IN: Maharashtra: Pune smart city ICCC superior in technology and data analysis, civic body fails in disaster management
The cell works on the age-old technique of complaints via call, which are then handwritten and passed on to the department concerned. This not only increases the response time but the data too is not recorded in a digitised format, which is essential for future interventions.
A Smart City like Pune lacks an upgraded disaster management cell, often leading to slow response time to clarion calls from citizens, who seek assistance from the civic administration during calamities.
IE: City of Dublin aims to realise smart city vision with OpenRoaming Wi-Fi trial
Proof-of-concept trial showcases how wireless internet standard has been deployed to provide residents, tourists and businesses in Irish capital with convenient access to municipal services
The City of Dublin has announced a successful proof-of-concept trial of the OpenRoaming standard from the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA).
41 localities in Vietnam develop ‘smart cities’
Building cities and smart domestic and international connections is one of the important issues in urban sustainable development. However, many problems in the process exist.
According to the Deputy Head of Party Central Committee's Economic Commission Nguyen Duc Hien, 41 out of 63 centrally run cities/provinces have been building plans on developing smart cities. Nearly 40 of the cities/provinces have been developing smart city services, while 17 cities/provinces have started building or have agreed on the building of smart city operating centers.
AU: Queensland: Logan: Budget: A smart, connected city
Residents and business owners will find it easier and more cost-effective to access Council services, information and support thanks to Logan City Council’s 2022/2023 Budget.
Council will undertake a series of IT upgrades that will improve and strengthen digital capacity, provide value-for-money outcomes for ratepayers and increase cyber security.
Latin America: Will We Have Confidence in the Development of Infrastructure for Smart Cities
As digitization increases, vast amounts of data will be collected, analyzed and stored. According to Forbes, the world produces more than 2.5 trillion bytes of data every day. The corresponding challenge is to create the platforms to support these volumes of data.
In the case of smart cities, platforms help manage the collection and processing of data from multiple sources to provide information on topics of interest such as weather conditions, events, parking, or transportation, both for analysis, and decision making.