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WedDec172025
VN: Smart operation centers: The digital backbone of modern cities
Vietnam must evolve from traditional management to real-time governance. Smart operation centers are the cornerstone of that transformation.
The explosion of data, the increasing pressure of modern urban management, and the rising expectations of citizens are forcing local governments to shift from traditional management to real-time, data-driven operations.
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WedDec172025
VN: Hanoi expected to be transformed into a smart city
The draft project also analyzes the experiences of leading cities such as Singapore, Seoul, Dubai, and Zurich, as well as domestic localities like Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and Hue.
The Hanoi City Police on December 8 organized a workshop to seek opinions on finalizing a draft project for the development of Hanoi as a smart city by 2030, with a vision toward 2045.
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WedDec172025
Vietnam integrating biometrics into daily life in digital transformation drive
Digital ID systems deployed in public transit, air travel and banking
Vietnam is rapidly integrating biometrics and digital identity into everyday life, rolling out identity‑based systems across public transport, air travel and banking as part of an ambitious national digital transformation drive. New deployments in Hanoi’s metro, airports nationwide and the financial sector show how VNeID and biometric verification increasingly constitute Vietnam’s infrastructure.
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WedDec172025
NG: Smart infrastructure key to resilient, sustainable cities – NIHTE
The Deputy National Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Highway and Transportation Engineers (NIHTE), Bola Mudasiru, says smart infrastructure is transforming urban development by harnessing technology to drive sustainability and efficiency.
Mudasiru made the remark during his presentation at the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers International Conference recently.
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TueDec162025
India’s Digital Transformation: The Impact of Paperless Governance on Public Services
India’s transition to paperless governance is no longer merely a goal—it is evolving into the foundation of citizen-state interactions. From verifying identities to delivering welfare, the move towards digital systems is revolutionizing public services, making them quicker, cleaner, and significantly more transparent.
The implementation of online platforms, electronic documents, and unified databases has drastically decreased the reliance on physical paperwork. Tasks that previously required numerous trips to government offices—such as updating certificates, applying for licenses, or retrieving land records—are now being streamlined through single-window digital solutions. This shift has minimized delays, reduced the involvement of intermediaries, and enhanced the user-friendliness of processes.
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TueDec162025
KW: PAHW Expands New City Plans, Advances Full Digital Transformation
Kuwait's Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) is pressing ahead with plans to expand construction of new cities and complete a full digital transformation in order to meet growing demand for housing and improve quality of life, Deputy Director General for Planning and Design at PAHW Naser Khraibut said Monday.
Speaking at the Gulf Digital Construction Forum 2025, organized by the Kuwait Society of Engineers' Union of Engineering Offices and Consulting Houses, he said in a speech that since the 1950s the government has been providing housing for citizens, and that Kuwaiti families become eligible to apply for a housing unit as soon as they marry.
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TueDec162025
Google Cloud and Qatar Renew Strategic Framework to Drive Government Digital Transformation
The extended agreement further ensures that government entities continue to benefit from secure, scalable, and innovative cloud services, with an enhanced focus on future-proofing public service delivery through generative AI and advanced data solutions.
Google Cloud and the State of Qatar’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) announced the formal renewal of their strategic Master Framework Agreement (MFA). Google Cloud and MCIT conducted the signing at MWC Doha, formalizing the reinforced, long-term alliance that provides the secure cloud and advanced AI foundation needed to accelerate the government sector’s digital transformation and realize the ambitious goals of Qatar National Vision 2030.
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TueDec162025
IN: Smart City Mission: 7,741 projects worth Rs 1,55,386 crore completed, 323 projects ongoing
The Smart City Mission (SCM) has seen 7,741 projects (96 per cent of total projects) amounting to Rs 1,55,386 crore being completed, and the remaining 323 projects amounting to Rs 9,425 crore are currently ongoing (as on December 1, 2025), the Parliament was informed on Monday.
The mission had undertaken 8,064 projects amounting to Rs 1,64,811 crore in 100 cities.
"Under the SCM, the Central government had a total outlay of Rs 48,000 crore for the 100 cities. As reported by states/UTs, as on 01.12.2025, the cities have been able to claim Central Financial Assistance of Rs 47,458 crore (99 per cent of the total Central share allocation)," Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu told the Rajya Sabha in a reply to a question.
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MonDec152025
OM: Muscat emerges as a national leader in government digital transformation
Digital transformation is advancing rapidly across the Sultanate of Oman, building an integrated digital ecosystem that enhances government efficiency, elevates service quality for citizens and residents and supports the nation’s vision for an innovative, interconnected and sustainable future.
Among all governorates, Muscat stands out as a model of excellence, achieving major milestones and pioneering projects that reflect strong investment in modern technologies and artificial intelligence.
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MonDec152025
JM: Montego Bay: Mayor says smart city model could transform disaster response
Highlighting the many benefits of a smart city, Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says advanced modelling technology could significantly strengthen disaster management for weather events like Hurricane Melissa while also improving efficiency and the overall flow of services and information.
A long-time advocate for introducing the system to Montego Bay, he said he’s ready for the western city to be transformed, noting that full implementation of a smart city could realistically take up to five years, contingent on securing the revenue needed for it to be sustainable.
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SunDec142025
VN: Da Nang wins top national smart-city award
Da Nang received top marks in three categories: smart governance, innovative start-up attractiveness and green environment – areas that judges said reflected the city’s broad push to centre services around residents while expanding the use of digital tools in urban management.
Da Nang has been named Vietnam’s Smart City of 2025, securing the top and only national title granted this year by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA).
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SunDec142025
IN: Bihar Police launches citizen service portal app, begins major push toward digital policing
The Bihar Police on Saturday has taken a significant step towards digital transformation with the launch of the Citizen Service Portal app, enabling residents to connect with police services from home and ensuring faster redressal of complaints.
Launching the app, Bihar Home Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary said the initiative will bridge the gap between police and the public and strengthen transparency.
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SatDec132025
Dubrovnik Named Croatia’s Best Smart City for the Third Year in a Row
Dubrovnik has once again been crowned Croatia’s Best Smart City, securing the prestigious title at the “Days of Regional Development and EU Funds 2025” conference held in Šibenik. The award was presented to Mayor Mato Franković during a ceremony organised by the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds, the Croatian County Association, and Jutarnji list. Prime Minister Andrej Plenković was among the officials in attendance.
This latest success cements Dubrovnik’s position as one of the most awarded and forward-thinking cities in the country. With five national awards and 16 finalist placements to date, Dubrovnik consistently ranks among Croatia’s top performers. It is also listed among the five best cities in the Economy and Quality of Life categories, and in the past eight years has twice been named the best large city to live in.
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SatDec132025
Smart cities failed. Sentient cities are coming next
The infrastructure required for 21st century cities demands prediction and adaptation - that's where sentient cities come in.
In 2015, Columbus, Ohio won the U.S. Department of Transportation's $40 million Smart City Challenge. By 2020, the promised transformation had not materialised. Traffic remained congested. Systems didn't integrate. Citizens saw incremental improvements, at best.
Columbus isn't an outlier. It's the norm.
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SatDec132025
IN: Maharashtra: Aurangabad: Smart City to launch ‘Clean Street’ app; Smart Parking system soon
A crucial meeting of the Board of Directors (BoD) of the Aurangabad Smart City Development Corporation Limited (ASCDCL) was held at the Smart City Office recently. Several key proposals aimed at accelerating the city’s development and strengthening the corporation’s financial position were approved.
The meeting was attended by BoD including chairperson Vinita Singhal; directors police commissioner Pravin Pawar, municipal commissioner and Smart City CEO G Sreekanth; district collector Deelip Swami; independent directors Bhaskar Munde and Ulhas Gawli; Smart City deputy CEO Ravindra Jogdand; chief financial officer Uttam Chavan; and other officials.
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SatDec132025
Smart grid, smart city: how advanced metering infrastructure supports urban decarbonisation
Smart grids are the future of sustainability, especially in cities where carbon emissions are highest. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) supports urban decarbonisation efforts by providing accurate data. Smart cities are making significant strides, including the use of advanced metering consultants, to further their goals of lowering emissions and making cities greener.
What is AMI?
Traditional energy meters were more archaic than AMI because they required manual operation, where a worker would check the machine themselves and record the data monthly. This wastes energy on transportation and vehicle pollution. AMI delivers data digitally to companies with daily or hourly updates, providing consumers and cities with accurate knowledge of energy usage without the risk of human error.
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FriDec122025
Brazil empowers citizens through digital transformation
The expansion of 5G coverage in Brazil is happening faster than predicted. The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), linked to the Ministry of Communications, reports that 2019 municipalities are already covered by fifth-generation mobile communications, representing 64.94 per cent of Brazil's population. This result significantly exceeds the coverage level planned for 2027, demonstrating significant progress in the development of the 5G network.
Minister of Communications Frederico de Siqueira noted that the advancement of 5G in Brazil is the result of a targeted government policy aimed at the country's development. "Our goal is to provide quality connectivity to all regions, reduce inequality and promote opportunities through digital transformation," he stated.
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FriDec122025
Digital transformation drives increase in public service trust in Australia
Trust in the Australian Public Service is increasing due to improved digital services, greater transparency and improved service quality, Australia’s public service commissioner has said.
In his message in the State of the Service Report 2024–25, Gordon de Brouwer set out that trust in the Australian Public Service (APS) had increased by 4 points to 62% in the past year – while trust in specific services increased to 73% in 2025, compared with 71% in 2024.
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FriDec122025
UAE autonomous delivery: Drones and robots transform last-mile logistics for smart cities
The UAE accelerates its shift to smart, sustainable delivery through advanced autonomous systems
The UAE’s ambitions in autonomous mobility and future-ready logistics are materialising faster than most global markets, driven by strong regulatory frameworks, national digital strategies and a consistent push toward sustainable infrastructure. As the country accelerates toward a fully connected mobility ecosystem, autonomous delivery is becoming a central component of its next-generation logistics model. Two major players advancing this shift, talabat and noon Minutes, are now piloting and scaling solutions designed to integrate seamlessly with the UAE’s smart city vision.
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FriDec122025
VN: Hanoi pilots free public WiFi in city centre
Authorities in Hanoi’s Cua Nam Ward have launched a pilot programme providing free public wifi, branded CuaNamFreeWifi, at tourist sites and public spaces across the ward.
The initiative aims to help visitors access information, maps and cultural or culinary destinations more easily, while supporting the capital’s transition toward a modern, smart city.
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FriDec122025
IN: Maharashtra: Mira-Bhayandar set to become a ‘Free Wi-Fi City’, roll out planned for New Year
In a major push toward digital inclusion, Mira-Bhayandar is set to become a ‘Free Wi-Fi City’ early next year. The announcement was made during a review meeting held at the MBMC headquarters, attended by Minister Pratap Sarnaik, MBMC Commissioner Radhabinod Sharma, and senior civic officials.
Minister Sarnaik said the initiative aligns with the state’s vision of promoting technology-driven development.
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FriDec122025
VN: HCM City expands international cooperation on smart urban development
The 2025 Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) Global Summit opened on December 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing together more than 600 urban leaders, technology experts and international investors.
The 2025 Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) Global Summit opened on December 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing together more than 600 urban leaders, technology experts and international investors.
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ThuDec112025
Interconnected Smart Cities: Hyperconnectivity, Digital Portals
We live in an era of constant change, an era where accelerated urbanization and digital transformation are redefining urban life worldwide, an era in which more than 56% of the global population lives in cities, and it is estimated that by 2050 this figure will exceed 70%.
This scenario demands facing complex urban challenges, such as sustainability, public service efficiency, mobility, and social inclusion.
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ThuDec112025
US: Navigating the smart city transition
The key to success is implementing a partnership approach that considers how to put together a set of solutions that meet a city’s unique needs.
When the notion of the smart city arises, I often think of a former colleague who developed an early smart city event in 2002, highlighting the efforts of the Grant County, Washington, Public Utility District's early open-access fiber network.
Later, large companies like Cisco and IBM grabbed headlines by making large investments to develop technologies to support smart sensors, integrated public transport, digital healthcare systems, and energy-efficient solutions.
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ThuDec112025
IN: Himachal Pradesh: Samridhi Bhawan: Dharamsala gets new Smart City command centre
₹24.47-crore building to streamline municipal governance with integrated facilities and green features
In a major boost to Dharamsala’s civic infrastructure, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday inaugurated Samridhi Bhawan, the newly built office complex of Dharamsala Smart City Limited. Located near Charan Khad, the expansive facility has been developed by the Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban Development Authority at a cost of Rs 24.47 crore. Spread across 2,511 sq metres, the structure aims to bring key municipal and Smart City functions under one roof to improve coordination and public services.
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ThuDec112025
BD: Chattogram to get AI-based CCTV and smart street lighting for safer, tech-driven city
Officials said the list of major roads, intersections, bridges, and high-risk areas is nearly complete, with around 80% finalised
Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has launched an initiative to transform the city into a safe and technology-driven urban area by installing smart streetlights and an artificial intelligence (AI)-based surveillance system.
The project, titled "Implementation of Smart Lighting (Solar/Non-Solar) with AI-Based CCTV Surveillance System in Chattogram City Area for Ensuring a Smart and Safe City", aims to modernise city management and enhance public safety.
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ThuDec112025
IN: Bihar: 650 CCTV cameras to be installed in Patna for traffic management
To further strengthen security and streamline traffic management in Patna, 650 new CCTV cameras will be installed across the city.
Patna Smart City Limited has already identified 197 locations where these cameras will be placed, particularly in areas that currently have no surveillance coverage.
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WedDec102025
GR: Athens: Ellinikon – LAMDA, OTE Group Sign MoU for ‘Smart City’
Ellinikon aims to be Europe’s first fully planned and built-from-scratch smart city, incorporating innovative digital infrastructure.
LAMDA Development, through its subsidiary HELLINIKON S.A., has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with COSMOTE TELEKOM to strengthen the technological ecosystem of “The Ellinikon project.” The partnership will support the development of the project as Europe’s first fully planned and built-from-scratch smart city, incorporating innovative digital infrastructure and advanced connectivity services.
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WedDec102025
NZ: North Island: How Tauranga is rethinking smart city tech
A University of Waikato Tauranga graduate has received international recognition for research exploring how communities can co-design smart city technology.
Developed in partnership with Tauranga City Council and the community, the study has been published as an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) long paper and would be presented at the OzCHI 2025 conference in Sydney on December 3, one of Australasia’s leading forums on human–computer interaction and design.
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TueDec092025
IQ: Cabinet Secretariat orders continued use of government e-mail system to support digital transformation
The Cabinet Secretariat on Sunday instructed ministries, non-ministerial bodies and governorates to continue conducting official correspondence through the government e-mail system, reinforcing the government’s push toward a full digital transition, the Secretariat said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
The Secretariat’s Administrative and Financial Department directed institutions to replace paper-based procedures with digital communication in line with the government’s broader digitization agenda.
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TueDec092025
US: AI could transform city services in Philadelphia. Here’s how to do it right.
Intentional planning, low-risk pilots and getting the community involved are the first steps, a data scientist writes.
Artificial intelligence is arriving fast in public life, and cities like Philadelphia are at a crossroads: Deploy these tools to automate the status quo or to reimagine how the government listens, responds and serves.
When done well, AI can make services more accessible, consistent and responsive. When done poorly, it widens the gaps and obscures accountability. The challenge isn’t just technical — it’s civic. Now is the time to face it.
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MonDec082025
QA: Doha climbs in global Smart City Index 2025 ranking
The Qatari capital has climbed into the top tier of global smart cities in the 2025 edition of the IMD Smart City Index 2025, compiled annually by IMD’s World Competitiveness Centre, with Doha ranking 33rd among 146 cities worldwide.
The index, which rated Doha the third-highest ranked city in the region, assesses cities not just on their infrastructure or digital services, but also on how well those elements translate into everyday life: residents’ perceptions about health and safety, mobility, activities, opportunities, and governance all feed into the score.
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MonDec082025
DO: Larimar City & Resort promotes the country’s first “Smart City”
The Spanish company CLERHP inaugurated the first phase of the Larimar City & Resort real estate and tourism complex, the first “Smart City” in the Dominican Republic.
More than 300 guests, including Government officials, representatives from the business and social sectors, company investors, and strategic partners, gathered for the inauguration ceremony marking the institutional launch of the most innovative urban developments in Latin America.
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MonDec082025
JO: Experts see Amra City project as flagship model for smart, sustainable urban development
The newly launched Amra City project is emerging as a landmark opportunity to apply cutting-edge urban planning technologies, integrating smart networks, digital infrastructure, e-governance, youth empowerment, and sustainable urban design, according to experts in engineering technology, planning, and infrastructure.
Specialists told Petra that this integrated vision positions the city to become a Jordanian and regional model for smart, sustainable urban development one that could serve as a reference across the Middle East.
