Nepal leverages digital ID registration to launch e-government app to Beta
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoCIT) of the Nepalese government has launched a national government services app, Nagarik, for all government services across 40 governmental entities via a single platform, writes Nepalese outlet enepsters.
Nepal’s app is part of the Digital Nepal Framework project, and makes use of previously-registered digital ID data. The same drive to provide services online is gaining popularity around the world.
GB: East Midlands: Nottingham selects IoT platform for Clean Mobil Energy project
England’s City of Nottingham has selected OpenRemote to optimise its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
OpenRemote is providing its open-source IoT platform to help Nottingham to develop an intelligent energy management system for the city’s Clean Mobil Energy project, a European funded project focussed on integrating renewable energy and electric vehicles.
KR: Qualcomm to introduce smart city solutions to Hwaseong City to enhance public safety
Qualcomm Korea announced that it will work with the Smart City Association and Hwaseong City as part of Qualcomm's Wireless Reach™ to introduce smart city solutions that will enhance public safety.
Public safety is considered to be the most important priority for the entire local community, but whether public safety guarantees are guaranteed depends largely on available resources and surrounding needs.
IN: Clean Energy Innovations paving the way forward for Smart Cities
In the Indian context, urbanization has been at its fastest. This keeps the consumption and demand for energy at a high at all times. India’s population is about 17.7% of the world population making us the second largest. We consequently become the biggest energy consumer in the world after China (as of 2019 statistics). The global increase in the consumption of energy which was lead by renewable resources and natural gas.
The world is changing rapidly around us and in terms of the environment as well. Innovation and invention are born out of necessity and adaptation to changing times. Similarly, we are affecting the climate and nature around us through our habits and use of the resources of the planet.
Japan's human-centred smart cities enhancing well-being
All over the world, smart cities often focus on technology to increase efficiency, but what about social development?
In Japan, there are plans to create a new type of human-centred smart society. They're calling it, Society 5.0. Aizuwakamatsu and Arao are two towns that have adopted the latest technologies to solve existing problems and improve people’s well-being. I went to see what initiatives they're using.