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The City of Newcastle is rapidly emerging as one of Australia’s smart cities testbeds. More than 100 projects have been deployed in recent years or are currently underway as the post-industrial city capitalises on “once-in-a-century” development,...
Article - 10/21/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation is set to broaden non-biodegradable waste management with micro-level segregation and storage focusing on the recovery of saleable types. Dry waste, which is now being collected through special collection...
Article - 10/18/2019
Active Region(s): India
June 2014 marked the unveiling of the Indian Government’s aggressive plan to build 100 smart cities in India. The Union Ministry of Urban Development is responsible for implementing the mission in collaboration with the state governments of the...
Article - 10/18/2019
Active Region(s): India
To upgrade and strengthen 500 kilometres of State highways as well as look for measures to reduce accidents and fatalities on roads, the Uttar Pradesh Government will get $400 million loan from World Bank. For this, an agreement was signed between...
Article - 10/18/2019
Active Region(s): India
To evaluate various technologies available for the onsite processing of wet waste by bulk generators and individual households, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has formed a high-level technical committee consisting of both Bruhat...
Article - 10/18/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) has come out with a plan to invest Rs 14.31 billion to construct new housing schemes, bridges and roads along with laying new drainage lines. In addition, the urban development body has also sought a...
Article - 10/18/2019
Active Region(s): India
To whom it may concern SMART CITIES POLICY: AUSTRALIA’S NEXT MOVE Dear concerned friend,We are writing to share some thoughts about national smart cities policy in Australia. Or lack thereof.This is an adapted letter sent to The Hon Allan...
Article - 10/15/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The results from the City of Perth’s $2.6 million smart cities trials are in. What has the City learnt? We check in with Daniel High, Acting Director of Economic Development and Activation, to find out.In 2017, the City secured a matched funding...
Article - 10/09/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Nashik’s Public Works Department (PWD) has decided to implement the green road technology across the State. As a result, about 90,000 km of roads in the State will get upgraded. The green road technology was tried and tested in Dindori and Igatpuri...
Article - 10/09/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Uttar Pradesh Government is planning to set up common authority—Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA)—with an aim to upgrade daily commuting experience of urban transport users in various cities of the State. The move will not only...
Article - 10/09/2019
Active Region(s): India
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned around 3,520 projects worth Rs 70 billion for Assam till March 31, 2019. The projects cover three sectors – agriculture and related sector, social sectors and rural...
Article - 10/09/2019
Active Region(s): India
During the cabinet meet, the Uttar Pradesh Government agreed to develop seven municipal corporations as Smart Cities. Ayodhya and Gorakhpur are part of the seven municipal corporations. Other five corporations include: Meerut, Ghaziabad, Firozabad,...
Article - 10/09/2019
Active Region(s): India
In a bid to curb plastic pollution, the Meghalaya Government is constructing roads made from plastic waste in Tura in West Garo Hills district. Recently, CMO Meghalaya took to its Twitter handle saying, “We made our first #PlasticRoad in #Meghalaya...
Article - 10/09/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Smart Cities Council has released the 5G City Design Guidance Note, which seeks to respond to the emerging challenges and opportunities for cities and towns from the rollout of next generation 5G telecommunications, small cell densification,...
Article - 10/08/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Facial recognition, free WiFi, RFID tags, mobile phone apps, body-worn cameras and drones – as these technologies are rolled out around Australia, are cities considering the privacy risks? Not really, says privacy expert Nicole Stephensen.Brisbane-...
Article - 10/08/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
In a move to eliminate plastic, the Urban Housing Ministry, Government of India, has launched a campaign, which is being implemented in three phases – awareness campaigns, collection and processing.According to Sheila AM, senior environmental...
Article - 10/01/2019
Active Region(s): India
The green temple initiative to manage the waste generated in 13 temples in Madurai city has started yielding manure thus becoming a model for segregation and management of waste at source. The program, which was launched in December, last year, is...
Article - 10/01/2019
Active Region(s): India
France has shown a keen interest in having long term tie-up with Andhra Pradesh in infrastructure development, automobiles and renewable energy. A delegation of 39 heads of French companies called upon Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at his camp...
Article - 10/01/2019
Active Region(s): India
An infrastructure finance company, PTC India Financial Services (PFS) has signed an MoU with Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon to work in the areas of infrastructure, especially sustainable infrastructure financing. The areas...
Article - 10/01/2019
Active Region(s): India
After the successful Smart Cities Mission 2.0, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the nodal department for Smart City Mission, is set to roll out Smart City Mission 2.0 in 2020. The Central Government’s second version of the smart city...