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MonDec082025
Top 10 States with Smart City Projects in India
India’s Smart Cities Mission is entering the final stretch with 93% of 8,000+ projects completed across 100 cities and ₹1.5 lakh crore deployed. A state-wise performance ranking places Tamil Nadu at the top with 12 smart cities, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra with 10 each, driven by high fund utilisation and mobility-tech upgrades. India's Smart Cities Mission (SCM), launched in 2015, nears its March 2025 completion with 93% of 8,000+ projects done across 100 cities, utilizing ₹1.5 lakh crore. Boosting urban GDP to 63% (despite 31% population). Read along to know more about the complete state-wise ranking followed by top achievers analysis.
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SunDec072025
Azerbaijan, Senegal to share notes on public sector digitalization, AI
A plan to seal a digital cooperation framework between Azerbaijan and Senegal is in the offing as both countries look forward to sharing insights on how to better implement their digital transformation strategies.
During the recent World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25) in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, Senegal’s Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Alioune Sall, had discussions with the head of the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IAAD) of Azerbaijan, Farid Osmanov.
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SunDec072025
VN: Smart city operation centre makes debut in Da Nang city
The centre was built with a total investment of 10 million USD, including 9 million USD funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and 1 million USD in counterpart capital allocated for the 2021–2025 period.
A smart city operation centre, part of the smart city development project in Quang Nam, was inaugurated in Tam Ky ward of Da Nang city on November 27.
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SunDec072025
MENA: What Will Cities Look Like in 2035? The Future of Smart Urban Life
Ismail Hamoumi is a leading Smart City and infrastructure strategy expert with extensive experience shaping sustainable urban transformation across Africa and the Middle East. A passionate advocate for technology-enabled governance, he has worked with public agencies, development banks, and private partners to align digital innovation with tangible infrastructure delivery. From pioneering city data platforms and mobility strategies to advancing PPP frameworks for smart utilities, Ismail’s work bridges the gap between policy, engineering, and citizen engagement. His mission: to help emerging cities become more connected, inclusive, and resilient.
In this exclusive conversation, he shares his insights on scaling smart city initiatives, financing innovation, and building institutional capacity to deliver the next generation of urban infrastructure across the region.
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SatDec062025
GB: Cumbria: Carlisle’s Smart City Vision: How Innovation Is Redefining Real Estate
Carlisle is no longer just a historic Cumbrian city with Roman roots and charming period homes—it is steadily emerging as a forward-thinking “smart city” that blends heritage with innovation. As local authorities push for improved digital connectivity, greener transport, and data-driven urban planning, homeowners, landlords, and long-term investors are beginning to recognise how these upgrades could shape the area’s property market.
Below, we explore how Carlisle’s smart city ambitions are transforming real estate trends, the opportunities this creates for investors, and why working closely with experienced Estate Agents in Carlisle is more essential than ever.
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SatDec062025
Thailand accelerates cloud and AI adoption to transform public services
AWS Public Sector Day 2025 highlighted the country’s digital readiness and commitment to secure, citizen-centric innovation.
Bangkok set the stage for Thailand’s digital future on November 6 as Public Sector Day 2025 brought together government officials, technology innovators, and academics to explore how cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen national resilience and redefine citizen services.
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FriDec052025
Kuwait, South Korea deepen partnership in green infrastructure, smart city development
. . . showcases cutting-edge environmental technologies and expanding cooperation in sustainable urban development
In a clear reflection of the strong and evolving partnership between Kuwait and the Republic of Korea, the South Korean Embassy — working alongside Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment — organized the 8th Korean Smart Cities Forum on Wednesday at the Mövenpick Hotel Al Bida’a.
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FriDec052025
PH: DoST turns over smart cities’ roadmaps
The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) has handed over specialized science, technology, and innovation (STI) roadmaps to the city governments of Pasig and Caloocan to help them develop smart and sustainable communities.
The turnover ceremony took place Monday during the opening of the DoST-National Capital Region’s (DoST-NCR) 2025 Regional Science, Innovation and Technology Week, held at the Technological Institute of the Philippines in Quezon City.
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FriDec052025
Smart Cities Are Getting Smarter - Quietly Racing Against Urban and Climate Challenges
The momentum behind smart city initiatives is undeniable. This year's Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona doubled in size and mirrored trends at major shows like CES, which now dedicates entire areas to smart city innovation. Beyond the growing exhibition floors and enthusiastic crowds, something more significant is happening: cities worldwide are quietly getting smarter, deploying real solutions to address mounting urban pressures and climate challenges.
At the heart of many of these success stories? LoRaWAN connectivity and the global ecosystem of LoRa Alliance members making it possible.
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ThuDec042025
KR: Gyeonggi: Suwon City Earns 'Smart City' Certification from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Suwon City in Gyeonggi Province has obtained Smart City Certification in the '2025 Smart City Certification Contest' organized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Suwon City has been recognized for its capabilities and excellence as a smart city by achieving Smart City Certification for the third consecutive time, following the pilot certification in 2021 and again in 2023.
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ThuDec042025
Smart cities: towards a much more connected life
Can you imagine living in a city without incidents, without pollution, with efficient public transport, where we could manage all the services we need to live well through simple platforms? That and much more is what Digital Cities or Smart Cities are all about.
The origins
The concept of the Smart City began to emerge at the end of the last century. Since then, it has evolved considerably. Initially, it only covered issues related to universal access to the internet and telecommunications. Gradually, it was adapted to the business and academic spheres and used to improve the efficiency of transport, water, energy, etc.
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WedDec032025
US: NYC Launches Fresh Smart City Technology Pilot Program
The new projects include work on pedestrian spaces and community development. At the same time, the city plans to deploy an upgraded, "first-of-its-kind" emergency command center at the famous Thanksgiving Day parade.
As New York City awaits the inauguration of a new mayor — Zohran Mamdani is scheduled take the oath of office on Jan. 1 — the city’s public-sector professionals are seeking fresh technological edges.
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WedDec032025
How China’s Smart City AI Is Moving Into Environmental Control
AI infrastructure is being repurposed to provide real-time ecological data – and changing the structure of urban environmental management.
Hangzhou has become one of China’s most active test sites for integrating artificial intelligence into public administration. The city, home to West Lake and the tech giant Alibaba, now ranks among China’s top innovation hubs and attracts significant AI investment and talent. In the nearby Xixi Wetlands, conference halls sit beside canals and protected reed beds. When Alibaba built its global headquarter there, the company promoted the site as proof that rapid technological growth could coexist with ecological harmony.
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WedDec032025
Qatar committed to smart and sustainable urban development
Qatar’s commitment to smart and sustainable urban development is deeply embedded within its national aspiration expressed through the Third National Development Strategy and Digital Agenda 2030.
The journey is one of leveraging technology, innovation, and dynamic public-private ecosystem to transform the nation and enhance the quality of life for all, optimise city management and foster robust economic diversification, building sustainable life for future generations, Assistant Undersecretary for Digital Industry Affairs at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), H E Reem Mohammed Al Mansoori said during the launch of fourth edition of Smart City Expo Doha 2025, featured at MWC25 Doha, yesterday.
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TueDec022025
PH: FDA to improve public service by setting up a contact center, digital transformation
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement reforms aimed at providing faster and more efficient service through digital transformation, setting up an action center and revamping its workforce.
The FDA, in a statement, announced the implementation of efforts aimed at "easing the burden of applicants, strengthening service delivery, and ultimately improving consumer access."
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TueDec022025
Morocco and Philippines Strengthen Ties in E-Governance and Digital Transformation
Both parties agreed to deepen bilateral collaboration and increase the exchange of expertise.
Ms. Amal Al-Falah Al-Sagroshny, Morocco’s Minister-Designate for Digital Transformation and Administration Reform, hosted David Almerol, Secretary of State for Electronic Management of the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of the Philippines, along with an official delegation, at the ministry’s headquarters in Rabat on November 19, 2025. The visit was organized in coordination with Morocco’s National Commission for the Protection of Personal Data and forms part of ongoing bilateral cooperation in e-governance and digital transformation.
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TueDec022025
PH: Pasig, Caloocan get plans to be ‘smart, sustainable cities’
Plans to make Pasig and Caloocan into “smart and sustainable” cities were turned over by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to their respective local governments on Monday.
The plans were created by technical working groups in collaboration with the Pasig and Caloocan governments to focus on science, technology and innovation (STI), DOST Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. said in his keynote address at the 2025 celebration of National Capital Region (NCR) Science, Technology and Innovation Week in Quezon City.
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TueDec022025
Oman accelerates development of smart and sustainable cities
Sultan Haitham City has achieved full completion of land preparation and levelling works, while progress continues on main roads, underpasses, utility networks and bridges.
Oman is accelerating its transition towards smart, sustainable urban development through a series of major national projects aligned with Oman Vision 2040. Led by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, strategic initiatives such as Sultan Haitham City, Al Jabal Al Aali City and A'Thuraya City are reshaping the country’s future urban landscape.
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MonDec012025
Sri Lanka’s digital transformation
Digital transformation has become a cornerstone of modern economic growth, driving efficiency, productivity, and innovation across sectors. The integration of digital tools, automation, and AI has optimised operations in manufacturing, services, and public administration while enabling new business models, startups, fintech solutions, e-commerce platforms, and digital services.
Digital payment system has facilitated seamless financial transactions for millions of small businesses, significantly boosting economic activity. Similarly, countries like South Korea and Singapore have leveraged AI and robust digital infrastructure to enhance global competitiveness, while China’s digital governance platforms demonstrate how technology can improve transparency, accountability, and public service delivery on a massive scale.
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MonDec012025
KR: LG to supply HVAC, AI home systems for Dubai smart city
LG Electronics Inc. will provide advanced heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) solutions and artificial intelligence (AI) home solutions to the smart city under development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as per a report by Pulse, the English service of Maeil Business News Korea.
The company said Sunday that it signed a strategic partnership for smart city development on Wednesday with Expo City Dubai Authority, as per the Pulse report.
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MonDec012025
CN: Action Plan for Smart City Digital Transformation
China has established 2027 and 2035 as crucial milestones to reshape its urban landscapes into more efficient, livable and economically vibrant hubs.
The recently released action plan to deepen smart city development and advance citywide digital transformation is a detailed roadmap for harnessing data to revolutionize urban management, services and economic growth.
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SunNov302025
GB: Bridging the real digital gap in the public sector
Turning technology potential into real public sector progress
Across the UK and beyond, public sector organizations have made major strides toward digital transformation.
From online tax portals to digital health records, citizens are expecting the same seamless, data-driven experience they receive from private sector services, and these expectations are increasingly being met.
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SunNov302025
GH: Gender Ministry launches ICT policy to drive digital transformation and improve service delivery
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has launched its 2025 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Policy, marking a major step toward modernising internal systems and strengthening digital governance across the Ministry.
The launch ceremony brought together senior leadership of the Ministry, staff, and key stakeholders from the Office of the Head of Civil Service (OHCS) and the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), as the new policy framework was officially unveiled.
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SunNov302025
OM: National strategies fuel e-government and digital transformation
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP) continues to support the government’s broader drive toward comprehensive digital transformation, while improving Oman’s investment environment and facilitating business start-up procedures. These efforts aim to encourage investors to establish diverse projects that contribute to the national economy and stimulate economic activity.
The Ministry affirmed that the Sultanate of Oman has, in recent years, charted an ambitious course toward a knowledge-based economy and a digital society through the development of national strategies for e-government and digital transformation. These strategies address all areas required to build a digital society—ranging from human-capacity development and infrastructure readiness to the implementation of e-government tools and the establishment of trust, legal frameworks and regulatory systems.
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SatNov292025
SA: Mapping Madinah’s Future: A Digital Twin for a Timeless City
In Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia, one of Islam’s holiest cities and a spiritual center since the year 622 CE, a quiet yet profound transformation is underway. Madinah Region Development Authority (MDA) is leading a digital revolution that blends centuries of heritage with cutting-edge technology—redefining urban planning and sustainability in alignment with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.
At the heart of this transformation is the Manarah Urban Data Platform (MUDP), a comprehensive digital twin of the city. Since its launch in 2018, MUDP has modeled 55 square kilometers of urban space, scanned over 7,000 kilometers of roads and documented more than 300,000 buildings and 18,500 businesses. It has digitally preserved 57 heritage sites—including the historic Aliyah Farms—and protected 26 square kilometers from urban sprawl.
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SatNov292025
PH: Governance first, sensors second
What makes cities and municipalities ready to become smart cities?
This question defined the atmosphere at the Manila Hotel on Nov. 14, 2025, as The Manila Times honored the country’s top local government units (LGUs). While the event celebrated model cities and municipalities, the underlying current of the discussion was the urgent transition from standard good governance to data-driven “Smart City” status.
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, receiving top honors yet again, set the tone for this national conversation.
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SatNov292025
US: Smart Cities Connect: City CIOs Urge Cities to Embrace AI, But Start With Governance
City tech chiefs from Hartford, Conn., and Corona, Calif., urge governments to harness artificial intelligence now, prioritizing governance, data security and staff training.
Cities can’t wait to be “ready” for artificial intelligence before acting, but they also can’t afford to ignore governance and training as employees quietly adopt AI tools on their own, two city technology leaders told attendees at the Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo 2025 in National Harbor, Md., on Wednesday.
Charisse Snipes, chief innovation officer for the city of Hartford, Conn., said AI moved from theory to mandate almost overnight when a new mayor took office.
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FriNov282025
IN: Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow Is Being Transformed Into India’s First Fully AI-Enabled City
The state capital, Lucknow, is being transformed into India’s first fully AI-enabled city. Unlike conventional “smart city” models, Lucknow’s infrastructure is being strengthened with cutting-edge technology to function as the national hub for AI-driven governance.
Under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh is emerging as a global benchmark in Artificial Intelligence (AI) across multiple sectors. CM Yogi’s mission is to harness technology to propel the state to the forefront of development and innovation. While many governments worldwide are still experimenting with AI to enhance public services, Uttar Pradesh has implemented it on a wide scale. Technology in the state has moved from a mere slogan to a guiding principle of governance, shaping a prosperous and futuristic Uttar Pradesh.
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FriNov282025
7 Hidden Smart Green City Planning Tools That Cut Energy Costs (2025)
A staggering 68% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. This shift calls for a new approach to smart green city planning, one that can meet rising energy demands without placing additional strain on financial or environmental resources.
Cities that have already embraced intelligent technologies provide a glimpse of what is possible. Copenhagen has recorded an impressive 75% reduction in emissions since 2005, supported by renewable energy programs and forward-thinking urban policies. Shenzhen offers another compelling example. Its use of artificial intelligence in traffic systems has lowered CO₂ emissions by 20%, and its adoption of smart meters has reduced energy use by 15%, saving more than 1.6 TWh each year.
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FriNov282025
Into the Omniverse: How Smart City AI Agents Transform Urban Operations
Cities are deploying AI agents, digital twins and computer vision to turn fragmented urban infrastructure into intelligent, responsive spaces. Cities worldwide face unprecedented challenges as urban populations surge and infrastructure strains to keep pace.
Operational challenges like traffic congestion and coordinating emergency services are compounded by fragmented data pipelines, siloed local government processes and disparate systems. Technical barriers prevent cities from accessing the comprehensive, real-time insights needed for effective decision-making and city management.
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ThuNov272025
The world's most innovative cities have been identified in 2025
The world is rapidly stepping into the digital future, and megacities are already struggling to become the most convenient, technologically and environmentally friendly. According to the 2025 Global Innovation Index, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, cities that implement technologies not for trends, but for the quality of life of their population, took the leading position.
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ThuNov272025
VN: Digital transformation of public services must start from the people
Digital transformation is becoming an important pillar in the development strategies of all nations. In Viet Nam, the goal of building a digital government has been clearly defined with people at the centre, data as the foundation, and technology as a tool.
Online public services are considered the test of the effectiveness of this process. Lessons from pioneering countries show that for technology to truly serve the people, the decisive factors lie in governance mindset, the digital capacity of officials, and the engagement of the community.
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ThuNov272025
Australia Releases 2025 Implementation Plan to Advance National Data and Digital Transformation
Australia’s 2025 Implementation Plan drives progress in AI, data, service delivery and cybersecurity to strengthen the nation’s digital future.
The Australian Government has released the 2025 Implementation Plan, the latest annual update to the Data and Digital Government Strategy. The document outlines how federal agencies are progressing toward the Strategy’s 2030 vision of delivering simple, secure, and connected public services through world-class digital and data capabilities. The Strategy itself is jointly led by the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and the Department of Finance.
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WedNov262025
IN: Odisha: Rourkela Smart City board reviews project progress & plans future developments
Rourkela Smart City Ltd's 31st board meeting, chaired by Anu Garg, reviewed ongoing projects and future plans. Key discussions included expediting the Integrated Command and Control Centre and satisfaction with the 'rOURkela One' project's progress, especially the city command centre and Tribal Museum buildings. The board also focused on the tribal museum's soft components and other development initiatives.
The 31st board meeting of Rourkela Smart City Ltd (RSCL) convened on Monday, bringing together key stakeholders to assess the progress of ongoing projects and plan for future developments. The meeting, held in Rourkela, was chaired by development commissioner-cum-additional chief secretary Anu Garg.
