titled ‘Digital Transformation and Sustainable Creative Economy Development through Livestream Training and E-Commerce Sales for Small Businesses, Farmers, Cooperatives, Youth, Rural Women, and Priority Community Groups.’
Speaking at the announcement, VICETA Chairman Luong Van Tu emphasised that digital transformation is not merely a technological shift, but a journey that enables communities to confidently generate new value through knowledge and creativity.
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SatNov152025
Smart cities can aid aging Korea, if built for people
AI strategist and tech humanist stresses importance of balancing AI innovation with privacy protection
As South Korea continues its ascent as a global leader in smart city innovation, the integration of AI and advanced technology into urban infrastructure is becoming indispensable.
In an exclusive interview at the Smart City Expo World Congress held at Fira Barcelona Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain, Kate O'Neill, an AI strategist and tech humanist at KO Insights, shared her thoughts on how Korea’s smart cities can empower citizens while upholding ethical standards.
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FriNov142025
Smart cities must be human cities: Why data needs a heartbeat
Urban October sent a clear message to governments to build people-centred smart cities where technology, data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) are leveraged to improve daily life and help communities recover from shocks. This global day highlights real-time, data-driven decision-making and showcases initiatives that put citizens first.
“Cities do not succeed because they are ‘high-tech’. They succeed because they are fair, responsive and easy to live in,” says Alexander Tikhonov, regional director for SAS Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (META). “That requires trusted data, explainable analytics and the discipline to measure whether public services are actually improving for people.”
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FriNov142025
VN: There is no one model for a smart city plan
Each city has its own conditions, scale and characteristics, so it is impossible to apply a general model.
The Urban Development Agency under the Ministry of Construction recently held a workshop with the theme "Creating Smart Cities Based on Science, Technology, and Innovation."
Speaking at the event, Mr. Tran Quoc Thai, General Director of the Urban Development Agency, emphasized that humanity is entering an era of technology and digital transformation, where innovation is not just an option but a core driver shaping the future. "Developing smart cities is not merely about applying technology to management but also about creating green, safe, and livable spaces for Vietnamese citizens," he added.
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FriNov142025
Innovation and creativity key to Vietnam’s smart city development
Innovation and creativity are recognized as a key driver of smart city development in Vietnam. Despite initial achievements, urbanization continues to face major challenges, demanding changes in mindset, institutional frameworks, and governance.
Speaking at a recent seminar on “Innovation and creativity – key drivers of smart city development in Vietnam,” Tran Quoc Thai, Director of the Department of Urban Development under the Ministry of Construction, said Vietnam is entering an era of technology and digital transformation, where innovation and creativity have become the foundation shaping the future of cities. The development of smart cities is guided by the aspiration to create green, safe, and livable spaces for all residents.
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ThuNov132025
ZA: Vulnerable Johannesburg residents to get free government WiFi
- The Gauteng Department of eGovernment is rolling out free WiFi to several Johannesburg hostels including Diepkloof, Alexandra, Orlando West, and others.
- The initiative connects these hostels to the Gauteng Provincial Network, aiming to provide free internet for education, employment, entrepreneurship, entertainment, and government services
- Part of the Department of eGovernment’s R1.5 billion budget is for expanding free public WiFi across the province.
The Gauteng Department of eGovernment, responsible for the province’s digital infrastructure, has announced that it will be rolling out free WiFi to hostels in the City of Johannesburg.
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ThuNov132025
Japanese smart city Aizuwakamatsu offers residents quake, privacy protection
Digital tools launched in a Japanese smart city that can send disaster alerts to safeguard residents are part of an optional technology push aiming to overcome social and economic challenges, while also allaying privacy fears.
The smartphone alerts were introduced in Aizuwakamatsu city, Fukushima prefecture, last week by consultancy firm Accenture, which has worked with researchers to revitalise the city using technology since a devastating earthquake in 2011.
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WedNov122025
IN: Kerala: Kochi: AI-powered smart parking system launched in city
Marking a major step towards resolving long-standing parking challenges, Cochin Smart Mission Ltd (CSML) on Tuesday introduced the city's first AI-driven smart parking system.
Transport minister K B Ganesh Kumar launched ‘ParKochi', the artificial intelligence-assisted smart parking system, at 30 major parking locations across the city. Nearly 2,000 parking slots, which are now being managed by Kochi corporation, Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL), Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) and Ernakulam District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), come under the new system.
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WedNov122025
Kenya, South Korea deepen smart city partnership
Kenya seeks to expand a partnership with the Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Cooperation (KIND), as the East African country looks to its next phase of infrastructure growth.
Yesterday, John Tanui, Kenya’s principal secretary: State Department for ICT and Economy, met Ji Hye Choi, MD, KIND Africa Office to discuss areas where KIND can support the East African country, including the development of modern and smart cities.
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TueNov112025
MY: Selangor: Shah Alam Launches AI-Powered Smart City Command Centre
The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) has launched the Shah Alam Integrated Smart Monitoring System Command Centre, known as Iris. This innovation represents a key step in the city’s digital transformation, combining solar-powered surveillance and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to strengthen safety management, improve efficiency and support sustainability.
Iris integrates advanced closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems powered by solar energy, allowing continuous monitoring even in areas without access to electricity. By reducing dependency on traditional energy sources, the system contributes to lower carbon emissions while supporting MBSA’s broader commitment to a green and low-carbon city. The initiative reflects an effort to balance technological progress with environmental responsibility.
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TueNov112025
CN: Hong Kong: Digital Governance Strengthens Smart City Standing
Hong Kong’s commitment to advancing smart transformation continues to gain international recognition, with the city ranked eighth in the Polytechnic University’s 2025 Smart City Index among 73 global cities. The study evaluates the progress of urban innovation across six dimensions: citizens, environment, social landscape, economy, infrastructure and governance.
The index highlights Hong Kong’s strong performance in governance, particularly in the formulation and implementation of smart city policies and plans. The city also ranks first globally in e-government development, underscoring its focus on using technology to enhance public administration and citizen engagement.
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TueNov112025
NG: Oyo State Govt Charts Path To People-Centered, Tech-Driven Smart Cities
The Oyo State Government through the Oyo State New Towns and Cities Development Authority (OYNTCDA), has pledged to build people-centred smart cities driven by innovation, technology, and inclusiveness.
The Executive Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on the Oyo State New Towns and Cities Development Authority (OYNTCDA), Mrs. Mofoluke Adebiyi, stated this recently at the 2025 World Cities Day commemoration held at the Local Government Staff Training School, Secretariat, Ibadan.
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MonNov102025
Seongnam Becomes First Korean City to Reach World Smart City Awards Finals for Two Consecutive Years
- Competing on the Global Stage with "Human-Centered Mobility Services"
- Showcasing Advanced Urban Innovation Models at the Seongnam Pavilion
Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sangjin) will participate in the "2025 Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC 2025)" to be held in Barcelona, Spain, from November 4 to 6. For the first time in Korea, Seongnam has advanced to the finals of the prestigious World Smart City Awards for two consecutive years.
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MonNov102025
IN: Odisha: Apply Bhubaneswar Smart City lessons in other towns: PMO
A ‘liveable cities mission’ has been planned to improve the quality of life in 45 towns with populations over 25,000, with the support of corporate investments for infrastructure development.
As the state government intensifies its focus on urban development as part of its vision of a developed Odisha by 2036, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has advised that the successful lessons of the Bhubaneswar Smart City Mission be replicated across smaller towns for strengthening technology adoption, GIS-based town planning, integrated command-and-control systems and real-time monitoring.
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SunNov092025
Singapore, one of the smartest cities in the world looking to make a deal with South Africa
Singapore, which is ranked among the smartest cities in the world, is looking to make a deal with South Africa.
Reuters reported that a delegation of Singaporean companies is in the country this week to explore opportunities in manufacturing, logistics, and consumer goods, as trade between the two nations continues to surge.
Enterprise Singapore, the city-state’s trade and enterprise agency, said the business mission forms part of its Scale-Up Programme.
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SunNov092025
Embedding intelligence: from smart to cognitive cities
Mostafa Othman, smart cities programme director, Honeywell, examines how AI is heralding a new urban intelligence where cities learn, adapt and optimise themselves in real time.
Technologies like AI, IoT and digital twins are endowing cities with a level of intelligence that would have been unheard of as recent as five years ago. Indeed, what passed as a smart city a few years ago is already starting to look passive by comparison. With more and more technology and intelligence being embedded in cities, the discussion is moving towards the concept of a cognitive city.
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SunNov092025
Kazakhstan eyes Korean investment for AI-driven smart city, industrial growth
Kazakhstan is courting South Korean investment for its next phase of industrial and digital transformation, including an AI-centered smart city project and new transport initiatives, Deputy Foreign Minister Alibek Kuantyrov said Thursday.
Speaking at a briefing held at The Hilton Hotel ahead of the Kazakhstan Global Investment Round (KGIR) in Astana, Kuantyrov said the two countries share common goals in digitalization and artificial intelligence, and that a new project — the city of Alatau — will anchor future cooperation.
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SunNov092025
Smart-City Connectivity: Bridging Local Access and Overseas Data Centres
In a world where cities are getting smarter every day, how they share data is more important than ever. Smart-city systems use sensors, cameras, traffic lights, and lots of digital signals to help us live safer, cleaner and smoother lives. But to work properly, they need strong links, both inside the city, and to far-away data centres overseas. That’s where smart-city connectivity becomes vital.
Local Access Meets Global Reach
Inside a city, data flows fast. Streetlights with sensors, traffic monitors, public WiFi and environmental alerts generate huge volumes of information. This is the local access side of smart-city connectivity. But many of the insights, AI analysis, cloud storage, backup, or heavy computing, happen beyond city borders. That means data must travel from edge and municipal networks to data centres abroad. To ensure resilient international access, cities must pair edge-computing infrastructure with reliable global links.
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SatNov082025
Smart cities began as marketing, but local civil servants are quietly making them real
From open data portals to speed cameras, practical digital tools are reshaping city services — and oversight needs to catch up.
- Despite its roots in corporate sales efforts, the lasting appeal of smart cities lies in their focus on efficiency, data-informed governance and better outcomes for residents, not flashy gadgets.
- As AI becomes embedded in government operations, experts emphasize the need for transparency to avoid reinforcing surveillance or inequality.
- True progress in smart cities depends less on acquiring new tools and more on coordination, long-term political commitment and ensuring residents experience tangible benefits from digital systems.
Smart cities started as marketing jargon to sell tech tools. Over the last 25 years, “smart city” has evolved into something quieter but more powerful.
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SatNov082025
ID: East Kalimanta: Gov't committed to develop Nusantara as cyber-secure city
The Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs and the Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN) have reaffirmed their commitment to developing the Nusantara new capital city into a future city that is cyber-secure, sustainable, and inclusive.
“The success of a smart city is not only measured by technological progress but also by the quality of its people,” the ministry's Assistant Deputy for Prevention and Cybersecurity Capacity, Budi Eko Pratomo, said during a visit here on Saturday.
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SatNov082025
UAE Milestone: Abu Dhabi becomes 5th smartest city in the World
Abu Dhabi has surged to 5th globally in the 2025 IMD Smart City Index, a testament to its strategy linking policy, tech, and visible projects. Residents praise its safety, efficient public transport, and digital services like the TAMM platform. The city's focus on human-centered technology, from autonomous vehicles to AI cleaning fleets, significantly enhances urban living.
Abu Dhabi has moved rapidly up the global smart-city ladder in 2025, earning a top-five place in the IMD Smart City Index and widespread recognition for safety, digital services and urban innovation. The rise reflects a concerted, strategy-led push that links public policy, private tech partnerships and visible projects on the ground.
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SatNov082025
Which is India's Smartest City in the World's Smart Cities?
Do you know what a smart city is or on what basis a city is given the status of a smart city? Which is the smartest city in India and the world? You will find the answers to all your questions in this article.
Top 5 Smart City In World
Over the past few years, there has been a growing awareness among all countries and people regarding smart cities. All countries are also striving to have as many smart cities as possible. But the question is, what is a smart city? A smart city is an urban area that uses technology, data, and innovation to improve the lifestyle of its citizens. Its aim is to make cities more sustainable and better. It uses digital technologies such as renewable energy systems, smart transportation, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things. Building a smart city means improving its transportation, reducing pollution, strengthening waste management, and providing a safe environment for citizens. So, do you know which is the top smart city in the world? Or which is India's most smart city?
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FriNov072025
CO: Bogota: Urban Life Boosted by People-Centric City Planning
The heartbeat of modern urban life is increasingly digital - from traffic sensors and early warning systems, to participatory planning platforms and geospatial data - technology is changing how cities are designed, managed, and experienced.
Yet, amid this rapid transformation, one question rises above all: how can innovation truly serve the people, as more and more of them migrate to cities?
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FriNov072025
African cities embrace digital future
What you need to know:
- NMG Chief Executive Officer Geoffrey Odundo highlighted the media’s role in advancing Kenya’s smart city agenda.
- County governments also reaffirmed their commitment to the national smart governance vision.
Africa’s cities are expanding faster than ever, with the continent’s urban population projected to double from 700 million to 1.4 billion by 2050, according to UN-Habitat.
Experts say this growth will make Africa the world’s second most urbanised region — posing immense pressure on housing, transport, and infrastructure, but also offering vast potential for innovation and economic transformation.
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FriNov072025
World Cities Day: Making our cities truly smart
As the world commemorates World Cities’ Day 2025, under the theme “People-centred Smart Cities,” the United Nations emphasises the critical need to scale and upgrade urban areas to meet the demands of growing populations and to foster more liveable environments.
Since its inception in 2014, the World Cities Day has marked the culmination of Urban October, aiming to raise awareness about urbanisation trends, associated challenges, and visions for sustainable development. This day encourages international cooperation towards building equitable, prosperous, and inclusive cities that enhance residents’ quality of life.
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FriNov072025
Azerbaijan, China's Huawei explore AI co-op & smart city initiatives
Azerbaijan has discussed the application of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions with China’s “Huawei Enterprise Business Group,” Azernews reports, citing the Minister of Digital Development and Transport.
During a meeting with Hao Zhichen, President of Huawei Enterprise Business Group for the Middle East and Central Asia, the sides discussed Azerbaijan’s national AI strategy, the establishment of infrastructure for AI deployment, and the introduction of Huawei’s international solutions in this field.
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ThuNov062025
NG: Abuja smart city spurs youth employment opportunities
Abuja is set for a major transformation as the Federal Capital Territory Administration advances its Smart City Vision to boost innovation, job creation, and digital growth. Minister Nyesom Wike unveiled the initiative at the 2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum in Dubai, positioning Abuja as a model for sustainable and tech-driven urban development.
The Smart City project integrates mobility, sustainability, security, and digital governance under one coordinated plan. Key partnerships include a Smart Water Metering project with JICA, Chinese-supported intelligent traffic systems, and the Abuja Industrial Park, all designed to enhance efficiency and attract private investment.
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ThuNov062025
CN: "Technology Should Serve Citizens" as World Cities Day in Chongqing Spotlights Global Urban Future
Anacláudia Rossbach, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN-Habitat, praised Chongqing's progress in building a sustainable urban future at the opening of the 2025 World Cities Day China Observance on October 28 in Chongqing, calling its use of digital technology to improve housing, governance, infrastructure, and public services inspiring.
Rossbach said that Chongqing's experience offers valuable lessons for megacities worldwide in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda, which promote inclusive, resilient, and sustainable urban development through smart planning, better infrastructure, and people-centered services.
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ThuNov062025
IN: Rajasthan clears proposal to develop six smart cities under green initiative
Rajasthan govt Wednesday approved a proposal by Jaipur Smart City Limited (JSCL) to develop six cities across Rajasthan as ‘Smart Cities' under the state govt's Clean and Green Eco Cities initiative.