Article - 10/01/2019
Active Region(s): India
What smart cities were buying and planning in September 2019 by Nick Schiffler, Analyst, GovWin IQ As the smart cities movement continues to expand, municipal governments can learn from their peers about what they are buying, why they are...
Article - 09/30/2019
Active Region(s): Main, North America
A free work/play trip to Dublin: Enterprise Ireland to host North American smart cities for knowledge exchange Enterprise Ireland (EI) and the Smart Cities Council are partnering to bring North American smart cities to Dublin this December to...
Article - 09/30/2019
Active Region(s): Main, Europe, North America, Smart Cities Activator
All over the world, resiliency is moving to the top of the urban agenda. In response, the Smart Cities Council is partnering with leading organizations and governments to form a global network to accelerate community resilience. Individuals,...
Article - 09/30/2019
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America, Smart Cities Activator
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Malaysia’s Ministry for Housing and Local Government has released the Malaysia Smart Cities Framework this week, the latest nation in the region to signal its commitment to embedding technology and data in its future vision.The Framework drives...
Article - 09/27/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The launch of the Smart Cities Council Global Resiliency Network accelerates the world's transition to smart, safe and resilient communities. GRN provides interactive tools for planning supported by extensive knowledge resources, expert advice...
Article - 09/27/2019
Active Region(s): Resiliency Network
Assessing its progress and success, the Smart Cities Council India, part of the global consortium of smart cities, recently concluded the 6th Smart Cities Summit – SM@RT URBANATION – at Hotel Ashok Lalit in Bengaluru.Assessing its progress and...
Article - 09/25/2019
Active Region(s): India
Under Smart Cities initiative which is spread over 100 cities about 3,880 projects worth ₹1.41 lakh crore have been tendered, out of a total of about 5,000 projects.Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary, Smart Cities Mission Director, Ministry of Housing and...
Article - 09/25/2019
Active Region(s): India
In Karnataka, several cities selected under the Smart City project, including Bengaluru, have the dubious distinction of underutilising funds released for implementing various projects.However, a report brought out by the Smart Cities Council of...
Article - 09/25/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) plans to create a land bank of 200 acre to take up development activities after announcing a new Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) for the Capital City. Planning Member of BDA Gouri Sankar Bhuyan said...
Article - 09/24/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Punjab Government and the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar have signed an MoU with an objective to take up collaborative programs for research and innovation to boost economic growth and create quality jobs, and give impetus to promote...
Article - 09/24/2019
Active Region(s): India
To improve solid waste management in the State capital, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) plans to deploy technology solutions. LMC will use radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology so that bar codes can be used for door-to-door...
Article - 09/24/2019
Active Region(s): India
In a bid to introduce better waste management techniques, Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) will introduce Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology so that bar codes can be used to ensure door-to-door garbage collection. A pilot project in...
Article - 09/24/2019
Active Region(s): India
In a bid to promote safer roads in India, Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India (RNTBCI) have joined hands with International Centre for Automotive Technology of India (ICAT) for collecting in-depth data of road accidents. The project...
Article - 09/24/2019
Active Region(s): India
To increase the capacity of the existing water supply network, the Aurangabad Smart City Development Corporation Ltd (ASCDCL) has floated tenders worth Rs 12.51 crore, which would increase the water supply by 5-10 MLD.The projects include...
Article - 09/20/2019
Active Region(s): India
To reduce congestion in the capital, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA)—a statutory agency that is responsible for the development and beautification of the city—is planning to create a new city, which will be known as ‘Bhubaneswar South...
Article - 09/20/2019
Active Region(s): India
To spread awareness on plastic pollution and waste segregation as part of the ‘100 days Smart City Campaign on Sanitation,’ Kohima Smart City—in collaboration with the Green Team Kohima—is visiting government schools in Kohima town.Two teams...
Article - 09/20/2019
Active Region(s): India
If you are a city in North America, you are invited to provide information about your smart city projects in the Council’s Smart Cities Activator. You may have gotten an email inviting your city to participate. If so, follow the...
Article - 09/18/2019
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Enterprise Ireland is partnering with the Smart Cities Council to accelerate Irish smart city progress. The Smart Cities Council is inviting North American cities to nominate projects from which Enterprise Ireland will select cities with bold...
Article - 09/18/2019
Active Region(s): Main, North America
A smart city generates a significant amount of data with the most important being a city or regions finances.To be truly smart, a community must be empowered to understand how their money is being spent, that’s the story of OpenGov. Around the world...
Article - 09/18/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
India’s largest private company by revenues, Reliance Industries (RIL) plans to support waste treatment and management start-ups – both domestic and global.Vipul Shah, Chief Operating Officer – Petrochemicals, RIL, said that the company is looking...
Article - 09/17/2019
Active Region(s): India