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WedNov262025
Smart Cities: Urban Landscapes With More Innovation, Sustainability, and Comfort
Cities are the epicenter of economic prosperity and global innovation. Their leadership, in increasingly competitive environments, requires them to be able to attract talent with integrated policies of innovation, sustainability, and governance that create harmonious and resilient living environments. Three rankings can help us understand the new urban roadmap.
The 21st century is moving towards redefining the urban model. Three leading reports - IESE Cities in Motion, Sustainability Magazine Top10 Smart Cities, and IMD Smart City - paint a broad picture for Smart Cities interested in cutting-edge technology, the fight against climate change, and seeking a housing balance that achieves social coexistence between their traditional residents and the talent they need to design their innovation and sustainability hubs.
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WedNov262025
The role of education in Africa's smart cities and initiatives
Inspiring large-scale initiatives
The development of Africa and, to a certain extent, its major cities requires substantial investment in a number of areas. The notion of the "intelligent city" is currently very much in vogue. While the main objective is technological and infrastructural development, the educational aspect also needs to be highlighted.
What role does education play in these current initiatives in Africa?
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WedNov262025
Kalamazoo, Michigan, again named among Top Ten Digital Cities in the U.S.
Based on the amount of public Wi-Fi, its cybersecurity efforts, and other initiatives like using artificial intelligence and smart cameras on recycling trucks to detect contamination, the Center for Digital Government has once again listed the City of Kalamazoo as among the nation’s top digital cities.
Kalamazoo is ranked eighth in the CDG’s 2025 Digital Cities Survey in the Up to 75,000 Population Category. It is the fourth year in a row that Kalamazoo has earned a Top Ten designation.
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TueNov252025
Building Smarter Cities with LoRaWAN Connectivity
As urbanization accelerates worldwide, cities face mounting challenges in managing dense populations, expanding infrastructure, and maintaining sustainability. Traditional urban planning models often struggle to address these complexities effectively. To meet the growing demands for efficiency, sustainability, and livability, cities are turning toward digital transformation — and the Internet of Things (IoT) has emerged as a key enabler.
Among IoT connectivity technologies, LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) has proven particularly effective in creating smart city solutions. Its combination of long-range communication, low power consumption, and flexible deployment makes it a cornerstone for scalable, data-driven urban systems.
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TueNov252025
MY: Whole-of-government approach needed in shaping sustainable cities, says Nga
Sustainable and resilient cities cannot be left to be built by a single ministry, agency or local authority, said Housing and Local Government Minister (KPKT) Nga Kor Ming.
Calling for a whole-of-government approach and strong synergy across all sectors to tackle the challenges of urbanisation and climate change, Nga said it was important to institutionalise city-to-city knowledge exchange so that lessons, toolkits and proven solutions can be adopted nationwide.
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MonNov242025
Advancing Smart City Development in Ghana through Photonic Enhanced Fiber Networks
Ghana’s major cities are expanding rapidly, creating demand for intelligent infrastructure capable of supporting modern urban living. Smart transportation systems, advanced healthcare networks, digital government services, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence rely heavily on high-capacity communication networks. Fiber optics and photonics technologies have the potential to serve as the backbone of these smart city ecosystems, ensuring stability, speed, and security. Deploying these technologies can bring Ghana’s vision of smart urban centers into reality.
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MonNov242025
Building a smarter state: The case for accelerating technology adoption in Nigeria’s governmen
By taking gradual, modular steps — building capacity, securing data, designing for inclusivity, and ensuring systems work together — Nigeria can begin to transform its public service into one that is faster, more transparent, and truly responsive to citizens’ needs.
Nigeria must embrace a GovTech approach — one that uses modern, interoperable digital systems and data-driven practices to redesign how government delivers services, manages information, and interacts with citizens. GovTech is not about automating paperwork; it is about transforming service delivery through integrated platforms that connect identity, payments, and data securely across institutions.
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MonNov242025
Kenya Launches AI And Digital Governance Training To Prepare Civil Servants For Nationwide Digital Transformation
Kenya is positioning itself as a global leader in training civil servants in artificial intelligence and digital governance through a new Massive Open Online Course developed with UNESCO, the University of Oxford, and the Kenya School of Government.
In a statement, Eng. John Kipchumba Tanui, principal secretary for the State Department of ICT and Digital Economy, said the course will equip public servants to guide ethical digital transformation and deliver citizen-centered services. “Kenya is proud to pioneer this Massive Open Online Course on AI and Digital Transformation in Government,” Tanui said. “Delivered through the Kenya School of Government, the course will equip civil servants with the essential competencies to lead digital transformation and innovation ethically.”
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SunNov232025
GR: Athens: How smart is a ‘smart city’?
Public space in Athens is scarce – and therefore precious. The Attica Regional Authority, however, doesn’t seem to share that view. Inside Pedion tou Areos park – which falls under its jurisdiction – just a few meters from the recently unveiled “Prometheus” sculpture dedicated to small and medium-sized entrepreneurship, new illuminated bench-like structures have appeared. In fact, they are a bit like bus stops. They occupy significant space, are ungainly metal constructions, and are supposedly designed to let passers-by charge their phones, access free Wi-Fi, and receive updates on city events.
Following an inquiry by the citizens’ group “Pedion tou Areos – Our Park,” residents were informed that the regional authority’s project for installing this “smart mobility system” as part of an “integrated smart city platform” cost 2.5 million euros.
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SunNov232025
NG: Lagos State: Sanwo-Olu launches electronic physical planning process system
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has launched the Electronic Physical Planning Process System (EPPPS) for the digital transformation of land administration, physical planning, and urban development across the State.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by Sanwo-Olu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile.
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SunNov232025
VN: PM calls for developing digital citizens as core of national digital transformation
Digital government cannot be achieved without digital citizens, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said, stressing that people must remain “both the center and the driver” of the national digital transformation to ensure they genuinely benefit from it.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, head of the Government’s steering committee for science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation and Project 06, chaired the committee’s fifth meeting in Hanoi on November 15.
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SunNov232025
IN: Karnataka: Bengaluru One Centres to Process E-Khata Applications as City Moves to Fully Digital System
Bengaluru adopts a full digital E-Khata system, enabling online applications via BBMP’s portal and Bengaluru One centres.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced the launch of the E-Khata initiative on Saturday, ushering in a fully digital, faceless system for property record management in Bengaluru aimed at eliminating corruption, middlemen, and bureaucratic delays. Residents can now apply for E-Khata certificates—official documents verifying property ownership and tax status—through the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) E-Aasthi portal or at any Bengaluru One centre, without needing to visit municipal offices.
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SatNov222025
How Smart Parking Systems Are Shaping the Future of Urban Mobility
Smart off-street parking systems are transforming urban mobility through automation, cloud integration, and mobile innovation, addressing congestion and sustainability.
Urbanization, technological advancement, and growing vehicle ownership have transformed the way cities operate and how citizens commute. One of the critical challenges accompanying this transformation is managing urban parking spaces efficiently. As on-street parking becomes increasingly limited, off-street parking management systems have emerged as essential components of modern urban infrastructure. These systems integrate advanced technologies such as automation, cloud computing, and mobile applications to streamline parking operations, improve driver convenience, and enhance revenue generation for municipalities and private operators.
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SatNov222025
ZA: Mnquma: Building Butterworth: A Safe, Smart City
The Mnquma Local Municipality recently contracted TMT to implement an advanced Smart Safe City solution aimed at enhancing public safety, improving situational awareness, and enabling faster response to incidents.
The project, centered in Butterworth, represents a major step forward in the municipality’s vision of using technology to create safer, more connected communities.
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SatNov222025
CTM Steers Macau’s Smart City Transformation
Macau is transforming into a smart city. CTM, its main telecom provider, is steering the city through the changes by introducing advanced connectivity services that extend from the home to the office to large public venues.
The carrier already provides 100% Wi-Fi and 5G coverage across the city and is working to make Macau the world’s first dual 10 Gbps city. In May, CTM launched a 10 Gbps neighborhood with Wi-Fi 7 in public areas, said Hudson Lou, Head of Network and Services Development at CTM. In October, CTM launched a dual 10-gigabit stadium.
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SatNov222025
The Smart City Promises For The Future And The Risks Worth Considering
Since 2011, the Smart City Expo World Congress has stood as the world’s largest and most influential platform for cities and urban innovation. Hosted annually in Barcelona, it brings together a powerful global ecosystem of leaders from major corporations, national governments, research institutions and strategic organizations that are actively shaping the next era of urban development.
In this first instalment of the Smart City series, we explore what truly defines a “smart city,” the systems and principles that make it work, and why people, not machines, must remain at its core. With the recent 2025 conference staging offering a vivid display of global innovation and practical implementation, Barcelona provided the perfect backdrop for examining both the tremendous promise and the profound responsibility involved in building the cities of tomorrow.
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FriNov212025
IN: Nagaland: Under Smart City Mission, Kohima gets new public facility
Nagaland Women Resource Development & Horticulture Minister, Salhoutuonuo Kruse inaugurated Midland community hall-cum-car parking facility at Midland, Kohima on November 13.
The project was executed by Kohima Smart City Development Ltd under the Smart City Mission of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
“The completion and inauguration of this community hall stands as a testament to our commitment to enhancing the quality of life for everyone in this locality,” Kruse said while addressing the gathering.
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FriNov212025
US: Colorado town strives to become an ‘agentic smart city’
Vail has implemented a smart city platform that municipal leaders hope will improve government operations and boost customer experience.
A Colorado town is implementing an agentic artificial intelligence smart city platform in a push to innovate government operations, enhance customer service and improve public safety efforts.
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FriNov212025
MY: Sarawak: Kuching: MBKS drives Smart City transformation with tech-enabled, resident-centric projects
The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is advancing its Smart City development and sustainable development urban management through a range of various initiatives.
Kuching South Mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng said that MBKS’s projects, including the ESG Smart Pole Project, AI-enabled surveillance systems, iPeople digital engagement platform, iBuyBack recycling app, and Smart Traffic Management System ― demonstrate the council’s shift toward a data-driven and people-centred governance model.
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ThuNov202025
IN: Odisha Govt to transform Bhubaneswar into resilient, technology-driven model city
The Odisha government is committed to transforming Bhubaneswar into an inclusive, resilient, and technology-driven model city, said Development Commissioner Anu Garg.
Chairing the 30th Board Meeting of Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL), Garg reviewed the progress of key Smart City projects and approved several new measures to strengthen citizen-centric urban governance and core infrastructure.
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WedNov192025
Why SA’s future depends on smart cities and high-speed fibre
By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s people will live in cities. South Africa is already feeling that pull as more people move to metros in search of work and opportunity.
Many of our cities are struggling to keep pace. Ageing utilities, unreliable services and congested roads are making daily life harder and slowing growth.
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WedNov192025
IN: Odisha: Bhubaneswar: State reviews, approves new Smart City initiatives
Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited's Board of Directors met to discuss and approve ambitious plans for urban governance and infrastructure enhancement. Key initiatives include expanding the 24x7 'SaharSathi' call centre, deploying AI-enabled CCTV cameras, and improving public spaces with sustainable practices. The focus remains on citizen-first development, aiming to make Bhubaneswar a benchmark for smart urban living.
The state govt on Tuesday held a crucial meeting of the Board of Directors of Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) to discuss and devise the ongoing and upcoming development plans for Bhubaneswar.
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TueNov182025
KICT Develops AI-Powered Intelligent CCTV for Vietnam's Smart Cities
A research team from the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) has developed an 'AI-based intelligent CCTV technology' that reflects Vietnam's unique road traffic characteristics to aid in the development of the country's smart cities.
KICT announced on the 11th that the research team, led by Lim Seong-han, Head of the ITS Performance Evaluation Center, has presented a practical solution for localizing smart city technology by developing an AI-based intelligent CCTV system optimized for Vietnam's road traffic environment.
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TueNov182025
Alatau smart city to introduce Kazakhstan’s first air taxi service
Kazakhstan signs MOU with U.S. eVTOL developer Joby Aviation as part of AI-driven urban mobility plan
Kazakhstan is preparing to bring air taxi services into operation for the first time, as part of the development of Alatau, a new AI-powered smart city planned near Almaty.
The Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of Kazakhstan recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with U.S.-based Joby Aviation to purchase electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, according to reports from Kazakh news outlets on November 11.
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TueNov182025
75 Local Authorities Earn Malaysia Smart City Rating - Aiman Athirah
A total of 75 local authorities (PBTs) nationwide have received the Malaysia Smart City 2025 rating, in line with the government's aspirations to realise the Smart Nation vision by 2040.
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu said the recognition was based on smart city indicators under the Malaysia Standard (MS) ISO 37122:2019, namely sustainable cities and communities-indicators for smart cities, which outline 85 main indicators as the basis of the rating.
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MonNov172025
MY: Govt steps up push for green buildings, smart cities, and ESG in property sector
The government will intensify efforts to promote green buildings, smart cities, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) adoption in Malaysia's property and facility management sectors, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.
Speaking at the RICS-MIPFM International Property Conference 2025, Nga said his ministry is working on policies to support sustainable urban development and strengthen regulatory frameworks.
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MonNov172025
VN: Binh Phuoc builds smart rural areas
From organic cashew gardens in Thuan Phu commune to Hamlet 2 of Dong No commune with many billionaire farmers, Binh Phuoc is proving that digital transformation is not only present in the city but has reached the countryside.
Along with the digital economy, the provincial government also promotes online public services, creating a new look for smart rural areas, where people can both produce effectively and access digital administrative utilities.
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MonNov172025
IE: Digital Public Services Plan sets expectations for digitisation by 2030
The Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform & Digitalisation Jack Chambers, and Minister of State with responsibility for Public Procurement, Digitalisation & eGovernment Emer Higgins, have launched the Digital Public Services Plan 2030.
The Plan sets out Ireland’s roadmap to fully digitalise key public services by 2030, ensuring that 100% of these key services are available online and 90% of applicable services are accessed digitally. This is a flagship initiative under Government’s Better Public Services transformation strategy.
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MonNov172025
Blaize and Starshine Launch Hybrid AI Solutions to Power Next-Generation Smart Cities Featured in he Asia-Pacific Region
The unprecedented pace of urbanization across the Asia-Pacific region is creating profound challenges for the management of cities and large towns, with local governments turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to scale operations and drive performance. AI infrastructure, in particular, is rapidly gaining traction as city administrators integrate traditional systems with AI-powered intelligence, enabling automated, data-driven decisions across multiple domains. Managing AI infrastructure however, can be daunting, given the massive volumes of data that need to be analyzed every second, and the number of real-time decisions that must be supported in every instance.
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SunNov162025
The Next Intelligence Revolution: Why Cities Will Become the Smartest Systems on Earth
Cities are rapidly evolving from passive infrastructure into intelligent, adaptive systems. This shift from “smart” to “thinking” cities could redefine governance, opportunity, and daily life
- Cities are evolving into intelligent systems that learn and act autonomously, reshaping mobility, energy, health, and infrastructure.
- Urban AI raises risks related to governance, privacy, inequality, and resource use, making strong oversight and inclusion essential.
- Nations must invest in talent, environmental safeguards, and innovation to ensure intelligent cities expand opportunity rather than concentrate power.
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SunNov162025
KE: The incredible £11bn smart city that will transform major African country
The major development is expected to boost the country's economic growth.
A huge multi-billion-pound technology city is being developed in one of Africa's most well-known countries. Konzo Technopolis, also known as Silicon Savannah, is a £11 billion project by Kenya's Government that involves the construction of a planned city designed to strengthen science, innovation, and technology, thereby boosting the country's economic growth.
The development is being constructed 39 miles south of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, across a 5,000-acre land. The groundbreaking for the tech hub was done in January 2013, but construction work faced various delays. As of now, the city is being built in phases, with Phase One nearly complete.
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SunNov162025
Pakistan's leap towards digital ID and NDEL
A Digital ID serves as a "single source of truth" about an individual's identity
Improving security, curbing identity theft and creating an infrastructure of trust are high on every government's digital agenda. Around the world, countries such as Estonia, Singapore, Australia and the UAE have already embraced Digital Identity (Digital ID) systems, transforming how citizens access government and private services securely. These models show that Digital ID is not just a technological innovation; it is the foundation of transparent governance and inclusive growth.
As a legal consultant engaged under the World Bank's Digital Economy Enhancement Project (DEEP), I had the privilege of authoring Pakistan's Digital ID Regulations, 2025, and the National Data Exchange Layer (NDEL) Regulations, 2025, the world's first comprehensive legal frameworks regulating Digital ID and its technological foundation, NDEL. Drafting these legal frameworks has reinforced my conviction that a secure and inclusive Digital ID system is essential to Pakistan's digital future.
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SunNov162025
MY: Nga: 39 local authorities start transition to smart city development
A total of 39 out of 156 local authorities across the country have begun transitioning towards smart city development, in an effort to close the infrastructure and facilities gap between cities and smaller urban areas.
Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming explained that the figure refers to local authorities applying for Level 1 – Smart City Early Adopter status under the national smart city rating programme.
Of the 39, one is a city hall, 22 are municipal councils, and 16 are district councils.