The executive director of Rajasthan Urban Drinking Water Sewerage and Infrastructure Corporation Limited (RUDSICO), Hari Mohan Meena, said JSCL has been designated as the project management consultant for developing Mandawa, Khatu Shyamji, Bhiwadi, Alwar, Bikaner and Bharatpur, all of which were identified in the 2025-26 state budget.
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WedNov052025
NG: What drives Abuja Smart City vision, by Wike
- FCT minister addresses World Global Mayors, city leaders in Dubai
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has said Abuja’s “Smart City Vision” is being driven by strategic investments across five key areas.
He named the areas as Urban Mobility, Sustainability, Public Safety, Digital Governance and Economic Empowerment.
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WedNov052025
MY: Smart cities vital to boost quality of life, says Minister Nga
The Urban Renewal Bill will be a catalyst for the development of smart and sustainable cities nationwide, which will strengthen the people’s quality of life, says Nga Kor Ming (pic).
The Housing and Local Government Minister said the main scopes in the implementation of the Bill include the integration of smart city features such as smart traffic light systems, smart street lights, smart toilets and the use of renewable energy.
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WedNov052025
China's smart city innovations win global praise
As urbanization accelerates globally, the experience of resilient and innovative cities like Chongqing in southwest China is becoming increasingly relevant, offering valuable insights for urban development globally, according to international experts and policymakers.
The 2025 World Cities Day China Observance, themed "People-Centered Smart Cities Toward the Future," is taking place in Chongqing from Monday to Thursday. Approximately 1,200 guests from China and around the world are participating in the event, with many international representatives praising China's use of digital and intelligent technologies to drive urban development.
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TueNov042025
Johor becomes Malaysia’s first smart state, five years ahead of schedule
Johor has made history as the country’s first smart state, after all 16 local authorities achieved at least Level 1-Smart City Early Adopter under the Malaysian Smart City rating.
State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said the recognition came five years earlier than planned.
Johor had initially targeted full Smart City Master Plan alignment by 2030.
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TueNov042025
Which City Is Called the Smart City of the World?
Zurich is called the Smart City of the World in 2025, ranking 1 in the IMD Smart City Index. Discover the Top 5 Smart Cities of 2025, Zurich, Oslo, Geneva, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi which lead in technology and sustainability.
Smart City
A smart city is an urban area that uses technology, data, and innovation to improve the quality of life for its citizens. To create more sustainable and efficient living spaces, it incorporates digital tools like renewable energy systems, smart transportation, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT). A smart city aims to make daily living easier by enhancing public transportation, lowering pollution, controlling waste, and guaranteeing safer neighbourhoods.
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TueNov042025
AI-driven cities on the rise: Ethical and data integration challenges ahead
In transport, deep learning models are being used for traffic prediction and autonomous mobility networks. In environmental design, AI optimizes land use, monitors air quality, and manages energy distribution. Public health applications include spatial disease mapping and predictive analytics for emergency planning. Together, these uses mark a transition from isolated technical experiments to integrated urban intelligence systems.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a key tool in transforming the way planners model, design, and manage urban environments. A recent study, titled “Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning: A Bibliometric Analysis and Hotspot Prediction”, provides the most comprehensive examination yet of how AI-driven technologies are transforming urban planning research worldwide.
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MonNov032025
VN: Ho Chi Minh City accelerates comprehensive digital transformation
By 2030, Ho Chi Minh City aims to become a smart city through a fundamental and comprehensive transformation of its digital government, digital enterprises, and digital society. This is regarded as a key foundation for the city to reform its growth model towards rapid and sustainable development.
Ho Chi Minh City targets the digital economy to account for 25% of its GRDP by 2025, and by 2030 strives to be among the top two localities nationwide in digital government and digital economy.
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MonNov032025
BN: Collaboration key to building people-centred smart cities
A strong call for collaboration among urban planners, technologists, policymakers, civil society, and residents was made in shaping Brunei Darussalam’s sustainable urban future through equal partnership.
The call underscored the nation’s commitment to ensuring that technology serves the people, leveraging innovation to enhance safety, resilience, and convenience while building a smarter, more connected, and inclusive future for all.
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MonNov032025
IS: What Every City Can Learn From Reykjavik’s Digital Transformation
In late 2024, Reykjavik City Councilor Alexandra Briem walked on stage and received the Seoul Smart City Prize for the city’s impressive work in building and deploying the Better City for Children project. Out of 220 applications received from 54 countries, the city won the gold medal for a digital transformation that has enabled improved services for children, youth and their families in school and leisure activities.
Achieving this notable milestone was more than just the recognition of one successful city project. The prize was a reflection of a city that had made a conscious decision to prioritize digital government efforts and become a leader in urban technology.
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SunNov022025
US: Culver City: California: Potential Interactive Digital Kiosks Locations up for Community Discussion
In July, the City Council approved an interactive digital kiosk program and partnership with Ike Smart City. The project includes the installation of 15 kiosks throughout the community that will provide information on meetings, events, transportation services, local business directories, tourism wayfinding, emergency services and commercial advertising among other things.
The City hosted a community discussion on October 15th regarding potential siting locations for the digital kiosk program. The objective of the meeting was to review preferred and alternate locations for the Phase I deployment (15 kiosks) as proposed by Ike. A summary of the kiosk features and potential locations are available for review in the Preliminary Siting Deck.
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SunNov022025
IN: Uttar Pradesh: Prayagraj Municipal Corporation announces plans to develop model parks under Smart city mission
As part of Prayagraj Smart City Mission, Municipal Corporation of Prayagraj is taking significant steps to beautify and modernise city's green spaces. With a vision to enhance public recreation facilities while promoting environmental sustainability, the corporation has announced plans to develop seven major parks as Model Parks across different parts of the city.
In the first phase, four of these parks will be taken up for development. The total estimated budget for the project is Rs 5 crore, and only those parks spread over more than 1 acre will be selected. To identify suitable sites, the corporation will soon conduct a comprehensive survey of parks in all city wards.
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SunNov022025
PK: Islamabad to Get AI Command Centre Under Smart City Project
Islamabad is gearing up to become Pakistan’s first fully integrated smart city. The government has announced the establishment of an AI-powered Command and Control Centre under the Smart Islamabad Initiative.
The National Information Technology Board (NITB), operating under the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication (MoITT), will lead this Rs. 708.385 million project. The initiative aims to enhance coordination among departments, streamline decision-making, and improve citywide service delivery through artificial intelligence and real-time data integration.
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SatNov012025
IN: Uttar Pradesh First AI City: Government to Invest ₹10,732 Cr in Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh is making history with a massive ₹10,732 crore investment to transform Lucknow into India’s first AI City under the IndiaAI Mission approved in March 2024. This unprecedented investment—67% higher than any other technology infrastructure project in India—aims to establish a world-class AI ecosystem with 10,000 GPUs, multimodal language models, and an advanced AI Innovation Centre.
Strategic Vision: India’s Digital Transformation
The AI City positions Uttar Pradesh as India’s AI capital, competing globally with tech hubs like Silicon Valley and China’s AI centres. The project aligns with India’s Digital India vision and National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence, expected to add $500 billion to India’s GDP by 2025 and $15.7 trillion globally by 2030.
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SatNov012025
Building Smart Cities Through Domestic Tech Funding
Today, smart city planning has become part of broader national development programmes. It is not only about sensors or buildings but about efficiency, data flow, and local ownership of innovation. The goal is to keep technology and income tied to local economies instead of depending on imported systems.
That financial discipline soon reached other industries tied to technology. Betting analysts began studying how digital infrastructure improved data accuracy for sports platforms, including 1xbet en ligne, which relied on stable network performance to update match information. The same systems that guide city transport or public safety now support entertainment and prediction platforms. In both cases, investment in infrastructure decides the quality of experience.
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SatNov012025
From Solar Dreams to Smart Data: The Making of an AI City on Korea’s Southern Coast
On the reclaimed coastline of South Jeolla Province, an ambitious experiment in urban design is quietly taking shape.
The corporate city of Solasido — a blend of solar, sea, and do (province) — is emerging as South Korea’s latest bid to merge renewable energy with artificial intelligence, drawing interest from global tech and investment firms.
Officials confirmed this week that Solasido, spanning 33.8 square kilometers across Haenam and Yeongam counties, has been selected as a candidate site for the national AI Computing Center, a flagship infrastructure project led by a Samsung SDS–backed consortium that includes KT, Naver Cloud, and Kakao. The proposal was formally submitted to the Ministry of Science and ICT on Monday.
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FriOct312025
CN: How smart is an AI-powered intelligent city pilot zone in Beijing?
A 53-square-kilometer area in Beijing's Haidian district is being transformed into an artificial intelligence (AI) innovation zone, where AI doctors serve communities, humanoid robots staff convenience stores, and intelligent systems support governance.
Technology is deeply integrated into daily life, driving transformative possibilities for urban development within an AI-powered intelligent city pilot zone.
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FriOct312025
PK: Islamabad to Become Model Smart City with Fusion Center Linking Traffic, Waste, and Air Quality Systems
The National Information Technology Board (NITB), under the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, has invited proposals for the conceptual design and technical framework of the Smart Islamabad Initiative (Fusion Center Project). It is a major step toward building Pakistan’s first integrated urban management and command system.
According to official documents, the Fusion Center will serve as a centralized digital command and control facility to streamline urban services, improve governance, and enhance citizen convenience through real-time data integration. The project aims to connect multiple government departments under one digital roof, enabling better coordination in areas such as traffic control, air quality monitoring, waste management, and transport operations.
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FriOct312025
FI: Pirkanmaa: Tampere asks residents to shape its digital future
Tampere is inviting residents to help co-design the city’s next generation of digital services as it moves into a new era of data-driven innovation.
The Finnish city has established itself as one of Europe’s leading testbeds for smart city development. Over the past decade, it has pioneered initiatives in connectivity, artificial intelligence, and data governance–from making Finland’s first 5G call with Nokia in 2018 to launching its first city-wide data strategy and exploring the metaverse as part of a “cityverse” vision.
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FriOct312025
Offline in a Smart City: My Digital Detox Journey in the UAE
What I Discovered When I Unplugged in a Hyperconnected World
In a city where everything runs on data, going offline felt almost impossible. The UAE is built on innovation — from driverless taxis to AI-powered coffee shops, it’s a place where technology doesn’t just assist life; it is life. Yet one Friday morning, I caught myself refreshing my phone before I’d even opened the blinds. My thumb moved on instinct, like muscle memory, and I realized I couldn’t remember the last time I’d been bored — or still. That’s when I decided: I needed a break from the scroll.
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ThuOct302025
PH: Palafox x AIM: Building smarter cities and better futures
The Philippines has 100 new cities that can be made smart, sustainable, walkable, bikeable and resilient. Right now, our cities are plagued by inadequate infrastructure and corrupt governance. We must educate the next generation on how to create these new, smarter cities. This is why the Palafox Group has partnered with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) for a course in “Post-Graduate Certificate in Smart Cities Development and Management.”
Oct. 20 marked the launch of the course. Running until Jan. 21, 2026, the program brings together a unique combination of academic rigor and real-world experience, uniting AIM’s leadership in business and governance with Palafox’s five decades of global expertise in architecture, urban planning and environmental design.
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ThuOct302025
AI meets morality: Scientists are rethinking technology in ‘smart cities’
Researchers propose a moral framework to guide AI decisions in smart cities, ensuring fairness, safety, and transparency.
Every streetlight, traffic camera, and trash can in tomorrow's cities could be part of one massive digital nervous system. Already, these devices record data on traffic, air quality, and even trash to make life more efficient. Yet, as cities get "smarter," the greatest challenge is not merely amassing data — it's figuring out how to get technology to make moral choices.
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WedOct292025
GovTech1.0: A strategic blueprint for accelerating digital government transformation in the AI era
GovTech1.0 offers a scalable blueprint for governments to lead confidently in the digital era, driving transformation with speed, safety, and strategic clarity
Amid accelerating digital disruption and AI innovation, governments worldwide are fast, tracking the shift from legacy e-government systems to integrated, data-driven governance, a strategic imperative in today’s intelligent era. Yet this transition is not without challenges.
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WedOct292025
NG: Kwara Governor Launches Digital Land Administration
The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Monday, unveiled an automation system, which enables applicants to get titles for their land between two weeks and 30 working days.
AbdulRazaq stated this at the launch of the Kwara State Geographic Land Information Service (KW-GIS)-based digital land information system, in Ilorin, the state capital.
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WedOct292025
Future of smart cities with AI, IoT, and urban digital twins
The study finds that most smart city innovations rely on a layered structure, IoT sensors gather environmental and infrastructure data, AI models analyze and predict outcomes, and digital twins visualize scenarios for decision-making. The combination of these layers allows cities to forecast traffic patterns, monitor pollution, simulate disaster response, and plan infrastructure with precision that was once impossible.
The accelerating convergence of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), and urban digital twin (DT) technologies is reshaping how cities operate, plan, and respond to complex challenges. A study titled “IoT, AI, and Digital Twins in Smart Cities: A Systematic Review for a Thematic Mapping and Research Agenda” published in Smart Cities provides a structured look at this transformation, revealing where innovation is most effective and where serious gaps persist in smart urban development.
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TueOct282025
Cities learning to think, but for whom?
On a humid evening in Bengaluru, a stretch of road clears itself of traffic without a single policeman intervening. Sensors beneath the ground detect congestion forming a kilometre away and reroute vehicles before the jam materialises. In Surat, a water grid predicts leaks hours before a drop is lost. These are not glimpses of a distant future; they are signs of how Indian cities are beginning to evolve into thinking systems.
Before the end of this century, the most powerful and complex form of intelligence on Earth may not be biological or robotic. It will not walk or breathe. It will be something larger and more diffuse: our cities. What were once physical spaces for human activity are becoming living networks that sense, learn and act. Driven by data, algorithms, and sensors, cities are starting to function like giant neural systems. They will not simply respond to instructions — they will anticipate needs, adapt autonomously and influence decisions. They could prevent traffic jams before they occur, balance energy uses dynamically, detect disease outbreaks in advance and even help shape public policy in real time.
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TueOct282025
Kenya Launches First Phase of Konza Technopolis Smart City
- Kenya launches first phase of Konza Technopolis smart city project
- Features smart roads, data center, and vacuum waste system
- Aims to boost GDP, create skilled jobs, and drive tech growth
The Kenyan government activated the first phase of its Konza Technopolis smart city project in mid-October. The development, dubbed "Silicon Savannah," is intended to become a regional hub for research, innovation, and digital services.
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TueOct282025
KR: Land minister discusses smart city cooperation with Saudi counterpart
Land Minister Kim Yun-duk on Monday held talks with his counterpart from Saudi Arabia to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation in urban development, smart cities and digital twin technologies, officials said.
The meeting was arranged at the request of Majed Al-Hogail, the visiting Saudi housing minister, who proposed strengthening cooperation in smart city initiatives currently being promoted by Seoul's land ministry.
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MonOct272025
VN: Building smart vocational schools through digital transformation
Many vocational schools across the country, particularly in Ho Chi Minh City, are accelerating digital transformation initiatives aimed at shaping smart vocational schools.
As Vietnam moves deeper into the digital era, the demand for a highly skilled workforce with digital competencies is growing.
To meet this challenge, many vocational schools across the country, particularly in Ho Chi Minh City, are accelerating digital transformation initiatives aimed at shaping smart vocational schools. These efforts are intended to enhance training quality and align education more closely with the need of the labour market.
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MonOct272025
QA: Ministry of Commerce and Industry launches 20 new e-services as part of digital transformation strategy
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has announced the launch of 20 new digital services on its official website, as part of its 2024-2030 strategy aimed at achieving excellence in innovative, user-focused government services through 100% digital transformation.
The initiative aligns with the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030.
