Smart Cities, Buildings & Infrastructure
Q&A: Expo2020 – an entire city managed via one single app
This week, we had a chance, thanks to Siemens, to visit for the second time the Expo2020 site, one of the most connected expos so far, where technology goes hand in hand with sustainability, innovation, and…
An executive guide to the net-zero sustainability journey
For all the pain that 2020 brought on societies and economies around the world, it also brought some positives. Chief among them was the increased awareness for all of us to prioritize climate change and net-zero…
Sustainability Won’t Get Very Far Without Transportation
Transportation now accounts for nearly one-fourth of all global emissions, posing a considerable challenge as governments and businesses look to promote greater sustainability in the battle to combat climate change. Breaking this down further, 45% of…
Prize for Communities to Remove Drugs and Pollutants from Water
AcceliGOV Competition to offer Pilot of Pharem Biotech’s Award-Winning Solution With only 1% of the world’s water available for human consumption, the threat of pollutants entering our water supplies is dangerous to human health and the…
What is Smart Agriculture? How can we put it Into Practice in Areas without Mobile Coverage?
Also known as Agriculture 4.0, smart agriculture is the application of information and data technologies to optimize complex agricultural systems involving individual machines and all agricultural operations. Smart agriculture incorporates information and communication technologies into machinery,…
A cleaner energy future will depend on reliability and predictability
When power company executives were asked to list the most important issues facing their organizations, 45% overwhelmingly cited their top concern related to the future of energy as “renewables, sustainability or the environment.” At the same…
The Role of 3D Digital Twins and IIoT on the Road to Decarbonization of Buildings
An interview with John Burton, CEO of UrsaLeo, focused on how 3D digital twins and IIoT technologies are being used to decarbonize buildings. As governments around the world work on efforts to positively affect the negative…
Revolutionary Water Treatment Solution for Cities awarded today
City Solution of the Year Pharem Biotech to Receive $100,000 The 2021 QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge, hosted by Leading Cities in partnership with QBE North America, concluded today with the City Solution of the Year awarded…
A “Dumb” Way to Build Smart Cities
In every corner of the country and around the world, leaders are trying to make their cities “smarter.” These projects are often in response to specific and on-going demands — such as parking, overcrowding, noise, and pollution —…
Hamburg Secures Pre-Paid Pilot Through AcceliGOV Competition
As the world begins to make the pivotal shift to renewable energy, solar and wind solutions dominate the industry. Yet these technologies on their own are not sustainable enough to bring us out of the climate…
Our top picks for Hannover Messe 2021: AI & IIoT across different industries
A few years ago, we used to navigate for one week during the Hannover Messe long hallways, trying to catch as much as possible, meet new companies, startups and find out about the latest innovation in…
Finding the Solutions to Create Resilient Cities
QBE North America is launching today the QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge with non-profit organization Leading Cities for the third consecutive year. The global competition accelerates the growth of start-up companies transforming cities worldwide. The Challenge is…