US: Colorado: Town of Estes Park launches new website
New look, same web address
The Town of Estes Park has launched a new website at www.estes.org after months of advance preparation.
The new site was constructed by Town staff and is hosted free-of-charge within the Colorado.gov web portal, managed by the Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) and Colorado Interactive. The new www.estes.org features a dynamic homepage and landing pages, user-friendly format and simple navigation to help users access Town government information.
IN: Cyclone Amphan LIVE Tracker: How to track the super cyclone
Cyclone Amphan LIVE Tracker: Here are some websites that will help you track the super cyclone and monitor its movement live as it reaches the targeted locations on today.
Cyclone Amphan LIVE Tracker:
Super Cyclone Amphan weakened into a severe cyclonic storm earlier today as it moved towards the coast triggering rainfall in some parts of West Bengal and Odisha. Cyclone Amphan is expected to weaken into an extremely severe cyclonic storm around today afternoon as it moves north-northeastwards over the Bay of Bengal and cross West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts between Digha and Hatia Islands. Several areas including Puri, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur and Khurda districts of Odisha have witnessed heavy rainfall and wind speed on Tuesday.
‘Nigeria complying with ITU standards on ICT deployment’
The Federal Government has said that Nigeria was complying with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) standards in the deployment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at all levels of applications.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, stated this via a Skype message on the commemoration of the World Telecommunications Information and Society Day Celebration (WTISD-20).
The rise of the Australian smart city
Moreton Bay Regional Council in South-East Queensland is one of the smart cities that is part of the Global Smart Community and City Alliance (GSC3). In all, some 25 cities formed part of this Alliance, which is no longer active.
It is amazing to see the progress that Moreton Bay has made over the last two years. At the start of the GSC3 activities back in 2015, they were significantly behind cities such as Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle and Ipswich, however, they are now there right up with the national smart city leaders.
US: Cities Are Inching Toward Fully Electric Police Vehicles
Tacoma, Wash., is taking a step forward with its fleet electrification, investing in 34 hybrid-electric police vehicles. While the move signals a willingness to adopt new technology, some barriers to electrification remain.
Some of the most visible, and heavily used, city vehicles are inching toward electric power.
In Tacoma, Wash., the police department plans to introduce electric-hybrid police cars into its fleet, signaling a move toward reducing greenhouse gases, fuel costs and expanding the application vehicles among city fleets.