Governance and Citizen

Using the combined efforts of telcos, their customers and community groups, Singapore IMDA aims to provide digital connectivity to 30,000 individuals from vulnerable segments.   Telcos and their customers will help to address the digital divide Singapore has launched the Data for All initiative, which mobilises the community to come forward to provide digital connectivity […]

Research identifies that the most successful cities balance regulation, incentives, innovation and accelerators and work in partnership with landlords, investors, developers and occupiers.   Cities must act now not wait for regulation when it comes to decarbonising buildings City governments are setting ambitious sustainability targets – often well ahead of national goals – but plans […]

Utah’s capital city said that transportation technologies such as electric scooters, ridesharing, the potential for self-driving cars and greater drone adoption are among factors necessitating updates to the plan.   Ensuring equitable travel will be at the forefront of the transportation plan Salt Lake City’s transportation masterplan is being overhauled for the first time since […]

The flagship project will sit at the heart of the wider Nairobi Railway City redevelopment programme, which is championed by President Kenyatta and supported by the UK government.   Nairobi Central station is described as having climate adaptation built-in The final design of Nairobi’s new Central Railway Station and public spaces has been unveiled. The […]

€100,000 will be invested with the focus primarily on solutions based on green technology and the circular economy but also on educational technologies and data-based decision support tools.   Entries are invited for the €100,000 innovation competition Tallinnovation, organised in cooperation between the City of Tallinn and the research and business town Tehnopol. The aim […]

UrbanFootprint has raised $25m in backing to expand its urban intelligence platform that enables cities to make more informed decisions on critical infrastructure investments.   UrbanFootprint’s data will help prioritise investment for critical infrastructure UrbanFootprint, the US-based urban intelligence platform, has raised a $25m series B funding to accelerate the delivery of climate and community […]

Local Infrastructure Hub will connect city leaders to experts to bring clarity and direction to the application process by addressing primary barriers to accessing federal funding.   The hub will help US cities develop competitive funding applications Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a new hub to help US cities and towns access federal infrastructure funding to […]

Collaboration builds on mayor Muriel Bowser’s commitment to give every DC resident a “fair shot”, and provides Washington DC households with multi-gigabit internet at little or no cost to them.   WeLink partnership is a described as a milestone in trying to close Washington’s digital divide Washington DC has launched a new, open-access infrastructure initiative […]

The Savills 2022 Impacts programme examined 500 cities using metrics around economic strength, knowledge economy and technology, environmental and social governance, and real estate investment   New York City tops the 2022 Resilient Cities Index New York, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo rank as the world’s top five cities in the 2022 Resilient […]

The privately funded South African platform has added an In the City function that aims to encourage citizens to better connect with and explore local attractions and places of interest.   The My Smart City platform which aims to help citizens effect change The privately funded My Smart City citizen platform in South Africa has […]