A new report finds that political violence against US mayors is common and more prevalent for women and mayors of colour. This includes threats, attacks and abuse both online and in person. In the survey of almost 1,000...
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the new Community Internet Program in Washington, DC will give companies free access to city-owned rooftops if they provide high-speed services at reduced or no cost to low-income residents. To be included, firms must...
The City of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada has launched a new data dashboard that will be used to inform efforts to meet housing needs and reduce homelessness. Hamilton’s Housing and Homelessness Dashboard consolidates data about the state of homelessness...
A new Digital Equity Council made up of community-based organisations, government entities, and subject matter experts is the latest step in Chicago’s push to expand access to affordable internet across the city. As many as 20 percent of...
A Maynooth University researcher has been awarded a €2.4 million (US$2.5 million) European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant for a project to map out property and planning data in Dublin and bring it to life in new ways...
A recent report called on cities to consider setting a target of ‘zero loneliness’. Sarah Wray looks at whether this is possible and how we might get there, from spatial planning to designing more kindness into public services....
Smart home technology promises a futuristic vision of convenience and comfort, where lights sync with music and the fridge orders our groceries. But the true benefits could address the much more important challenge of helping people to live...
For some, the metaverse is the future of the internet, retail, media and everything in between. For others, it’s distracting hype beset with risks. Whatever its eventual form turns out to be, the likelihood is that the metaverse...
The City of Chicago has partnered with early childcare providers and Northern Illinois University (NIU) to launch an integrated data system that allows multiple agencies to share data. From this summer, the Chicago Early Childhood Integrated Data System...
At a recent capitaltribunenews.com Institute event in Philadelphia, US digitalisation leaders discussed their efforts to retain new-found agility without creating expectations that they can’t fulfil. During the height of the pandemic city digitalisation leaders rapidly adapted the smart...
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