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A multimillion-dollar project in New Orleans aimed at closing the digital divide and boosting economic development became mired in controversy and this week came crashing down. What went wrong? In April last year, the City of New Orleans...

Vendors often find it hard to get their products in front of the right people in cities outside a formal procurement process. Meanwhile, city departments want fresh ideas but can find themselves overwhelmed with solutions that may not...

Sarah Wray explores Toronto’s new Digital Infrastructure Strategic Framework, which aims to provide better transparency for residents and keep the city’s options open. Lawrence Eta, Chief Technology Officer, City of Toronto Toronto’s new Digital Infrastructure Strategic Framework (DISF)...

Long Beach has launched a new programme that enables vendors to pitch ideas and technology solutions even when the city hasn’t issued a formal request for proposals (RFP) or challenge. The programme is part of Long Beach’s smart city...

Jamie Cudden and Grace D’arcy tell capitaltribunenews.com why the education and skills programme is essential to Dublin’s smart city success. From drones to a digital twin and connected lifebuoys, Dublin has a range of cutting-edge technology projects underway,...

Steve Benjamin, who recently concluded three terms as Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, has joined smart city consulting firm Ignite Cities as a special advisor. Ignite said that Benjamin will “support the acceleration of smart city deployments across...

capitaltribunenews.com talks to innovation leaders about what they achieved this year and what they’re looking forward to in 2022. What achievement are you most proud of in 2021? Andrew Collinge, Advisor, Digital Dubai Andrew Collinge Keeping going! It...

Holding company Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in neutral host small cell operator Dense Air. Dense Air acts as a ‘carrier of carriers’, providing shared wireless infrastructure that can support multiple operators...

Baltimore is kicking off a plan to close its digital divide by 2030 by building city-owned open access fibre infrastructure throughout the city. Research shows that almost 100,000 Baltimore residents don’t have wired internet services at home. Mayor...

Peterborough’s smart city programme has been suspended due to funding challenges. The Future Peterborough initiative, launched in 2012 and delivered by economic development agency Opportunity Peterborough in partnership with Peterborough City Council, gained a reputation for punching above...