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SatNov152025
Europe’s digital divide widens as skills lag behind infrastructure growth
Importantly, the study also asserts that digital transformation is not a purely technological process. Even when infrastructure and digital tools are available, their potential remains underused unless populations possess the necessary competencies to leverage them effectively. This interdependence between skills and technology underscores the human dimension of Europe’s digital future.
A new study examining Europe’s digital readiness warns that the European Union’s digital transformation could be hindered by uneven progress in digital skills and infrastructure. Despite steady advancements in connectivity and digital services, the gap between high-performing and lagging countries continues to expand, posing challenges for the bloc’s competitiveness and its Digital Decade 2030 targets.
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SatNov152025
VN: Project launched to empower rural communities through digital transformation
The Viet Nam Information and Consultancy Association for Economic Commerce (VICETA) has officially launched an initiative titled ‘Digital Transformation and Sustainable Creative Economy Development through Livestream Training and E-Commerce Sales for Small Businesses, Farmers, Cooperatives, Youth, Rural Women, and Priority Community Groups.’
Speaking at the announcement, VICETA Chairman Luong Van Tu emphasised that digital transformation is not merely a technological shift, but a journey that enables communities to confidently generate new value through knowledge and creativity.
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SatNov152025
Smart cities can aid aging Korea, if built for people
AI strategist and tech humanist stresses importance of balancing AI innovation with privacy protection
As South Korea continues its ascent as a global leader in smart city innovation, the integration of AI and advanced technology into urban infrastructure is becoming indispensable.
In an exclusive interview at the Smart City Expo World Congress held at Fira Barcelona Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain, Kate O'Neill, an AI strategist and tech humanist at KO Insights, shared her thoughts on how Korea’s smart cities can empower citizens while upholding ethical standards.
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FriNov142025
Smart cities must be human cities: Why data needs a heartbeat
Urban October sent a clear message to governments to build people-centred smart cities where technology, data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) are leveraged to improve daily life and help communities recover from shocks. This global day highlights real-time, data-driven decision-making and showcases initiatives that put citizens first.
“Cities do not succeed because they are ‘high-tech’. They succeed because they are fair, responsive and easy to live in,” says Alexander Tikhonov, regional director for SAS Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (META). “That requires trusted data, explainable analytics and the discipline to measure whether public services are actually improving for people.”
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FriNov142025
VN: There is no one model for a smart city plan
Each city has its own conditions, scale and characteristics, so it is impossible to apply a general model.
The Urban Development Agency under the Ministry of Construction recently held a workshop with the theme "Creating Smart Cities Based on Science, Technology, and Innovation."
Speaking at the event, Mr. Tran Quoc Thai, General Director of the Urban Development Agency, emphasized that humanity is entering an era of technology and digital transformation, where innovation is not just an option but a core driver shaping the future. "Developing smart cities is not merely about applying technology to management but also about creating green, safe, and livable spaces for Vietnamese citizens," he added.
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FriNov142025
Innovation and creativity key to Vietnam’s smart city development
Innovation and creativity are recognized as a key driver of smart city development in Vietnam. Despite initial achievements, urbanization continues to face major challenges, demanding changes in mindset, institutional frameworks, and governance.
Speaking at a recent seminar on “Innovation and creativity – key drivers of smart city development in Vietnam,” Tran Quoc Thai, Director of the Department of Urban Development under the Ministry of Construction, said Vietnam is entering an era of technology and digital transformation, where innovation and creativity have become the foundation shaping the future of cities. The development of smart cities is guided by the aspiration to create green, safe, and livable spaces for all residents.
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ThuNov132025
ZA: Vulnerable Johannesburg residents to get free government WiFi
- The Gauteng Department of eGovernment is rolling out free WiFi to several Johannesburg hostels including Diepkloof, Alexandra, Orlando West, and others.
- The initiative connects these hostels to the Gauteng Provincial Network, aiming to provide free internet for education, employment, entrepreneurship, entertainment, and government services
- Part of the Department of eGovernment’s R1.5 billion budget is for expanding free public WiFi across the province.
The Gauteng Department of eGovernment, responsible for the province’s digital infrastructure, has announced that it will be rolling out free WiFi to hostels in the City of Johannesburg.
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ThuNov132025
Japanese smart city Aizuwakamatsu offers residents quake, privacy protection
Digital tools launched in a Japanese smart city that can send disaster alerts to safeguard residents are part of an optional technology push aiming to overcome social and economic challenges, while also allaying privacy fears.
The smartphone alerts were introduced in Aizuwakamatsu city, Fukushima prefecture, last week by consultancy firm Accenture, which has worked with researchers to revitalise the city using technology since a devastating earthquake in 2011.
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WedNov122025
IN: Kerala: Kochi: AI-powered smart parking system launched in city
Marking a major step towards resolving long-standing parking challenges, Cochin Smart Mission Ltd (CSML) on Tuesday introduced the city's first AI-driven smart parking system.
Transport minister K B Ganesh Kumar launched ‘ParKochi', the artificial intelligence-assisted smart parking system, at 30 major parking locations across the city. Nearly 2,000 parking slots, which are now being managed by Kochi corporation, Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL), Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) and Ernakulam District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), come under the new system.
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WedNov122025
Kenya, South Korea deepen smart city partnership
Kenya seeks to expand a partnership with the Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Cooperation (KIND), as the East African country looks to its next phase of infrastructure growth.
Yesterday, John Tanui, Kenya’s principal secretary: State Department for ICT and Economy, met Ji Hye Choi, MD, KIND Africa Office to discuss areas where KIND can support the East African country, including the development of modern and smart cities.
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TueNov112025
MY: Selangor: Shah Alam Launches AI-Powered Smart City Command Centre
The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) has launched the Shah Alam Integrated Smart Monitoring System Command Centre, known as Iris. This innovation represents a key step in the city’s digital transformation, combining solar-powered surveillance and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to strengthen safety management, improve efficiency and support sustainability.
Iris integrates advanced closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems powered by solar energy, allowing continuous monitoring even in areas without access to electricity. By reducing dependency on traditional energy sources, the system contributes to lower carbon emissions while supporting MBSA’s broader commitment to a green and low-carbon city. The initiative reflects an effort to balance technological progress with environmental responsibility.
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TueNov112025
CN: Hong Kong: Digital Governance Strengthens Smart City Standing
Hong Kong’s commitment to advancing smart transformation continues to gain international recognition, with the city ranked eighth in the Polytechnic University’s 2025 Smart City Index among 73 global cities. The study evaluates the progress of urban innovation across six dimensions: citizens, environment, social landscape, economy, infrastructure and governance.
The index highlights Hong Kong’s strong performance in governance, particularly in the formulation and implementation of smart city policies and plans. The city also ranks first globally in e-government development, underscoring its focus on using technology to enhance public administration and citizen engagement.
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TueNov112025
NG: Oyo State Govt Charts Path To People-Centered, Tech-Driven Smart Cities
The Oyo State Government through the Oyo State New Towns and Cities Development Authority (OYNTCDA), has pledged to build people-centred smart cities driven by innovation, technology, and inclusiveness.
The Executive Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on the Oyo State New Towns and Cities Development Authority (OYNTCDA), Mrs. Mofoluke Adebiyi, stated this recently at the 2025 World Cities Day commemoration held at the Local Government Staff Training School, Secretariat, Ibadan.
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MonNov102025
Seongnam Becomes First Korean City to Reach World Smart City Awards Finals for Two Consecutive Years
- Competing on the Global Stage with "Human-Centered Mobility Services"
- Showcasing Advanced Urban Innovation Models at the Seongnam Pavilion
Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sangjin) will participate in the "2025 Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC 2025)" to be held in Barcelona, Spain, from November 4 to 6. For the first time in Korea, Seongnam has advanced to the finals of the prestigious World Smart City Awards for two consecutive years.
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MonNov102025
IN: Odisha: Apply Bhubaneswar Smart City lessons in other towns: PMO
A ‘liveable cities mission’ has been planned to improve the quality of life in 45 towns with populations over 25,000, with the support of corporate investments for infrastructure development.
As the state government intensifies its focus on urban development as part of its vision of a developed Odisha by 2036, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has advised that the successful lessons of the Bhubaneswar Smart City Mission be replicated across smaller towns for strengthening technology adoption, GIS-based town planning, integrated command-and-control systems and real-time monitoring.
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SunNov092025
Singapore, one of the smartest cities in the world looking to make a deal with South Africa
Singapore, which is ranked among the smartest cities in the world, is looking to make a deal with South Africa.
Reuters reported that a delegation of Singaporean companies is in the country this week to explore opportunities in manufacturing, logistics, and consumer goods, as trade between the two nations continues to surge.
Enterprise Singapore, the city-state’s trade and enterprise agency, said the business mission forms part of its Scale-Up Programme.
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SunNov092025
Embedding intelligence: from smart to cognitive cities
Mostafa Othman, smart cities programme director, Honeywell, examines how AI is heralding a new urban intelligence where cities learn, adapt and optimise themselves in real time.
Technologies like AI, IoT and digital twins are endowing cities with a level of intelligence that would have been unheard of as recent as five years ago. Indeed, what passed as a smart city a few years ago is already starting to look passive by comparison. With more and more technology and intelligence being embedded in cities, the discussion is moving towards the concept of a cognitive city.
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SunNov092025
Kazakhstan eyes Korean investment for AI-driven smart city, industrial growth
Kazakhstan is courting South Korean investment for its next phase of industrial and digital transformation, including an AI-centered smart city project and new transport initiatives, Deputy Foreign Minister Alibek Kuantyrov said Thursday.
Speaking at a briefing held at The Hilton Hotel ahead of the Kazakhstan Global Investment Round (KGIR) in Astana, Kuantyrov said the two countries share common goals in digitalization and artificial intelligence, and that a new project — the city of Alatau — will anchor future cooperation.
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SunNov092025
Smart-City Connectivity: Bridging Local Access and Overseas Data Centres
In a world where cities are getting smarter every day, how they share data is more important than ever. Smart-city systems use sensors, cameras, traffic lights, and lots of digital signals to help us live safer, cleaner and smoother lives. But to work properly, they need strong links, both inside the city, and to far-away data centres overseas. That’s where smart-city connectivity becomes vital.
Local Access Meets Global Reach
Inside a city, data flows fast. Streetlights with sensors, traffic monitors, public WiFi and environmental alerts generate huge volumes of information. This is the local access side of smart-city connectivity. But many of the insights, AI analysis, cloud storage, backup, or heavy computing, happen beyond city borders. That means data must travel from edge and municipal networks to data centres abroad. To ensure resilient international access, cities must pair edge-computing infrastructure with reliable global links.
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SatNov082025
Smart cities began as marketing, but local civil servants are quietly making them real
From open data portals to speed cameras, practical digital tools are reshaping city services — and oversight needs to catch up.
- Despite its roots in corporate sales efforts, the lasting appeal of smart cities lies in their focus on efficiency, data-informed governance and better outcomes for residents, not flashy gadgets.
- As AI becomes embedded in government operations, experts emphasize the need for transparency to avoid reinforcing surveillance or inequality.
- True progress in smart cities depends less on acquiring new tools and more on coordination, long-term political commitment and ensuring residents experience tangible benefits from digital systems.
Smart cities started as marketing jargon to sell tech tools. Over the last 25 years, “smart city” has evolved into something quieter but more powerful.
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SatNov082025
ID: East Kalimanta: Gov't committed to develop Nusantara as cyber-secure city
The Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs and the Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN) have reaffirmed their commitment to developing the Nusantara new capital city into a future city that is cyber-secure, sustainable, and inclusive.
“The success of a smart city is not only measured by technological progress but also by the quality of its people,” the ministry's Assistant Deputy for Prevention and Cybersecurity Capacity, Budi Eko Pratomo, said during a visit here on Saturday.
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SatNov082025
UAE Milestone: Abu Dhabi becomes 5th smartest city in the World
Abu Dhabi has surged to 5th globally in the 2025 IMD Smart City Index, a testament to its strategy linking policy, tech, and visible projects. Residents praise its safety, efficient public transport, and digital services like the TAMM platform. The city's focus on human-centered technology, from autonomous vehicles to AI cleaning fleets, significantly enhances urban living.
Abu Dhabi has moved rapidly up the global smart-city ladder in 2025, earning a top-five place in the IMD Smart City Index and widespread recognition for safety, digital services and urban innovation. The rise reflects a concerted, strategy-led push that links public policy, private tech partnerships and visible projects on the ground.
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SatNov082025
Which is India's Smartest City in the World's Smart Cities?
Do you know what a smart city is or on what basis a city is given the status of a smart city? Which is the smartest city in India and the world? You will find the answers to all your questions in this article.
Top 5 Smart City In World
Over the past few years, there has been a growing awareness among all countries and people regarding smart cities. All countries are also striving to have as many smart cities as possible. But the question is, what is a smart city? A smart city is an urban area that uses technology, data, and innovation to improve the lifestyle of its citizens. Its aim is to make cities more sustainable and better. It uses digital technologies such as renewable energy systems, smart transportation, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things. Building a smart city means improving its transportation, reducing pollution, strengthening waste management, and providing a safe environment for citizens. So, do you know which is the top smart city in the world? Or which is India's most smart city?
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FriNov072025
CO: Bogota: Urban Life Boosted by People-Centric City Planning
The heartbeat of modern urban life is increasingly digital - from traffic sensors and early warning systems, to participatory planning platforms and geospatial data - technology is changing how cities are designed, managed, and experienced.
Yet, amid this rapid transformation, one question rises above all: how can innovation truly serve the people, as more and more of them migrate to cities?
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FriNov072025
African cities embrace digital future
What you need to know:
- NMG Chief Executive Officer Geoffrey Odundo highlighted the media’s role in advancing Kenya’s smart city agenda.
- County governments also reaffirmed their commitment to the national smart governance vision.
Africa’s cities are expanding faster than ever, with the continent’s urban population projected to double from 700 million to 1.4 billion by 2050, according to UN-Habitat.
Experts say this growth will make Africa the world’s second most urbanised region — posing immense pressure on housing, transport, and infrastructure, but also offering vast potential for innovation and economic transformation.
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FriNov072025
World Cities Day: Making our cities truly smart
As the world commemorates World Cities’ Day 2025, under the theme “People-centred Smart Cities,” the United Nations emphasises the critical need to scale and upgrade urban areas to meet the demands of growing populations and to foster more liveable environments.
Since its inception in 2014, the World Cities Day has marked the culmination of Urban October, aiming to raise awareness about urbanisation trends, associated challenges, and visions for sustainable development. This day encourages international cooperation towards building equitable, prosperous, and inclusive cities that enhance residents’ quality of life.
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FriNov072025
Azerbaijan, China's Huawei explore AI co-op & smart city initiatives
Azerbaijan has discussed the application of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions with China’s “Huawei Enterprise Business Group,” Azernews reports, citing the Minister of Digital Development and Transport.
During a meeting with Hao Zhichen, President of Huawei Enterprise Business Group for the Middle East and Central Asia, the sides discussed Azerbaijan’s national AI strategy, the establishment of infrastructure for AI deployment, and the introduction of Huawei’s international solutions in this field.
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ThuNov062025
NG: Abuja smart city spurs youth employment opportunities
Abuja is set for a major transformation as the Federal Capital Territory Administration advances its Smart City Vision to boost innovation, job creation, and digital growth. Minister Nyesom Wike unveiled the initiative at the 2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum in Dubai, positioning Abuja as a model for sustainable and tech-driven urban development.
The Smart City project integrates mobility, sustainability, security, and digital governance under one coordinated plan. Key partnerships include a Smart Water Metering project with JICA, Chinese-supported intelligent traffic systems, and the Abuja Industrial Park, all designed to enhance efficiency and attract private investment.
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ThuNov062025
CN: "Technology Should Serve Citizens" as World Cities Day in Chongqing Spotlights Global Urban Future
Anacláudia Rossbach, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN-Habitat, praised Chongqing's progress in building a sustainable urban future at the opening of the 2025 World Cities Day China Observance on October 28 in Chongqing, calling its use of digital technology to improve housing, governance, infrastructure, and public services inspiring.
Rossbach said that Chongqing's experience offers valuable lessons for megacities worldwide in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda, which promote inclusive, resilient, and sustainable urban development through smart planning, better infrastructure, and people-centered services.
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ThuNov062025
IN: Rajasthan clears proposal to develop six smart cities under green initiative
Rajasthan govt Wednesday approved a proposal by Jaipur Smart City Limited (JSCL) to develop six cities across Rajasthan as ‘Smart Cities' under the state govt's Clean and Green Eco Cities initiative.
The executive director of Rajasthan Urban Drinking Water Sewerage and Infrastructure Corporation Limited (RUDSICO), Hari Mohan Meena, said JSCL has been designated as the project management consultant for developing Mandawa, Khatu Shyamji, Bhiwadi, Alwar, Bikaner and Bharatpur, all of which were identified in the 2025-26 state budget.
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WedNov052025
NG: What drives Abuja Smart City vision, by Wike
- FCT minister addresses World Global Mayors, city leaders in Dubai
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has said Abuja’s “Smart City Vision” is being driven by strategic investments across five key areas.
He named the areas as Urban Mobility, Sustainability, Public Safety, Digital Governance and Economic Empowerment.
