Victims of violence who are seeking support often have to repeat their experience several times over and to multiple people. This can exacerbate trauma. A project in Mexico proposes to address this with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). Figures from national statistics agency INEGI...
London’s plan to overhaul its Datastore demonstrates a marked shift away from the early days of smart city open data. Sarah Wray talks to Chief Digital Officer Theo Blackwell about the new direction. London is replacing its Datastore open data platform with a new Data...
Greater use of address and street data by local authorities in England and Wales could generate £384 million (US$467 million) in savings from 2022 to 2026, a new report finds. According to the research commissioned by GeoPlace LLP and conducted by location strategy firm ConsultingWhere,...
Mayor of Atlanta, Andre Dickens, is leading a new mayors’ taskforce on public-private partnerships. The group, which was launched by the US Conference of Mayors (USCM), will be a forum for mayors to discuss opportunities, challenges, and best practices around partnerships with private companies and...
The London borough of Camden has expanded its network of air quality sensors to capture and report ‘hyper-local data’ every minute and map pollution in real time. Since the project started last summer, over 225 sensors have been installed on lampposts and buildings across the...
The City of Bogotá in Colombia has partnered with transport tech firm ClearRoad to pilot a phone-based application that measures traffic and provides data on congestion pricing strategies. The pilot, dubbed ParceGo, is the result of a call for proposals to design a system that...
The City of Antwerp’s forthcoming ‘My Antwerp’ app has been developed natively for mobile devices based on resident research and user-centred design processes. Youri Segers, Antwerp’s Chief Digital Officer, hopes this approach can overcome some of the common challenges with municipal apps – poor useability...
Four communities are piloting visual icons to provide more transparency about technology that is deployed in public spaces, such as sensors and cameras. The initiative aims to increase trust around smart city projects and give residents a new way to provide feedback. The Angers-Loire metropolitan...
Barcelona is deploying drones to keep an eye on beaches during the San Juan festivities starting today. The festival returns without COVID restrictions for the first time in two years, with beaches being key venues. The city wants to minimise overcrowding, prevent safety issues, and...
A new pilot announced by London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan will streamline access to support to help digitally excluded residents get online. The Digital Inclusion Service, which will be developed in partnership with the London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) and charity Good Things Foundation,...
