Public-private partnerships

The San Francisco Bay Area city’s programme is expected to drive transformational energy efficiencies for the municipality by reducing utility consumption by more than 4.2 million kWh of electricity per year.   Milpitas’ infrastructure programme is expected to drive transformational energy efficiencies The City of Milpitas is progressing its smart city infrastructure programme with the […]

With limited public transportation a well-known barrier to employment in some parts of the US city, the programme offers free rides for four weeks until a resident receives their first paycheck.     Let’s Ride to Work initiative is part of Baltimore’s Covid-19 employment recovery strategy Mobility services and solutions provider Lyft is providing free […]

Croydon, in south London, will be the first borough in the UK to benefit from a private public partnership, which will reportedly generate more than £6.75m in concession revenue. One of the bus shelters which will be installed and operated by Valo Smart City   Croydon Council has awarded a 10-year concession contract to provide […]

The Brazilian and Taiwanese cities have chosen ST Engineering as a technology partner for smart lighting- and smart mobility-based projects, respectively, that advance their overall connected strategies.     Kaohsiung City has begun work on a major rail infrastructure programme   ST Engineering has been chosen as technology partner for smart city projects in Rio […]

As part of the agreement, consulting firm CGI will deploy its SensorInsights360 real-time data platform to improve operational efficiencies while monitoring and managing critical services.     Edinburgh wants to provide more digitally enabled, proactive services for citizens     The City of Edinburgh has awarded a five-year contract to global IT and business consulting […]

The UK city has announced a 20-year strategic partnership with BAI Communications to design, build and operate the digital infrastructure, which includes a private 5G small cell network.     Sunderland won this year’s Connected Britain Digital Council of the Year award     The UK city of Sunderland has entered a 20-year strategic partnership […]