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WedNov052025
MY: Smart cities vital to boost quality of life, says Minister Nga
The Urban Renewal Bill will be a catalyst for the development of smart and sustainable cities nationwide, which will strengthen the people’s quality of life, says Nga Kor Ming (pic).
The Housing and Local Government Minister said the main scopes in the implementation of the Bill include the integration of smart city features such as smart traffic light systems, smart street lights, smart toilets and the use of renewable energy.
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WedNov052025
China's smart city innovations win global praise
As urbanization accelerates globally, the experience of resilient and innovative cities like Chongqing in southwest China is becoming increasingly relevant, offering valuable insights for urban development globally, according to international experts and policymakers.
The 2025 World Cities Day China Observance, themed "People-Centered Smart Cities Toward the Future," is taking place in Chongqing from Monday to Thursday. Approximately 1,200 guests from China and around the world are participating in the event, with many international representatives praising China's use of digital and intelligent technologies to drive urban development.
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TueNov042025
Johor becomes Malaysia’s first smart state, five years ahead of schedule
Johor has made history as the country’s first smart state, after all 16 local authorities achieved at least Level 1-Smart City Early Adopter under the Malaysian Smart City rating.
State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said the recognition came five years earlier than planned.
Johor had initially targeted full Smart City Master Plan alignment by 2030.
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TueNov042025
Which City Is Called the Smart City of the World?
Zurich is called the Smart City of the World in 2025, ranking 1 in the IMD Smart City Index. Discover the Top 5 Smart Cities of 2025, Zurich, Oslo, Geneva, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi which lead in technology and sustainability.
Smart City
A smart city is an urban area that uses technology, data, and innovation to improve the quality of life for its citizens. To create more sustainable and efficient living spaces, it incorporates digital tools like renewable energy systems, smart transportation, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT). A smart city aims to make daily living easier by enhancing public transportation, lowering pollution, controlling waste, and guaranteeing safer neighbourhoods.
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TueNov042025
AI-driven cities on the rise: Ethical and data integration challenges ahead
In transport, deep learning models are being used for traffic prediction and autonomous mobility networks. In environmental design, AI optimizes land use, monitors air quality, and manages energy distribution. Public health applications include spatial disease mapping and predictive analytics for emergency planning. Together, these uses mark a transition from isolated technical experiments to integrated urban intelligence systems.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a key tool in transforming the way planners model, design, and manage urban environments. A recent study, titled “Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning: A Bibliometric Analysis and Hotspot Prediction”, provides the most comprehensive examination yet of how AI-driven technologies are transforming urban planning research worldwide.
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MonNov032025
VN: Ho Chi Minh City accelerates comprehensive digital transformation
By 2030, Ho Chi Minh City aims to become a smart city through a fundamental and comprehensive transformation of its digital government, digital enterprises, and digital society. This is regarded as a key foundation for the city to reform its growth model towards rapid and sustainable development.
Ho Chi Minh City targets the digital economy to account for 25% of its GRDP by 2025, and by 2030 strives to be among the top two localities nationwide in digital government and digital economy.
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MonNov032025
BN: Collaboration key to building people-centred smart cities
A strong call for collaboration among urban planners, technologists, policymakers, civil society, and residents was made in shaping Brunei Darussalam’s sustainable urban future through equal partnership.
The call underscored the nation’s commitment to ensuring that technology serves the people, leveraging innovation to enhance safety, resilience, and convenience while building a smarter, more connected, and inclusive future for all.
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MonNov032025
IS: What Every City Can Learn From Reykjavik’s Digital Transformation
In late 2024, Reykjavik City Councilor Alexandra Briem walked on stage and received the Seoul Smart City Prize for the city’s impressive work in building and deploying the Better City for Children project. Out of 220 applications received from 54 countries, the city won the gold medal for a digital transformation that has enabled improved services for children, youth and their families in school and leisure activities.
Achieving this notable milestone was more than just the recognition of one successful city project. The prize was a reflection of a city that had made a conscious decision to prioritize digital government efforts and become a leader in urban technology.
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SunNov022025
US: Culver City: California: Potential Interactive Digital Kiosks Locations up for Community Discussion
In July, the City Council approved an interactive digital kiosk program and partnership with Ike Smart City. The project includes the installation of 15 kiosks throughout the community that will provide information on meetings, events, transportation services, local business directories, tourism wayfinding, emergency services and commercial advertising among other things.
The City hosted a community discussion on October 15th regarding potential siting locations for the digital kiosk program. The objective of the meeting was to review preferred and alternate locations for the Phase I deployment (15 kiosks) as proposed by Ike. A summary of the kiosk features and potential locations are available for review in the Preliminary Siting Deck.
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SunNov022025
IN: Uttar Pradesh: Prayagraj Municipal Corporation announces plans to develop model parks under Smart city mission
As part of Prayagraj Smart City Mission, Municipal Corporation of Prayagraj is taking significant steps to beautify and modernise city's green spaces. With a vision to enhance public recreation facilities while promoting environmental sustainability, the corporation has announced plans to develop seven major parks as Model Parks across different parts of the city.
In the first phase, four of these parks will be taken up for development. The total estimated budget for the project is Rs 5 crore, and only those parks spread over more than 1 acre will be selected. To identify suitable sites, the corporation will soon conduct a comprehensive survey of parks in all city wards.
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SunNov022025
PK: Islamabad to Get AI Command Centre Under Smart City Project
Islamabad is gearing up to become Pakistan’s first fully integrated smart city. The government has announced the establishment of an AI-powered Command and Control Centre under the Smart Islamabad Initiative.
The National Information Technology Board (NITB), operating under the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication (MoITT), will lead this Rs. 708.385 million project. The initiative aims to enhance coordination among departments, streamline decision-making, and improve citywide service delivery through artificial intelligence and real-time data integration.
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SatNov012025
IN: Uttar Pradesh First AI City: Government to Invest ₹10,732 Cr in Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh is making history with a massive ₹10,732 crore investment to transform Lucknow into India’s first AI City under the IndiaAI Mission approved in March 2024. This unprecedented investment—67% higher than any other technology infrastructure project in India—aims to establish a world-class AI ecosystem with 10,000 GPUs, multimodal language models, and an advanced AI Innovation Centre.
Strategic Vision: India’s Digital Transformation
The AI City positions Uttar Pradesh as India’s AI capital, competing globally with tech hubs like Silicon Valley and China’s AI centres. The project aligns with India’s Digital India vision and National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence, expected to add $500 billion to India’s GDP by 2025 and $15.7 trillion globally by 2030.
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SatNov012025
Building Smart Cities Through Domestic Tech Funding
Today, smart city planning has become part of broader national development programmes. It is not only about sensors or buildings but about efficiency, data flow, and local ownership of innovation. The goal is to keep technology and income tied to local economies instead of depending on imported systems.
That financial discipline soon reached other industries tied to technology. Betting analysts began studying how digital infrastructure improved data accuracy for sports platforms, including 1xbet en ligne, which relied on stable network performance to update match information. The same systems that guide city transport or public safety now support entertainment and prediction platforms. In both cases, investment in infrastructure decides the quality of experience.
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SatNov012025
From Solar Dreams to Smart Data: The Making of an AI City on Korea’s Southern Coast
On the reclaimed coastline of South Jeolla Province, an ambitious experiment in urban design is quietly taking shape.
The corporate city of Solasido — a blend of solar, sea, and do (province) — is emerging as South Korea’s latest bid to merge renewable energy with artificial intelligence, drawing interest from global tech and investment firms.
Officials confirmed this week that Solasido, spanning 33.8 square kilometers across Haenam and Yeongam counties, has been selected as a candidate site for the national AI Computing Center, a flagship infrastructure project led by a Samsung SDS–backed consortium that includes KT, Naver Cloud, and Kakao. The proposal was formally submitted to the Ministry of Science and ICT on Monday.
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FriOct312025
CN: How smart is an AI-powered intelligent city pilot zone in Beijing?
A 53-square-kilometer area in Beijing's Haidian district is being transformed into an artificial intelligence (AI) innovation zone, where AI doctors serve communities, humanoid robots staff convenience stores, and intelligent systems support governance.
Technology is deeply integrated into daily life, driving transformative possibilities for urban development within an AI-powered intelligent city pilot zone.
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FriOct312025
PK: Islamabad to Become Model Smart City with Fusion Center Linking Traffic, Waste, and Air Quality Systems
The National Information Technology Board (NITB), under the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, has invited proposals for the conceptual design and technical framework of the Smart Islamabad Initiative (Fusion Center Project). It is a major step toward building Pakistan’s first integrated urban management and command system.
According to official documents, the Fusion Center will serve as a centralized digital command and control facility to streamline urban services, improve governance, and enhance citizen convenience through real-time data integration. The project aims to connect multiple government departments under one digital roof, enabling better coordination in areas such as traffic control, air quality monitoring, waste management, and transport operations.
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FriOct312025
FI: Pirkanmaa: Tampere asks residents to shape its digital future
Tampere is inviting residents to help co-design the city’s next generation of digital services as it moves into a new era of data-driven innovation.
The Finnish city has established itself as one of Europe’s leading testbeds for smart city development. Over the past decade, it has pioneered initiatives in connectivity, artificial intelligence, and data governance–from making Finland’s first 5G call with Nokia in 2018 to launching its first city-wide data strategy and exploring the metaverse as part of a “cityverse” vision.
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FriOct312025
Offline in a Smart City: My Digital Detox Journey in the UAE
What I Discovered When I Unplugged in a Hyperconnected World
In a city where everything runs on data, going offline felt almost impossible. The UAE is built on innovation — from driverless taxis to AI-powered coffee shops, it’s a place where technology doesn’t just assist life; it is life. Yet one Friday morning, I caught myself refreshing my phone before I’d even opened the blinds. My thumb moved on instinct, like muscle memory, and I realized I couldn’t remember the last time I’d been bored — or still. That’s when I decided: I needed a break from the scroll.
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IfG.CC: eGovernment-Infobrief Mai 2011
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10 Jahre IfG.CC - 10 Jahre eGovernment-Forschung aus Deutschland
Liebe Leserinnen und liebe Leser,
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Wir wünschen Ihnen eine spannende und informative Lektüre. Wir danken allen RedakteurInnen, die einen Beitrag zum Infobrief geleistet haben.
Das IfG.CC-Team
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10 Years IfG.CC - 10 Years eGovernment Research from Germany
Dear Reader,
we are pleased to present you with a new edition of the IfG.CC’s eGovernment Infoletter. Every month, the eGovernment Infoletter summarizes the most important information published on our website and gives you an overview of current developments and events related to eGovernment, divided into seven topical areas.
You also can read the eGovernment Infoletter on our website using the following link:
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We wish you a pleasant and informative read! We thank all of the authors and editors who contributed to this edition of the eGovernment Infoletter.
The IfG.CC Team
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Inhalt
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1. Nachrichten aus dem Institut IfG.CC / News from the IfG.CC
1.1 Ausgewählte Aktivitäten / Selected IfG.CC activities
A.1 Interview mit Prof. Dr. Tino Schuppan: „E-Government braucht neue Verpackung“
A.2 EU-Projekt "Egoprise": Modellierung von Prozessketten
A.3 Potsdam, Brandenburg: IfG.CC erstellt umfassenden kommunalen Prozesskatalog
A.4 Potsdam, Brandenburg: Optimierung der IT-basierten Arbeitsprozesse in der Kfz-Behörde
A.5 Potsdam, Brandenburg: Delegation hochrangiger Verwaltungsbeamte aus Russland zu Besuch beim IfG.CC
A.6 Potsdam, Brandenburg: Zukunftstag 2011 für Mädchen und Jungen in Brandenburg
1.2 Aktuelle Publikationen des IfG.CC / Recent IfG.CC publications
P.1 Neuerscheinung: Gerhard Schwabe (Hg.): „Bürgerservices: Grundlagen – Ausprägungen – Gestaltung – Potenziale“
1.3 Veranstaltungen & Vorträge des IfG.CC / IfG.CC events and lectures
V.1 Dublin, Irland, 11.-13.04.: 15th IRSPM Conference 2011
V.2 Moskau, Russland, 25.04.: Vortrag beim II. Gesamtrussischen Expertenforum „Entwicklung der Informationsgesellschaft. eGovernment für Regionen und Kommunen“
V.3 Ankündigung: Berlin, Deutschland, 03.-04.05.: Kongress „Effizienter Staat“: Key-Note zur Prozessorientierung
V.4 Ankündigung: Kiel, Deutschland, 12.-13.05.: Jahrestagung der Deutschen Sektion des Internationalen Instituts für Verwaltungswissenschaften (IIAS)
V.5 Ankündigung: Potsdam: Tag der offenen Tür beim IfG.CC am 21.05.
1.4 Vom IfG.CC unterstützte Konferenzen / Conferences supported by the IfG.CC
K.1 Ankündigung / Announcement: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 25.-27.05.2011: eLearning Africa 2011 Conference
1.5 In eigener Sache / On one's own account
E.1 10 Jahre IFG.CC - 10 Jahre eGoverment-Forschung aus Deutschland / 10 years IfG.CC – 10 years eGovernment research from Germany
E.2 Das IfG.CC bietet attraktive Arbeitsfelder für Studenten und Absolventen / The IfG.CC offers attractive opportunities for students and graduates
2. Schwerpunktthema des Monats/Key Issue of the Month: Open Government in den USA / Open Government in the United States
2.1 US: OMB prepares for open gov sites to go dark in May
2.2 US government bottles on Open Government
2.3 US: Don't let Congress kill digital transparency
2.4 US: Open Data, Transparency Sites That Helped Gov't Save Billions To Be Shut Down Over $30 Million?
2.5 US: Half of funding for Data.gov, IT Dashboard restored in latest CR
2.6 US: What happens to e-government if government shuts down?
2.7 US: Senator Carper Wants Information on Which Open-gov Sites Could be Shuttered
3. eGovernment in der deutschen Hauptstadtregion Berlin-Brandenburg / eGovernment in the German Berlin-Brandenburg capital region
3.1 Neue Website www.arzt-in-brandenburg.de
4. eGovernment in Deutschland / eGovernment in Germany
4.1 Nationales Cyber-Abwehrzentrum nimmt Arbeit auf
4.2 Thüringen: Wurm legt Landratsamt Gotha lahm
4.3 Zunehmende Akzeptanz für IT-Modernisierung bei der Bundeswehr
4.4 D115 - der Bürgerservice jetzt im Regelbetrieb
4.5 Finanzministerium veröffentlicht FAQ zur elektronischen Rechnung
5. eGovernment in Europa / eGovernment in Europe
5.1 Switzerland: Steering committee lays down strategic areas to stimulate eGovernment
5.2 Latvia: Electronic identity cards expected in summer 2011
5.3 EU in race to digitise economy
5.4 Portugal: Authentication with eID card available in more eServices
5.5 Norway: MinID provides higher security options for sensitive information
5.6 Malta: ICT Feature: eHealth – improving healthcare for everyone
6. eGovernment weltweit / eGovernment world wide
6.1 India: Fast Start for World's Biggest Biometrics ID Project
6.2 Bahrain provides egov services through new contact centre
6.3 Kazakhstan: E-government to launch new services
6.4 Philippines: Bring health care to rural areas using ICT: solon
6.5 Malaysia adopts new GIS crime mapping system
6.6 Ghana: Govt Supports Biometric Registration
7. Ausgewählte Veranstaltungen des laufenden Monats / Selected events in the current month
7.1 03.-04.05., Berlin, Deutschland: Deutsche Verwaltungskongress "Effizienter Staat"
7.2 05.-06.05., Krems, Austria: CeDEM11 - Conference for eDemocracy 2011
7.3 06.-09.05., Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands: 7th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies
7.4 10.-11.05., Leipzig, Deutschland: 12. Kongress neueVerwaltung
7.5 10.-12.05., Budapest, Hungary: eHealth Week 2011
7.6 16.-18.05., Manama, Bahrain: Bahrain International eGovernment Forum
7.7 25.-27.05., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: eLearning Africa 2011
Weitere Termine
8. Ihre Beiträge in unserem eGovernment-Infobrief / Your articles in our eGovernment Infoletter
9. Ihre Werbung auf unserer Website oder im eGovernment-Infobrief / Paid announcements on our Website or in our eGovernment Infoletter
10. Impressum / Imprint
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1. Nachrichten us dem Institut IfG.CC / News from the IfG.CC
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1.1 Ausgewählte Aktivitäten / Selected IfG.CC activities
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A.1 Interview mit Prof. Dr. Tino Schuppan, IfG.CC: „E-Government braucht neue Verpackung“
Das IfG.CC wird in diesem Jahr zehn Jahre alt. Aus diesem Anlass sprach Carsten Köppl, Redakteur beim Behörden Spiegel, mit dem Wissenschaftlichen Direktor des Instituts, Prof. Dr. Tino Schuppan, über Hypes, Techniklastigkeit und die Voraussetzungen für eine erfolgreiche Verwaltungstransformation.
