Governments and businesses are starting to incorporate well-being into their decision-making processes, recognizing that economic growth is not the only measure of success.
Overall, the future of waste management in cities will be shaped by a range of factors, including circular economy principles
Tokyo, Singapore, Osaka are in the top 3 of the world’s 2021 security rankings. And the credit for this goes not only to facial recognition …
Technology, including sensors, AI, and smart city initiatives, will play a critical role in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of municipal services.
Can i afford a house is a critical issue facing communities worldwide, and our blog offers a comprehensive guide to understanding this important topic.
Global warming vs climate change. Global warming and climate change are related concepts, but they have different meanings.
In general, green logistics are any initiatives in the supply and storage of goods aimed at sustainable development.
Explore the complex relationship between government and its citizens in our latest blog. From democracy to authoritarianism, we delve into the various forms of governance and examine the proper balance of power between those in authority and those they govern. Join the conversation and share your thoughts on the proper relationship between government and people.
Between 2033 and 2035, the production of new cars with internal combustion engines (ICE) in the European Union will cease…hydrogen fuel
Man of the Future. New technologies will change our bodies and minds by 2030. From the above, we can conclude that at …
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The 8 areas of sustainable development provide access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all to
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City-states. Nobel’s recipe for fighting poverty…
The smaller the country, the easier it is to evolve. It is quite good if the country is a city
The government may have other priorities in using fusion energy, and there may be other ways to solve the problem of access to fresh water.
The most critical parts of infrastructure to renew after a war depend on the specific context of the conflict and the extent of the damage.
The qualities of politics of the future could depend on the specific context and needs of a given society. However, some experts believe that
It is difficult to say what the “best” government system of the future will be, as it will likely depend on the specific context and…
The London government is commissioning England’s first hydrogen fuel cell double-decker buses
Waste management service provider SembWaste will be scaling up its digitalization and automation initiatives in Singapore’s Punggol area
Only two hydrogen-powered cars are currently available locally: the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo are due to appear on local roads in the coming weeks
Empire State Realty Trust purchases wind power from Green Mountain Energy and Direct Energy.
86.5% of all-electric cars charge faster. The faster off-peak charging rate compensates for slower charging during peak hours. Flexpower
The government will be able to make decisions on ongoing projects from garbage collection to public health programs.
Global democracy will be based on one world state operating on liberal and democratic principles.
For some kind of reward, users are invited to swap private transportation for public transportation, walking or cycling.
A network of multifunctional street postal terminals Goal Improvement of the process of goods delivery and receipt Project Helsinki The Finnish government and the Finnish technology company Agora Networks plan to install a network of 200 smart postal terminals (digital kiosks) in all cities by the end of 2019. The postal terminals will not only […]
The new format of acute care clinics’ medical care Goal Results Accelerate patient care and alleviate the burden on public hospital emergency departments Project The City has opened the first ExpressCare urgent care clinics, which will provide convenient and quick access to care for non-life-threatening conditions. The new format clinics will provide surgical treatment for […]
The animal registration with a built-in chip Goal Decrease in abandoned and lost pets Project New pet registration system which uses implantable microchips to help people to find owners quickly if their pets are abandoned or lost. For a fee of W10,000 at one of ~900 pet clinics, citizens can register their pets with implanted […]
Identity verification app Goal Large-scale automation of the service delivery process and digitization of residents’ data UAE Pass Project UAE residents can now go through digital identification, which will give them access to government services and online transactions. By creating an account with UAE Pass and downloading the app, residents will be able to log […]
