US: Three Major Tech Trends in Smart Cities
Smart cities that want to enhance traffic management, air quality, and city planning will depend on interoperable IoT. City networks are evolving gradually, however, the networks do not work as efficiently as expected.
As connectedness between smart cities grows, the impact of attacks could prove to be catastrophic. The Securing Smart Cities initiatives seek to increase collaboration with cities, companies, governments, individuals, and nonprofit enterprises globally to defend against cyberattacks.
AU: New South Wales: City of Parramatta leads way with blueprint for ‘smarter’ future suburbs
A cutting-edge initiative that could change the way new suburbs and cities are designed, constructed and managed has been launched by the City of Parramatta Council, with the rollout of state-of-the-art technology across a 25-hectare development site in Sydney’s west.
More than 70 environmental sensors, which have been installed throughout Melrose Park, monitor and collect data on local conditions – including temperature, humidity, air quality, noise and stormwater – as the area is redeveloped. The information gathered will be analysed and used to understand the impacts of development on the surrounds, improve the area’s liveability in the long term, and inform future planning.
IN: Punjab: Amritsar: Smart City is a dream & false hope
Entrance road to New Amritsar locality, like many others, in a shambles
The dreams of turning the centuries old city into a Smart City are all but far-fetched. The belief is solidified even more upon seeing the entrance road to the Bhai Gurdas Ji Nagar, known as the New Amritsar locality, which is teeming with craters.
AU: South Australia: Making NPSP a smart city
The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters is now seeking comments on a new draft Smart City Plan, which will guide the City to becoming more digitally connected and technologically enhanced for the benefit of our entire community.
Once finalised, the Smart City Plan will be used to inform, plan, design and accelerate the deployment of smart city technology.
ZM: Surveillance camera projects deployed to watch on people
Zambia has deployed surveillance camera project solutions on the roads namely the Advanced Road Safety Management System and the Intelligent Mobility Solutions (IMS) – Safe City Project.
These are similar in the conceptualisation and implementation of the work systems because the two systems work complimentary to each other.
“The Safe City Project now under implementation by Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment (ZTE) Corporation is a reflection of China Zambia Security Cooperation. China has provided a large amount of military and security equipment,” said Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Li Jie in a speech at the commissioning and handing over of paramilitary police housing units in Lilayi.