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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 ...

This mural is an example of how a smart city partners with outside agencies to encourage public art. Credit: City of Bridgeport The term “smart city” was coined in the mid-2000s to describe an ...

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 ...

As smart cities evolve from concept to reality, they are redefining how we think about urban development, particularly within the real estate and construction sectors. These urban areas envision a ...

A collection of startup incubators, sustainable initiatives, supporting testbeds and novel innovations confirm Finland’s capital as a global innovation and environmental, social and governance ...

A new book examines Stavanger as a model smart, sustainable city, exploring its use of technology, governance, and urban ...

The concept of a "smart city" — one that uses technology to run more efficiently — is nothing new and has been around for about two decades. The cities embrace the use of digital tools, such as ...

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

If a smart city is defined as a civilization that uses technology to support the community, then the origins of this concept date back at least to the Neanderthals. While the concept has, of course, ...