In a statement issued today, the Ministry said users can now access the new services via its e-services portal using the National Authentication System (NAS), ensuring high standards of data security and confidentiality.
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SunOct262025
AE: InfraX and MEA-Comm partner to accelerate industrial IoT and smart city transformation across the UAE
Through this strategic collaboration, Infra-X and MEA-Comm will jointly conduct technical and commercial assessments of interactive digital twins and edge-enabled architectures
InfraX, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (PJSC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MEA-Comm, a UAE-based system integrator at the forefront of developing private wireless networks for industrial IoT across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, in partnership with international leading Technology suppliers and manufacturers to accelerate the development and enablement of advanced industrial IoT solutions and applications for utilities and critical industries in Dubai and UAE. The partnership was signed between Rashid Alahmedi, COO of InfraX, and Dr. Abdulhadi AbouAlmal, PhD, CEO of MEA-Comm, on the sidelines of GITEX Global 2025, which runs from 13–17 October at Dubai World Trade Centre.
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SunOct262025
VN: Mekong Delta: Can Tho, RoK expand ties in digitization, smart city projects
Can Tho is expanding cooperation with partners from the Republic of Korea (RoK), driving development of the Mekong Delta’s sectors in economy, science, and technology, affirmed a city leader.
Nguyen Tuan Anh, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, made the statement during a meeting on October 17 with a delegation from the Contents Convergence Software Research Institute of the RoK's Kyonggi University. The two sides exchanged orientations and discussed ways to promote bilateral cooperation across various fields, particularly in digital transformation, science and technology, and smart city development. Can Tho and Korean delegates pose for a group photo at the meeting on October 17.
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SunOct262025
AE: Smart parking goes live: Dubai police can now spot fines, seizures, and investigation linked vehicles immediately
Dubai Police and Parkin PJSC have partnered to integrate their systems, allowing automatic detection of vehicles with unpaid fines, seizure orders, or wanted status as soon as they enter Parkin parking facilities. This real-time connection aims to enhance road safety, improve enforcement efficiency, and support Dubai’s digital transformation by enabling quick legal action and better traffic management.
Dubai Police and Parkin PJSC have joined forces to digitally link their systems, enabling automatic detection of vehicles with unpaid fines or seizure notices the moment they access Parkin facilities. This integration marks a major leap in smart traffic enforcement and is part of Dubai’s broader digital transformation push.
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SatOct252025
KR: Kazakhstan seeks Korean partnership in smart city, innovation drive
Kazakhstan is moving to position itself as a Central Asian hub for innovation and digital finance through the ambitious Alatau City Project, with the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Bozumbayev Kanat calling for stronger partnerships with Korea in areas from smart city development to renewable energy and healthcare.
Speaking at an international investment roadshow titled “Alatau Rise with Kazakhstan” in Seoul, Wednesday, Bozumbayev said the Kazakh government is pursuing a comprehensive strategy to transform its urban and economic landscape through advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and digital finance.
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SatOct252025
IN: Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow: MLA meets CM, presents blueprint for smart city
Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday and presented a detailed policy note aimed at transforming Lucknow into India's most sustainable, well-planned and technology-driven capital city.
The proposal outlines solutions to key civic issues such as waterlogging, traffic congestion, waste management, pollution and healthcare. It envisions an integrated model for smart governance, green mobility and citizen participation. Singh recommended forming a high-level capital development review committee, chaired by the chief secretary, to assess major projects every three months and report directly to the CM. The committee would ensure faster coordination, accountability and measurable outcomes across infrastructure, environment and welfare sectors.
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SatOct252025
IN: Odisha: Bhubaneswar: EU delegation explores Smart City collaboration
A high-level delegation from the European Union (EU) to India, led by Pierrick Fillon-Ashida, First Counsellor, Research & Innovation, EU, visited Bhubaneswar Thursday to explore opportunities for strengthening collaboration in Bhubaneswar Smart City initiative, promoting sustainable urban development.
The 12-member delegation, which included representatives from several EU member states such as France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic, engaged with the Odisha government in a strategic meeting over governance, community participation, academia, and research & knowledge exchange to strengthen global collaboration. According to reports, the EU delegation aimed to gain a deeper understanding of the Bhubaneswar Smart City initiative, particularly its integration of research, academic institutions, and startups, as well as approach to community participation in governance and financing.
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FriOct242025
The Silent Disruptor: GovTech’s Impact On Daily Life
When AI advancements occur in finance and education, the media notices. FinTech promises to reinvent money, while EdTech can reinvent learning. Both attract heavy venture capital and constant media attention.
Yet a third pillar of daily life, government, is quietly undergoing its own AI revolution.
GovTech doesn’t trend on social media, but it shapes how billions of citizens pay taxes, access benefits and prove their identity. The irony is striking. Governments are among the largest service providers in the world, yet their technology stories rarely make headlines.
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FriOct242025
Malaysia’s journey to AI-powered smart cities
Malaysia’s initiative to develop smart cities is taking shape across the country, with Johor, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur and Penang already implementing artificial intelligence (AI) into their infrastructure management.
These efforts were highlighted during a fireside chat, titled “From Data to Decisions — How Malaysian Cities Are Turning AI into Everyday Impact”, held on Aug 28 at my5G Portal at The Exchange 106 in Tun Razak Exchange, Kuala Lumpur. The session was organised by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), in collaboration with Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB).
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FriOct242025
IN: Kerala's Industrial Corridor Development Corporation to implement Palakkad industrial smart city in single phase
Synopsis
Kerala's Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (KICDC) confirmed that the Palakkad Industrial Smart City-part of the Kochi-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor-will be realised in a single phase. Works are slated to begin either by the end of the month or in the early part of the next. With land acquisition largely completed and central and state funding well underway, KICDC aims to deliver infrastructure within 42 months before allotting parcels to industrial players.
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FriOct242025
The Ellinikon smart city in Greece nears final stages
The Ellinikon, which is being developed on former site of Athens’ international airport, is expected to contribute approximately 2.5 per cent of Greece’s GDP.
Construction is underway across 40 sites for The Ellinikon smart city project on the site of Athens’ former international airport. It claims to be Europe’s biggest urban regeneration project.
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FriOct242025
AE: Dubai Municipality launches DANA project to advance digital transformation and smart city management
The launch was announced during Dubai Municipality’s participation in GITEX Global 2025 at the Dubai World Trade Centre
Dubai Municipality has launched the DANA project, an integrated smart digital system designed to strengthen city management and accelerate Dubai’s digital transformation. The initiative leverages optimal integration between Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to provide intelligent solutions for the accurate visualisation and analysis of geospatial data. The launch was announced during Dubai Municipality’s participation in GITEX Global 2025 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
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ThuOct232025
GB: Tyne and Wear: Sunderland officially one of world's top three digitally smart cities after nomination for international award
City leaders say they are “honoured” after Sunderland has been nominated as one of just three finalists for the World Smart City Awards 2025.
Sunderland has been nominated out of 462 entries from 65 countries and now goes up against Saudi Arabia and Luxembourg in the Enabling Technologies category.
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ThuOct232025
Tunisia Pitches a 'Smart City' Tech Hub in Burkina Faso
- Tunisia proposes Smart City tech hub project in Burkina Faso
- Feasibility study planned to assess infrastructure, funding needs
- Project aims to boost startups, jobs, and digital services
Burkina Faso’s Minister for Digital Transition and Communications, Aminata Zerbo/Sabane, met in Ouagadougou on Thursday, October 9, with a Tunisian delegation. The delegation, from the organization TUCAD and led by co-founder Anis Jaziri, presented a proposal for a Smart City project in the country.
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ThuOct232025
VN: Initial success of smart city development project
Initial success has come from promoting smart city development all around the country under a project instigated in 2018 and reviewed recently.
At a conference held on August 13 by the Ministry of Construction (MoC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), to review the “Vietnam Sustainable Smart Urban Development Project for 2018-2025, with a Vision to 2030” (Project 950), Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh stated that, with a strategic vision in the era of Industry 4.0, the Party and State have remained committed to transforming the growth model towards green, smart, and sustainable development. This commitment was set in motion in 2018, when the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 950/QD-TTg, laying the initial foundation for sustainable smart city development nationwide.
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WedOct222025
KE: President Ruto launches infrastructure and smart city facilities at Konza City
President William Ruto on Monday launched the Phase 1 infrastructure and smart city facilities at Konza Technopolis.
Themed “Powering Kenya’s Future – A Smart City Open for Investment,” the event signified the operational readiness of Konza Technopolis as a fully enabled investment destination and innovation hub driving Kenya’s digital and knowledge economy.
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WedOct222025
ID: Trash sorting create smart city through human-centered approach: gov't
The government of Indonesia emphasizes waste sorting as a crucial effort in developing cities grounded in a human-centered approach, the Public Works Ministry stated.
"A smart city that humanizes its residents needs a collaborative effort in its system, from precise planning to cultivating good habits in the families," the ministry's secretary for the Directorate General of Human Settlements, Dian Irawati, said here on Monday.
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WedOct222025
Southeast Asia: Singapore Joins Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia in Unveiling Unreal Smart Cities That Will Turbocharge The Future of Travel and Skyrocket Tourist Numbers: A Complete Guide
Southeast Asia is quickly becoming a hotspot for urban development, with futuristic cities designed to address pressing challenges like climate change, urbanization, and sustainability. Several ambitious smart city projects are planned for the near future, with the majority slated to be unveiled after 2025. These cities will integrate cutting-edge technology, sustainable infrastructure, and a focus on green living. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most exciting urban projects happening in Southeast Asia.
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WedOct222025
AE: Dubai Launches ‘Dubai Live’ to Power Smart City Operations and Strengthen Utility Integration
AI-powered system integrates data on infrastructure, mobility and urban planning to drive smarter, more sustainable city management
Dubai Municipality has unveiled Dubai Live, a new digital platform that manages city operations, municipal activities and urban systems across the emirate in real time.
The platform was launched during the Municipality’s participation at GITEX Global 2025 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
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TueOct212025
US: Florida: Sarasota 2.0: The City’s Quiet Tech Transformation
From Wi-Fi benches to bayfront sensors and AI-powered traffic lights, Sarasota is weaving technology into its everyday beauty, one subtle upgrade at a time.
Downtown Sarasota looks as charming as ever, with the sea breeze, the art, and the quiet hum of local life. But beneath that easy rhythm, the city is quietly getting smarter. From Wi-Fi benches to bayfront sensors and AI-powered traffic lights, Sarasota is weaving technology into its everyday beauty, one subtle upgrade at a time.
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TueOct212025
IN: Haryana: Gurugram launches India’s first QR-based traffic payment kiosk
Gurugram has become the first city in India to deploy a QR code-based kiosk system for paying traffic challans, marking a milestone in the country's digital governance and smart city efforts, according to a report by The 420.
Developed jointly by the Gurugram Police and the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority under a corporate social responsibility initiative, the kiosk enables motorists to check and pay fines by entering their vehicle number and scanning a QR code for instant digital transactions.
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TueOct212025
IN: The economics of smart cities
Circular growth for human development
Imagine a city where trash isn’t trash, energy isn’t wasted, and economic prosperity isn’t achieved at the cost of human wellbeing. A city where every rupee invested in infrastructure yields returns not just in roads and buildings, but in health, jobs, equality, and dignity. Smart city projects promise exactly that. But all too often, their economic potential remains half-realized because they continue to rely on linear models of “take, make, waste.” Without integrating a circular economy, smart growth becomes extractive, unequal, and environmentally costly. India stands at a crossroads: its Smart Cities Mission, with hundreds of projects and Rs 150,000+ crore already committed, can become a laboratory of circular growth that redefines human development.
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TueOct212025
The evolution of smart cities: Malaysia's digital twin initiatives for a sustainable future
Oftentimes, when people think of a “smart city”, they imagine robots walking the streets, autonomous vehicles shuttling people to and fro, drones delivering packages, and other futuristic scenes.
In reality, the transition to smart cityhood starts off far more subtly than most would expect, as demonstrated by exhibitors from both the public and private sectors during the recent Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur (SCEKL) 2025.
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MonOct202025
PH: Pampanga: San Fernando City LGU representatives join in ‘Smart Sustainable City’ workshop
The San Fernando City government’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Technical Working Group (STI-TWG) participated in a three-day workshop organized in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region 3.
The Smart Sustainable City Seminar-Workshop, held from October 7 to 9 at the City’s Executive Building, aimed to boost the city employees’ technical skills in planning and implementing data-driven, sustainable initiatives supporting national smart city goals, according to the City Information Office (CIO).
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MonOct202025
Baryomunsi Urges Africa to Move from Strategy to Action in Digital Transformation
ICT Minister Chris Baryomunsi has called on African governments to move beyond policy rhetoric and take concrete steps toward implementing digital transformation initiatives that enhance transparency, service delivery, and regional collaboration.
The Digital Government Africa Summit has emphasized the urgent need for African countries to accelerate their digital transformation journey beyond policy discussions to tangible action.
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MonOct202025
NG: Federal Government reaffirms commitment to digital transformation of public schools
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming public schools through digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to build a knowledge-based economy and globally competitive learners.
Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, stated this at the launch of the Digitalisation of Public Schools Initiative and the flag-off of Interactive Smart Boards distribution⁰ in Nigeria.
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SunOct192025
Govt forms AI advisory panel to boost digital transformation in Pakistan
The government has decided to establish an expert-led Artificial Intelligence (AI) advisory panel to supervise and support the execution of AI projects in Pakistan, aiming to strengthen technology-based economic development.
While leading a meeting about the promotion of artificial intelligence, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif highlighted the importance of protecting data, ensuring privacy, and maintaining data sovereignty.
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SunOct192025
NG: Adeleke seeks digital infrastructure for efficient urban development
Olaoluwa Adeleke, a Nigerian PhD scholar in power system studies, has urged the government and stakeholders to prioritise renewable energy and digital infrastructure as part of efforts to accelerate Nigeria’s transition towards smart cities.
Adeleke made the call during an interview with The Guardian on Wednesday in Lagos, stressing that Nigeria could bypass years of infrastructure deficit by adopting technology-driven solutions already used in advanced economies such as the United States and Singapore.
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SunOct192025
Bulgaria Prepares for 2030: Every Citizen Must Have a Digital Wallet
By the end of 2030, all Bulgarian citizens will be required to have a digital wallet installed on their mobile devices, an electronic tool that will hold personal and professional data, recognized both within Bulgaria and throughout the European Union. This initiative is part of the EU’s Digital Transformation Strategy 2026–2030, aiming to establish a unified European digital identity, explained Prof. Georgi Dimitrov, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Eurotrust Technologies, during his interview on Bloomberg TV.
According to Prof. Dimitrov, the strategy reflects the European Commission’s broader vision of granting every EU citizen a digital profile that ensures seamless access to services across borders. Bulgaria has already published its own Digital Transformation Strategy for the 2026–2030 period for public consultation. Defined as a key framework document, it seeks to accelerate digitalization by modernizing public administration, fostering innovation, and developing a competitive digital economy through active participation of citizens, businesses, and institutions.
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SatOct182025
CA: Alberta: Calgary: Smart city story: Affordable Hardware Access (AHA)
Building digital equity in Calgary
In summer 2025, The City expanded its Affordable Hardware Access (AHA) Program. The City worked with Technology Helps Foundation and United Way of Calgary and Area to help more people get access to computers. The goal is to make digital access fair and reduce the gap between people who have technology and those who don't.
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SatOct182025
IN: Telangana: Centre extends Smart City project deadline to Dec 31
The Central government has extended the deadline for the Greater Warangal Smart City Project till December 31, following the persistent efforts of Warangal MP Kadiyam Kavya.
Kavya, who had earlier appealed in the August session of Parliament for additional time to complete the ongoing development works in Warangal and Hanumakonda, succeeded in convincing the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to grant the extension.
