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The phrase “We live in the smartphone era and amidst the challenge of cultivating critical thinking skills” captures the essence of the ongoing debate surrounding the effects of smartphones on our intellectual capacities.

Technology has undeniably transformed the way we live, work, and connect with the world. However, the rapid advancement of technology has brought about unforeseen challenges and drawbacks that have led to concerns over its negative impacts.

Explore the evolving landscape of employment with new models reshaping the workforce. Discover the rise of non-standard employment, increased flexibility, and the challenges and opportunities it presents. From remote work to freelancing and platform employment, delve into the changing dynamics of modern employment.

Unlock the power of big data with our comprehensive guide to data lakes! Our blog offers expert insights and practical tips for understanding the benefits and applications of data lakes, exploring topics such as data storage, processing, and analysis. Whether you’re a data scientist, IT professional, or simply curious about the world of big data, our guide to data lakes is an essential resource for harnessing the potential of this exciting field. Start your journey to data-driven success today!

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.

Join us on a thought-provoking journey as we explore the age-old question, “What is the purpose of life?” Our latest blog delves into various philosophical and spiritual perspectives, providing insights and reflections on the meaning and significance of our existence. From finding personal fulfillment to making a positive impact on the world, we invite you to join the conversation and discover your own purpose in life.

Nevertheless, experts predict a great future for RFID in retail, stating that … At the same time during this period a number of projects have been implemented in the retail …

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 […]

Launch of the Smart 911 service Goal To create a service to help in emergencies situations Project Smart 911 is a service that allows you to provide personal, medical, or situational information when you call emergency services to help in an emergency. Smart 911 is available to all Chicagoans. Smart 911 allows citizens to create […]

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 […]

Toronto waste management app Goal To help residents with proper segregation and disposal of waste Project Waste Wizard is a quick and easy-to-use waste management tool that is designed as part of the city’s long-term waste management strategy to support the city’s recycling and environmental goals. The app is designed to make it as easy […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Kalasatama Wellbeing – Improving the standard of living of citizens Goals Finding new solutions that will improve residents’ lives, through the implementation of digital solutions April – November 2018 Piloting digital solutions Project The Kalasatama Wellbeing program allows small and medium-sized enterprises or developers of digital solutions to test Kalasatama Wellbeing program enables small and […]

The Google team claims that a completely new type of computer – a quantum computer – has irrevocably surpassed classical computers in some respects. This is probably true, even though quantum computers are in their infancy, and the Google research team is almost ten thousand years in the wrong. Google has a media bomb ready […]

Advertorial is a type of hidden advertising that is disguised as an author’s article or journalistic material. “Advertorial” means a text that is published as an advertisement. However, it is not an obvious advertisement, but an elaborate promotional message that is neatly integrated into the overall style of presentation of the content of a particular […]

Goals To help find solutions to the city’s most pressing problems. Facilitate communication between startups Project The NYCx program created the Technology Leadership Advisory Council, comprised of 22 leaders from leading tech companies. For example, the co-founder of LinkedIn, the CTO of Microso, and the CEOs of IBM and Google. The council will help assess […]

Laura Negron is New York City’s first Chief Privacy Officer appointed by mayor Bill de Blasio. The position was created to strengthen and coordinate responsible data-sharing practices across the city and to further improve how the city uses data to develop responsible and fair policies. The newly created position positions New York City as a […]

Tracking the legitimacy of products delivery Description: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Australia has partnered with BCG Ventures to launch OpenSC’s blockchain platform to help food businesses eliminate illegal, environmentally harmful, or unethical origins products from their supply chains. The platform uses the system of scanning QR codes. After scanning the user can get information about […]

The new research could be a breakthrough in quantum computing. Physicists have discovered a new state of matter that is breathtaking in its properties. It turns out that in the new state, the matter has two dimensions of time, although there is still only one time as we know it, explains the Simons Foundation. Although […]

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 […]

Apps (application programs) – Different programs are used to work with different types of information. The totality of software that allows solving various user tasks for processing different types of information without resorting to programming is called application software. Application software simplifies the interaction of the computer user with different types of information. Application programs […]

Autarky – a system of closed reproduction of an isolated community of a certain type, with minimal connection and dependence on exchange with the external environment. What is autarky? Autarky (Greek Autarkeia means “self-sufficiency,”) is a political-economic system aimed at creating a closed, self-sustaining economy that develops without links to other countries. In essence, autarky […]

intellectual economy, based on scientific knowledge and specialized unique capabilities and skills of their carriers as the main source and key factor in the development of material and non-material production, ensuring sustainable economic development. The main resources of intellectual economy are knowledge and information, which, unlike all other resources, are characterized by neither finiteness, nor exhaustibility, […]

