Cities stories
Newcastle's smart city initiatives, featuring transport optimisation and urban innovation, have earned the city two prestigious IDC SCAPA awards.
The Linux Foundation will host FATE, an AI-powered federated learning framework devised by WeBank, aiming to enhance data security and regulatory compliance.
The nominated projects include three from Newcastle alone and span smart water metering, solar farms, virtualization and transport.
The annual awards highlight and acknowledge outstanding smart city initiatives in the Asia Pacific region and this year attracted over 180 entries.
Singapore Tops the List of Smart Cities but the Environmental Impact Remains a Concern, Warns Industry Expert.
Global spending on smart cities will soar to USD $95.8 billion in 2019, with major investments from Singapore, New York City, Tokyo, and London.
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has announced they have finalised a joint venture partnership with TICON Industrial Connection PCL (TICON).
Spark, with the help of several partners, has installed IoT devices in a 300m stretch of an Auckland street in a major step toward smart city status.
New Zealand initiatives won three categories in the IDC Smart City APAC Awards – Civic Engagement, Education, and Sustainable Infrastructure.
By 2050, 66% will live in cities, prompting a tech-driven push for sustainable, smart urbanisation to combat challenges.
Auckland households are now $96 a week worse off than a decade ago, as soaring housing and transport costs drag New Zealand's cities behind Australia’s.
The hexagon-shaped platforms are designed to keep up to 10,000 people safe from floods, tsunamis and hurricanes as seas rise.
A CBRE study says Asia Pacific tech firms are splitting operations across cities, with lower costs and R&D talent driving location choices.
More than 35 companies have joined planning for the project, which aims to make Western Sydney’s 280-hectare site a testbed for autonomous vehicles.
The Lancet says obesity, undernutrition and climate change are linked costs weighing about USD $2 trillion a year on global health and productivity.
The National Government has released a report outlining the strategy for Australia's digital future - Minister Karen Andrews comments.
Recycled traffic sheep and a former mall hut are giving special needs children more to explore at Christchurch’s sensory playground, without landfill waste.
Affordable housing will remain out of reach unless ministers back new greenfield development and broader planning reform, an expert warns.
Private debt funding for roads and water in Milldale could ease New Zealand’s housing shortage, though buyers face annual charges.
New Zealand's commercial drone services could be ready within the next two years, but only if enough research is done to make certain that the public is safe.
