If a smart city is defined as a civilization that uses technology to support the community, then the origins of this concept date back at least to the Neanderthals. While the concept has, of course, ...

What is a “Smart City”? According to one definition, it’s an urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect data, with insights gained from that data used to manage ...

The world’s population is becoming increasingly urbanized. Over the past century, millions of people have moved from the countryside, creating vast “mega-cities” – a term defined as a city with more ...

More than a decade since the smart city concept gained traction, local governments continue shaping the general idea to suit their needs, with its purpose evolving from solution-based toward a ...

A Q&A with two Georgia Tech experts in civil and environmental engineering and city infrastructure analytics. Neda Mohammadi, city infrastructure analytics director in Georgia Tech’s Network Dynamics ...

The “smart” movement has gained traction and generated buzz over the last decade, but despite all of the hype, what even is a smart city? The dogma behind its loose definition and goals has been ...

New York City leverages technology’s potential on a daily basis to enhance opportunity, public safety, and government efficiency for more than 8 million New Yorkers across the five boroughs. So far ...

PORTSMOUTH — Local company Senet is deploying its network technology and expertise to help Tampa, Florida, become what is described as a “smart city.” A smart city is an urban area that uses a variety ...

A United Nations resolution titled "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" laid out 17 development goals to help countries tackle things such as poverty, inequality and climate change. It did not ...

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