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In a smart city, make smart use of your extra parking

Smart Home technology can help with inspections and occupant turnover while data mining can help find suitable renters The city of the future has been a subject of fascination and speculation since there have first been cities. As technology advances, our guesses about future cities become more educated. While we don’t know if the metropoli…

How to use consumer behaviour data to drive innovation

Camilla Winlo, Head of Data Privacy at Gemserv, discusses consumer data behaviour, and why putting people at the heart of innovation is the key to success in digital feature adoption rates Regarding consumer data behaviour, a frequently asked question is – why do people not use the features innovators create? A 2019 Pendo report1 found that…

C40 Cities announces new online series, produced by BBC StoryWorks

The upcoming series will be produced for them by BBC StoryWorks, the award-winning commercial studio of BBC Global News, exploring how cities around the world are delivering inclusive climate action The series will go live on a dedicated microsite on BBC.com later this year, with a launch event anticipated at the World Mayors’ Summit in…

Coca-Cola to increase use of reusable bottles

Coca-Cola unveils an ambitious new commitment to ensure that 25% of its drinks are sold in refillable or returnable packaging by 2030, following shareholder proposals filed by green groups The Coca-Cola Company today announced an industry-leading goal to significantly boost its use of reusable packaging. By 2030, the company aims to have at least 25%…

The application of space technology in the monitoring of pigmented skin lesions will enable early detection of melanomas

The DALEM project is an example of space technology transfer to dermatology and public-private collaboration between the Biomedical Research Foundation of Madrid's Hospital Universitario La Paz (FIBHULP) and GMV The technology multinational GMV and the Biomedical Research Foundation of Madrid's Hospital Universitario La Paz (FIBHULP) have launched the DALEM project, collaborating in the development and…

What’s new in civic tech: Philadelphia’s Digital Equity Plan

Plus, the National League of Cities announces the innovation projects that have won its 2021 Capstone Challenge; applications are now open for a pair of digital inclusion grant programs in Maryland; and more Philadelphia has released its first-ever digital equity plan, which covers the next five years and is accompanied by an executive order also aimed at…

IRENA and China State Grid pave wave towards smart electrification

China is already a global leader in renewables, accounting for one third of globally installed renewables capacity “Future power grids will be very different from the current ones and will require smart electrification solutions as renewable energy is growing faster than ever,” said IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera, at a joint workshop by IRENA and…

Are cars an urban design flaw? Cities advance car-free zones

An initiative in Berlin would establish a massive car-free zone. Many other cities, including those at a design disadvantage, are also trying to diminish car travel An effort now underway to establish a car-free zone bigger than Manhattan in central Berlin, a relatively dense location where 15% of the surface area is used for road traffic, just might succeed. But what about a place like…

IBPC launches ‘India-UAE bilateral trade and investment report’ at Dubai chamber of commerce

UAE-India foreign direct investment flows between the two countries is valued at over $57 billion over the 2003-2021 period Dubai, UAE: The Indian Business and Professional Council, in cooperation with Dubai Chamber of Commerce, has launched the India-UAE Bilateral Trade and Investment Report, which examines the state of India-UAE trade and investment relations, as well…

Antarctica expedition reveals past concentration of greenhouse gases

A research team led by the University of Venice has successfully conducted a two-month expedition in Antarctica, revealing invaluable information of temperature levels, and the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in the past Researchers conducted a study at a remote Little Dome C site in Antarctica, the first ice core drilling campaign of…