What is cybersecurity? Cybersecurity works on the same principle as offline security, that is, it aims to protect users and their computer systems. In the real world, you can install video intercoms and locks on all your windows, but on the Internet, it’s not that simple. Internet scammers can gain access to your information in […]

What is Advanced encryption standard (AES) encryption? AES is a state-of-the-art data encryption standard. It is unparalleled in the level of security and protection it offers. Let’s understand what it is. AES is. Symmetric key encryption Block cipher. Symmetric and asymmetric encryption AES is a symmetric type of encryption. “Symmetric” means that it uses the […]

Chirps – Lighter, purpose-built protocols that allow “things” in the IoT to communicate and exchange information. They are designed for machine-to-machine communication and are efficient and extensible data frameworks that have an open-source structure, private data fields, and a simple checksum.

Whilst almost two decades in IT, Roman has driven an extensive track of business and technology transformation projects for the US and Middle East clients. With strong technical background and product management skillset, Roman leads IT consulting, advisory practices, and large-scale projects for emerging and enterprise markets by delivering high-value services. Romans hands-on experience in […]

One of the widely used protocols for interaction between IoT devices (Internet of Things) or IoT devices and the external environment is a protocol CoAP – Constrained Application Protocol. Introduction CoAP protocol was created by The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Constrained RESTful Environments (CoRE) working group in June 2014. The standard of this protocol […]

A business plan – is a document containing structured technical, economic, financial, and organizational information on an investment or innovation project, necessary and sufficient to decide on the implementation of the project. The business plan reflects the objectives, the proposed activities, the values of the necessary resources, financial projections, etc. for projects for the creation […]

Geofencing is a simple but very useful localization solution. This option creates certain zones, the crossing of which can be constantly monitored. For example, it is the area of warehouses, streets, or even countries. Crossing the boundaries of this zone is recorded in the TMS, and then we are notified accordingly. See what the applications […]

Outsourcing the transfer of traditional non-key functions of the organization (such as accounting or advertising for an industrial company) to external performers – outsourcers, subcontractors, highly qualified specialists of a third-party firm; abandoning your own business process and purchasing services for the implementation of this business process from another, specialized organization. Variety of cooperation. The […]

iBeacon technology is a promising development from Apple, designed to transmit a Bluetooth signal to devices within the range of Bluetooth beacons. This makes it possible to position objects indoors. It first appeared in 2013, but has already managed to win the recognition of business representatives. The essence of the system consists in installation of […]

Green camouflage, sometimes greenwashing, is a form of environmental marketing that makes extensive use of “green” PR and techniques that aim to mislead consumers about an organization’s or manufacturer’s environmental goals for a product or service and present them in a favorable light.   The purpose of greenwashing is to obtain reputational and financial benefits […]

A connected device (or smart device) is an electronic device, generally connected to other devices or networks, that can operate to some extent interactively and autonomously. These days, a smart device is generally defined as a device that contains one or more parameters of digital communication networks. Because digital communication requires the use of a […]

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED – is an ecology-oriented building certification program run under the auspices of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Before the introduction of LEED, the construction industry had no established standard for defining what constituted an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly project. Since its introduction in 1998, the LEED system […]

OSINT (open-source intelligence) is an intellectual discipline and a set of activities, tools, and methods for obtaining and analyzing information from open sources. It is applied to specific people, organizations, as well as events, and goals. In 1947, CIA analyst Ken Sherman reported that about 80% of the country’s information is collected from open sources […]

Fleet Management: In IoT terms, fleet management deals with concepts such as automatic vehicle tracking. What is fleet management? Fleet management is the area of management that deals with the organization of fleet operations. A fleet manager is responsible for: Be responsible for the smooth operation of machinery. He must arrange for the prompt repair […]

Geo-tagging – this is the addition of geographic metadata to devices, which helps identify them on the network. Is a feature that allows you to mark photos and videos (video files less frequently) with coordinates that your mobile device calculates using built-in GPS or A-GPS modules. So, when using compatible software or uploading photos to […]

Global Marketing – marketing of global organizations that operate by treating the entire world as one big market. It assumes free movement of services, products, and labor, as well as material values based on the principle of “transparency” of state borders. The first step in its implementation is the realization of the project of a […]

Smart grid – electricity network that uses ICT to integrate the actions of all users connected to it – generators, consumers and those that do both – in order to efficiently deliver sustainable, economic and secure electricity supplies. An enhanced electrical grid that uses analogue or digital technology to gather and act on information such […]

Management information system MIS – Information processing system that supports the decision-making of a community city or organization. MIS is a data processing system designed to supply internal and external information necessary for decision-making at all levels of management. In contrast to a simple data processing system, an information system has a broader base of […]

