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NEOM selects U.S. construction leader to accelerate primary infrastructure development for its Cognitive Cities

Bechtel to oversee and create resource-efficient utilities and a highly advanced transport system to connect NEOM’s cognitive cities. NEOM Co. has awarded a contract to U.S.-based Bechtel for executive project management work on the development of the primary, base infrastructure for NEOM as the Giga-project advances work to create the world’s leading destination to attract…

smartcities, Sustainable Development, sustainablecities

India inaugurates submarine Optical Fibre Cable connecting Chennai, Port Blair

This project will boost tourism in the Islands and Prime Minister expressed happiness for completion of the project before deadline The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi inaugurated 2.300 kilometre submarine optical fibre cable network between Chennai and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Mr Modi said this project is Union government’s commitment for Ease of living.…

smartcities, smartleaders

Friends for ever (amigos para siempre)

Friends for ever (amigos para siempre)Friends for ever (amigos para siempre)Leading Cities y The Smart City Journal expect to connecting cities around the world during a time when knowledge and best practices are of the upmost importance Leading Cities (www.leadinmgcities.org), an early pioneer in the global Smart City ecosystem, and The Smart City Journal (www.thesmartcityjournal.com),…

smartcities, smartcity, smartleaders, Sustainable Development

Kaiserslautern- turning the crisis into new chances and preserving an everyday life

The past months have posed one fundamental question to all of us: How can we face the worst public health crisis known to our generation? The great pandemic Covid-19 put us all through very rough times and we are yet not aware of the health risk that is still existent. Nevertheless, the virus quarried many…

Kaiserslautern, smartcities, smartleaders

Toronto invites applications for Women4Climate TO

Mentorship Programme to support next generation of women climate leaders The City of Toronto has launched the Toronto edition of C40’s international Women4Climate Mentorship Programme to encourage and inspire women’s leadership in responding to climate change. This program matches mentors from local government, the business sector, international organizations and social agencies with emerging women leaders.…

covid19news, smartcities, smartcity, Sustainability, toronto

Seattle passed JumpStar Progressive Revenue

Plan supported by large community coalition, including labor, big and small business, housing and homeless advocates Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda and her Council colleagues passed in a 7-2 vote the JumpStart Seattle plan, which would raise over $214 million per year in progressive revenue to respond to the immediate COVID crisis and focus on Seattle’s long-term…

covid19news, PostCOVID19, Seattle, smartcities, smartcity

Minsait introduces a solution to increase sales and client loyalty

Promo Codes generates promotional codes that can be exchanged for discounts or other services in the event of booking cancellations or delays. This facilitates the company’s gradual return to activity and guarantees incomes Minsait, an Indra company, has launched its Promo Codes solution on the market, specially designed to increase sales in Tourism and loyalty…

smartcities, smartsolutions, smarttourism

The Seven Essential Elements of a Smart City Ecosystem

If you're missing one of these sectors in your smart city strategy, you're not as smart as you could be The topic of smart cities is commonly framed by technology but what is often overlooked is the importance of how people work together to implement those digital applications. One of the most critical factors in…

Featured Article, smartcities, smartsolutions, smartworking, Sustainable Development

Alternative smart cities

Global movement based in Portugal promotes manifest based on ethics and transparency for the future of smart cities The ZOOM GLOBAL SMART CITIES Association (ZGSC), formed in 2018, is composed of experts, scholars, academics, former governors, and professionals from different areas and from all over the globe. Recently, new members were added, especially the former…

Future Cities, smartcities, smartworking, Sustainable Development, sustainablecities

ELASTIC software architecture advances urban mobility in Florence

The framework Is fostering next-generation urban mobility applications for tramway solutions through the support of big data and extreme-scale analytics. The innovative software architecture developed by the EU-funded project ELASTIC is being applied to a real smart city use case on the public tram vehicles in the city of Florence, Italy. The ELASTIC framework is…