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FriOct172025
IN: Kerala: Palakkad Industrial Smart City Infrastructure to be completed in a single phase
The infrastructure development of the Palakkad Industrial Smart City, a flagship project under the Kochi–Bengaluru Industrial Corridor, will be executed in a single phase, marking a major milestone in Kerala’s industrial expansion plans.
The Kerala Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (KICDC) has initiated the groundwork for the implementation.
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FriOct172025
UAE’s Smart City Revolution: How AI & IoT are Reshaping Urban Life in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
The UAE’s smart city ambitions are no longer a distant vision but a rapidly unfolding reality. Both Dubai and Abu Dhabi are harnessing cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to transform urban infrastructure, services, and daily life for residents and visitors. As the world moves towards more connected, efficient, and sustainable cities, the UAE is positioning itself as a global hub for smart city innovation.
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FriOct172025
Burkina Faso and Tunisia Strengthen Digital Cooperation Through Smart City Initiative
TUCAD expressed its intention to collaborate with the Burkinabe government to develop a Smart City that would serve as a technology hub dedicated to information technologies.
The Minister of Digital Transition, Postal and Electronic Communications of Burkina Faso, Dr. Aminata Zerbo/Sabane, received a delegation from the Tunisian organization Tunisia for the Development of Africa (TUCAD) on October 9, 2025. The meeting focused on strengthening digital cooperation between Tunisia and Burkina Faso, particularly through the creation of a Smart City project. The delegation was led by TUCAD President Anis Jaziri, who presented the organization’s proposal for an ambitious digital investment initiative in Burkina Faso.
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ThuOct162025
MK: Shukova: "Paperless Skopje" concept - a digital city that serves citizens
The "Paperless Skopje" concept means a digital city in which every administrative process is accessible and visible, said SDSM's candidate running for Skopje mayor, Kaja Shukova.
In a statement to the media on Wednesday, Shukova said she will put into service the "Open Budget", "e-Skopje" and "SMART Skopje 2" tools and projects, thus increasing transparency in the work of the city administration.
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ThuOct162025
ZW: Bulawayo: SIRDC integrates Smart City Design Concepts into national master plan
The Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre (SIRDC) has updated its master plan to align with Smart City design concepts, as part of efforts to modernise research infrastructure and promote innovation across Zimbabwe.
Speaking during a stakeholder engagement workshop in Bulawayo on Wednesday, SIRDC chief executive officer Dr Leonard Madzingaidzo said the updated plan provides for the expansion of research infrastructure, establishment of vaccine production facilities, and the creation of a Forensic and Cybersecurity University, among other specialised laboratories.
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ThuOct162025
ZW: Bulawayo: Solar-powered street, traffic lights for city
The City of Bulawayo has proposed to install solar powered streetlights in most parts of the city in 2026 as part of council’s smart city initiatives, further reducing the electricity bill.
This is contained in the city’s proposed 2026 budget presentation that Council shared with stakeholders during the consultation meetings.
The installation of solar powered streetlights is part of the Public Lighting priorities as requested by stakeholders in the review of the 2025 budget.
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WedOct152025
JP: Woven-City: Toyota takes employees to new smart city for tech testing
New smart city to serve as a test site for innovative technology
Toyota Group employees have been welcomed to a new mini city recently launched by the automotive manufacturer that acts as a real-world test course for innovative technology.
The city, called Toyota Woven City, was developed alongside Woven by Toyota, Inc. (WbyT) and officially launched in late September, two years after it was first unveiled.
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WedOct152025
IN: Gujarat: Rajkot Emerges As Model Smart And Sustainable City
Rajkot is rapidly evolving into a smart, safe, and sustainable city under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the proactive efforts of the Gujarat government. Combining modern infrastructure, technology-driven systems, and citizen-focused projects, the city is enhancing both the quality of life and urban resilience for its residents.
At the heart of Rajkot’s transformation is the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), which monitors live CCTV feeds from across the city 24 hours a day. The advanced surveillance system, equipped with 1,000 cameras installed at key locations including public areas, traffic junctions, and municipal offices, has helped reduce crime rates and strengthen public safety, said Sameer Dhaduk, Director of the ICCC.
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WedOct152025
How integrated command and control centres are shaping smart city governance in India
Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) are reshaping urban governance in India by using AI, IoT and data analytics for smarter, safer and more resilient cities.
India’s cities are expanding rapidly and urban administrations face growing pressures from rising populations, stretched infrastructure and risks from climate events and public health crises. To manage these challenges, cities need governance models that are faster, smarter and more responsive. Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) are emerging as a transformative solution.
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WedOct152025
Sustainable urban development holds key for balancing natural ecosystems
Sustainable urban development is a strategy for cities to grow in a way that is economically viable, socially equitable, and environmentally sound, meeting current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It involves integrating people, activities, buildings, and public spaces into a network, fostering walkable communities with strong public transit, and creating a balance between natural ecosystems and urban areas to prevent environmental degradation and the formation of urban heat islands. Key goals include climate change mitigation, improved quality of life, efficient resource management, social inclusion, and resilience for cities.
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TueOct142025
Qatar leads global shift towards intelligent cities
Qatar is moving from “steel and concrete” to “sensing and cognition” as it accelerates its transformation into a smart nation.
According to a report by the TASMU Smart Qatar Programme, the initiative is advancing a nationwide digital transformation across key sectors such as environment, transport, and logistics, embedding smart technologies, data-driven civic services, and wellness infrastructure into the urban fabric.
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TueOct142025
PH: Baguio's smart city program featured in South Korea
This city’s smart initiatives were highlighted at the Seoul Smart Life Week 2025 — an international event that brought together global city leaders focused on smart and sustainable urban development.
Mayor Benjamin Magalong led the city's delegation to the event organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 in Seoul, South Korea.
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TueOct142025
Smart Road: The Future of Intelligent Transportation Systems
A Smart Road represents the next generation of transportation infrastructure — a remarkable blend of technology, connectivity, and intelligence that’s redefining how people and vehicles move. Unlike conventional roads, Smart Roads are designed to communicate, analyze, and adapt in real time using advanced Internet of Things (IoT) devices, sensors, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. These modern roads can detect accidents, monitor weather conditions, adjust lighting automatically, and even send alerts to nearby vehicles to prevent collisions. With rapid urbanization, climate concerns, and the rise of electric and autonomous vehicles, Smart Roads are at the heart of future-ready, sustainable transportation systems.
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TueOct142025
Of tech and arboriculture: How digital tools are revolutionising tree maintenance in Malaysian cities
What does it take to profile a tree?
For arborist Mohd Zailani Jamil, the process starts by sizing up the trunk, height and looking at how the crown has spread.
“We also check the live crown ratio, which is the proportion of the tree that still has green, healthy leaves. Together, these give us a clear picture of whether the tree is thriving or showing signs of decline,” he said during a recent interview in Shah Alam, Selangor.
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MonOct132025
Bridging the Digital Divide in Barbados
The increase in internet penetration has been highly beneficial in bridging the digital divide in Barbados. This has allowed those who were formerly unable to connect with others worldwide the ability to do so. Some of the main challenges to achieving full connectivity include limited digital literacy, frequent disconnections, vulnerability to major cyber incidents and a shortage of local websites.
Still, significant progress has been made. Barbados has modernized its public sector through improved digital channels. The digital divide in Barbados is also narrowing thanks to the accelerated pace of digital transformation, led partly by the UNDP. This effort targets government institutions, strategic partners, businesses and the youth.
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MonOct132025
Digital Transformation in Social Grant Delivery: A South Africa Case Study
There has been a significant change in how social grants are being delivered in South Africa in the past few years. What used to be a sluggish and paper intensive process is becoming more and more electronic. I have seen plenty of individuals enjoy this change - but not everybody has enjoyed it. We can discuss the way technology is changing the grant system at the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and how this will impact millions of citizens.
From Queues to Clicks: The Digital Shift
Not long ago, it used to take people long queues to apply or enquire on their status of SASSA grant. It took hours to determine whether an application had been approved. Everything changed with the introduction of digital tools.
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MonOct132025
TW: New Taipei looks to Singapore to achieve smart city success
Councilor delegation returns from Singapore after meeting with local companies
A delegation of New Taipei City councilors returned from Singapore this week after meetings with local companies on smart city development.
The group toured several major firms, including Microsoft Singapore, Surbana Jurong Group, United Overseas Bank, and SMRT Corporation, per CNA.
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SunOct122025
The living city: reinventing urban governance in the Middle East
Cities today are complex, dynamic systems - composed of interdependent assets, aging infrastructure, constrained resources and rising citizen expectations. As cities across the Middle East grow rapidly, public-sector leaders are under pressure to manage this growth in smarter, more sustainable ways. The question is no longer if cities need to adapt, but how they can do it with the speed and flexibility today’s challenges demand.
The answer lies not in isolated digital solutions, but in integrating systems, services and data into a single, interoperable intelligence layer, which we call the Living City.
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SunOct122025
From London to Dubai: The Future Of Smart Cities
Cities are becoming living, breathing digital platforms, with 5G, AI, data and sustainability backing all aspects of daily life. But just like every city has its own personality and priorities, each one defines and approaches ‘smart’ in its own way. For example, Dubai believes that centralising decisions will help it move quickly and scale before anyone else does.
At the same time, cities in the UK think that experimentation across multiple sites and pilots is much more valuable. These contrasting strategies both have their merits, and founders and investors can learn plenty by comparing Dubai’s smart city and London and the broader UK’s smart-city pilots.
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SunOct122025
IN: Odisha: Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited to restore defunct digital kiosks for enhanced public services
The Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) will soon commence restoration work on the smart digital kiosks lying defunct in different parts of the city.
BSCL had installed 75 such indoor and outdoor smart kiosks at different locations, which are meant to provide information about the city and offer services such as browsing internet, tax payment, ticket booking, and more.
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SatOct112025
Understanding the Role of Drones in Modern Smart Cities
Cities are changing faster than ever. With rising populations, greater demands for services, and the push toward sustainability, modern urban centers need creative solutions. Technology has become the backbone of these changes, and among the most exciting innovations is the use of drones.
Once seen only as tools for photography or military use, drones are now key players in the growth of smart cities. They bring speed, accuracy, and efficiency in ways that reshape how cities operate. If you want to see how the skies above us are becoming part of daily life, keep reading to discover the growing role of drones in our modern cities.
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SatOct112025
MY: ‘Digital transformation in public sector requires whole-of-government approach, strong institutional leadership’
Digital transformation in the public sector is a complex reform process that depends on many moving parts. They include agencies working together, leadership that provides a unified vision, setting standards and targets for the whole administration, and digital platforms and systems that support policy implementation.
In his speech that was read at the launch of the World Bank’s Malaysia Economic Monitor (October 2025) this morning, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said digital transformation in the public sector is never the responsibility of a single ministry or agency.
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SatOct112025
Senegal Launches National Digital Council to Guide Digital Transformation
The Council is expected to play a decisive role in building an inclusive, innovative, and resilient digital ecosystem, with the ultimate goal of achieving a fully sovereign digital Senegal by 2050.
Senegal has taken a major step in its digital transformation journey with the launch of the National Digital Council (CNN). The body was officially inaugurated on October 2, 2025, by the Prime Minister under the directive of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who has made digital development a central pillar of his national strategy.
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FriOct102025
Government to Provide 100% Subsidy for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Across India
The Indian government has announced a major push to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption by offering up to 100% subsidies for installing EV charging stations, battery swapping stations, and battery charging stations. This initiative is part of the broader ₹10,000 crore PM E-Drive scheme aimed at promoting electric vehicles across the country, with ₹2,000 crore allocated specifically for developing charging infrastructure.
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FriOct102025
VN: GIS technology revolutionizes urban management in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City has been applying Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to revolutionize its urban management.
The implementation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is increasingly prevalent across major global metropolises, serving as a critical tool for detailed urban data capture. This technological application is pivotal in the development of smart cities and the subsequent enhancement of the quality of life for urban residents. Nationally, the adoption of this technology has become widespread, with notable and extensive implementation in cities such as Ho Chi Minh City.
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FriOct102025
JP: Toyota's Smart City, Woven City, Is Now Open To Residents
After announcing it in 2020, the first residents and partner companies of Toyota Woven City are starting to move in. This marks the first step of it transforming into a real-world test course for mobility and a key driver of Toyota’s transformation from a traditional carmaker into a mobility company.
Located at the base of Mt. Fuji and at the former site of Toyota Motor East Japan’s Higashi-Fuji Plant in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Toyota Woven City spans 708,200 square meters. The first phase, completed in October of last year, includes space for around 360 residents (47,000 square meters), growing to a full population of 2,000 people once everything is completed.
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ThuOct092025
Bulgarian Project for Digital Twin of Sofia Wins International Smart City Innovation Award
Sofia University's Big Data for Smart Society Institute (GATE) has received the prestigious Seoul Smart City Prize 2025 in the Tech-InnovaCity - Institution category, the institute’s press office said on Thursday.
The award, granted by the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, places Bulgaria among the global leaders in smart city and technological innovation. GATE was recognised for its Digital Twin of Sofia project – the first digital model of a Bulgarian city, designed to support more sustainable, open and intelligent urban development.
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ThuOct092025
US: Californa: City to Offer Community Meeting on Kiosk Placement – Oct. 15
The City of Culver City has selected Ike Smart City to install 15 interactive digital kiosks throughout the City. The kiosks will provide information on meetings, events, transportation services, local business directories, way finding and emergency updates among other things. The kiosks will also feature commercial advertising with a portion of the revenues generated provided to the City.
A community meeting to discuss potential locations will be held on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM, in the Dan Patacchia Room (next door to the Mike Balkman Council Chambers. or enter through the interior courtyard) ~ Culver City City Hall, 9770 Culver Boulevard
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ThuOct092025
IN: Smart cities: Shaping a future-ready urban vision
As India advances towards a future driven by digital innovation, rapid urbanization and shifting lifestyle aspirations, the integration of Smart Cities and Smart Homes is redefining the framework for contemporary urban living. Pune stands out as a compelling example of this transformation, having steadily positioned itself as a key player in the nation’s real estate sector. With its strategic blend of affordability, robust infrastructure development along with great recreational locations around and a dynamic and youthful population, Pune illustrates how progressive urban planning and sustainable housing solutions can together foster a resilient, future-ready urban ecosystem.
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ThuOct092025
EE: Tallinn selects latest smart city projects for testing
Projects selected span drone pilot training and AI-based mapping of outdoor advertising to biometric identification of pets and smart education analytics.
The Estonian capital of Tallinn has chosen eight new trial projects that support smart city development through the Test in Tallinn programme.
September’s round of applications attracted a record high 29 applications from around the world.
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WedOct082025
IN: Gujarat's Rajkot emerges as model Smart City with innovative initiatives
Rajkot is fast transforming into a smart, safe, and sustainable city under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the proactive efforts of the state government.
With a mix of modern infrastructure, technology-driven systems, and citizen-centric projects, the city is steadily raising the quality of life for its residents while enhancing safety and sustainability.
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WedOct082025
Azerbaijan speeds up green transport, smart city transition, COP29 President says
Azerbaijan is consistently implementing measures to develop sustainable transport and “smart cities,” making them a key part of the country's climate agenda, COP29 President, Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Climate Issues, Mukhtar Babayev said, Trend reports.
He made the announcement during his speech at the Baku Climate Action Week (BCAW2025).
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TueOct072025
SG: The Ministry of Algorithms: When Data Scientists Drive Policy Making
Recently, in front of a captive Singapore audience, two men had a conversation that could reshape the world’s thinking about AI regulation. One represents the vendor side: Thomas Roehm, SAS’s vice president of corporate marketing, armed with decades of analytics experience and war stories from Fortune 500 implementations. The other echoed the regulator’s dilemma: Frankie Phua, managing director and head of group risk management at United Overseas Bank, who wrestles with a fundamental question that keeps data leaders awake at night: How do you govern AI that evolves faster than the rules meant to contain it?
