Startup Digest - Smart Cities - Issue #72

Worldwide, cities are responsible for two thirds of energy consumption and 70 to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions. We also know that in the coming decades, 95% of population growth will take place in…

With driverless technology already on the roads, the clock is ticking for cities to catch up to the unique demands of autonomous vehicles. These smart cities, which use data to understand new patterns and behaviors, are paving the way. Indeed, it will be interesting to see how rest of the world reacts.

Improve the occupant experience with these 5 easy-to-implement IoT projects for smart buildings - from data collection to cybersecurity.

Citizen engagement drives economic growth. According to an OECD study, greater social cohesion has significant economic benefits. Civic engagement leads to social cohesion, which leads to economic growth.

The term smart cities, and the movement, has been around for a dozen years now. While smart cities initially represented a top-down, multinational, tech-driven paradigm, in recent years, we have begun to witness cities embracing more bottom-up citizen co-creation. Despite this transition, much of the tech in smart cities is still being implemented top-down with proprietary software driving IoT, big data and the like.

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