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It has been at least 50 years since examples of what we now call ‘smart cities’ began to appear. In 1974, officials in Los Angeles, California, used IBM mainframe computers to study poverty in the ...

In May 2020, the smart city concept appeared to have been dead and buried when Sidewalk Labs ended its collaboration with the City of Toronto to create Quayside, a data-infused, sustainability-focused ...

It complemented the city’s urban initiatives, including its protected REV corridors and continued funding for nine pedestrian ...

AI enables real-time insights by analyzing vast data, transforming smart cities with edge-acquired intelligence. Telecommunication network above city, wireless mobile internet technology for smart ...

The concept of a "smart city" — one that uses technology to run more efficiently — is nothing new and has been around for about two decades. The cities embrace the use of digital tools, such as ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) is ...

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

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, ...

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