Their conversation, held at SAS Innovate On Tour in Singapore, was part of a broader discussion about Singapore’s groundbreaking Project MindForge. It offered a rare glimpse into how data-driven regulation actually gets built, highlighting the messy intersection of business reality and regulatory necessity.
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TueOct072025
US: From Crisis Alerts To Smart Mobility: Rethinking Public Communication
It’s a warm Friday evening in Charleston, South Carolina. As families head downtown for the annual Riverfront Festival, streets quickly become gridlocked, parking is scarce and public frustration builds. Despite the city's best efforts, the root issue isn't infrastructure—it’s communication.
This scenario illustrates a broader challenge many cities face: the inability to deliver timely, localized information to the public in a way that can influence behavior before problems arise.
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MonOct062025
NG: Lagos vows sustained investment in digital infrastructure
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to sustained investment in digital infrastructure, talent development, and regulatory reform.
The Lagos Commissioner for Innovation, Science & Technology, Olatunbosun Alake, stated this in his welcome address at the recent ICT Commissioners Roundtable during the just concluded GITEX in Lagos. “Lagos must lead by example so that states across the federation can adapt and scale what works,” he noted.
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MonOct062025
IN: Telangana: Bharat Future City to emerge as India’s first net-zero smart city
Bharat Future City, envisioned as India’s first Net-Zero Smart City, is set to redefine urban development with world-class infrastructure, sustainable practices, and cutting-edge industries.
The project is being guided by the Future City Development Authority (FCDA), established through G.O.Ms.No.69 dated March 12, 2025.
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SunOct052025
IN: Goa: Panjim: Are rising temperatures and pollution on Smart City radar?
So far the two Smart City roads constructed in Panjim are a mixed bag. While the Smart City Mission has planted palms near the Campal parade grounds, the second Smart City road from Govinda Building to Govt High School does not have a single new tree planted
Rising temperatures and pollution, are two of the critical challenges that cities will face in the not so distant future. Does the Smart City Mission have a plan to control rising temperatures and pollution? So far we have witnessed only the ‘concrete face’ of the Smart City as executed in Panjim.
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SunOct052025
IN: Andhra Pradesh govt partners with SPA Vijayawada to boost urban planning and smart city development
In a move that could transform the urban landscape of the state, the municipal administration and urban development (MAUD) department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the premier School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada (SPAV) as an AMRUT Centre of Urban Planning for Capacity Building (A-CUPCB). The Centre will promote excellence and efficiency in municipal administration, urban development, and urban planning and its implementation.
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SunOct052025
JP: Toyota unveils ‘woven city’ as living lab for future mobility
Toyota Motor Corp on Thursday launched an experimental "city” in central Japan where self-driving vehicles, delivery robots and personal transporters operate to provide services to residents, marking a rare urban initiative by an automaker.
In the first phase of the Woven City project on about 47,000 square meters of land at the foot of Mount Fuji in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, a few households have moved in. Around 300 more people linked to Toyota are expected to live there.
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SatOct042025
NG: Minister at UN: Abuja positioned as hub for smart city innovation
Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mariya Mahmoud, has called on U.S. partners to deepen collaboration with Nigeria in smart cities, housing, and ICT, with a focus on co-creating sustainable urban futures that benefit both Africa and the United States.
She made the call at the 8th edition of the US–Africa Business Week 2025, held on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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SatOct042025
US: Trexas: 50 digital ad kiosks planned for downtown Austin
Dozens of interactive digital kiosks will be installed around downtown Austin as soon as next year through a city initiative to draw new advertising revenue.
What's happening
Austin is planning to install 50 digital kiosks in busy areas around downtown in an effort to promote "local businesses, arts, culture and civic resources," according to Anthony Segura, interim director of the Economic Development Department. Placing the kiosks downtown would carry no startup cost under a revenue-sharing model between Austin and vendor IKE Smart City that would pay for the process through advertising.
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SatOct042025
CN: Xiong'an accelerates smart-city buildout
Digital technologies are increasingly embedded across Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei province. From autonomous delivery vehicles navigating city streets, to sensors monitoring underground utility corridors, and to massive data processing at the Xiong'an Urban Computing Center, the city is advancing a coordinated program of digital infrastructure, innovation platforms, and smart applications to improve urban operations and public services.
Some 20 meters below ground in Rongdong area of Xiong'an New Area, an integrated utility corridor houses nearly 10,000 devices spanning more than 20 categories, collecting real-time data on pipeline pressure, temperature, and other indicators.
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SatOct042025
Vietnam to enhance smart city standards with Shanghai partnership
Smart urban development, although relatively new to Vietnam, plays a crucial role in the country's urbanisation process and is prioritised by the Government, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung has called for enhanced cooperation with Chinese partners to develop a clearer legal framework, particularly focusing on strategies and standards for the development of Vietnam’s smart urban areas.
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FriOct032025
Singapore and Dubai as smart city case studies
Two cities, two very different tacks on embedding digital technology into everyday lives.
Dubai and Singapore share a common aesthetic: Modern high-rise towers of glass and steel, sweeping freeways, sprawling shopping plazas and exclusive marinas. Their contemporary urban design also shares deeper similarities. Both are cities built on the regional and global flows of capital, goods and information. They are transit points for the region and destinations for wealth.
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FriOct032025
MY: People-centredness an imperative for smarter cities
The Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur brought together city leaders and industry players to discuss how regional collaboration, participatory designs, and technology contribute to making cities more inclusive, sustainable, and uplifting.
The current challenge for smart cities was in building culturally vibrant urban centres, where the use of technology raised the living standards of the people, said Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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FriOct032025
Vietnam’s PM Pushes For 6 Smart City Project Plans By End Sept
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday requested that six major cities and relevant ministries approve smart city development plans by the end of September and begin implementation in 2025, local daily newspaper Nhan Dan (People) reported.
Speaking at a meeting of the Government’s Steering Committee, Chinh asked ministries and localities to complete their data infrastructure by the fourth quarter.
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FriOct032025
US: Illinois: How Chicago is creating a more pedestrian-friendly city
The city completed a major safety improvement project on Milwaukee Avenue, which marked the 100th mile of bikeways completed under the Johnson administration.
Chicago has announced the completion of a major safety improvement project as it seeks to progress with creating a safer, denser more walkable city.
The completion of the 100th mile of new bikeways represents the latest milestone in mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration’s citywide effort to build out Chicago’s housing stock and pedestrian-friendly communities while driving down traffic fatalities
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ThuOct022025
Malaysia pilots AI traffic intelligence system
The project is being developed with MyDigital Corporation, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, Digital Nasional Berhad, and the Petaling Jaya City Council
In sum – what to know:
- Malaysia pilots AI traffic platform – CelcomDigi and government partners launch the country’s first large-scale AI-powered traffic intelligence system in Petaling Jaya.
- Congestion relief – The system uses neural networks and 5G to optimize traffic light cycles, reduce queues, and suggest diversions during peak hours or disruptions.
- Part of national digital agenda – The initiative supports Malaysia’s Digital Economy Blueprint and JENDELA program, with plans to expand to major cities nationwide.
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eGovernment Infoletter February 2014
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Leser, wir freuen uns, Ihnen die aktuelle Ausgabe unseres eGovernment-Infobriefs vorstellen zu dürfen. Unser Infobrief fasst monatlich die wichtigsten auf unserer Competence Site veröffentlichten Inhalte zusammen und informiert Sie über aktuelle Entwicklungen und Veranstaltungen zum Thema "eGovernment". Diesen Infobrief können Sie sich auch online direkt auf unserer Website unter diesem Link anschauen: http://www.ifgcc.de/index.php?option=com_content& amp;task=view&id=46014 Ältere Ausgaben unseres Infobriefs finden Sie unter diesem Link: http://www.ifgcc.de/index.php?option=com_content& amp;task=category§ionid=17&id=496 Bitte besuchen Sie auch unsere Website http://www.ifg.cc. Wir wünschen Ihnen eine spannende und informative Lektüre. Wir danken allen RedakteurInnen, die einen Beitrag zum Infobrief geleistet haben. Das IfG.CC-Team |
Dear Reader, we are pleased to present you the newest edition of the IfG.CC’s eGovernment Infoletter. Every month, the eGovernment Infoletter summarizes the most important information published on our website and gives you an overview of current developments and events related to eGovernment. You also can read the eGovernment Infoletter on our website using the following link: http://www.ifgcc.de/index.php?option=com_content& amp;task=view&id=46014 Past editions of the eGovernment Infoletter are available at the following link: http://www.ifgcc.de/index.php?option=com_content& amp;task=category§ionid=17&id=496 Please visit also our Website http://www.ifg.cc. We wish you a pleasant and informative read! We thank all of the authors and editors who contributed to this edition of the eGovernment Infoletter. The IfG.CC Team |
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1. Nachrichten aus dem Institut IfG.CC / News from the IfG.CC
1.1 Ausgewählte Aktivitäten & Projekte / Selected activities & projects
A.1 Potsdam, Brandenburg, Deutschland, 23.01.: Forschungsprojekt "Zukunft der Verwaltung – Stein-Hardenberg 2.0"; Arbeitspapier „Die Vereinbarkeit von vernetztem E-Government mit staatsorganisatorischen (Kern-)Prinzipien“; Expertenworkshop
A.2 Potsdam, Deutschland: F+E-Projekt "PROKETTA – Erhebung von Prozessketten zwischen Wirtschaft und Verwaltung" – Beginn der Prozessoptimierung
1.2 Aktuelle Publikationen des IfG.CC / Recent IfG.CC publications
P.1 „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ – Beitrag in der Juni-Ausgabe des Behördenspiegel: Zukunft der Verwaltung - Das Forschungsprojekt "Stein-Hardenberg 2.0"
P.2 „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ – Artikel in der eGov Präsenz 02/2013: Reduktion von Verwaltungslasten für Eltern eines Kindes mit Behinderung
1.3 Vom IfG.CC empfohlene Publikationen / Publications recommended by the IfG.CC
R.1 Peters, Guy/Pierre, Jon: The SAGE Handbook of Public Administration. -2nd Edition. - SAGE Publications Ltd., 2012. - 816 pages.
1.4 Veranstaltungen & Vorträge des IfG.CC / IfG.CC events and lectures
V.1 Big Island, Hawaii, 06.-09.01.: 47th HICSS (Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences)
V.2 Berlin, Deutschland: 23.01.: Vortrag zum Thema „Sicherheit und Rettung in Natur- und Erholungsräumen“
1.5 Vom IfG.CC unterstützte Konferenzen & Vorträge / Conferences & events supported by the IfG.CC
K.1 Announcement: Ottawa, Canada, 09.-11.04.: IRSPM 2014 conference
1.6 Workshops des IfG.CC / IfG.CC workshops
W.1 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 27.02.: Prozesspriorisierungs-Workshop
W.2 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 20.02.: Prozessmodellierungs-Workshop
W.3 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 13.03.: Mobile-Services-Workshop
W.4 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 13.02.: Shared-Services-Workshop
1.7 Jobs beim IfG.CC / Jobs at the IfG.CC
J.1 Das IfG.CC bietet attraktive Arbeitsfelder für Studenten und Absolventen / The IfG.CC offers attractive opportunities for students and graduates
J.2 Das IfG.CC sucht weitere Mitarbeiter/-innen für den Geschäftsbereich "Prozessmanagement"
J.3 Schülerbetriebspraktikum beim IfG.CC
1.8 In eigener Sache / On our owns account
E.1 Das IfG.CC öffnet sein Projekt zur Entwicklung eines Prozessketten-Registers für staatliche Informations- und Meldepflichten für weitere Kooperationspartner
2. Schwerpunktthema des Monats / Key Issue of the Month:
E-Services in verschiedenen Ländern/eServices in different countries
2.1 India: Government Of India Launches eBiz Platform With Integrated Payment Gateway
2.2 Great Britain: UK to be most digital government in G8 by 2015
2.3 China: Hong Kong introduces one-stop payment platform
2.4 Qatar: E-service at malls
2.5 Bangladesh: Govt to formulate e-service regulations
2.6 United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi: MoI Launches 169 E-Services and 30 Smartphone Services
2.7 Qatar: Environment Ministry begins e-services
3. eGovernment in Deutschland / eGovernment in Germany
3.1 Startschuss für Projekt "Modellkommune E-Government"
4. eGovernment in Europa / eGovernment in Europe
4.1 Great Britain: Privacy group reveals more than one million pupils are fingerprinted
4.2 Great Britain: Telehealth won't improve care, say GPs
4.3 Great Britain: South Hams District and West Devon Borough Councils tender for £6m shared services project
4.4 Great Britain: East Midlands: County council plan for new IT system
4.5 EU Parliament supports eHealth Action Plan
5. eGovernment weltweit / World wide eGovernment
5.1 India: The Prime Minister’s Fingerprints: Aadhaar and the garrotting of civil liberties
5.2 United States: Humana begins remote monitoring, telehealth pilot
5.3 Ghana: DCE calls for integration of ICT in educational drive
5.4 United Arab Emirates: Al Midfa: Keen to boost E-Governance in Sharjah's tourism sector
5.5 Bangladesh: One lakh Wi-Fi hotspots for rural areas
5.6 Bahrain: Salman pushes for adoption of e-complaints system
6. Ausgewählte Veranstaltungen des laufenden Monats / Selected events in the current month
6.1 05.-06.02., New Delhi, India: APA 2014 International Conference On Digital Preservation And Development Of Trusted Digital Repositories, February 5-6, 2014
6.2 20.-21.02., Barcelona, Spain: International Conference on Information and Computer Applications (ICICA 2014)
6.3 19.-21.02., Washington, USA: Biometrics for Government and National Security 2014
Weitere Veranstaltungstermine / More event dates
7. Ihre Beiträge in unserem eGovernment-Infobrief / Your articles in our eGovernment Infoletter
8. Ihre Werbung auf unserer Website oder im eGovernment-Infobrief / Paid announcements on our Website or in our eGovernment Infoletter
9. Impressum / Imprint
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1. Nachrichten aus dem Institut IfG.CC / News from the IfG.CC
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1.1 Ausgewählte Aktivitäten & Projekte / Selected activities & projects
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A.1 Potsdam, Brandenburg, Deutschland, 23.01.: Forschungsprojekt "Zukunft der Verwaltung – Stein-Hardenberg 2.0"; Arbeitspapier „Die Vereinbarkeit von vernetztem E-Government mit staatsorganisatorischen (Kern-)Prinzipien“; Expertenworkshop
Am 23.01. wurden in einem Expertenworkshop im Ministerium des Innern des Landes Brandenburg die Ergebnisse des Stein-Hardenberg-2.0-Arbeitspapiers „Die Vereinbarkeit von vernetztem E-Government mit staatsorganisatorischen (Kern-)Prinzipien“ vorgestellt und diskutiert. Am Workshop haben Vertreter der Verwaltungspraxis aus Hamburg, Berlin und dem Land Brandenburg sowie Wissenschaftler aus den Bereichen Public Management und E-Government teilgenommen.
Ein wesentliches Ziel des Forschungsprojektes Stein-Hardenberg 2.0 besteht darin, E-Government als zentralen Ansatz verwaltungspolitischer Innovation zu entwickeln. Dafür sind nicht nur die technischen Anteile von E-Government zu betrachten, sondern auch Zusammenhänge, die sich im Rahmen der Staatsorganisation ergeben. Im Kern geht es in dem Arbeitspapier um die Vereinbarkeit von E-Government mit den Grundprinzipien der Staatsorganisation, welche staatliches Handeln und insbesondere die deutsche Mehrebenenverwaltung maßgeblich prägen. Dazu zählen Föderalismus, Selbstverwaltung und Ressorthoheit. Eng mit diesen Prinzipien verknüpft ist eine tradierte, in der „Papierwelt“ gewachsene Vorstellung über die Art der Aufgabenwahrnehmung. Mit IT und vernetztem E-Government ergeben sich jedoch neue Gestaltungspotenziale, insbesondere durch mehr Arbeitsteilung zwischen Organisationen, die eine andere Art der Aufgabenwahrnehmung nach sich ziehen.
