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Smart Cities Start With People, Not Technology: Study
African cities are growing at an incredible pace. With this growth comes a mix of opportunity and challenge. How do we build cities that are not only smart but also fair, inclusive and resilient?
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Cities Are Heating Up The Planet, How They Can Tackle Climate Change
Cities have a central role to play tackling climate change. They contribute 67-72% of the greenhouse gas emissions which are heating up the planet.
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"Urban Population To Double By 2047, Civic Bodies Should Adapt": Official
The country's urban population is likely to double by 2047 and existing structures of administration, planning and financing of urban bodies will have to adapt to changing times, the Centre's Smart City Project Mission Director Kunal Kumar said.
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Neom: 5 Points On $500 Billion Smart City Project Planned By Saudi Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, has announced one of the greatest and most complex construction projects in history, which involves transforming a desert the size of Belgium into a high-tech city-region called Neom.
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Alexa Turns 3 in India, Country Head Puneesh Kumar Talks About Indian Languages, Privacy, and More
Over these three years in India, Amazon has introduced Hindi language support, and then Hinglish as well to understand slang context. However, the country has multitude of vernacular languages, and Alexa currently doesn’t support those. The company plans to introduced news in 12 regional languages, but full-fledged conversations may take a little...
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Google Parent Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs Cancels Toronto 'Smart City' Project
Sidewalk Labs caused an uproar when it proposed getting a share of property taxes and development fees linked to the rising value of Toronto city land to finance the project. It dropped the suggestion when it submitted the master plan in June 2019 to Waterfront.
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Toyota at CES 2020: Plan for 'Woven City' of the Future Unveiled for Japan
Toyota said on Monday it plans to build a prototype "city of the future" at the base of Japan's Mt. Fuji, powered by hydrogen fuel cells and functioning as a laboratory for autonomous cars, "smart homes," artificial intelligence and other technologies.
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Google Parent Alphabet Fleshes Out Plan to Develop Toronto Smart City
Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs has provided more details on the technology it intends to use to develop a futuristic smart city in Toronto.
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Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs Releases Toronto Smart City Master Plan Details: What You Should Know
Alphabet on Monday released details of a proposed smart city development for Toronto, outlining plans in a 1,500 page document.
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Tripura Chief Minister Plans To Turn Capital Into World Class City
Plans are on to elevate the status of Tripura capital to that of a world class city by providing it with modern amenities, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said.
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Patna's Over Century-Old Heritage Market Demolished In Smart City Project
The over 100-year-old Gole Market in Patna, a unique heritage building constructed as the Bihar capital's first planned municipal market, has been demolished by local authorities as part of a Smart City project.
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Google Urged to Scrub Personal Details From Toronto Digital City
Cavoukian resigned as an adviser to Sidewalk Labs, a unit of Google parent Alphabet, last month in protest over privacy concerns.
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Audi And Airbus To Work On Air Taxis In Germany
The flying taxi could be a reality in the near future. Audi and Airbus have already started working on it. Here are the details.
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Google Station Free Public Wi-Fi to Go Beyond Railway Stations in India to Reach Cities
Google is in plans to expand Google Station Public Wi-Fi programme in India.
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2,000 Military Stations To Be Modernised As 'Smart Cities'
The Army is finalising a plan to modernise around 2,000 military stations and develop them in line with the government's smart city initiative.
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Smart Cities Start With People, Not Technology: Study
African cities are growing at an incredible pace. With this growth comes a mix of opportunity and challenge. How do we build cities that are not only smart but also fair, inclusive and resilient?
-
Cities Are Heating Up The Planet, How They Can Tackle Climate Change
Cities have a central role to play tackling climate change. They contribute 67-72% of the greenhouse gas emissions which are heating up the planet.
-
"Urban Population To Double By 2047, Civic Bodies Should Adapt": Official
The country's urban population is likely to double by 2047 and existing structures of administration, planning and financing of urban bodies will have to adapt to changing times, the Centre's Smart City Project Mission Director Kunal Kumar said.
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Neom: 5 Points On $500 Billion Smart City Project Planned By Saudi Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, has announced one of the greatest and most complex construction projects in history, which involves transforming a desert the size of Belgium into a high-tech city-region called Neom.
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Alexa Turns 3 in India, Country Head Puneesh Kumar Talks About Indian Languages, Privacy, and More
Over these three years in India, Amazon has introduced Hindi language support, and then Hinglish as well to understand slang context. However, the country has multitude of vernacular languages, and Alexa currently doesn’t support those. The company plans to introduced news in 12 regional languages, but full-fledged conversations may take a little...
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Google Parent Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs Cancels Toronto 'Smart City' Project
Sidewalk Labs caused an uproar when it proposed getting a share of property taxes and development fees linked to the rising value of Toronto city land to finance the project. It dropped the suggestion when it submitted the master plan in June 2019 to Waterfront.
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Toyota at CES 2020: Plan for 'Woven City' of the Future Unveiled for Japan
Toyota said on Monday it plans to build a prototype "city of the future" at the base of Japan's Mt. Fuji, powered by hydrogen fuel cells and functioning as a laboratory for autonomous cars, "smart homes," artificial intelligence and other technologies.
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Google Parent Alphabet Fleshes Out Plan to Develop Toronto Smart City
Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs has provided more details on the technology it intends to use to develop a futuristic smart city in Toronto.
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Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs Releases Toronto Smart City Master Plan Details: What You Should Know
Alphabet on Monday released details of a proposed smart city development for Toronto, outlining plans in a 1,500 page document.
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Tripura Chief Minister Plans To Turn Capital Into World Class City
Plans are on to elevate the status of Tripura capital to that of a world class city by providing it with modern amenities, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said.
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Patna's Over Century-Old Heritage Market Demolished In Smart City Project
The over 100-year-old Gole Market in Patna, a unique heritage building constructed as the Bihar capital's first planned municipal market, has been demolished by local authorities as part of a Smart City project.
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Google Urged to Scrub Personal Details From Toronto Digital City
Cavoukian resigned as an adviser to Sidewalk Labs, a unit of Google parent Alphabet, last month in protest over privacy concerns.
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Audi And Airbus To Work On Air Taxis In Germany
The flying taxi could be a reality in the near future. Audi and Airbus have already started working on it. Here are the details.
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Google Station Free Public Wi-Fi to Go Beyond Railway Stations in India to Reach Cities
Google is in plans to expand Google Station Public Wi-Fi programme in India.
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2,000 Military Stations To Be Modernised As 'Smart Cities'
The Army is finalising a plan to modernise around 2,000 military stations and develop them in line with the government's smart city initiative.
