View original post. At one of our meetups with the Young Urbanists. There was a discussion on the need to understand the influence of ideologies in design. The Young Urbanists is a platform for open dialogue, engagement and action aimed at solving historical and contemporary urban issues facing our cities. This prompt discussion got me thinking. It put into perspective much of the questions …

View original post.From railroads to sewers to paved roads, cities must improve their infrastructure to avoid fading away. “Smart city” upgrades add a different dimension to the story. In 1911, Baltimore’s then-new sewer system was the envy of engineers and city planners around the world. At least that’s how the local papers described it. Finally, buildings could run their wastewater through …

View original post.Global urbanization is seemingly unstoppable, and with more and more citizens, the cost of living in cities is skyrocketing, threatening to increase social inequality, slow down economic growth and push up crime levels. Smart cities are said to provide the solution to this problem by implementing technology into city projects to help reduce costs. Technology has therefore brought …

View original post. We’re on the brink of a breakthrough in wireless technology: 5G mobile internet, which will put the speed of a fiber connection in everything from your smartphone to your car. Youngky Kim, the head of Samsung’s Networks Business, offers a glimpse of a truly connected world. Making Real Connections 5G has the potential to dramatically reshape our lives, from …

View original post. Advancements in AI, as well as Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices, have made it possible for cities to increase efficiencies across services like transportation, water management, and healthcare. To do this, smart cities rely on interconnected devices to streamline and improve city services based on rich, real-time data. However, the fast adoption pace of networked technologies …

View original post. Residents living around Plaça del Sol joke that theirs is the only square where, despite the name, rain is preferable. Rain means fewer people gather to socialise and drink, reducing noise for the flats overlooking the square. Residents know this with considerable precision because they’ve developed a digital platform for measuring noise levels and mobilising action. I …

View original post.Modern cities are brimming with objects that receive, collect and transmit data. This includes mobile phones but also objects actually embedded into our cities, such as traffic lights and air pollution stations. Even something as simple as a garbage bin can now be connected to the internet, meaning that it forms part of what is called the internet …

View original post.This isn’t just about Facebook: When Google is building city and cars are turning into data-harvesting machines, the need for laws that protect users has never been more urgent. There’s a reason why one technology reporter compared wide-ranging questions posed by the Senate to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday to “a five-hour tech support call.” The hearing …

View original post. An autonomous 10-seater car during a trial on Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard in 2016 We live in remarkable times, when technology offers new hope and potential for the future of the world’s cities and urban communities. Mobility / transport  lies at the heart of this urban transformation and the smart city of Dubai is a shining example. …

View original post. With the ever-increasing population, travelling from one place to another by car has not only become a tedious task due to lack of parking space and traffic woes, but it has also led to the rise in the number of vehicles By 2050, over 70% of the world’s population is expected to be living in a city. …