Tag: Smart city
[SMART CITY] Smart dustbins are helping recycling
Recycling and waste sorting issues are essential components of the sustainable development challenge: how can we make the best use of our waste as we shift towards a circular economy?…
[SMART CITY] Cape Town seeks to tackle urban challenges with new technologies
The concept of “smart city” is growing in popularity on the African continent, and more specifically in South Africa. Increasing density, congested streets, high pollution levels and lengthy recycling processes…
[SMART CITY] Recycling connected: when garbage bins do not only collect waste
By 2025, 58% of the population will be living in urban areas. Faced with the challenges of mass urbanization and the consequences it will have, cities are going “green”. Connected…
[FOCUS SMART CITY] Doha: Qatar’s capital invests in a “smart future”
Qatar’s capital Doha set itself ambitious technological and environmental objectives to reach the status of “smart city” ahead of the 2022 Football World Cup it is hosting. Entitled “Tasmu”, or…
[SMART CITY FOCUS] The Internet of Things imployement in a smart city : the Singapourian model
The connected object market is one of the fastest growing segments of the Asia-Pacific technology industry. According to a Frost & Sullivan study, this market could reach $79…
[IOT DEVELOPMENT] Dubai, a smart city in the desert
At the global scale, Dubai is well-known for its Pharaonic real estate projects such as the Burj Khalifa, the highest building of the world (828 meters) or its extravagances like…
[SMART CITY FOCUS] Dijon, France’s first smart city
The smart city is undoubtedly one of the most visible facets of the development of the Internet of Things. The integration of new technologies into all the city’s infrastructure should…
[SMART CITY FOCUS] Copenhagen, a smart city laboratory
With a goal of carbon neutrality by 2025, ecology holds a place of choice in Copenhagen, between the many cycle paths and landscaped parks allowing city dwellers to stroll.…
[SMART CITY] A hacked highway sign: “Hail Hitler” displayed
It was around 2:30 am that a road sign from Arizona was hacked by hackers who remain unknown. They put the inscription “Hail Hitler” on the sign. The…
[SMART CITY] Copenhagen city’s bicycle sharing system hacked
A bicycle sharing System Company has been hacked into the city of Copenhagen. It saw over 1800 bikes hit. The computer system responsible for controlling and managing the…