The IoT and the Creation of Smart Roads
If cars are getting smarter, roads should as well...Smart technology and the Internet of Things ( IoT ) are changing the world in a huge way. One of the biggest trending news items is the rapid…
Articles tagged as smart cities
Smart Cities Need Intelligent Infrastructure Powered by Smart Energy
IIoT World covers the technologies that make cities more efficient, resilient, and livable, and no technology layer is more foundational than energy. A smart city that cannot manage its energy intelligently is not actually smart: it…
24 interesting Startups focused on Industry 4.0 to watch out at the Web Summit
ALPHA 2018 has sold out. ALPHA is a program run by Web Summit organizers and aims to spotlight the early stage startups engineering the future, connecting them to the world’s most influential companies at Web Summit.…
What makes a smart city smart?
Half the world lives in cities. By 2050 that figure will rise to 70 percent, boosted by the 2.2 billion more people who will live on the planet at mid-century. Cities generate 80 percent of the…
US Cities Exposed: Industries and ICS security
Today, 54% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 66% by 2050. [2] According to the 2010 US Census, that number is even higher in the US,…
Smart Cities – Moving Toward Utopia with Security in Mind
More than half (54%) of the world’s current population resides in urban areas compared with just 30% in the 1950s. In 2009, the global population was estimated at 6.8 billion —around 3.7 billion lived in urban…
Investment in water infrastructure – a key role in smart cities development
Investment in water infrastructure With the United Nations reporting that 60% of the global population will call an urban area home by 2030, what are the most pressing infrastructural systems that cities will need to evaluate…
The Overwhelming World of Smart Cities and Cyber-Kinetic Threats
For most people around the world, cities are central to our lives and security. More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and that percentage is expected to grow dramatically over the coming…
Connected Street Lighting: A Strong Foundation for a Smart City
Throughout history, regional and municipal governments have used new technologies to improve the lives of their citizens. The aqueducts of Rome brought outside sources of water into the city, enhancing both public and private facilities. The…
Today’s smart cities versus connected and sustainable cities of the future
As a concept, ‘ smart city ’ has been on the agenda for the last decade to make the cities more productive, more sustainable and ‘smarter.’ According to a survey, annual technology investments in cities will…
Eight priorities of Smart City Builders
What is a smart city? In a previous article, we described it as a city that uses technology extensively to achieve key outcomes for its various stakeholders, including residents, businesses, municipal organizations and visitors. We also…
Smart Water Management using IoT Internet of Things Technologies
Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within a region, which is, according to the “United Nations Development Programme,” caused mainly by poor management of those…