Die Frage nach der Vereinbarkeit verdeutlicht, dass es nicht um die Abschaffung dieser verfassungsrechtlich festgeschriebenen Prinzipien geht, sondern um ihre Weiterentwicklung und Neuinterpretation angesichts neuer Möglichkeiten der Arbeitsteilung mit E-Government. Denn die „herkömmliche“ Interpretation der Prinzipien ist nicht für ewig festgeschrieben. Die Vereinbarkeit kann jedoch nicht pauschal geprüft werden, sondern erfordert eine tiefergehende Analyse unterschiedlicher Vernetzungstypen (u.a. Aufteilung in Front- und Back- Office, Shared Services, vorgefertigte Prozessbausteine; siehe Infobriefbeitrag zum Arbeitspapier „Vernetzte Verwaltung mit E-Government“ im Juni 2013), die in dem Arbeitspapier geleistet wurde. Zentral war die Frage, ob E-Government so gestaltet werden kann, dass es die Prinzipien nicht verletzt oder sie unter Umständen sogar besser erfüllt als die derzeitige Verwaltungsorganisation.
Die Analyse machte deutlich, dass es eine Frage der Gestaltung ist, inwiefern die Prinzipien durch Vernetzung tangiert sind. Dabei hängt es beispielsweise davon ab, ob die Nutzung bestimmter Infrastrukturen bzw. konkrete Formen der Leistungserstellung verpflichtend vorgegeben werden, welche Ebene der Verwaltung diese Verpflichtung ausspricht, welche Art von Teilprozessen konkret verlagert werden (in Hinblick auf Entscheidungsgehalt und Ortsbezug) und inwiefern Verantwortung mittels vorhandener Koordinations- und Steuerungsmechanismen gesichert werden kann. Ein zentrales Ergebnis der Untersuchung ist: Durch eine bewusst an verfassungsmäßigen Werten orientierte Gestaltung neuer vernetzter Arbeitsformen kann die mit dem Rechtsstaats- und Demokratieprinzip verbundene Legitimationsnotwendigkeit besser als bisher gedacht in Balance mit Effektivität- und Effizienzanforderungen gehalten werden.
Projekthintergrund:
Ziel des Forschungsprojektes "Zukunft der Verwaltung/Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ ist es, vor dem Hintergrund der informationstechnischen Möglichkeiten zukunftsorientierte Verwaltungsmodelle zu entwickeln. Kernfragen im Forschungsprojekt sind, welche Organisationsformen für die öffentliche Leistungserbringung noch angemessen und was die neuen Bauprinzipien der Verwaltung mit E-Government sind. Das IfG.CC wurde mit dem Projekt vom Innenministerium des Landes Brandenburg beauftragt, das wiederum als Konsortialführer für folgende weitere Auftraggeber handelt: das Bundesministerium des Innern, die Senatsverwaltung für Inneres und Sport des Landes Berlin, die Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg – vertreten durch die Finanzbehörde, die AöR Dataport der Länder Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg.
Für Fragen zum Projekt steht Ihnen Stefanie Köhl (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am IfG.CC, gern zur Verfügung.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.sh20.ifg.cc/
http://www.mi.brandenburg.de/sixcms/detail.php/bb1.c.273313.de
A.2 Potsdam, Deutschland: F+E-Projekt "PROKETTA – Erhebung von Prozessketten zwischen Wirtschaft und Verwaltung" – Beginn der Prozessoptimierung
Im Projekt PROKETTA wird seit Anfang Januar an einem weiteren wichtigen Meilenstein gearbeitet – der Optimierung der erhobenen Prozessketten zu verschiedenen Informations- und Meldepflichten (IMP). Ziel ist es, jeweils ein standardisiertes Modell einer Prozesskette zu den IMP zu entwickeln, das von Behörden und/oder Unternehmen genutzt werden kann, um die eigenen Prozesse unter E-Government-Perspektive zu verbessern. Dabei steht die Ablauforganisation im Fokus der Optimierung. Ob und in welchem Ausmaß die Aufbauorganisation optimiert werden kann und soll, bedarf einer Entscheidung der Akteure in den Behörden und Unternehmen.
Wichtigste Grundlage für die Prozessoptimierung bilden die Ist-Prozesse, welche in den vergangenen Monaten in Interviews und Workshops von Mitarbeitern des IfG.CC zusammen mit Beschäftigten der öffentlichen Verwaltung und von Unternehmen erhoben und analysiert wurden. Die Ergebnisse der Ist-Analyse werden mit Informationen aus Spezial- und Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetzen zusammengeführt. Gleichzeitig wird geprüft, welche E-Government-Potenziale es gibt, die Prozessketten zu optimieren. Dazu werden auch Good-Practice-Beispiele aus den befragten Behörden und Unternehmen selbst oder aus anderen Verwaltungsbereichen in Deutschland oder anderen Staaten weltweit herangezogen.
Bei der Optimierung von Prozessketten geht es nicht vordergründig darum, Verfahrensschritte 1:1 in eine Software zu übertragen. Im Fokus steht die Betrachtung der Arbeitsorganisation, d.h. die Ausführung von Prozessen/Prozessschritten auf der Arbeitsebene. So können z.B. Prozessteile, die bisher von mehreren Mitarbeitern in mehreren Organisationseinheiten (Back Office) verteilt ausgeführt werden, durch einen Mitarbeiter in einem Front Office (z.B. Fallmanager) erbracht werden. Das hat den Vorteil, dass die Kunden (Unternehmer und Bürger) nur einen Ansprechpartner haben, der das komplette (Antrags-)Verfahren für sie organisiert und koordiniert. Optimierungsmöglichkeiten ergeben sich auch durch ein Vorgangsbearbeitungssystem: Aktivitäten, die bisher durch verschiedene Mitarbeiter nacheinander bearbeitet wurden, können gleichzeitig bearbeitet werden, auch dann, wenn die Sachbearbeiter in verschiedenen Fachbereichen/Behörden arbeiten. Dadurch ist es möglich, Durchlauf- und Wartezeiten, z.B. bei Genehmigungsverfahren, zu reduzieren. Weitere Möglichkeiten sind, Prozessteile zu standardisieren, ggf. zu automatisieren, Medienbrüche durch die Nutzung von digitalen Dokumenten und die entsprechenden Managementsysteme zu reduzieren. Während der Prozesserhebung wurde deutlich, dass Arbeitsabläufe auch dadurch unterstützt und ggf. beschleunigt werden können, dass die Beteiligten rechtzeitig auf die jeweils relevanten Informationen zugreifen können. Das betrifft die Phase der Antragstellung (welche Unterlagen müssen in welcher Form bei wem eingereicht werden) sowie die Antragsbearbeitung in den Behörden selbst. Auf Wissen und Expertise genau dann zugreifen zu können, wenn es gebraucht wird, ist besonders bei wissensintensiven Prozessen relevant.
Das dreijährige F+E-Projekt PROKETTA (proketta.ifg.cc), gefördert vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie, startete am 01.04.2012. Kooperationspartner sind u.a. Verwaltungen der kommunalen und Landesebene, kommunale Spitzenverbände, öffentliche IT-Dienstleister, Unternehmen und Kammern.
Wenn auch Sie Interesse an einer Beteiligung an dem F+E-Projekt haben oder weitere Informationen wünschen, wenden Sie sich bitte an Friederike Thessel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am IfG.CC.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://proketta.ifg.cc/
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1.2 Aktuelle Publikationen des IfG.CC / Recent IfG.CC publication
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P.1 „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ – Beitrag in der Juni-Ausgabe des Behördenspiegel: Zukunft der Verwaltung - Das Forschungsprojekt "Stein-Hardenberg 2.0"
Ein aktueller Beitrag aus dem Projekt „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ ist in der Juni-Ausgabe des Behördenspiegel erschienen. In dem Artikel werden ausgewählte Erkenntnisse, die innerhalb des Forschungsverlaufs gewonnen wurden, dargestellt.
Obwohl das Projekt noch nicht abgeschlossen ist, können erste Ergebnisse und konkretisierende Thesen formuliert werden:
- „Staatlichkeit verändert sich durch IT bereits heute mehr als gedacht, manchmal auch unbemerkt, weil die Wirkungen der gegenwärtigen Praxis von Informationstechnik-Einführung nicht immer offensichtlich sind.
- „Gestaltung kann gelingen, wenn zwischen Bewirkung, Produktion und Infrastruktur unterschieden wird und alle drei Bereiche eng aufeinander bezogen werden.“
- „Die Potenziale von vernetztem eGovernment können föderalismusfreundlich genutzt werden; eine Veränderung oder gar Abschaffung von Zuständigkeiten ist nicht erforderlich.“
Das Projekt hat nicht nur wissenschaftlichen Nutzen, sondern auch unmittelbare praktische Bedeutung, weil es Themen berührt, die heute schon in der Praxis relevant sind. In nahezu jedem anspruchsvollen eGovernment-Vorhaben stellen sich Fragen von Zuständigkeiten, Verantwortung, Steuerung und Umsetzbarkeit. Hierauf werden im Forschungsprojekt Antworten gegeben.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.sh20.ifg.cc/
http://www.mi.brandenburg.de/cms/detail.php/bb1.c.334355.de
P.2 „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ – Artikel in der eGov Präsenz 02/2013: Reduktion von Verwaltungslasten für Eltern eines Kindes mit Behinderung
In der aktuellen Ausgabe (02/2013) der praxisnahen Fachzeitschrift „eGov Präsenz“ wurden ausgewählte Ergebnisse des Forschungsprojektes „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ veröffentlicht.
In dem Artikel wird die Problemlage von Eltern eines Kindes mit Behinderung beim Zugang zu öffentlichen Leistungen skizziert. Diese Zielgruppe ist in hohem Maße mit Bürokratieaufwand belastet, da sie wiederholt und dauerhaft mit verschiedenen Verwaltungen in Kontakt treten (müssen). Ursachen der hohen Verwaltungslasten sind unter anderem ein komplexes Leistungs- und Trägerspektrum sowie unklare Zuständigkeiten. In dem Artikel wird beispielhaft aufgezeigt, wie vernetztes eGovernment dazu beitragen kann, den Interaktionsaufwand mit der Verwaltung zu reduzieren. Die entwickelten Gestaltungsansätze orientieren sich dabei konsequent an den spezifischen Bedarfen der Zielgruppe. Dabei wurde besonderen Wert auf eine Bündelung des Zugangs zu Informationen und Leistungen sowie eine Reduktion der Häufigkeit der Interaktion mit Behörden/Trägern gelegt. In Fokusgruppenworkshops wurden die Gestaltungsansätze von Adressaten sowie Vertretern der öffentlichen Verwaltung kritisch diskutiert und evaluiert.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.wirtschaft.bfh.ch/de/forschung/publikationen/egov_praesenz.html
http://www.sh20.ifg.cc/
http://www.mi.brandenburg.de/sixcms/detail.php/bb1.c.273313.de
Ziel des Forschungsprojektes „Stein-Hardenberg 2.0“ ist es, vor dem Hintergrund der informationstechnischen Möglichkeiten, zukunftsorientierte Verwaltungsmodelle zu entwickeln. Das Forschungsprojekt dauert noch bis zum 31.12.2013.
Für Fragen zum Projekt steht Ihnen Stefanie Köhl (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am IfG.CC, gern zur Verfügung.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.sh20.ifg.cc/
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Vom IfG.CC empfohlene Publikationen / Publications recommended by the IfG.CC
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R.1 Peters, Guy/Pierre, Jon: The SAGE Handbook of Public Administration. -2nd Edition. - SAGE Publications Ltd., 2012. - 816 pages.
The original Handbook of Public Administration was a landmark publication, the first to provide a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the discipline. The new edition of this seminal international handbook continues to provide a complete review and guide to past and present knowledge in this essential field of inquiry.
Assembling an outstanding team of scholars from around the world, the second edition explores the current state-of-the-art in academic thinking and the current structures and processes for the administration of public policy.
The second edition has been fully revised and updated, with new chapters that reflect emerging issues and changes within the public sector:
- Identifying the Antecedents in Public Performance
- Bureaucratic Politics
- Strategy Structure and Policy Dynamics
- Comparative Administrative Reform
- Administrative Ethics
- Accountability through Market and Social Instruments
- Federalism and intergovernmental coordination.
The SAGE Handbook of Public Administration remains indispensable to the teaching, study and practice of public administration for students, academics and professionals everywhere.
Readership: Advanced undergraduates, graduates, academics, practitioners and library collections across public policy and public administration, public management, government and political science
Weitere Informationen:
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/refbooks/Book236069
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1.4 Veranstaltungen/Vorträge des IfG.CC / IfG.CC events and lectures
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V.1 Big Island, Hawaii, 06.-09.01.: 47th HICSS (Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences)
Prof. Tino Schuppan, wissenschaftlicher Direktor des IfG.CC, hat auf der 47. HICSS (Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences) sein eingereichtes Paper mit dem Titel „E-Government at Work Level: Skilling or De-skilling? “ im Minitrack „E-Government Education, Training and Professionalization“ präsentiert.
In dem Beitrag wird anhand von zwei Fallstudien untersucht, wie sich vor dem Hintergrund der IT-Nutzung die Kompetenzen auf der Arbeitsebene verändern bzw. verändern müssen. So zeigt sich, dass auch in einer IT-basierten Organisation (wie z.B. Shared Service Center, Service Center für die Einheitliche Behördenrufnummer „115“) weiterhin viele Tätigkeiten manuell ausgeführt werden. Ein Ergebnis ist, dass weder ein Skilling (Aufwerten von Kompetenzen) noch ein De-skilling (Abwerten von Kompetenzen) stattfindet, sondern eher von einem Re-skilling auszugehen ist. Das bedeutet, dass die Anforderungen an die Mitarbeiter gleichzeitig steigen und abnehmen. Deutlich wurde auch, dass ein „Mehr“ an fachlichem Wissen und IT-Fähigkeiten bei Weitem nicht mehr ausreichend sind, um den neuen Kompetenzanforderungen gerecht zu werden. Hervorzuheben ist, dass zunehmend soziale Kompetenzen wichtiger werden, da das Arbeiten in sozio-technischen Netzwerken zunimmt. Denn die IT unterstützt nur die Zusammenarbeit an den Schnittstellen zu einer anderen Organisation.
Des Weiteren hat Prof. Schuppan den Minitrack „Digital Government Mirrors and Anticipates Many Developments, which Later Become Major Trends“ gemeinsam mit Theresa A. Pardo (University at Albany/SUNY) und Samuel Fosso Wamba (University of Wollongong, Australia) geleitet. In den Vorträgen wurden neue Themen und Trends der E-Government-Forschung präsentiert.
Die Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) ist eine jährliche Konferenz für Wirtschaftsinformatik und Informationstechnologie für Akademiker und Fachleute. HICSS gilt als eine der weltweit renommiertesten internationalen Konferenzen für IS/IT. Das grundlegende Ziel dieser Konferenz ist es, ein Forum für den Austausch von Ideen, Forschungsergebnissen, Entwicklung und Anwendungen bereitzustellen. HICSS vereint hochqualifizierte interdisziplinäre Profis in einer interaktiven Umgebung.