Online driving license application Goal To simplify the procedure of applying for a driver’s license Project The Singapore government has simplified the procedure for obtaining a driver’s license. You can apply for and receive your license online at police.gov.sg/e-services or through the Police@SG mobile app. It is necessary to log in to the national SingPass […]
World’s first Court of the Blockchain Goal Streamlining the judicial process, eliminating duplicate documents, and increasing the efficiency of the entire legal ecosystem Project Courts at Dubai International Financial Center are collaborating with Smart Dubai to create the world’s first blockchain-based court. The research will focus on working out the feasibility of dispute resolution. In […]
A tool to monitor the implementation of initiatives under the strategy of London’s smart roadmap Goal Increasing government accountability, creating more customer-centric services through citizen consultation and control Project This project supports the implementation of the Smarter London Together Roadmap, launched in June this year, and expresses the city’s commitment to the new digital government […]
Pilot project on data exchange in the field of cybersecurity Purpose To encourage data sharing between the public sector, business, and community and improve the overall city’s resilience to cyber attacks Project As part of the pilot program, the government creates an information hub where all companies registered in Hong Kong can become members. On […]
A unified platform for banking transactions Goal Creation of a unified platform for processing banking transactions for cafes and food delivery services food delivery services Project NETS has been selected by the Government of Singapore to create an electronic payment system for private courier services, cafes, and canteens. NETS will be the only platform for […]
Mayor helps boroughs target toxic air hotspots Goal Reducing air emissions, improving the environmental situation Project The funding is part of an air pollution fund of £20 million set up for projects in 29 boroughs, including the electrification of Hackney Council’s fleet of vehicles, installing electric charging stations on lampposts poles in Hounslow and the […]
New energy rating to push more buildings to go green Goal Reduce energy consumption, improve the environment Project The Singapore government is introducing a new energy efficiency rating aimed at modernizing existing buildings and constructing new ones. which aims to retrofit existing buildings and construct new energy-efficient buildings that consume 60% less energy than compared […]
Additional measures for cybersecurity policies Goal Improving the cybersecurity policies of urban and public digital infrastructure Project The Singapore government has introduced new cybersecurity standards following the attack on Sing Health. The standards include: Removing all connections to unsecured external networks If there are operational reasons, they should be maintained with unidirectional gateways to prevent […]
“Sleeping Child Check System” in All the School Buses of Public Elementary Schools Goal To monitor the safety of schoolchildren during bus rides (child care check-in system) Project Despite the implementation of safety requirements on school buses, a fatal accident occurred in July 2018 because a child was left unattended on a school bus. The […]
Supply of firefighting equipment for low-income citizens Goal Fire prevention, support disadvantaged people Project The Seoul government provides firefighting equipment to disadvantaged citizens who have difficulty installing it. The installation of 3,651 fire extinguishers and 3,430 fire alarms was provided free of charge to 3,651 households. The Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters plan to provide […]
Free distribution of mini solar panels for small-scale apartment security Goal To help low-income citizens Project In cooperation with solar panel manufacturers, Seoul will support the installation of rooftop solar power plants in small-scale apartment complexes. The city decided to introduce subsidies for solar power plants for citizens who cannot use a fan, air conditioner, […]
Launching a clean energy operator Goal To create an operator that integrates clean energy sources to deliver electricity to the city’s services and population Project Barcelona Energia, a clean energy operator, has been launched as a pilot project. The company begins by meeting the electricity needs of the city council and municipal companies, as well […]
The Climate Mayors initiative Goal Mitigating the impact of cities on climate changes Project “Climate change is not a problem that a city can solve alone, but Boston’s leadership could have far-reaching consequences,” said Mayor Walsh. The Mayor of Boston requested project proposals from qualified renewable energy developers with projects across the U.S. that could […]
