As the world urbanizes rapidly, cities continue to be the physical and social base for people’s prosperity and nature’s sustainability. In recent years, the idea of “smart cities” has grown more prominent as new solutions emerge to address urbanization challenges. What is a smart city? What’s the role of smart cities in this urbanizing world? There…
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) — Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vietnam Smart City Consortium (VSCC), announcing CHT’s addition as a new co-founding member, marking a new step in the creation of smart cities in Vietnam. According to CHT in a statement, by joining VSCC, the scale of cooperation…
Dato’ TPr. Fadlun Mak Ujud (Left), President PPj and Dr. Mazlan Abbas(Right), CEO FAVORIOT Putrajaya, 20 February 2023 – Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj) announced a collaboration with Favoriot Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider, to set up a Smart City IoT platform using Favoriot to boost and create new and innovative Smart City…
KPMG shares perspectives with the Jumpstart team on Hong Kong’s ongoing evolution toward a smart and sustainable city. For Hong Kong to elevate its status as a world-leading innovation hub, it needs to continue to evolve as a smart and sustainable city. The reason is simple: Smart city initiatives can serve as a catalyst for…
Dive Brief: The Chicago Plan Commission has adopted a 10-year, citywide plan that aims to improve the city’s equity and resilience, according to a press release from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office on Wednesday. Lightfoot will sign an executive order to implement the plan across city government. The plan, called We Will Chicago, contains 40 goals and 150 objectives…
UConn researcher Wei Ren sees the interconnections between the systems in nature and how each component impacts the others. In Connecticut, rich in forests and farmland, Ren sees the potential that could position the state at the forefront of a climate-smart agriculture (CSA) approach using an emerging sustainable practice called biochar. Though it sounds like…
It is encouraging to see that our prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, has unveiled the ‘Malaysia Madani’ or SCRIPT policy framework as the main thrust of his government, which underlined sustainability and innovation, as part of the government’s main focus areas. The innovation focus area in the SCRIPT framework speaks of providing an environment…
Feb 02, 2023 (The Expresswire) — Latest [96 Pages] “Industrial UAVs (Drone) Market” Research 2023-2029 demonstrates top countries data, development trends and regional updates of top manufacturers. The report focuses on market sizing, share evaluation, key trends and development plans of leading vendors. This Industrial UAVs (Drone) market report presents industry driving factors analysis with growth revenue,…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Large-Scale Smart Padi Field (Smart SBB) programme to date has seen the participation of 5,000 rice farmers, involving 11,000ha of land nationwide, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said the programme, which was introduced in February 2021, has set a target of producing…
At this time of automated, centrally-managed and smart control in South Africa’s building construction industry, Building Management Systems (BMS) plays a lead role as a computer-based approach to managing facilities and equipment. BMS is the bedrock of a building’s interconnected systems, those that run and monitor features like air conditioning, heating, lighting, emergency infrastructure, access…
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