V.2 Berlin, Deutschland: 23.01.: Vortrag zum Thema „Sicherheit und Rettung in Natur- und Erholungsräumen“
Dr. Manfred J. Suhr, Vorstand und Geschäftsführer des IfG.CC, hat bei der Begleitveranstaltung „Unfall-Rettung im Ländlichen Raum - neue Chance durch die neuen Medien?“ zur Grünen Woche 2014 einen Vortrag zur Optimierung von Rettungs-Prozessketten im ländlichen Raum gehalten. Die Begleitveranstaltung wurde im Rahmen des 7. Zukunftsforums „Ländliche Entwicklung“ vom Kuratorium für Waldarbeit und Forsttechnik e.V. (KWF) organisiert.
Der Vortrag beschäftigte sich mit der Frage, wie die Versorgung von Unfall- und Notfallpatienten in ländlichen Regionen sichergestellt werden kann. Dabei spielen Rettungs-Prozessketten eine besondere Rolle. Diese spezifischen Rettungsketten umfassen den Ablauf aller Hilfeleistungen, die notwendig sind, um verletzte Personen zu bergen und zu versorgen. Optimal verläuft eine Rettung, wenn die Arbeitsabläufe aller an der Rettung beteiligten Akteure ineinander greifen und das Unfallopfer so schnell wie möglich geborgen und klinisch versorgt werden kann. Diese Abläufe werden jedoch durch fehlende Standardisierungen, Abstimmungsprobleme und Kompetenzüberschneidungen zwischen den Akteuren behindert. Hinzu kommt, dass fehlende Ortsangaben, wie Straßen und Hausnummern, es Unfallopfern und/oder deren Begleitern erschweren, die genaue Position und Ortsbeschreibung der Unfallstelle an Rettungsdienste zu übermitteln. Auch wenn dann eine genaue Positionsbeschreibung der Notfallstelle vorliegt, ist das Auffinden der Notfallstelle im z.T. unwegsamen Gelände durch die alarmierten Rettungsdienste oft schwierig und zeitraubend. Hinzu kommt, dass der Zustand der Straßen oder Wege, die zur Notfallstelle führen, oft nicht bekannt sind. Kenntnisse darüber sind aber essentiell, um den Fahrern der Einsatzfahrzeuge den schnellsten Weg zur Notfallstelle bereitstellen und übermitteln zu können.
Diese Schwerpunkte – Auffinden der Unfallopfer und Optimierung der Rettungsketten – werden derzeit zu einem Projektvorschlag konsolidiert und weiterentwickelt. Ziel der Projektidee „SiReNE – Sicherheit und Rettung in Natur- und Erholungsräumen“ ist die Optimierung der gesamten Prozesskette der Notfallrettung. Auf dieser Grundlage soll ein koordiniertes und standardisiertes Katastrophen- und Rettungsmanagement bei Unfällen und Schadenslagen in Natur- und Erholungsräumen aufgebaut werden. Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen, ist es notwendig, die Rettungsprozesse bzw. -prozessketten bei verschiedenen Organisationen sektor- und akteursübergreifend zu modellieren (visualisieren), zu analysieren und zu standardisieren.
Wenn auch Sie Interesse an diesem Thema und an einer Beteiligung an einem möglichen Projektkonsortium haben, wenden Sie sich bitte an Friederike Thessel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am IfG.CC.
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1.5 Vom IfG.CC unterstützte Konferenzen & Veranstaltungen / Conferences & events supported by the IfG.CC
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K.1 Announcement: Ottawa, Canada, 09.-11.04.2014: IRSPM 2014 conference
Panel Session: e-Government and its Role in Administrative Reform: Towards New Forms of Governance, Democracy, and Accountability?
In the last decades, governments around the world started to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to improve various forms and aspects of government and governance. For instance, e-Government solutions have been introduced as a critical enabler for administrative reform in order to achieve better governance, more transparency, better quality services, and greater citizen involvement in the decision-making process.
Various ambitious demands placed on the design and delivery of 21st century government not only raise questions around how governments manage and implement seemingly competing interests in ICT-enabled administrative reform initiatives, but also if, and if so how and to what extent, the administrative reform objectives have been achieved through e-Government. Moreover, high expectations around ICT-enabled 'transformational' changes within the public sector and in its external relationships also leads to the question to what extent new forms of governance, democracy and accountability are emerging from the application and use of e-Government, and what the implications are for public management.
This panel intends to further explore these important issues around the role and actual outcomes of e-Government in administrative reform initiatives, and the implications for public management. It invites both theoretical and empirical papers that contribute to the existing body of knowledge around the role of ICTs in improving governance, accountability and democratic institutions in the public sector. Papers abstracts should include a short description of the topic, the research question(s) and method, and an indication of the research findings.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.irspm2014.com/index.php/irspm2014/IRSPM2014
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1.6 Workshops des IfG.CC / IfG.CC workshops
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Das IfG.CC veranstaltet regelmäßig Hands-on-Workshop in kleiner Runde für Beschäftigte der öffentlichen Verwaltung, die sich mit aktuellen Themen wie Prozessmanagement, Shared Services, Mobile Bürgerdienste, IT-Sicherheit, Design Thinking u.v.a.m. beschäftigen.
Die Workshop-Teilnehmer werden unter dem Motto „Themen (be)greifbar machen“ aktiv in die Informationsvermittlung eingebunden und erhalten so einen Einblick in die Vorgehensweisen, Methoden und Tools des IfG.CC bei der Bearbeitung von Projekten eingebunden. Der Erfahrungsaustausch und Diskussionen mit den Mitarbeitern des IFGCCs sowie der Teilnehmer untereinander runden die Veranstaltung ab.
Die Teilnahme ist nach einer vorherigen Anmeldung für Beschäftigte der öffentlichen Verwaltung bzw. öffentlicher Unternehmen kostenlos. Die Teilnehmerzahl ist begrenzt. Die nächsten Termine entnehmen Sie bitte den nachstehenden Ankündigungen.
Bitte melden Sie sich für die nachstehenden Workshops über die eMail-Adresse This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. unter Angabe Ihres Namens, Ihrer Behörde sowie Ihrer Telefonnummer an. Wir freuen uns, auch Sie demnächst in Potsdam begrüßen zu dürfen.
W.1 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 27.02.: Prozesspriorisierungs-Workshop
Der Prozesspriorisierungs-Workshop richtet sich an Teilnehmer, die sich mit Themen wie Kostensenkung, Standardisierung und Beschleunigung von Arbeitsabläufen, mehr Service und Transparenz sowie Sicherung von Produkt- und Leistungsqualität beschäftigen.
Anhand einer Prozesspriorisierung werden im Hinblick auf die Zielsetzung bzw. den Problemdruck der Kommune Prozesse ausgewählt, die vorrangig reorganisiert und optimiert werden sollten. Die Teilnehmer des Prozesspriorisierungs-Workshops werden unter dem Motto „Prozess-Potenzial-Screening“ aktiv in die strategische Prozesspriorisierung und -auswahl anhand von Beispielen aus der öffentlichen Verwaltung eingebunden. Ziel ist es, im Vorfeld von Optimierungs- und Reorganisationsvorhaben Prozesse nach ihrer strategischen Bedeutung sowie dem Dringlichkeitsgrad ihrer Optimierung zu priorisieren. So entsteht eine Auswahl an Prozessen, deren Optimierung für die jeweilige Behörde möglich ist und deren Umsetzung Erfolg verspricht.
Den Teilnehmern wird ein Einblick in die Vorgehensweise des IfG.CC bei der Prozesspriorisierung gegeben. Diese wurde in vielen Projekten bereits erfolgreich angewendet und weiterentwickelt. Die Vorgehensweise ist besonders gut geeignet, um Schritt für Schritt zusammen Prozesse in der öffentlichen Verwaltung hinsichtlich ihres Optimierungspotenzials zu bewerten und auszuwählen.
Vorschau auf die nächsten Workshop-Termine (jeweils donnerstags): 27.02. / 27.03. / 24.04. / 22.05.2014.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/forum/ifgcc_prozesspriorisierungsworkshop.pdf
W.2 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 20.02.: Prozessmodellierungs-Workshop
Der Prozessmodellierungs-Workshop richtet sich an Teilnehmer, die Prozesse modellieren, Veränderungsprozesse moderieren oder das in der Zukunft vorhaben.
Die Teilnehmer des Prozessmodellierungs-Workshops werden unter dem Motto „Prozesse greifbar machen“ aktiv in die Identifizierung, Erhebung, Modellierung und Optimierung von Beispielprozessen (z.B. Baugenehmigung, Gewerbeanmeldung, Kfz-Zulassung) aus der öffentlichen Verwaltung eingebunden. Ziel ist es, den Teilnehmern einen Einblick in die Vorgehensweise des IfG.CC bei der Prozessmodellierung zu geben., die besonders gut geeignet ist, um intuitiv und Schritt für Schritt zusammen mit den Mitarbeitern Prozesse in der öffentlichen Verwaltung zu erheben und zu modellieren.
Vorschau auf die nächsten Workshop-Termine (jeweils donnerstags): 20.02. / 20.03. / 17.04. / 15.05.2014.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/forum/ifgcc_prozessmodellierungsworkshop.pdf
W.3 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 13.03.: Mobile-Services-Workshop
Der Mobile-Services-Workshop richtet sich an Teilnehmer, die sich über Einsatzmöglichkeiten und Anwendungsperspektiven von mobilen Dienstleistungen informieren möchten.
Die Erbringung von Verwaltungsleistungen unabhängig von Verwaltungsstandorten ist vor allem in ländlichen Regionen und in Kommunen mit vielen Ortsteilen von Interesse. Verwaltungsmitarbeiter werden dazu mit einem Koffer ausgestattet und erbringen Leistungen an wechselnden Standorten außerhalb der Verwaltung, z.B. in Außenstellen von Kommunalverwaltungen, an Hochschulen oder in Senioreneinrichtungen.
Die Workshop-Teilnehmer erfahren, welche Kofferkomponenten erforderlich und welche Leistungen für einen mobilen Service geeignet sind und bekommen Hinweise für die Umsetzung (z.B. technische und organisatorische Anforderungen) und Bereitstellung von Leistungen über das mobile „Bürgerbüro“.
Vorschau auf die nächsten Workshop-Termine (jeweils donnerstags): 13.03. / 08.05. / 10.07.2014.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/forum/ifgcc_mobileservicesworkshop.pdf
W.4 IfG.CC, Potsdam, Brandenburg, 13.02.: Shared-Services-Workshop
Der Shared Services-Workshop beantwortet Fragen wie z.B.: Was sind die Unterschiede zwischen Shared Services und anderen Begriffen wie Querschnittsamt oder Outsourcing? Welche Bereiche können organisationsintern gebündelt werden? Welche praktischen Ansätze und Beispiele gibt es aktuell in der öffentlichen Verwaltung?
Inzwischen gehört es zur Verwaltungspraxis, in kommunalen Netzwerken zusammenzuarbeiten. Heterogene Strukturen können zusammengeführt, Leistungen standardisiert und kostengünstiger angeboten werden. Auch die unterschiedlichen Ressourcen der Kooperationspartner können gemeinsam genutzt werden. Bisher fand interkommunale Zusammenarbeit überwiegend im Bereich der Daseinsvorsorge oder Wirtschaftsförderung statt. Neuerdings wird jedoch bei Unterstützungsprozessen in den Bereichen Personal, Finanzen und Beschaffung verwaltungsübergreifend zusammengearbeitet; Shared Service Center/Dienstleistungszentren werden aufgebaut.
Vorschau auf die nächsten Workshop-Termine (jeweils donnerstags): 13.02. / 10.04. / 12.06. / 14.08.2014.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/forum/ifgcc_sharedservicesworkshop_1.pdf
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1.7 Jobs beim IfG.CC / Jobs at the IfG.CC
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J.1 Das IfG.CC bietet attraktive Arbeitsfelder für Studenten und Absolventen / The IfG.CC offers attractive opportunities for students and graduates
Das Institute for eGovernment (IfG.CC) mit Sitz im Stadtzentrum der Brandenburger Landeshauptstadt Potsdam bietet interessante Arbeitsfelder für Studenten und Absolventen der Verwaltungs-, Politik- und Sozialwissenschaft, der Betriebswirtschaft und der (Wirtschafts-) Informatik in internationalen Projekten. Wir setzen uns mit Fragen der künftigen Anwendung von IKT in den Bereichen Government, Telemedizin, Katastrophenschutz, Bildung und Entwicklungspolitik auseinander. Auch Themen wie Schutz kritischer Infrastrukturen oder neue prozessorientierte Organisationsgestaltung gehören zu unseren Forschungsthemen.
Bitte senden Sie Ihre vollständigen Unterlagen per eMail an: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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http://www.research.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69&Itemid=78&lang=de
J.2 Das IfG.CC sucht weitere Mitarbeiter/-innen für den Geschäftsbereich "Prozessmanagement"
Für unseren Geschäftsbereich "Prozessmanagement"suchen wir weitere Mitarbeiter/-innen für die Analyse und Modellierung von Geschäftsprozessen und die Entwicklung von Desktop-, Online- und Mobile-Anwendungen.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/IFGCC_GPM_Stellenausschreibung.pdf
J.3 Schülerbetriebspraktikum beim IfG.CC
Interessierten und aufgeweckten Schülerinnen und Schülern bietet das IfG.CC die Möglichkeit, ein Schülerbetriebspraktikum zu absolvieren.
Interessierte schicken bitte Ihre vollständigen Bewerbungsunterlagen (Anschreiben, Lebenslauf, letztes Zeugnis) an Heidrun Müller (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
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http://bildungsserver.berlin-brandenburg.de/schueler-betriebspraktika.html
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1.8 In eigener Sache / On ourowns account
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E.1 Das IfG.CC öffnet sein Projekt zur Entwicklung eines Prozessketten-Registers für staatliche Informations- und Meldepflichten für weitere Kooperationspartner
Immer mehr Kommunen, Landkreise und Landesverwaltungen melden sich, um als Kooperationspartner an dem am 01.04.2012 gestarteten Projekt zur Entwicklung eines Registers mit standardisierten Prozessketten für staatliche Informationspflichten teilzunehmen, das vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie gefördert wird.
Kooperationspartner in diesem dreijährigen Projekt sind u.a. Verwaltungen der kommunalen und Landesebene, kommunale Spitzenverbände, öffentliche IT-Dienstleister, Unternehmen und Kammern. Zusätzlich zu den schon im Projekt engagierten Fachleuten ermöglicht das IfG.CC nach wie vor weiteren Kooperationspartnern die Teilnahme an diesem Projekt.
Als Ausgleich für den im Projekt investierten Aufwand erhalten die Teilnehmer eine Desktop-Version des IFGCC-Prozessnavigators mit Modellen und Detailinformationen zu den bei den Teilnehmern erhobenen Prozessketten.
Interessenten melden sich bitte per eMail über: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/_pdf/IFGCC_Proketta_120401.pdf
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2. Schwerpunktthema des Monats/Key Issue of the Month:
E-Services in verschiedenen Ländern/eServices in different countries
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E-Services sind elektronische, unternehmens- oder bürgerbezogene Dienstleistungen in öffentlichen Verwaltungen, wie beispielsweise E-Payment, Adressverifikation, Bonitätsprüfung oder elektronische Datenübermittlung in Verbindung mit Online-Antragstellungen. Öffentliche Verwaltungen stehen vor der Herausforderung, kunden- und serviceorientierter zu handeln, gleichzeitig müssen sie Kosten senken. E-Service-Angebote sind eine Möglichkeit, beides miteinander zu verbinden. Bei einem geeigneten E-Service-Angebot können Anwendungen schnell an geänderte Bedürfnisse (z.B. neue Antragsformulare) angepasst werden. Die Betriebskosten können teils massiv gesenkt werden, weil z.B. die aufwändige Pflege der Daten vom Service-Anbieter erledigt wird.
In dieser Ausgabe des Infobriefs möchten wir Ihnen Beispiele für E-Services aus verschiedenen Ländern vorstellen.
