Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has outlined plans to invest KRW 345.9 billion (US$287 million) this year on over 1,000 projects to “kickstart the digital transformation for the post-COVID-19 era”. This includes establishing its own metaverse platform, expanding the use of AI-powered CCTV and developing blockchain-based...
A new on-demand shuttle service connecting Milwaukee residents with jobs in the city’s northern suburbs is set to launch next month. FlexRide Milwaukee will deploy 15 vehicles – one of which will be a Via-owned accessible passenger van – to transport passengers from five city...
Sunderland in north-east England is implementing a new data platform to inform action on issues such as anti-social behaviour, social care, health, and environmental incidents. The ConnexinOS platform, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify trends in datasets and suggest the best course...
Plans to introduce charges on Manchester’s most polluting vehicles are in doubt after the city’s Combined Authority referred plans for a proposed Clean Air Zone (CAZ) back to the UK government for review. From 30 May, emission-emitting buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, heavy goods...
Analyst firm Juniper Research has ranked Shanghai as the world’s number one smart city for 2022. It is followed by Seoul, Barcelona, Beijing, and New York in the top five. Juniper’s ranking of 50 world cities is based on an evaluation of various aspects of...
UK start-up Urban-Air Port (UAP) has announced plans to establish 200 hubs for flying taxis and cargo drones across 65 cities globally over the next five years. The firm is set to launch its first ‘vertiport’, dubbed the “worlds smallest airport”, in Coventry in April,...
In a recent survey of 126 US mayors, almost three-quarters (73 percent) said that voters hold them accountable for addressing homelessness, but only 19 percent believe they have substantial control over addressing the issue. In the latest Menino Survey of Mayors, conducted by Boston University’s...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has issued an executive order to consolidate all city technology agencies under a single authority in a bid to streamline operations and improve internal co-operation. The work of several formerly independent agencies will be brought together under the new...
The European Commission is accepting submissions for the new European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Awards. The competition is open to any town, city or region in the EU and will reward winners in two categories: local authorities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and those...
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 the country,” including advancing projects through the...
