Although the timeline for accomplishing the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs) has reached its midpoint, the world has made only limited progress towards achieving them 1. The 17 ...

The concept of ‘smart cities’, which integrates technological, human and institutional dimensions, has emerged as a focal point of contemporary research 1. However, scientific inquiries into this ...

The concrete jungle of New York City, sprawling suburbs of Greater London, and massive bike culture in Copenhagen share a key feature that links them and many other global communities. It's not the ...

Singapore’s planned eco-smart city Tengah aims to use artificial intelligence to support smart energy management. Fukuoka, Japan, is drawing on sensor data to build models that can help monitor water ...

David Ly is the founder of Iveda, having served as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors since the company’s inception in 2003. As cities around the world become more crowded and complex, the ...

In May 2020, the smart city concept appeared to have been dead and buried when Sidewalk Labs ended its collaboration with the City of Toronto to create Quayside, a data-infused, sustainability-focused ...

More than half of the world’s population currently lives in cities and this share is expected to rise to nearly 70% by 2050. It’s no wonder “smart cities” have become a buzzword in urban planning, ...

Municipalities are increasingly incorporating smart city strategies into their development plans. But such projects don’t always include adequate cybersecurity safeguards against their complex, ...

The Canadian federal government launched the Smart Cities Challenge in 2017 to award up to $50 million to municipal governments that are best able to leverage technology to improve life in their ...

Traditional streetlighting presents a significant burden on city resources by consuming up to 40% of municipal energy budgets. Furthermore, many cities still rely on manual processes to maintain their ...

India's urban areas are rapidly modernizing, driven by the Smart Cities Mission. Over 90% of planned projects are complete, transforming cities with technology for better mobility, safety, and ...