Once upon a time, there were no cell phones, no Internet, no Google, no Amazon, no Facebook, no Twitter, no TikTok, and no YouTube. People didn’t have Apple Pay, PayPal, Alipay, or WeChat Pay. Fortunately, they already had fiat money. They paid for purchases with cash, and since there was no online banking, they had […]
Using street lighting infrastructure to support the deployment of a reliable wireless network. Hong Kong is testing multipurpose lampposts
To support innovative solutions, relevant solutions to urban problems. Project The Civic Innovation Challenge (CIC) launched in June
Pioneer Batch of Smart Nation Scholars Goals Student support, staff search Project The scholarship aims to attract talented students to public service in Singapore, including the Smart Nation program. Established in March 2018, the scholarship program is offered by the Cybersecurity Agency (CSA), Government Technology Agency (Gov-Tech), and the Media Development Authority (IMDA). Scholarship recipients […]
Goals To increase the number of employed young people Project The Seoul City Job Café, located in Jeonno, Sincheon and other areas densely populated with young people, is a place for job seekers ages 18 to 39. The café provides up-to-date job information, job counseling, employment counseling and various other employment support programs, as well […]
Reducing the amount of household waste Goals Reducing consumption and pollution Project Based on data from the waste management system, each independent county has a goal: how much to cut back on waste. The city’s goal is to reduce consumption by 12% % by the end of 2018 and 20% by the end of 2020 […]
Transition to electric buses Goals Reducing the impact of the environment Project The project involves the use of electric buses on routes that pass through a designated “green” zone. A government subsidy has been allocated for the project for the purchase of transportation and the creation of infrastructure. $ 276 000 for one bus $ […]
Air Quality Alert Goals Air Pollution Alerts – To provide actionable information about poor air quality Project In conjunction with King’s College London, the City of London will administration will continuously monitor the quality of the air in the city and warn citizens about poor air quality. If there is forecasts of high levels of […]
Seoul Solar Centers Goals Increasing the share of renewable energy in total energy use Project The centers provide installation and management services for solar panels. Plans are in the works to implement spot (miniature generators) and large public projects. With the introduction of such “one-stop-shop” centers, the government plans to motivate 1 million households to […]
To increase the number of companies, testing drones, and encouraging commercial partnerships in the industry. (New drone testbed)
Startup support program – Innovative startup-friendly city Goals Development of a startup ecosystem and investment, job creation Project Among the main measures are step-by-step assistance in building administrative processes, attracting students, support for restarting businesses for restarting a business, and more. Budget $187 million, program funds that will not only be from the budget, but […]
Here are three simple steps how to become an independent country: Step 1 Declare independence, Step 2 Gain recognition…
There is no doubt that words and phrases such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, big data, or blockchain projects have received…
Goals Involving residents in Toronto’s development Project The Government of Canada is launching a national competition for municipalities to work with residents to find new ways to use data, sensors, and other technologies to improve the lives of their citizens. Residents can submit their suggestions through the city’s website or in hard copy through any […]
John D. Omnipotent – Financing Lenin or Hitler? No problem!
Accreditation- Certification of professional competence by an authorized body, giving the right to engage in a certain type of activity. For example accreditation of scientific organizations by the Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology. Currently, the field of information technology is developing rapidly, the market for these services is growing, the demand for specialists in […]
InformAR’s solution for 360-degree location scans helps cities to optimize their traffic load and generally forces less traffic in the city.
Low Impact Development (LID) has been defined as “development that, through its adverse environmental impacts, either enhances or does not significantly degrade the quality of the environment.” The relationship between potential developers and UK planning authorities since the 1980s has led to a multitude of unique, locally adapted developments, often using natural, local, and reclaimed […]
The story of Smart City Enterprise from the beginning till nowadays. CEO talks about growth and failures.
The Japan External Trade Development Organization JETRO is an organization established by the Japanese government to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. Originally established in 1958.
