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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is the Lead Consultant of STEM Spark Solutions. Since 2011, the Smart City Expo World Congress has stood as the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tech & gaming exec, futurist, & speaker on spatial computing, AI & AR. Picture a city where AI anticipates your needs before you ...

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

More than 100 people lost their lives in July when flash floods ravaged Central Texas, illustrating the devastation that’s possible when mounting natural disasters are met with inefficient government ...

Paul Rothman is the director of smart cities and internet of things at the New York City Office of Technology and Innovation. In this role, Rothman draws from his experiences in the private sector and ...

The city of Tucker is testing new smart city technology to enhance visibility and connectivity along its public trails and park system. The initiative, in partnership with Comcast Smart Solutions, ...

Milad Haghani receives funding from The Australian Research Council & The Australian Government. Abbas Rajabifard receives funding from Victorian Government via Land Use Department. Benny Chen does ...

Hidden in city car parks or warehouses, smart greenhouses promise to bring farming back to the city. But can these technology ...

The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has unveiled his second-term development vision ahead of the November 8, 2025, governorship election, with a focus on smart cities, a state-wide rail ...

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, ...