Yield – the earnings are generated and realized on an investment over a particular period. Year to date (YTD) refers to the period extending from the beginning of the year to the present. In business, note that the beginning of the year is not always January 1; many companies have fiscal years beginning at other […]

Expert review – method and decision based on the personal opinion of the expert. The expert evaluation method is part of the vast field of the theory of decision-making, and expert evaluation itself is the procedure of obtaining an evaluation of a problem based on the opinion of specialists (experts) for subsequent decision-making (selection). In […]

Information collection methods Despite the huge variety of research methods and techniques, the general scheme of activities implemented in the framework of market research, simple and clear enough. The main sources of obtaining marketing information are: Interviews and surveys; Registration (observation); Experiment; Panel; Expert evaluation. Interviews (surveys) – finding out people’s position or getting a […]

Predictive analysis – statistical techniques such as predictive modeling, machine learning, and data mining to analyze data and make predictions. Has become a very fashionable concept, and we will probably use it more and more often. Its use can help with production activities and more. It is also important for the supply chain. Let’s start […]

Viral Marketing is a technique of conducting an advertising campaign in which the main disseminators of information about the company/service are the representatives of the target audience. Advantages of viral marketing Low cost. Viral marketing is much cheaper than any other type of marketing, especially traditional marketing. When starting a business, an entrepreneur spends a […]

Social media marketing – It is a modern tool of Internet marketing, which helps to attract consumers through social networks. The main tasks of SMM Attracting the attention of the target audience to the brand. Creating a positive image of the company in the eyes of the target audience. Establishing fast and high-quality communication with […]

Gateway: any point where information passes through devices on an IoT network. So it can be virtual software or real hardware such as a router. Is a router or some software that allows two or more independent networks with different protocols to communicate with each other. For example, it allows a node from a local […]

A press conference is an event organized to communicate information to the media and the public. This could be, for example, introducing a new product or commenting on a problem. It is one of the tools of public relations. A press conference contributes to the targeted dissemination of information to media outlets. It emphasizes the […]

brand mark – the brand is a symbolic name for all information related to a product. Includes organization name, promotional slogan, logo, and appearance. When branding, one should think of the products they offer.

Public relations is a set of long-term activities through which a company builds and maintains relations with its surroundings and the public. It includes problem management, ensures the provision of information to the public, and helps management in public awareness.

LPWAN Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) is a type of wireless telecommunication wide area network. It facilitates long-range communications at a low bit rate between connected objects. This network is through which city infrastructure can communicate. Is an approach in radio communication used for devices and large wireless telemetry networks. It features low power […]

Instrumentation is a collective term for measuring instruments used for indicating, measuring, and recording physical quantities. Field of science and technology, a branch of mechanical engineering engaged in the development and production of measuring instruments, processing, and presentation of information, automatic and automated control systems. The main direction of the development of instrumentation is measuring […]

Data Center is a high-tech space, the space of which is filled with telecommunication equipment and other devices, thanks to which the collection, storage, and processing of various information open up opportunities for users on the World Wide Web. The distinctive feature inherent in stable data centers is the reliability of construction, internal layout, and […]

Direct marketing is a method of marketing communication that uses direct communication with customers. It focuses on specific customers of the company. For example, sending a letter, by phone, or in person. In general is understood as all forms of interpersonal communication of a sales representative with the subject of communication, aimed at establishing a […]

Mississauga smart city portrait

Mississauga

December 16, 2021 CITIES

Integrates physical, digital, and human systems in the built environment to deliver a sustainable future – a Smart City for Everybody!

Calgary smart city portrait

Calgary

December 7, 2021 CITIES

What is a Smart City, and how do we ensure that Calgary is ready for the challenges of tomorrow? Please find out how Calgary…

Kochi smart city portrait

Kochi

December 7, 2021 CITIES

Kochi is a major city on the west coast of India by the Arabian Sea and is part of the district of Ernakulam of the southern state of Kerala.

We can create a new type of reality perception at the deepest level of thinking when only the perception of consciousness matters.

Our thinking and actions should be brought again into the balance of being and collaborate with hearts, joined again to the spiral of life.

Knowledge Base hides in the most visible place – inside us. Finding a balance between inner and outer will allow recognizing Knowledge Tree.

Our vibration is the energy we broadcast to the outside world or attract to ourselves. All things come from the field existing through us.

The modern conception of fractals helps us understand Akasha as the initial substance. The Akasha is the space of everything.

Transformation of a civilized community into an education-based community via research of digital interface between singularity and synergy.

Solution allows cities to move towards a sustainable transformation while spending less public resources and improving services for citizens.