Demarketing – a type of marketing aimed at reducing demand among the entire target audience or certain groups of it. Types of demarketing There are three types of demarketing. In business, the most commonly used is active, aimed at reducing demand. The same one that this article is written about. Passive demarketing is mostly used […]
A low-carbon city reduces its carbon footprint by focusing on renewable energy and mitigation measures. The “green” aspects of comprehensive stimulus programs Like all government plans for social and economic revitalization at all levels, comprehensive incentive programs are designed to help decarbonize cities. Urban investments can promote compact, integrated, multipurpose cities that reduce the distance […]
Open Standards for software interoperability, data and document formats *NOTE: According to the UK Government, an open standard will exhibit all of the following criteria: Collaboration – the standard is maintained through a collaborative decision-making process that is consensus-based and independent of any individual supplier; Transparency – the standard has a transparent decision-making process; Due […]
Environmental racism is the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on people of color. Environmental racism is a term coined by the environmental justice movement. It also has its origins in the United States throughout the 1970s and 1980s. The term is generally used to describe environmental injustices that occur in racial contexts, both in practice […]
Open data – data that is freely available for everyone to use without copyright, patent, or other restrictions. The term first appeared in 1995. The modern principles of open data were formulated in 2007 at a meeting of Internet theorists and activists in San Francisco. Among the authors of these principles were Tim O’Reilly, a […]
The aim of the proposal is to ensure that the right to family life of beneficiaries of international protection is realized as fully as possible.
The term entropy was initially used to measure the number of ways in which a thermodynamic system can be ordered.
Stars can bear only in chaos. Don’t use discipline. Discipline is just a type of jail that teaches you the system. Every person is a bridge..
Think tank Net Zero Watch confronts climate protection policy with reality and warned of Britain’s economic catastrophe.
Inflection points are super interesting without getting too technical because they signify a specific point on a graph where the trend
The world has reached an agreement. The complete list of action points from COP26 conference in Glasgow.
Subsequent economic growth has enriched an ever-expanding middle class, and the country’s retail industry has quickly adapted to…
Integrates physical, digital, and human systems in the built environment to deliver a sustainable future – a Smart City for Everybody!
What is a Smart City, and how do we ensure that Calgary is ready for the challenges of tomorrow? Please find out how Calgary…
Dubai is a regional, vibrant economic hub with strategically competitive sectors such as tourism, trade and logistics, real estate…
Indian cabinet green-lit a £10 billion scheme that will be divided equally between building 100 smart cities and rejuvenating another…
Beyond its dominant status as the best global e-government globally for seven consecutive years, Seoul is now leaping forward as a leading
Here in Malta, IBM is building the world’s first smart grid to govern electricity and water. It will also make environmental measures…
Geotechnologies and geospatial analysis are used to solve problems and improve conditions, using New York City as a “living laboratory.”
To pursue the long-term goal of becoming one of the most leading smart cities globally, a smart city wheel and its 62 indicators are used…
Australian Government business portal as a whole-of-government website provides essential information on planning, starting, and growing…
Since the Catalan Law on Transparency, Access to Public Information, and Good Governance was passed towards the end of 2014, citizens
A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions…
Smart Dubai aims to introduce strategic initiatives and develop partnerships to contribute to its Smart Economy, Smart Living, Smart Gov…
Antwerp is the second largest port in Europe and the 5th largest worldwide. It, therefore, plays an important economic role not just in..
With the deployment of intelligent solutions in their city for the past 30 years, Copenhagen is quickly becoming a leader in smart city…
I see, and I feel that current governments balance the second and third stages. Something is wrong with our society. Politics don’t listen.
The utilisation of digital technologies in regulation, administration, planning, financing and operations at smart cities…
Intelligent process automation, advanced analytics, and other developing technologies are changing the way governments and agencies…
Solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass, are the pillars of renewable energy that have a positive impact on the health…
There are many positive directions the government is taking to implement a green economy, both now and in the future. The advancements…
With new innovations, inventions and growing need within the field of technology and IoT, getting in touch…
How to extract completely alien ideas for society from the trash can of public contempt, dust them off, and eventually legislate them?
With the current level of technology and media, the Propaganda through the Overton Window method is working the most efficiently.
By carrying out the right propaganda to reduce consumption, the transformation of the consciousness of being in society is starting.
In the current political system structure, it is necessary to motivate elites to replace the existing one with the education-based strategy.
Information and digital technology change the education system and make possible a host of new and innovative forms of education.
Education importance shows the path from the current consumer direction of the civilization to the culture of moderate consumption.
Securing Earth’s future needs prudent, long-term decisions from global policy-making and assuming a new political system of united nations.
