Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna and two ...

IoT diagrams are like visual blueprints that show how all the different tech pieces in a smart city fit together. These ...

This mural is an example of how a smart city partners with outside agencies to encourage public art. Credit: City of Bridgeport The term “smart city” was coined in the mid-2000s to describe an ...

The world’s population is becoming increasingly urbanized. Over the past century, millions of people have moved from the countryside, creating vast “mega-cities” – a term defined as a city with more ...

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A collection of startup incubators, sustainable initiatives, supporting testbeds and novel innovations confirm Finland’s capital as a global innovation and environmental, social and governance ...

David Ly is the founder of Iveda, having served as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors since the company’s inception in 2003. As cities around the world become more crowded and complex, the ...

THE concept of a "smart city" has evolved significantly over the past two decades. What began around 2005 as a tech-focused ...

An IoT diagram for smart cities typically includes layers for sensing data, connecting devices, processing information, and ...

If a smart city is defined as a civilization that uses technology to support the community, then the origins of this concept date back at least to the Neanderthals. While the concept has, of course, ...