Großbritannien und die Vereinigten Arabische Emirate befassen sich intensiv mit dem Thema „E-Services“. Teil der Digital Strategy Großbritanniens ist es, im Jahr 2015 die 25 wichtigsten öffentlichen Dienstleistungen online für Bürger und Unternehmen anzubieten und damit führend unter den G8-Ländern sein. Mit Online-Services will die Regierung jedoch nicht nur Einsparpotenziale generieren, sondern auch die Qualität der Dienstleistungen für die Nutzer verbessern. Mehrere Länder (u.a. Neuseeland) nutzen die Digital Strategy Großbritanniens als Vorlage für eigene Vorgehensweisen und Strategien.
Das Innenministerium der Vereinigten Arabische Emirate stellt aktuell 169 E-Services und 30 Services speziell für Mobiltelefone für Nutzer bereit. Nach einer einmaligen Registrierung auf der Website (Single Sign-On) oder über Smartphone erhalten die Nutzer Zugang zu allen Dienstleistungen des Ministeriums. Zu den Services gehören bspw. „Kfz zulassen“, „Geldbußen bezahlen“, „Pass beantragen/verlängern“ oder „Einreiserlaubnis beantragen“. Bei der Bereitstellung dieser E-Services verfolgt das Innenministerium eine Multikanal-Strategie, d.h. die E-Services werden den Nutzern über mehrere Zugangskanäle angeboten, z.B. über interaktive Kioske in Einkaufszentren, über Mobiltelefone, über die Website oder über Sprachdialogsysteme (Interactive Voice Response).
In Indien startete das Ministerium für Handel und Industrie die eBiz-Plattform als Teil des eBiz-Projektes, welches im Nationalen E-Governance-Plan verankert ist. Auf der e-Biz-Plattform können sich Anleger und Unternehmen über Verfahren, Lizenzen, Genehmigungen und Zulassungen zu verschiedenen Unternehmenslagen (z.B. Gründung, Er-weiterung eines Unternehmens) informieren. Darüber hinaus können Unternehmen Formulare online ausfüllen, Bezahlvorgänge online erledigen sowie Zertifikate und Genehmigungen herunterladen.
Ein weiteres Anwendungsfeld für E-Services ist die Landwirtschaft. So können Farmbesitzer in Katar elektronisch Darlehensanträge beim Umweltministerium einreichen, Fragen zur Wasserversorgung stellen und Genehmigungen für den Import von Baumsetzlingen beantragen. Darüber hinaus stellt das Umweltministerium auch E-Services für Tierärzte, Importeure von Tieren/von Tierfutter und für Fischer bereit.
Um eine gleichbleibende Qualität zu gewährleisten und Standards zu schaffen, führt die Regierung Bangladeschs Regeln für E-Services ein. Sowohl öffentliche wie auch private Institutionen sollen sich bei der Bereitstellung von E-Services nach den Regeln und (Qualitäts-)Standards richten. Geplant ist es, über 250 E-Services in den nächsten Jahren bereitzustellen.
Mit dem Thema E-Services befasst sich auch der "eRegional Governance"-Ansatz, den das IfG.CC vor einigen Jahren entwickelte und seitdem kontinuierlich weiterentwickelt hat. Untersucht wird, welche E-Services unter welchen institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen und auf welche Weise miteinander kombiniert werden können, um die Lebensqualität und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in Regionen/ländlichen Räumen positiv zu beeinflussen. Beispiele für solche E-Services sind telemedizinische Anwendungen, verteiltes Lernen über Videokonferenzsystemen (Telepräsenzlernen) oder auch Teleworking.
2.1 India: Government Of India Launches eBiz Platform With Integrated Payment Gateway
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has launched an eBiz platform along with two Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) services and an integrated payment gateway.
The eBiz project is part of the National eGovernance Plan of the Government of India. The project will provide an integrated electronic services to investors, industries and businesses in the areas of information on forms & procedures, licenses, permits, registrations, approvals, clearances, permissions, reporting, filing, payments and compliances throughout the life-cycle of an industry or business entity.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45933&Itemid=128
2.2 Great Britain: UK to be most digital government in G8 by 2015
UK’s Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, has committed to making UK the “most digital government” in the G8 by 2015 with the government’s digital-by-default agenda moving public services online.
The government is also on track to save a cumulative GBP 1.2 billion (US$ 2 billion) by 2015, the Minister said. “Our digital-by-default agenda is part of our long-term economic plan to tackle the deficit we inherited. I’m pleased to announce today that we expect to save at least GBP 500 million (US$ 820 million) from IT spend this year, on top of the GBP 500 million (US$ 820 million) we saved from government’s IT spend last year and GBP 250 million (US$ 410 million) the year before,” he added.
Part of this plan is to digitise 25 major public services by 2015. On average, an online service is 20 times cheaper than a phone transaction, 30 times cheaper than by post and 50 times cheaper than face-to-face.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45874&Itemid=128
2.3 China: Hong Kong introduces one-stop payment platform
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority worked closely with 23 banks to jointly develop the first ever one-stop payment platform that allows citizens to receive, pay and schedule bill payments online.
The Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) platform is a consolidated platform for the straight-through processing of electronic bill presentments and payments. According to an official statement, users only need to log onto their internet banking account – to receive, view, manage and schedule payments for various e-bills issued by merchants.
Through this multi-currency platform, e-payments can be made in Hong Kong dollar, renminbi and US dollar. By connecting users to billing merchants in Mainland China and overseas countries, the service offers cross-border e-billing and e-payment services.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45823&Itemid=128
2.4 Qatar: E-service at malls
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce is installing electronic services machines at a number of shopping complexes across the country so consumers can key in complaints and comments.
A screen in the machine will display guidelines for consumers, understandably in English and Arabic, to make them aware of their rights. The machine might also display warnings, a list of banned items and possibly price lists of some items of daily use.
The ministry said the idea was to cut down on paperwork and establish direct communication with consumers, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
The e-services machines would replace complaint boxes at various malls, hypermarkets and other outlets, installed by the Consumer Protection Department (CPD), which operates under the ministry.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45811&Itemid=128
2.5 Bangladesh: Govt to formulate e-service regulations
The government is going to introduce e-service regulations soon keeping a provision to set up an e-service authority to create disciplined environment in electronic service (e-service) delivery and ensure quality service to the people, said a top official of the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology.
He said the draft regulations titled “e-Service Regulations 2013” which is now under process to launch anytime, has been prepared as per article 88 of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Act 2006.
“We are going to introduce e-service regulations to ensure quality and standard electronic services in a disciplined way to the people against the backdrop of delivering of over 250 e-services in the public sector,” said ICT Secretary Md Nazrul Islam Khan (NI Khan).
He said there was no regulatory body to oversee the quality of e-services at the moment although hundreds of e-services were being created both in public and private sectors.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45837&Itemid=128
2.6 United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi: MoI Launches 169 E-Services and 30 Smartphone Services
The Ministry of Interior has launched 169 electronic services through its website, and 30 smart services via mobile phones. This initiative is in pursuance of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and is implemented under the constant supervision of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.
The Ministry of Interior's Smartphone platform was launched for all types of smart phone operating systems: Apple, Android, Blackberry and Windows. It provides many direct services to link users electronically to a number of service providers in the country, such as vehicle inspection and insurance companies. The platform also provides an integrated comprehensive link to the ministry's website through the Unified Login mechanism (username and password) to obtain services from any channel of electronic communication. Users can register once using the Single Sign-On property directly on the website or through smart phones, and gain access to all the available ministry's services.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45868&Itemid=128 http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45867&Itemid=128
2.7 Qatar: Environment Ministry begins e-services
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) has launched a number of e-services, which include applications for agricultural support and services. For instance, farm owners can submit electronically their requests for agricultural equipment and loans, besides requests for water supply for their farms as well as permits for importing palm and tree saplings.
In addition, the website has forms for a variety of farming-related services and facilities, such as insecticides.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45937&Itemid=128
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3. eGovernment in Deutschland / eGovernment in Germany
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3.1 Startschuss für Projekt "Modellkommune E-Government"
In Berlin hat Frau Staatssekretärin Rogall-Grothe die Auftaktveranstaltung des vom Bundesministerium des Innern gemeinsam mit den kommunalen Spitzenverbänden initiierten Pilotprojekts "Modellkommune E-Government" eröffnet. Eine Jury aus Vertretern der Projektpartner und unabhängigen Experten hatte im Dezember 2013 die Stadt Düren, die Stadt Gütersloh und den Landkreis Cochem-Zell aus den eingereichten 44 Bewerbungen ausgewählt.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45869&Itemid=128
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4. eGovernment in Europa / eGovernment in Europe
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4.1 Great Britain: Privacy group reveals more than one million pupils are fingerprinted
More than one million children in England have been fingerprinted by their schools - thousands without their parent's consent, a report has revealed.
The report, compiled by civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch, revealed that 866,000 children had their fingerprints taken in the academic year 2012-13. The report points out that this figure is expected to rise to 1.28 million, or 40 percent of England's total school population, in 2013-14, as an increasing number of schools adopt biometric technology.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45760&Itemid=128
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45746&Itemid=128
4.2 Great Britain: Telehealth won't improve care, say GPs
Almost two-thirds of GPs do not believe the government's telehealth roll-out will improve care for patients, a GP magazine poll suggests.
In the survey of 316 GPs, 61% said telehealth did not have the potential to improve the care they gave to patients, with a further 17% unsure. Only 22% said they believed the technologies can enhance patient care.
GPs responding to the survey complained that the devices threaten to raise workload rather than reduce it, while others branded the drive a 'gimmick'.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45825&Itemid=128
4.3 Great Britain: South Hams District and West Devon Borough Councils tender for £6m shared services project
South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council (collectively, SHWD) are seeking IT partners to help underpin a new shared services initiative that could grow to cover a number of councils in the South West.
The councils have been working together since 2007 when they merged their management structures. They followed this with a shared services agreement and the development of integrated strategies.
In the Official Journal of the European Union tender notice, SHWD said that it then recognised that with the increasing challenges it was facing it needed a more "transformational" approach, with a sustainable customer-facing model to meet the changing needs of its population.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45838&Itemid=128
4.4 Great Britain: East Midlands: County council plan for new IT system
Notts County Council is to create a new IT system.
The council's ICT team manages a network of more than 10,000 devices used by over 100,000 users every day at the county's schools, libraries and council offices. The new plans are part of a package of changes to deliver savings worth £650,000.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45917&Itemid=128
4.5 EU Parliament supports eHealth Action Plan
The European Parliament has voted to support the European Commission’s eHealth Action Plan, which seeks to address barriers to the full use of digital solutions in Europe’s healthcare systems.
Welcoming the vote, Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission said: “I want to thank Spanish Member of the European Parliament Pilar Auyso for her positive approach to the eHealth Action Plan for 2012-2020. Her report and Parliament’s support underlines and strengthens the EU’s common vision on eHealth.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45934&Itemid=128
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5. eGovernment weltweit / World wide eGovernment
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5.1 India: The Prime Minister’s Fingerprints: Aadhaar and the garrotting of civil liberties
The Aadhaar project with its enormous potential of surveillance alters the relationship between citizen and state. It tilts the balance so steeply in favour of government that a citizen whose biometrics are controlled by the State is permanently condemned to submission
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45716&Itemid=128
5.2 United States: Humana begins remote monitoring, telehealth pilot
Major health insurance and wellness provider Humana Inc. and aging services technology company Healthsense have teamed up to enroll 100 Medicare-aged patients in a new remote monitoring pilot program. The pilot will examine the effectiveness of home-based monitoring devices that may help senior citizens with complex needs or multiple chronic conditions remain healthy and independent for longer.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45729&Itemid=128
5.3 Ghana: DCE calls for integration of ICT in educational drive
Akatsi-North District Chief Executive (DCE), says Ghana’s envisaged socio-economic growth agenda would continue to lag behind if the nation failed to place ICT, technical and vocational skills in its education and skills development programmes.
“The main challenges facing our nation today can be linked to our inability to praticalise ICT and bond it with technical and vocational skills training and development,” Mr James Gunu stressed.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45770&Itemid=128
5.4 United Arab Emirates: Al Midfa: Keen to boost E-Governance in Sharjah's tourism sector
Sharjah Tourism launches interactive map of the Emirate. Al Midfa said the new Sharjah Interactive Map is part of the Authority’s policy and efforts to enforce and boost smart, e-governance solutions in all areas and activities of the tourism sector in the Emirate.
HE Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Director General, Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority has said that the Authority is keen to upgrade and develop all its services in keeping with the directives of the Sharjah Government and UAE Government on the optimum utilisation of smart e-governance services and information in the Emirate.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45784&Itemid=128
5.5 Bangladesh: One lakh Wi-Fi hotspots for rural areas
The establishment of the service would be focused especially at market places and other developing areas, according to a high ICT ministry official
The government has planned to establish one lakh Wi-Fi hotspots in different rural areas to provide people internet connectivity free of cost with an aim to diminish the information and communication gap between city and rural areas.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45841&Itemid=128
5.6 Bahrain: Salman pushes for adoption of e-complaints system
Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa has requested all government bodies to make use of the new e-complaints and suggestions system (Tawasul) to increase government performance and maintain transparency.
The system, introduced by the e-Government Authority (EGA) in close coordination with the Bahrain Centre for Excellence and other government entities, aims to allow the public to readily share their feedback on the quality of government services by submitting complaints about shortcomings and failures to address issues. The system will also act as a unified platform for interaction between all government bodies and the public.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45844&Itemid=128
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6. Ausgewählte Veranstaltungen im laufenden Monat / Selected events in the current month
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6.1 05.-06.02., New Delhi, India: APA 2014 International Conference On Digital Preservation And Development Of Trusted Digital Repositories, February 5-6, 2014
The International Conference on Digital Preservation And Development Of Trusted Digital Repositories covers topics such as: Digital preservation in various domains such as e-government, scientific and research data, geospatial information, electronic health records, audio and video, media archives, government and cultural archives, corporate data archives, etc., Domain specific adaptation of Open Archival Information System (OAIS), Reference Model, Digital forensic for authenticity of information, Trusted digital repositories in cloud, Integrating e-record management with e-government, etc.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information
http://www.alliancepermanentaccess.org/index.php/2013/06/13/apa-2014-international-conference-on-digital-preservation-and-development-of-trusted-digital-repositories-new-delhi-india/
6.2 20.-21.02., Barcelona, Spain: International Conference on Information and Computer Applications (ICICA 2014)
The International Conference on Information and Computer Applications (ICICA 2014) covers topics such as: Bioinformatics and Scientific Computing, Computer Based Educati-on, Computer Simulation, Data Mining, E-Governance, Mobile Computing, Knowledge Data Engineering, Technology Management, Wireless Sensor Networks and wireless Communication.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information
http://www.icica.org
6.3 19.-21.02., Washington, USA: Biometrics for Government and National Security 2014
Now in its 7th annual edition, IDGA’s Biometrics for Government and National Security is ranked among our best attended events year after year.
With the vulnerability of financial, health and other personal data today, it is vital to consider the potential of biometrics not only for the warfighter, but the American citizen as well. Therefore, our speaker faculty will include DoD, DHS, FBI and the Intelligence Community, as well as speakers from Health, NIST, private banking and more.
With biometrics rapidly becoming the go-to solution for everything from border control to law enforcement to financial authentication, there is no question why the biometrics market is expected to triple in size between 2010-2015. U.S. authentication capabilities are in a state of great transition and Biometrics for Government and National Security 2014 will be the first major forum of 2014 for decision makers to express requirements and listen to industry solution providers.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information
http://www.biometricsevent.com
Weitere Veranstaltungstermine / More event dates
Hier finden Sie weitere Termine im Monat Februar 2014 / Find here more events in the month of February 2014:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_last&year=2014&month=2
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