Surveillance of the global population with the birth rate itself is a fascinating topic. Are our planet’s resources being depleted?
We are able to find the single source of truth. To do so, first, we need to transform ourselves and develop the possibility to recognize..
Constant innovation and technological advancement that is being introduced in the cities will be a reality in the future thus enabling…
Blockchain was born as an early concept in the early 1990s and was put into practice ten years ago along with the digital bitcoin.
Today, almost half of the world’s population lives in cities and the number of urban residents is constantly increasing.
The 21st century time is absolutely the best time to live. Technology has shaped everything and life have become..
The concept of the Smart city is based on the development of urban areas integrated with infrastructure and IoT…
The benefits that knowledge brings will also be extended by novel technologies to every part of the society and assist nations…
Finding routes to navigate from one part to another in the city, is an activity that most citizens intuitively undertake…
E-government is among the ways in which governments enhance the quality of communication between state and society…
Incredible advancements in technology have lead to an incredible comfort. What turned off people a time ago now has…
People-centric Smart City benefits for all. New measures, IT applications, and young talents.
Vienna is taking up global issues with flying colors, thanks to an innovative Smart City strategy. Browse strategy, mission and vision.
The Smart City roadmap of London connects data & community to be the smartest city on the World.
Smart City Moscow is transforming urban living for its citizens. Explore the benefits and possibilities of a smarter city with Moscow smart city strategy.
Smart City Boston is a leader in the global Vision Zero initiative to end serious traffic crashes.
The City of Sydney is experiencing rapid change. Our population is growing, the needs of our community and environment are intensifying and technological…
The Smart City vision of Dubai is to make Dubai the happiest city on Earth over the last 40 years.
The big data-based Smart City master plan focuses on IoT and AI-based traffic management.
Shenzhen smart city strategy, including its implementation, examples of smart city projects, and interesting facts and statistics.
Jaipur is believed to be the first planned city of India, and also that the king took a lot of interest in designing this city of victory.
Washington DC smart city (smart city strategy) is focused on leveraging technology to improve the lives of its residents, enhance sustainability, and foster economic growth. The strategy includes
Dublin City provides a wealth of information to help if you are thinking about starting your own business, or have recently done so. The first part…
The City of Kigali is open and supports working with all spheres of our population. We value the contribution and role of the private sector in development.
Pune Smart City has come up with five strategic requirements to fix core urban infrastructure and make it “future-proof.”
Jakarta Smart City optimizes the utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to control resource effectiveness.
The Smart City vision of Barcelona is in quality of education, energy, health, and well-being.
Amsterdam Smart City realized through a partnership among businesses, authorities, research institutions, and the people.
Smart technology creates opportunities. Overall development integration with smart solutions helps to aide the development of smart cities…
The use of information and communication technologies to improve the activities of public sector organisations. Some definitions restrict…
Internet of Things (IoT), opening doors to a connected world. Tata Communications is at the forefront of IoT development in India…
To keep up with the times and modern minimalist design that features spaciousness and easy maintenance, try to keep only the things you…
The project aims to provide Ahmedabad with a meaningful waterfront environment along the Sabarmati River banks and redefine the identity of..
A rural community was a unit of economic self-government of the peasants. Rural societies were governed by village assemblies, which elect…
An empire is a state structure with extensive colonial possessions or a large multinational entity ruled by a single center.
A multinational political union where negotiated power is delegated to the authority of a member nation-state.
A state with a clearly defined territory in which it exercises internal and external sovereignty has a permanent population, a government,…
Chiefdom is a form of social and political organization of society. The tribe or a union of tribes is ruled by a tribal or military…
Unitarianism is an integral state formation, the administrative-territorial units of which have no signs of sovereignty.
Any dictatorship is a monocracy, which in the most important aspects of the political self-organization of society is the antipode of demo…
Tribalism denotes the manifestation of inter-tribal hostility based on the cultural and socio-political particularity of tribes and…
Totalitarianism is a state power system based on total state control over all spheres of society and human life.