Das Interview ist in der April-Ausgabe des Behörden Spiegels erschienen.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34125&Itemid=128
http://www.behoerden-spiegel.de/Startseite/
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A.2 EU-Projekt "Egoprise": Modellierung von Prozessketten
Das IfG.CC wurde beauftragt, im Rahmen des EU-Projektes „Egoprise“ Geschäftsprozesse in öffentlichen Verwaltungen der beteiligten Länder Estland, Dänemark, Finnland und Schweden zu erheben, zu modellieren und vertieft zu analysieren. Ziel ist es, Modernisierungspotenziale im Kontext von eGovernment aufzudecken und dadurch die Verwaltungslasten für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen zu reduzieren.
Um die Prozesse zu identifizieren, die in den nächsten Wochen erhoben werden sollen, wurde Anfang April mit den Partnern aus allen beteiligten Ländern ein Workshop durchgeführt.
In der Stadt Narva in Estland wird mit der Modellierung des Baugenehmigungsprozesses begonnen. Außerdem steht dort die Modellierung von Verwaltungsprozessen an, die im Zusammenhang mit der Einstellung ausländischer Arbeitnehmer stehen.
Die Prozesse werden einheitlich mit der vom IfG.CC entwickelten Government Process Modeling Notation (GPMN®) modelliert. Die Modellierung mit der einheitlichen Methodik ermöglicht es, Prozessabläufe in den jeweiligen Ländern miteinander zu vergleichen, länderübergreifende Optimierungspotenziale zu identifizieren oder in der weiteren Entwicklung ggf. auch Lösungen zu transferieren.
Für alle Fragen zum Projekt steht Friederike Thessel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am IfG.CC, gern zur Verfügung.
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A.3 Potsdam, Brandenburg: IfG.CC erstellt umfassenden kommunalen Prozesskatalog
Das IfG.CC hat in den letzten Jahren im Rahmen von vielen Projekten umfangreiches Wissen über kommunale Geschäftsprozesse in den unterschiedlichsten Verwaltungszweigen aufgebaut. Mittlerweile liegt ein großer Fundus von Verwaltungsprozessen aus den Bereichen Rechts-, Sicherheits- und Ordnungsverwaltung, Sozial- und Gesundheitsverwaltung sowie Bauverwaltung deutscher und europäischer Kommunen vor.
Die vorliegenden Prozesse wurden in enger Zusammenarbeit und Abstimmung mit Verwaltungsmitarbeitern erhoben und verifiziert, so dass eine hohe Modellierungsqualität gewährleistet wird. Alle erhobenen Prozesse werden konsolidiert sowie um Prozesslandkarten und Prozesssteckbriefe ergänzt und in den kommunalen Prozesskatalog eingepflegt.
Bei der Prozesserhebung kommen je nach Anforderung der Kommune alle gängigen Beschreibungssprachen (wie z.B. BPMN oder ePK) und die vom IfG.CC entwickelte bildbasierte und intuitiv verständliche Notation GPMN (Government Process Management Notation) zum Einsatz. GPMN ist eine verwaltungsspezifische Variante von BPMN und basiert auf vormodellierten Prozessbausteinen, die speziell auf die Belange der Verwaltung zugeschnitten sind. Die Beschreibung der Geschäftsprozesse erfolgt je nach Zielsetzung auf unterschiedlichen Beschreibungsebenen und mit unterschiedlichem Detaillierungsgrad.
Der vom IfG.CC erstellte Prozesskatalog erfüllt mehrere Funktionen: er dient als Instrument zum Change Management, weil durch die bildorientierte Unterstützung die Verwaltungsmitarbeiter auf dem Weg hin zu einer prozessorientierten Organisation gut begleitet werden. Der Prozesskatalog lässt sich außerdem z.B. als Teil eines Wissensmanagements für einheitliche Behördenrufnummern in Call Centern oder Bürgerbüros verwenden, was bisher in den Verwaltungen kaum vorliegt. Außerdem kann der Prozesskatalog die Basis für einen Zuständigkeitsfinder bilden, der eine wichtige Basiskomponente für E-Government bildet. Nicht zuletzt bildet der Prozesskatalog eine wichtige Grundlage für die Durchführung von Schulungen und zur Einarbeitung neuer Mitarbeiter.
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A.4 Potsdam, Brandenburg: Optimierung der IT-basierten Arbeitsprozesse in der Kfz-Behörde der Stadtverwaltung Potsdam
Im Projekt zur Optimierung der IT-basierten leistungsbezogenen Arbeitsprozesse in der Kfz-Behörde in der Stadtverwaltung Potsdam wurde die Erhebung der Ist-Prozesse aus den Bereichen Kfz-Kennzeichen und Führerscheinwesen abgeschlossen. Im nächsten Schritt werden diese Prozesse vertieft analysiert. Ziel ist es, weitere Leistungen oder Leistungsteile der Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde (Back-Office) zu identifizieren, die geeignet sind, sie auch im Bürgerservice der Stadt Potsdam (Front-Office) anzubieten. Durch die Trennung in Front-Office (Vertrieb von Leistungen) und Back-Office (Produktion der Leistungen) können umfangreiche Modernisierungspotenziale erschlossen werden. Insbesondere sollen dabei auch Schnittstellen zu weiteren Arbeitsbereichen innerhalb der Stadtverwaltung und zu externen Akteuren, z.B. dem Kraftfahrtbundesamt oder den technischen Sachverständigenorganisationen berücksichtigt werden.
Für die Erarbeitung und Darstellung der Prozessabläufe wurde die Government Process Modeling Notation (GPMN®) verwendet, die vom IfG.CC entwickelt wurde. Sie besteht aus vordefinierten und wieder verwendbaren Prozessmodulen, die speziell auf die Belange öffentlicher Verwaltungsprozesse abgestimmt sind und für die organisatorische Ersterhebung besonders gut geeignet ist.
Für alle Fragen zum Projekt steht Friederike Thessel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am IfG.CC, gern zur Verfügung.
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A.5 Potsdam, Brandenburg: Delegation hochrangiger Verwaltungsbeamte aus Russland zu Besuch beim IfG.CC
Am 14.04. besuchte eine Gruppe hochrangiger russischer Verwaltungsbeamter das IfG.CC im Rahmen einer Studienfahrt. Friederike Thessel, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am IfG.CC, stellte in einem Vortrag wichtige Projekte des IfG.CC sowie verschiedene eGovernment-Projekte im Land Brandenburg vor. Die Gäste interessierten sich vor allem dafür, welche Services für Bürger und Unternehmen in ländlichen Regionen relevant sind, wie vermieden werden kann, dass Bürger und Unternehmen verschiedene Behörden oder Institutionen persönlich aufsuchen müssen, und welche Möglichkeiten es gibt, eServices anzubieten und zu nutzen.
Mit diesem Thema befasst sich auch der "eRegional Governance"-Ansatz, den das IfG.CC vor einigen Jahren entwickelte und seitdem kontinuierlich weiterentwickelt hat. Es wird untersucht, welche eServices unter welchen institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen und auf welche Weise miteinander kombiniert werden können, um die Lebensqualität und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in Regionen/ländlichen Räumen positiv zu beeinflussen. Beispiele für neue eServices sind telemedizinische Anwendungen, verteiltes Lernen über Videokonferenzsystemen (Telepräsenzlernen) oder auch Teleworking.
Am Nachmittag besuchten die Teilnehmer den Bürgerservice der Stadt Potsdam. Hier interessierten sie sich besonders für den MoBüD-Koffer, der seit 2009 in der Stadtverwaltung eingesetzt wird und dessen Einführung vom IfG.CC wissenschaftlich begleitet wurde. Für die öffentliche Verwaltung in Russland ist diese Lösung deswegen interessant, weil in vielen Regionen die Bürger besonders große Entfernungen zurücklegen müssen, um zum nächstgelegenen Verwaltungssitz zu gelangen. Hier bietet es sich an, ähnlich wie in der Stadt Wittstock einen rollenden Bürgerservice anzubieten, d.h. Verwaltungsmitarbeiter sind mit dem MoBüD-Koffer und einem Kleinbus im Landkreis unterwegs und bieten Verwaltungsleistungen an wechselnden Standorten an.
Die Studienfahrt war Bestandteil des Projektes „Unterstützung für E-Government in der Russischen Föderation – E-Services Bürger und Verwaltung“, das im Auftrag der EU-Kommission durchgeführt wird. Das Projekt wurde im Juli 2009 gestartet und läuft insgesamt zwei Jahre. Ziele des Projektes sind u.a. die Verbesserung des Zugangs für Bürger zu öffentlichen Dienstleistungen, Steigerung der Transparenz von Verwaltungshandeln, die Verbesserung der Zusammenarbeit innerhalb der Behörden sowie die Zusammenarbeit mit EU-Partnern in eGovernment-Fragen.
Die Projektpartner in der russischen Föderation sind das Ministerium für wirtschaftliche Entwicklung der Russischen Föderation und das Ministerium für Kommunikation und Massenmedien der Russischen Föderation.
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A.6 Potsdam, Brandenburg: Zukunftstag 2011 für Mädchen und Jungen in Brandenburg
Am 14.04. öffnete das IfG.CC zum 5. Mail seine Türen im Rahmen des "Zukunftstages für Mädchen und Jungen in Brandenburg".
Interessierte Jungen und Mädchen der Jahrgangsstufen 7-9 hatten die Gelegenheit, beim IfG.CC Näheres über die anspruchsvolle und vielseitige Arbeit in einem eGovernment-Forschungsinstitut zu erfahren.
Neben einem einführenden Vortrag zum Thema eGovernment wurden auch einige Projekte des IfG.CC vorgestellt. Darunter z.B. der MoBüd-Koffer, mit dem es möglich ist, Leistungen (wie z.B. Beantragung eines Personalausweises oder eines Führungszeugnisses) an verschiedenen Einsatzorten – außerhalb der Verwaltung – anzubieten. Ein weiteres Thema war in diesem Jahr die Erhebung und Modellierung von Prozessen. Anhand einfacher Beispiele, wie z.B. ein Referat erstellen, wurde den Mädchen und Jungen das Thema Prozesse näher gebracht. In einer kleinen Übung mit der am IfG.CC entwickelten Notation GPMN© (Government Process Modeling Notation) konnten sie die selbst ausprobieren, wie eine Erhebung von Prozessen abläuft.
Bei einer Führung durch die Forschungseinrichtung konnten die Schülerinnen und Schüler einen Einblick in die tägliche Arbeit von Wissenschaftlern am Institut erhalten.
Insgesamt nahmen 3 Mädchen und 3 Jungen im Alter von 13-14 Jahren das Angebot wahr. Diese Resonanz und das positive Feedback veranlassen uns dazu, uns im nächsten Jahr wieder an dieser Aktion zu beteiligen.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.zukunftstagbrandenburg.de/
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1.2 Aktuelle Publikationen des IfG.CC / Recent IfG.CC publication
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P.1 Neuerscheinung: Gerhard Schwabe (Hg.): „Bürgerservices: Grundlagen – Ausprägungen – Gestaltung – Potenziale“
Im April ist Band 11 „Bürgerservices: Grundlagen – Ausprägungen – Gestaltung – Potenziale“ der Buchreihe „E-Government und die Erneuerung des öffentlichen Sektor“ im Verlag edition sigma Berlin erschienen, die von Klaus Lenk, Martin Brüggemeier und Tino Schuppan, wissenschaftlicher Direktor des IfG.CC, herausgegeben wird.
Prof. Dr. Tino Schuppan hat dafür zwei Beiträge verfasst. Im ersten Beitrag „Einführung von Bürgerdiensten“ beschreibt er zusammen mit Klaus Lenk typische Schwierigkeiten in den einzelnen Phasen eines Innovationsprozesses. In den Phasen Zündung, Initiierung, Implementierung, Routinisierung und Erfolgskontrolle begünstigen oder hemmen unterschiedliche Faktoren die Innovation. Neue Akteure treten in die Arena und bringen ihre Interessen und Vorstellungen ein. An zwei empirischen Beispielen – Metropolregion Hamburg und EG-Dienstleistungsrichtlinie – wird dargestellt, dass weitreichende Verfahrens- und Organisationsänderungen notwendig sind, um die Innovationen bei den Bürger- und Unternehmensdiensten umzusetzen.
Im zweiten Beitrag „Organisationswandel durch vernetzte Erstellung von Bürgerdiensten“ befasst er sich mit neuen Formen der behördenübergreifenden vernetzten Zusammenarbeit, die auf IT-Netzwerken basiert, wie z.B. die Trennung in Front- und Back-Office oder Shared Services. Diese vernetzten Formen der Leistungserbringung stellen jedoch neue Anforderungen an Steuerung und Accountability. Es stellt sich stets die Frage, wer für was gegenüber wem in welchem Umfang verantwortlich ist und wie die verteilten Prozessteile sowie die Leistungserbringung bei Vernetzung gesteuert werden kann.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.edition-sigma.de/InhaltPDF/Inhalt841.pdf
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1.3 Veranstaltungen/Vorträge des IfG.CC / IfG.CC events and lectures
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V.1 Dublin, Irland, 11.-13.04.: 15th IRSPM Conference 2011
Vom 13. bis 15.04.2011 fand in Dublin/Irland das 15. Forschungssymposium der "International Research Society for Public Management" (IRSPM) zum Thema "Value, Innovation and Partnership" statt. Wie bereits in den vergangenen Jahren hat Prof. Dr. Tino Schuppan zusammen mit Prof. Miriam Lips (Professor für eGovernment, Victoria University of Wellington, Neuseeland) den Panel Track zu eGovernment geleitet, das in diesem Jahr unter der Überschrift "E-Government, Public Sector Reform and Innovation" stand. Im Panel waren Themen vertreten wie: neue Leadership-Fähigkeiten, die Einstellung der Neuseeländer gegenüber Datenschutz, konkrete Erfahrungen zu Open Government-Vorhaben oder eHealth.
Im Rahmen des Panels präsentierte Tino Schuppan zudem ein Paper zur Umsetzung „Einheitlicher Behördenrufnummern in den EU-Staaten“.
Seit vier Jahren unterstützt das IfG.CC das eGovernment Panel der IRSPM.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://irspm2011.com/
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V.2 Moskau, Russland, 25.04.: Vortrag beim II. Gesamtrussischen Expertenforum „Entwicklung der Informationsgesellschaft. eGovernment für Regionen und Kommunen“
Friederike Thessel, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am IfG.CC, hat am 25.04. im Rahmen des II. Gesamtrussischen Expertenforum einen Vortrag zum Thema „Reorganisation von Verwaltungsdienstleistungen mit eGovernment“ in russischer Sprache gehalten. Sie stellte Projektaktivitäten aus dem Land Brandenburg, Deutschland und anderen europäischen Ländern vor. Schwerpunkt waren dabei Lösungen, die für ländliche Regionen relevant sind.
Ein Thema des Vortrags war die Einheitliche Behördenrufnummer D115, unter der Bürger umfassend Auskünfte zu Leistungen der öffentlichen Verwaltung erhalten, egal, von welcher Verwaltungsebene und welchem Ressort sie erbracht werden. Einheitliche Behördenrufnummern gibt es auch in verschiedenen anderen EU-Staaten. Allerdings ist die Kooperation zwischen föderaler, Landes- und kommunaler Ebene in Deutschland einzigartig in Europa. Dies war eines der Ergebnisse einer Studie zur Umsetzung von Einheitlichen Behördenrufnummern in den EU-Mitgliedstaaten, die das IfG.CC im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums des Innern im letzten Jahr durchgeführt hatte.
Eine einheitliche Behördenrufnummer könnte auch in Russland eingeführt werden, möglicherweise zunächst in verschiedenen Regionen. Das Telefon als Zugangskanal zu Verwaltungsleistungen spielt in diesem Land eine weitaus größere Rolle als z.B. in Deutschland, da ein Internetzugang nicht in allen Landesteilen gewährleistet werden kann.
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V.3 Ankündigung: Berlin, Deutschland, 03.-04.05.: Kongress „Effizienter Staat“: Key-Note zur Prozessorientierung
Prof. Tino Schuppan, wissenschaftlicher Direktor des IfG.CC, hält am Montag, den 03.05., die Keynote “Vom Kirchturm zur Kooperation und zurück – Auf dem Weg zur vernetzten Verwaltung?” auf dem 14. Verwaltungskongress „Effizienter Staat“ in Berlin. Der Kongress steht in diesem Jahr unter dem Motto „Erfolgsfaktor Strategie – Verwaltungstransformation in einer vernetzten Welt“. Schwerpunkte werden u.a. die Offenlegung von Verwaltungsdaten, E-Government-Gesetz, nationale E-Government-Strategie, vernetzte Verwaltung und Prozessorientierung sein.
Die Schweiz ist in diesem Jahr Partnerland des Kongresses. Zahlreiche Modernisierungsprojekte wie z.B. die Suisse ID und die E-Government-Strategie Schweiz bieten Möglichkeiten für einen interessanten Erfahrungsaustausch.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.effizienter-staat.de/
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V.4 Ankündigung: Kiel, Deutschland, 12.-13.05.: Jahrestagung der Deutschen Sektion des Internationalen Instituts für Verwaltungswissenschaften (IIAS)
Am Donnerstag, den 12.05., hält Prof. Dr. Tino Schuppan, wissenschaftlicher Direktor des IfG.CC, auf der Jahrestagung der Deutschen Sektion des Internationalen Instituts für Verwaltungswissenschaften (IIAS) in Kiel einen Vortrag zum Thema “Shared Service Center – Grundlagen, Potenziale und Probleme“.
