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In a recent evaluation of global urban centers, Hong Kong has emerged as a standout performer within Asia, claiming the second spot in the region, just behind Tokyo, which secures the fifth position worldwide. This assessment comes from the ISUI Smart City…
The South Korean Telecommunications operator announced the signing of the Memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Authority and some others who are planning to build smart infrastructure with 5G and self-driving…
Smart city projects in China are expected to generate $320 billion for the nation’s economy by 2025, according to Frost & Sullivan. China is expected to account for 50% of the smart cities in Asia, the research firm said in a new report. The global smart city…
Hong Kong has been recognized in IDC’s third annual Smart City Asia Pacific Awards, scoring awards in two of the 14 categories. Hong Kong won in the transportation category for its Next Generation Intelligent Transport System, and in the smart building…
PanaHome, a housing company under the Panasonic group, has teamed up with trading company Sojitz Corp. to build a sustainable “smart town” in the city of Deltamas outside Jakarta. The two companies’ Indonesian subsidiaries will establish a joint venture, PT…
There are more than 250 smart city projects underway across 178 cities around the world, according to a new report from market research firm Navigant Research. The report, Smart City Tracker 1Q17, finds that of the 252 smart city projects tracked, the…
NEC Laboratories Europe has teamed up with four other ETSI members to initiate a new ETSI Industry Specification Group on Context Information Management (ISG CIM), together with the Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC) organization. The ISG CIM will specify open…
Malaysia’s Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC), smart city enabler Cyberview and Mastercard have signed an agreement to support the Malaysian government’s push towards a cashless society. During the recent signing of the memorandum of…
The Singapore Economic Development Board has entered an agreement with MasterCard to help Singaporean companies build innovative solutions in urban mobility, tourism and trade. The announcement was made at the World Cities Summit 2016 being held this week at…