Technocracy is a system of governance in which decision-makers of a particular social stratum of the technical elite and expert community…
Whatever form it takes, theocracy entails a range of representations of political power, such as monarchism and authoritarian regime…
Socialism can be interpreted as a doctrine that bases civic and family life on companionship while noting extreme socialism falls…
As you know, according to the form of government, states are divided into monarchies and republics. A republic is a form of government…
Plutocracy is a state system in which power is concentrated in the hands of the few but the richest. The term originated in ancient Greece,…
The issue of populism became especially relevant in the mid-2010s. At that time, nationalist-conservative rhetoric, bordering…
Politeia is a form of social government in which, according to Aristotle, the majority rules in the interest of the common good.
Ochlocracy or Mob rule is a term for a particular form of a state’s political structure that tends toward terror and unmotivated violence.
Oligarchy is the union of power and property in the hands of a narrow group of individuals close to power. No one can tell exactly…
Monarchy – one of the forms of monocracy – one-person rule and the name of the state system, at the head of which is the monarch.
Moderatism is a form of government that tries to avoid extreme left and extreme right views by taking a politically moderate stance.
Modern politics are obsessed with the idea of meritocracy, the “power of the worthy”. This system implies that the best in their field find…
The existing state of the world is not a constant, which allows futurologists to predict the development of society.
Liberalism over the past two centuries has brought unprecedented prosperity, freedom, and development to humankind.
What can be called a kleptocracy is a form of state power or a peculiar social arrangement. Kleptocracy is most prevalent in developing…
Fascism was a form of government characterized by authoritarian nationalism that flourished in Europe in the 20th century as a political…
The concept of “feudalism” developed in historical science only in the 19th century, but there is still a discrepancy between this…
The principle of self-government is inextricably linked to the principle of federalism. In the modern sense, federalism is a form of state…
The word tyrant tyrannos is of non-Greek origin. At first, the term did not have the persistently negative meaning that it has acquired today.
Democracy is a political regime in which the electorate’s votes are directly or indirectly involved in the governance of the state.
The common, in Latin, is communius. A social system with no class division, no government, and no private property, all goods are free…
Colonialism is a system of domination of industrialized countries, the so-called metropoles, over the rest of the world in the 16th-20th…
Capitalism is an economic system of production and distribution based on private property, universal legal equality, and freedom of…
Bureaucracy is a system of administration carried out through an apparatus that stands over society and implies a systematic…
Aristocracy first referred to men in ancient Greece, and their front armies with high value of military courage.
Anarchism means the absence of power as a source of violence, the domination of man by force foreign to him – the state.
Singapore’s ambitious Smart Nation initiative harness technology to improve livelihoods for all.
The Government of Canada is making it easier for Canadians to drive electricity — transforming the way Canadians get to where they need to go.
Across the country, Canadians are feeling the impacts of COVID-19 on their families, their livelihoods, and their way of life.
More investors with scale-up experience and skills to support entrepreneurs as they are growing their businesses globally.
City 3.0: Building Compelling Smart City Business Cases, Smart People, Smart Economy, Smart Environment, Smart Government, Smart Living…
China has become a global leader in smart cities initiatives, combining embedded sensors, metering devices, cameras, and other monitoring…
Smart Cities requires integrated management of the economic, social, and infrastructure aspect of urbanization with the use of advanced…
Services that municipalities provide depend partly on the size of the town or city but typically include a school system, police and fire…
Open government initiatives are “actions undertaken by the government, or by a single public institution, to achieve specific objectives in…
Smartivist is a person who understands, supports, and promotes the positive features of Smart Cities and innovative gadgets implementation into daily life.
Upcycling is the process of transforming waste products or (apparently) useless materials into brand new products. As opposed to…
In September 2015, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, comprising 17 universally..
A start-up ecosystem consists of all individuals and stakeholders involved in a company start-up, interacting as a system.
Combines spatial planning and energy planning disciplines to ensure a stable, efficient, and environmentally sustainable energy supply.