Unter dem Motto der Tagung „Die Erneuerung des arbeitenden Staates – die Orientierung an Geschäftsprozessen in der öffentlichen Verwaltung“ diskutieren Fachleute das Thema Prozessoptimierung aus rechts- und verwaltungswissenschaftlicher Perspektive.
Sowohl in der Privatwirtschaft als auch der öffentlichen Verwaltung hat arbeitsteiliges Handeln eine lange Tradition. Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien, vor allem die zunehmende Raum- und Zeitunabhängigkeit von Unterstützungsleistungen, eröffnen im Ansatz weitergehende Möglichkeiten für die „Zentralisierung“ von Arbeitsschritten, bei gleichzeitiger Aufrechterhaltung dezentraler Aufgabenerfüllung. Shared Service Center sind ein deutlicher Beleg dieser Entwicklung.
Die Deutsche Sektion ist ein Zusammenschluss von Verwaltungswissenschaftlern und –praktikern im Rahmen des Internationalen Instituts für Verwaltungswissenschaften (IIAS). Zu den Kernaufgaben der Deutschen Sektion gehört es, vertiefte Kenntnisse über in- und ausländische Verwaltungswissenschaft und –praxis zu gewinnen und diese für einen breiten Kreis internationaler Interessenten nutzbar zu machen. Ihr Ziel ist es, Verwaltungswissenschaftlern breite Informationen aus der Praxis zu vermitteln und Praktikern Anregungen aus der wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnis zu geben.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.deutschesektion-iias.de/tagungen.html
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V.5 Ankündigung: Potsdam: Tag der offenen Tür beim IfG.CC am 21.05.
Am 21.05. öffnet das IfG.CC zum 4. Mal seine Türen für Besucher. Zum „Tag des offenen Unternehmens“ können sie einen Blick hinter die Kulissen des IfG.CC im Stadtzentrum von Potsdam werfen. Insbesondere für Schülerinnen und Schüler, Studentinnen und Studenten bietet dieser Tag die Chance, sich direkt vor Ort über Ausbildungs- und Arbeitsmöglichkeiten in einem Forschungsinstitut zu informieren.
Der „Tag des offenen Unternehmens“ ist eine Initiative der Staatskanzlei und des Ministeriums für Wirtschaft des Landes Brandenburg, der Industrie- und Handelskammern sowie der Handwerkskammern Brandenburgs.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.offene-unternehmen.de/
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1.4 Vom IfG.CC unterstützte Konferenzen / Conferences supported by the IfG.CC
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K.1 Ankündigung / Announcement: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 25.-27.05.2011: eLearning Africa 2011 Conference
The IfG.CC supports the eLearning Africa 2011 Conference which will take place from May 25th - 27th 2011 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Over 40 per cent of Africa’s population is younger than 24 years old. 198 million Africans, 20 per cent of the continent’s population, are aged between 15 and 24 – the largest percentage of young people anywhere in the world. Children (under the age of 15) account for another 20 per cent. eLearning Africa 2011 will focus on this group and its huge potential.
The annual eLearning Africa conference is the key networking venue for practitioners and professionals from Africa and all over the world. eLA is the largest gathering of eLearning and ICT supported education and training professionals in Africa, enabling participants to develop multinational and cross-industry contacts and partnerships, as well as to enhance their knowledge, expertise and abilities.
An exhibition and demonstration area accompanies the programme, where leading international eLearning manufacturers, suppliers and service providers present their latest products and services.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.elearning-africa.com/
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1.5 In eigener Sache / On one's own account
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E.1 10 Jahre IFG.CC - 10 Jahre eGoverment-Forschung aus Deutschland / 10 years IfG.CC – 10 years eGovernment research from Germany
Vor mehr als 10 Jahren entstand an der WiSo-Fakultät der Universität Potsdam die Idee zur Gründung eines Instituts für eGovernment. Konkreter Anlass dafür war das vom Land Brandenburg geförderte Forschungsprojekt "Electronic Local Government" (eLoGo), das seinerzeit eines der größten eGovernment-Forschungsprojekte in Deutschland war. Im Rahmen des Projektes sollten neue Formen der Leistungserbringung im ländlichen Raum entwickelt und erprobt werden.
Parallel dazu war der Aufbau eines Wissenschafts- und Fachnetzwerkes für eGovernment vorgesehen. Das nahmen die damals Projektbeteiligten – unter anderem Professoren und Mitarbeiter der Universität Potsdam – zum Anlass nahmen, um ein Institut zu gründen, was die Geburtsstunde des "Institute for eGovernment" (IfG.CC) war. Es wurde als „Competence Center“ mit dem Ziel gegründet, an einer Stelle konzentriert neues eGovernment-Expertenwissen zu entwickeln, zu bündeln und weiterzugeben. Dabei stand das IfG.CC von Anfang an der Universität Potsdam für die Lehre und Forschung als Partner im Bereich eGovernment zur Seite.
Seit seinem Bestehen hat das IfG.CC mehr als 50 nationale und internationale Projekte ausgeführt, zahlreiche wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen und Studien für die Praxis erstellt sowie konkret die Verwaltung bei der Umsetzung unterstützt. Themen waren beispielsweise Prozessketten, E-Government in Afrika, Mobile Bürgerdienste, Prozessmodellierung, Shared Service Center, Einheitliche Behördenrufnummern, Fusion öffentlicher IT-Dienstleister, Kompetenzen für E-Government, EU-Dienstleistungsrichtlinie um nur einige Beispiele zu nennen.
Innerhalb von 10 Jahren hat sich das IfG.CC mit seiner interdisziplinären Ausrichtung, wobei der Schwerpunkt in der Kombination von Verwaltungswissenschaften und Informatik liegt, ein Alleinstellungsmerkmal nicht nur in Deutschland erarbeitet.
Ohne ausgeprägte wissenschaftliche Neugier, konsequentes Gestaltungsdenken, hohes fachliches Interesse an eGovernment und Verwaltungsmodernisierung und auch Leidenschaft für die Modernisierung der Verwaltung aller Beteiligten wäre der heutige Entwicklungsstand des Instituts nicht zu erreichen gewesen.
Wir bedanken uns bei unseren Auftraggebern, unseren Mitarbeitern, Unterstützern und uns Wohlgesonnenen, die alle dazu beigetragen haben, dass wir in diesem Jahre dieses Jubiläum begehen dürfen.
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E.2 Das IfG.CC bietet attraktive Arbeitsfelder für Studenten und Absolventen / The IfG.CC offers attractive opportunities for students and graduates
Das Institute for eGovernment (IfG.CC) mit Sitz im Stadtzentrum der Brandenburger Landeshauptstadt Potsdam bietet interessante Arbeitsfelder für Studenten und Absolventen der Verwaltungs-, Politik- und Sozialwissenschaft, der Betriebswirtschaft und der (Wirtschafts-) Informatik in internationalen Projekten. Wir setzen uns mit Fragen der künftigen Anwendung von IKT in den Bereichen Government, Telemedizin, Katastrophenschutz, Bildung und Entwicklungspolitik auseinander. Auch Themen wie Schutz kritischer Infrastrukturen oder neue prozessorientierte Organisationsgestaltung gehören zu unseren Forschungsthemen. Bitte senden Sie Ihre vollständigen Unterlagen per eMail an: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.research.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69&Itemid=78&lang=de
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2. Schwerpunktthema des Monats/Key Issue of the Month:
Open Government in den USA / Open Government in the United States
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Die USA gelten als Vorreiter bei Open Government. Die Euphorie um Open Government begann, als US-Präsident Barack Obama am Morgen nach seinem Amtsantritt im Januar 2009 die „Open Government Directive“ (OGD) initiierte. Ziel dieser Direktive ist es, der Geheimhaltungskultur in der Verwaltung entgegenzuwirken und die Bürger der USA direkter zu informieren. Grundlage von Open Government sind offene Verwaltungsdaten (Open data). Das sind jene Datenbestände des öffentlichen Sektors, die von Staat und Verwaltung ohne jegliche Einschränkung frei zugänglich gemacht werden. Im Interesse der Allgemeinheit sind diese Daten frei verwendbar und können weiter verbreitet werden. Schon in seinem Wahlkampf war Obamas Strategie einfach und klar: „Government has to be open and participative.“ Die „Open Government Directive“, die schließlich Anfang Dezember 2009 veröffentlicht wurde, beruht auf den Prinzipien Transparenz, Partizipation und Kollaboration. Die vorgesehenen Maßnahmen sollten innerhalb kurzer Fristen durchgeführt werden.
Ein Beispiel für eine OGD-Initiative ist das webbasierte Portal Data.gov, das auf Basis offener U.S.-Verwaltungsdaten realisiert wurde. Konkret einzusehen sind dort u.a. Statistiken, Geodaten, Umwelt- und Wetterdaten, Haushaltsdaten, Gesetze richterliche Entscheidungen und sonstige Veröffentlichungen der U.S.-Regierung. Ein weiteres Beispiel ist der Online-Shop Apps.gov. Dieser bietet den U.S.-Bundesverwaltungen die Möglichkeit, sich über Cloud Business Apps, Cloud Productivity Apps, Social Media Apps und Cloud IT-Services zu informieren und diese zu kaufen. Der Betreiber der Website – GSA U.S. General Services Administration – arbeitet eng mit der Industrie zusammen, um sicherzustellen, dass cloud-basierte Lösungen für die Bundesbehörden sicher und kompatibel sind.
Die unter der Obama-Regierung eingeführte Förderung von Open-Government-Initiativen soll jetzt jedoch drastisch gekürzt werden. Das Budget für den Electronic Government Fund (EGF), aus dem die Open-Government- und Open-Data-Services der USA finanziert werden, soll von über 30 Millionen US-Dollar auf zwei Millionen US-Dollar jährlich reduziert werden.
Die ersten Websites wurden bereits Mitte April geschlossen. Neben dem ersten offenen Datenportal data.gov ist davon auch das IT-Dashboard mit Daten zu den IT-Investitionen der Regierung betroffen. Weitere Websites und Apps sollen in den nächsten zwei Monaten folgen. Macht die Open-Government-Bewegung in den USA damit einen Schritt zurück?
In Deutschland und anderen Ländern ist eventuell anzunehmen, dass Open-Government-Initiativen erst gar nicht umgesetzt werden; mit dem Verweis auf das Vorbild USA, die mehr Transparenz und Demokratie aus fiskalischen Gründen nicht in der Form weiter forcieren. Die Bundesregierung in Deutschland plant derzeit dennoch, bis 2013 eine „Open-Government-Strategie für offenes Regierungshandeln“ zu erarbeiten. So sieht es das gegenwärtige Regierungsprogramm „Vernetzte und transparente Verwaltung“ vor.
In dieser Ausgabe des Infobriefs möchten wir über die aktuellen Entwicklungen, rund um die Sparpläne bzgl. der US-amerikanischen Open-Government-Initiative berichten.
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2.1 US: OMB prepares for open gov sites to go dark in May
Many of the Obama administration's top open government initiatives are set to be turned off by May 31. Government sources confirm that the Office of Management and Budget is planning to take seven websites dark in two months because of a lack of funding.
One government official, who requested anonymity because they didn't get permission to discuss the topic, said funding will begin to run out on April 20 for public sites IT Dashboard, Data.gov and paymentaccuracy.gov. The source said OMB also is planning on shutting down internal government sites, including Performance.gov, FedSpace and many of the efforts related the FEDRamp cloud computing cybersecurity effort.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34081&Itemid=128
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34115&Itemid=128
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34219&Itemid=128
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34088&Itemid=128
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2.2 US government bottles on Open Government
The former British Colony of Virginia, which revolted against its lawful government and formed a French-backed junta, appears to have given up on the idea of Open Government.
The junta, run by a president, made a big splash a while ago claiming it was going to use the world wide wibble to let the great unwashed know what was really going on in their undemocratic nation.
It seems that in the wake of Libya, Syria, and Egypt, the American government has worked out that "letting people know what was happening" is a jolly bad idea and most of the initiatives are set to be turned off by May 31.
Open government initiatives appear to be fated to be killed off quietly by the sorts of bureaucrats who are not that interested in making their doings public.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34099&Itemid=128
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2.3 US: Don't let Congress kill digital transparency
The draft federal budget proposes to deep-six USAspending.gov and Data.gov, dealing a devastating blow to transparency and innovative new services
No big corporation would dream of flying blind without some kind of business intelligence system. But until a few years ago, that's what the U.S. government did - key performance indicators and other vital data were so buried and spread across so many sources, neither the public nor most elected officials could hope to assemble them into a coherent picture of how the government was perfoming.
Beginning in 2006 with USAspending.gov, a cluster of sites emerged to show where your tax dollars are going and how effective they've been - and to aggregate hundreds of thousands of datasets collected by the federal government to be freely consumed by business and public interest groups. But now that times are tough, just when these sites are needed most, Congress wants to pull the plug on them and go back to flying blind.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34107&Itemid=128
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2.4 US: Open Data, Transparency Sites That Helped Gov't Save Billions To Be Shut Down Over $30 Million?
While we've faulted the Obama administration for its many, many failings on the promised transparency front, the one area where they actually had done some good was with their work on the IT side, where the CTO and CIO had created some pretty cool websites sharing important data with the public, and pushing federal agencies to be a lot more transparent about their federal IT spending. They announced plans to open source the famed ITDashboard.gov software, noting that it "was a major component of the process the Federal Government employed to save over $3 billion in just its first two years of deployment."
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34114&Itemid=128
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2.5 US: Half of funding for Data.gov, IT Dashboard restored in latest CR
Latest fiscal 2011 proposal calls for $17M, down from $34M last year
Although the budget battle is not over, transparency may be gaining: one recent federal funding bill would restore half the funding for the Obama Administration’s high-profile transparency programs that include Data.gov and the IT Dashboard.
Open government advocates in recent weeks have been trying to set aside $34 million in the fiscal 2011 budget to save Data.gov, USASpending.gov, the IT Dashboard and other federal transparency programs from drastic cuts. House and Senate spending bills in the last two months proposed to cut the transparency funding to just $2 million this fiscal year.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34140&Itemid=128
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2.6 US: What happens to e-government if government shuts down?
The prospect of a federal shutdown brings the importance of e-government into sharp relief.
As the government shutdown clock ticks inexorably forward, many people are wondering how much of government will continue to operate or, in a literal sense, stay online.
If the government shutdown takes .gov sites offline, visitors may encounter a standard notice that the funding lapse is to blame. (In a perfect world, visitors to the Oatmeal might even encounter a custom graphic for government.)
The rest of the online world won't be going offline, however, and thankfully there has been no shortage of reporting about what will happen to government websites in the event of a government shutdown.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34166&Itemid=128
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2.7 US: Senator Carper Wants Information on Which Open-gov Sites Could be Shuttered
In a letter to White House Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), who chairs a Senate subcommittee tasked with federal financial management and government information, asked for details about what potential cuts to the E-Government fund would mean for the administration’s open-gov goals.
Carper said he wrote “out of concern for the future viability of the transparency and information technology management initiatives” that receive funding through the E-Gov fund.
In his original budget request, President Barack Obama had requested $34 million for the fund, which pays to runs such sites as Data.gov and the IT Dashboard, but in the continuing resolution compromise that averted a government shutdown two weeks ago, the fund received only $8 million.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34345&Itemid=1
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34322&Itemid=93
http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34321&Itemid=93
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3. eGovernment in der deutschen Hauptstadtregion Berlin-Brandenburg / eGovernment in the German Berlin-Brandenburg capital region
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3.1Neue Website www.arzt-in-brandenburg.de
Eine gemeinsame Internetplattform aller Akteure im brandenburgischen Gesundheitsbereich informiert über Möglichkeiten ärztlicher Tätigkeit im Land. In welchen Regionen Brandenburgs wird die Aufnahme einer ärztlichen Tätigkeit wie gefördert? Wer sind dafür die kompetenten Ansprechpartner, und wie finde ich sie? Antwort auf diese und viele andere Fragen gibt die Internetplattform "www.arzt-in-brandenburg.de". Unter Federführung des zuständigen Ministeriums für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz beteiligten sich alle Organisationen im Gesundheitsbereich an der Konzeption, Entwicklung und Fertigstellung dieser Website.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34123&Itemid=93
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4. eGovernment in Deutschland / eGovernment in Germany
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4.1 Nationales Cyber-Abwehrzentrum nimmt Arbeit auf
Unter der Federführung des Bundesamtes für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) und mit direkter Beteiligung des Bundesamtes für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) sowie des Bundesamtes für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe (BBK) hat am 1. April 2011 das Nationale Cyber-Abwehrzentrum mit zehn Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern in den Räumlichkeiten des BSI in Bonn seine Arbeit aufgenommen.
