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FIWARE Foundation and OASC Strengthen Ties to Drive Open Standards and Innovation in Cities and Regions

They will run joint workshops and events to increase public visibility of both and involve each other in specific projects and project proposals FIWARE Foundation, the non-profit organization that drives the definition and encourages the adoption of open standards — based on Open Source technologies, reference architectures and over 800 Smart Data Models — to ease the development of smart…

Letter to EU Commission on sustainable carbon cycles

Greenpeace sends a letter to the EU vice president Frans Timmenmans with the support of different organizations in the sector Dear Executive Vice-President Timmermans, We are writing to you in the context of the anticipated Sustainable Carbon Cycles Communication. We believe it has significant merits, but risks seriously undermining its own declared purpose of climate…

Oxford investigators part of urgent new economic and social research programme

Six new research centres have today been announced by the Economic and Social Research Council - as part of £49 million programme to tackle critical social and economic issues. Dr Ann Dowker; Dr Ridhi Kashyap; Professor Melinda Mills; Dr Charles Rahal and Professor Gaia Scerif are co-investigators in the research centres which, according to the ESRC, are major strategic…

Mos.ru – the Official Web Portal of Moscow Government

Moscow is one of the largest megapolises in the world with a reliable IT infrastructure: healthcare, education, urban environment, construction, transport, and security. All these are unified by a full-fledged digital ecosystem with a set of effective instruments and services in demand by residents and businesses. In the 2018 UN e-governance survey, Moscow became number one in the world's local…

All Moscow Bus Stations and Terminals Connected to Free Wi-Fi

The daily passenger traffic in bus stations and terminals amounts to 40 thousand people. All bus stations and terminals of Moscow are now connected to free Wi-Fi. One may use it in international bus stations Salaryevo, South Gate and North Gate, and in bus terminals Varshavskaya and Orekhovo. As many as 48 hot spots were…

International Code for the Protection of Tourists

To provide minimum standards and consumer rights for tourists in emergency situations Tourism leaders from every global region have arrived in Madrid for the 24th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly. Ministers of Tourism will be joined by representatives of international organizations and from across the private sector for the first truly global tourism meeting…

Putting gender equality at the heart of climate action

Big, bold and fast climate action has never been more needed than today But in order to make this happen, the changes have to take into account, everyone. To be effective, climate action has to be just and to be just, climate action needs to be inclusive of women. The hazards linked to global warming…

Africa Data Centres Unveils New 10MW Data Centre in Nigeria

The new facility will pave the way for Africa Data Centres hyperscale customers to deploy digitisation solutions to West Africa Africa Data Centres the largest network of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities on the continent, is pleased to announce that it has officially opened its new 10MW data centre facility in Lagos, Nigeria.…

The Nordics – Interview with Terje Eide Project Manager Nordic Edge Expo at Smart City Expo World Congress 2021

We had the pleasure to meet Terje Eide, Project Manager, Nordic Edge Expo at The Nordics Pavilion at the Smart City Expo World Congress. We had a chat about their business, current outlooks and projects.

The Nordics – Interview with Rebecca Larson Communication Manager Smart City Sweden at Smart City Expo World Congress 2021

We had the pleasure to speak with Rebecca Larson Communication Manager Smart City Sweden at The Nordics Pavilion in Smart City Expo World Congress 2021, who told us about their smart city projects and vision.