Das Cyber-Abwehrzentrum ist ein Bestandteil der vom BMI erarbeiteten Cyber-Sicherheitsstrategie für Deutschland, die von der Bundesregierung am 23. Februar 2011 beschlossen wurde. Seine Aufgabe ist es, IT-Sicherheitsvorfälle schnell und umfassend zu bewerten und abgestimmte Handlungsempfehlungen zu erarbeiten.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34075&Itemid=93
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4.2 Thüringen: Wurm legt Landratsamt Gotha lahm
Aufgrund eines mutmaßlichen Computer-Wurms haben die IT-Verantwortlichen des Landratsamts Gotha alle rund 400 Clients und 30 Server heruntergefahren, die in der Verwaltung des Landkreises eingesetzt werden. Daher wurden das Landratsamt und die Außenstellen (Veterinär- und Lebensmittelüberwachungsamt sowie Sozialamt, Jugendamt, Schulverwaltungs- und Gesundheitsamt) respektive Kfz-Zulassungsstelle vorübergehend geschlossen.
Alle Systeme sollen nun sukzessive desinfiziert und nach und nach wieder in Betrieb genommen werden. Der Wurm habe es jedoch trotz Firewall und Virenscanner geschafft, die Systeme zu infizieren.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34155&Itemid=93
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4.3 Zunehmende Akzeptanz für IT-Modernisierung bei der Bundeswehr
Das IT-Modernisierungsprojekt der Bundeswehr "Herkules" scheint auf zunehmende Nutzerakzeptanz zu stoßen. Dies geht aus dem jetzt veröffentlichten zweiten Forschungsbericht zur Nutzerzufriedenheit hervor. Im Herbst 2010 waren rund 5.089 IT-Anwender und 268 IT-Dienststellenleiter befragt worden.
Etwas weniger als die Hälfte der Nutzer sehen in der Modernisierung einen Gewinn, jeder fünfte einen Nachteil. Ein Jahr zuvor hatte noch ein Viertel der Anwender sich in einer ersten Umfrage über eine verschlechterte Situation beklagt. Das Meinungsbild unter den Dienststellenleitern ist schlechter: So hat sich dieses im Vergleich zum Vorjahr zwar zum Positiven hin entwickelt, ein Großteil ist jedoch immer noch der Meinung, dass sich die Lage gegenüber der Zeit vor dem Rollout verschlechtert hat.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34238&Itemid=93
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4.4 D115 - der Bürgerservice jetzt im Regelbetrieb
Die einheitliche Behördennummer 115, unter der bereits mehr als 15 Millionen Bürgerinnen und Bürger in Deutschland Behördeninformationen bequem und zuverlässig erlangen können, wurde mit einem Anruf von Dr. Ole Schröder, Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär beim Bundesminister des Innern, vom Pilotbetrieb in den Regelbetrieb überführt.
In seiner Rede lobte Schröder die 115 als Paradebeispiel für bürgernahe Verwaltung. Letztlich sind sich alle Beteiligten einig: Die 115 hat sich nach zwei Jahren Erprobung bewährt und stellt einen tollen Service für die Bürger in den angeschlossenen Regionen dar. Jetzt gilt es, diesen Service flächendeckend in Deutschland auszuweiten, damit alle Bürger vom schnellen und unkomplizierten Draht in die Verwaltung - egal ob Kommune, Land oder Bund - profitieren können.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34250&Itemid=93
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4.5 Finanzministerium veröffentlicht FAQ zur elektronischen Rechnung
Zum 1. Juli 2011 soll das Steuervereinfachungsgesetz greifen, das die Anforderungen an elektronisch übermittelte Rechnungen drastisch reduzieren soll. So soll die Pflicht entfallen, elektronische Rechnungen mit einer qualifizierten elektronischen Signatur zu unterschreiben. Das Bundesfinanzministerium hat eine Website häufig gestellter Fragen freigeschaltet, auf der die geplanten Vereinfachungen erläutert werden.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34303&Itemid=1
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5. eGovernment in Europa / eGovernment in Europe
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5.1 Switzerland: Steering committee lays down strategic areas to stimulate eGovernment
The Steering Committee eGovernment Switzerland has identified strategic areas intended to give fresh impetus to eGovernment at a meeting on 7 March 2011 in Bern. It calls on all levels of government to further strengthen management, to focus on selected projects and to achieve a better collaboration. These strategic areas will constitute the basis for the renewal of the 'Framework Agreement on eGovernment Cooperation in Switzerland'.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34082&Itemid=93
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5.2 Latvia: Electronic identity cards expected in summer 2011
The introduction of electronic identity (eID) cards in Latvia is expected to begin in the summer of 2011, it was announced on 28 January 2011.
The scheme for introducing eID cards was initially launched as far back as 1999, but is soon to be concluded, following recent amendments to the Personal Identification Documents law just announced at the state secretaries meeting and currently being coordinated with other authorities.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34122&Itemid=93
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5.3 EU in race to digitise economy
The EU is trying to drag all of its member states into the digital age. In the not-too-distant future, all EU citizens should have internet access, most should routinely shop online, their medical records will be stored in a data cloud, they will plan trips using smart technology, access art and culture electronically and pay bills, return tax forms and interact with government all online.
The bid to see virtually all facets of life conducted electronically by the end of this decade is part of the EU's much-vaunted Digital Agenda. The ultimate economic aim is to make sure that the 27-nation bloc is still among those that count - along with China and the US - by 2020.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34126&Itemid=93
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5.4 Portugal: Authentication with eID card available in more eServices
More eGovernment services enable the online authentication of their users by means of their national eIdentity card (the Citizen's Card - Cartão do Cidadão, in Portuguese). At this stage, the Citizen's Card appears as an alternative to the citizens' online authentication through their tax number and the password provided by the State Treasury.
According to the Agency for Administrative Modernisation (AMA), authentication with the Citizen's Card is done using the PIN code assigned to each card. It is possible to obtain more information on the use of the card as a means to [securely and rapidly] access online services through the website of the Senha 001 initiative.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34180&Itemid=93
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5.5 Norway: MinID provides higher security options for sensitive information
From 24 March 2011, Norway's electronic identity (eID) service MinID has been offering users two new options which provide secure access to public authorities' services dealing with highly sensitive personal information.
MinID is developed and maintained by the Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT - Difi, in Norwegian), and currently gives about 2.5 million people secure electronic access to public services. In 2010 it was used 14 million times to login to various public services, including the delivery of tax returns, services of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation (NAV), applications for day care, applications for student loans and scholarships and applications for school and student places. These services do not require high security, since they do not process sensitive personal data nor have special security requirements.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34249&Itemid=93
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5.6 Malta: ICT Feature: eHealth – improving healthcare for everyone
Over the last few years, the Government Health Service together with MITA (Malta Information Technology Agency) have been implementing a number of eHealth solutions as part of its overall ICT strategy with the prime objective of improving processes and patient care. Through these solutions, patients are already benefiting from improved and more efficient services. Eventually, patients will also be able to allow a private healthcare professional of their trust to access parts of their health records online.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34310&Itemid=1
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6. eGovernment weltweit / eGovernment world wide
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6.1 India: Fast Start for World's Biggest Biometrics ID Project
In India, a few million people have been registered so far - only a billion left to go
A program aiming to provide biometric IDs to all Indians has begun with a few million rural residents. This woman from a village near Bangalore is having her fingerprints and irises scanned and her photo taken. When the project is complete, India will have the largest biometric ID database in the world. […]
In India, an estimated 500 million people have no form of reliable identification. It's a problem the Indian government has set out to fix through a five-year project with a budget of US $430 million for this year. Starting six months ago with rural populations, the government has begun to create a biometric database that will eventually contain an unprecedented hundreds of millions of records. "We are talking about 10 times more than anything else that has been done before," says Anil Jain, an IEEE Fellow and distinguished professor at Michigan State University, who is an expert in biometrics.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34344&Itemid=128
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6.2 Bahrain provides egov services through new contact centre
Bahrain launched its National Contact Centre, offering e-government integrated services to the public and private sector.
Operated by the newly formed company, Silah Gulf, the centre offers the same comprehensive services at an elevated level of quality to all ministries, government and private sectors on both local and regional levels through an easy to dial number on a 24 hour basis.
The National Contact Centre is considered as a channel that permits the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Government to expand the services it offers to its citizens, residents, visitors and businesses by ensuring the prompt as well as simple access. It is part of the main national strategic objectives of the eGovernment Authority that strives to facilitate and to enable citizens to interact with the government through telephone calls, post, emails and by fax.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34330&Itemid=128
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6.3 Kazakhstan: E-government to launch new services
Kazakhstan’s “electronic government” is introducing new services in 2011. About 15 new offers are planned to be launched on the www.egov.kz web-portal this year. One of them is related to birth registration. Necessary documents will be processed automatically without parents’ participations and through special data bases of state bodies. The “National Information Technologies” Company is the one in charge of developing and expanding the web-portal. The portal issued 19 thousand electronic certificates in early 2009 while in 2010 their number totaled 2 million. Since the beginning of 2011 people obtained over one million different documents from the website.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34314&Itemid=128
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6.4 Philippines: Bring health care to rural areas using ICT: solon
Senator Edgardo J. Angara, chair of the Congressional Commission on Science Technology and Engineering (Comste), has identified telehealth, which would help deliver basic medical services to remote areas through the use of information and communication technology (ICT), as a national priority.
Comste has a target of deploying 200 new telehealth clinics within the next two years. The commission is also targeting the development of new biomedical devices/subsystems–ECG, blood tests, urinalysis, disease screening in coordination with local electronics industry partners.
Department of Health secretary Enrique Ona, who is a member of the Comste health panel, noted that the role of ICT would play an important role in making the move towards achieving universal healthcare.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34272&Itemid=128
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6.5 Malaysia adopts new GIS crime mapping system
Malaysia has adopted a new GIS crime mapping system called “Safe City Monitoring System” as part of the country’s on-going efforts to ensure that crime prevention initiatives under the Government Transformation Program’s National Key Results Area are on track and sustainable.
“This clearly shows that we are very serious about ensuring that our cities are safe and free from all physical, social and mental threats,” said Kamalruddin Shamsudin, deputy director-general of the Federal Department of Town and Country Planning Peninsular Malaysia.
At the centre of this crime prevention effort is the Safe City Monitoring System which basically integrates crime data from the Police Reporting System with the Safe City Programme and land use information under the custody of the Federal Department of Town and Country Planning, and the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, using the geographical information system (GIS) platform.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34237&Itemid=128
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6.6 Ghana: Govt Supports Biometric Registration
Government has pledged its commitment to the Electoral Commission (EC) in its bid to introduce biometric technology to promote e-voting in the country.
The Minister for Communications, Haruna Iddrisu, announcing government’s intention to support the EC, said the exercise could cost over $80 million.
“Though the cost might be a little high, it is not more than the cost of disputed elections, and addresses the issue of multiple voting to make our elections more credible”, the Minister said in an interview after opening a two day conference for IT professionals in Accra.
Since Ghana’s return to constitutional rule in 1993, the country has faced challenges such as bloated electoral register, impersonation of voters, stuffing and stealing of ballot boxes, dub ballot papers, among others.
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http://www.ifg.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34182&Itemid=128
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7. Ausgewählte Veranstaltungen im laufenden Monat / Selected events in the current month
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7.1 03.-04.05., Berlin, Deutschland: Deutsche Verwaltungskongress "Effizienter Staat"
Deutschlands führende Kongressmesse zur Verwaltungsmodernisierung steht dieses Jahr unter dem Motto: "Erfolgsfaktor Strategie - Verwaltungstransformation in einer vernetzten Welt".
Die Top-Themen 2011 sind u.a. offene Verwaltungsdaten, Nationale E-Government-Strategie, E-Identität und Vernetzte Verwaltung/Prozessorientierung.
Nach Österreich 2010 steht 2011 die Schweiz als Partnerland dem Effizienten Staat zur Seite. Zahlreiche Modernisierungsprojekte wie z.B. die Suisse ID und die E-Government-Strategie Schweiz bieten die Möglichkeit für einen interessanten Erfahrungsaustausch. Der Effiziente Staat wird 2011 in vielen Themenbereichen einen Blick in die Modernisierungsszene der Schweiz bieten.
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http://www.effizienter-staat.de/
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7.2 05.-06.05., Krems, Austria: CeDEM11 - Conference for eDemocracy 2011
During the last 10 years, the world has focused on social media and the new forms of societal behaviour, including content generation, collaboration and sharing as well as network organisation. These behaviours and expectations, in particular transparency and access to data, new ways of interacting with government and democratic institutions will continue to develop, and profound changes in society are to be expected. Society has been confronted with "Open Government", "Open Data" and "Open Access". What have the experiences been so far? How do these affect the society, democratic structures and organisations? What changes occur at citizen level? What are the implications for democracy, society, science and business?
The fourth in a row Conference for eDemocracy brings together eDemocracy, eParticipation and eVoting specialists working in academia, politics, government and businesses.
Candidate speakers of the event are individuals from academic, applied and practitioner backgrounds as well as public authorities and bodies, Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs)/ Non Profit Organisations (NPOs), education institutions and independent organisations, who are called upon to submit their research and project papers as well as workshop proposals. Different multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches and disciplines including (but not limited to): law and legal studies, social sciences, computer sciences, political sciences, psychology, sociology, applied computer gaming and simulation, democratic theory, media and communication science are welcome.
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http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/department/gpa/telematik/edemocracy-conference/edem/vid/14978/index.php
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7.3 06.-09.05., Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands: 7th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies
7th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - WEBIST 2011
The purpose of WEBIST 2011 is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the technological advances and business applications of web-based information systems. The conference has four main tracks, covering different aspects of web information systems, including internet technology, web interfaces and applications, society, e-Communities, e-Business and web intelligence.
WEBIST 2011 focuses on real world applications; therefore authors should highlight the benefits of web information systems and technologies for industry and services, in addition to academic applications. Ideas on how to solve business problems, using web-based information systems and technologies, will arise from the conference. Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques and general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged. Both technological and social-oriented papers are accepted. All papers must describe original work, not previously published or submitted to another conference. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the proceedings of WEBIST. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. Both full research reports and work-in-progress reports are welcome. There will be both oral and poster sessions. Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as tutorials dedicated to technical/scientific topics are also envisaged.
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http://www.webist.org/
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7.4 10.-11.05., Leipzig, Deutschland: 12. Kongress neueVerwaltung
Unter dem Motto "Verwaltung neu denken" findet der 12. Kongress neueVerwaltung statt. Vordenker, Umdenker und Querdenker sind aufgerufen, sich an der Debatte über den Aus- und Umbau der öffentlichen Verwaltung zu beteiligen. Die Transformation der öffentlichen Verwaltung wird immer dringlicher: jeder muss seinen Teil dazu beitragen, dass sie in der Gesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts breite Akzeptanz und Anerkennung findet.
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http://www.neueverwaltung.de/
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7.5 10.-12.05., Budapest, Hungary: eHealth Week 2011
eHealth Week 2011 focuses on 'eHealth in an Age of Austerity: Achieving Maximum Benefit'. Healthcare is facing substantial challenges, including demographic changes and reduced resources. "People are living for longer and they should be able to do so as actively and independently as possible," explains Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice-President and Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, co-leading with John Dalli-Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy - the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. Intelligent eHealth services are indispensible for reaching this goal: "Solutions such as fall-detection and prevention devices, easy-to-use social interaction services to overcome loneliness, and smart use of ICT in the home all facilitate active and independent ageing. We need input from stakeholders to make sure the pilot Innovation Partnership can help to make these ideas a reality for Europe's senior citizens."
eHealth Week 2011 is a collaboration between the European Commission's High Level Ministerial Conference and the World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition. The Hungarian government, which is holding the rotating presidency of the European Council, is hosting the event. "The role of eHealth is essential in modernising healthcare, it can contribute to a more effective, efficient and sustainable healthcare system. IT can support evidence based health policy decision making and can play a key role in responding to today's healthcare challenges such as workforce shortages and increasing demands related to ageing population," says Dr. Miklos Szocska, Hungarian Minister of State for Health.
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http://www.ehealthweek.org/
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7.6 16.-18.05., Manama, Bahrain: Bahrain International eGovernment Forum
People, technology & processes for eGovernment success.
Through this event we are bringing together the brightest minds and the latest solutions in the eGovernment arena with a focus on the private sector. Prominent international speakers will share their visions, experiences and future forecasts regarding e-Government technologies and innovations from across the world.
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http://www.egovforum.bh/
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7.7 25.-27.05., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: eLearning Africa 2011
6th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training
African youth constitutes a vast reservoir of talent, skills and opportunity but it faces many difficult challenges. Simply staying alive, safe, healthy, educated and employable are each daunting tasks for the majority of young people. In the World Youth Report 2007, the United Nations acknowledged that poverty, violence and limited access to education, health and employment are inescapable for many African youngsters. Furthermore, the potential for learning of significant numbers of young people all over the world, particularly in Africa, remains severely compromised despite significant advances in new technologies.
eLearning Africa 2011 will focus on youth but it will also highlight the importance of skills, skill development and employability.
Weitere Informationen | Further Information:
http://www.elearning-africa.com/
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