what is smart cities global network ?

The Smart Cities Global Network is an international network of smart-city stakeholders that connects cities and offers a comprehensive global platform for exchanging views, insights and ideas on the best mechanisms to create Smart Cities of the future.

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GOVERNANCE

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Time is Gold: Save It With Intelligent Customer Flow Management

22 Mar 2021

The world around us is changing and demanding new skills and approaches

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Report: Pandemic Is Driving Govtech Investment Surge

28 Jan 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven greater investment into the govtech sector, causing a surge in development, deployment, and investment in tech-based innovations

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LIVING

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Sophia the Robot's Artwork is Going Up For Auction

22 Mar 2021

Digital artwork by the Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics humanoid, in the form of a Non-Fungible Token (NFT), is to be auctioned in the first sale of such pieces created jointly with artificial intelligence (AI).

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AI-Based System Brings Folk Singer’s Voice Back to Life

02 Feb 2021

Fans of the late South Korean folk-rock singer Kim Kwang-seok will be able to hear him perform a new song cover, thank to an AI-based voice system that learns to capture voices and mimic them to recreate new songs.

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ECONOMY

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El Salvador Becomes First Country to Make Bitcoin a Legal Tender

10 Jun 2021

It will bring financial inclusion, investment, tourism, innovation, and economic development to the country

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So, what is “Green” Crypto?

18 May 2021

In a sudden U-turn, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has recently denounced bitcoin, saying the cryptocurrencies use an “insane” amount of energy in production

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ENVIRONMENT

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Amsterdam Pilots e-Waste Boats to Clean the City

19 Apr 2021

Amsterdam is testing electric waste collection boats to reduce the number of garbage trucks in the congested city center and limit the damage from heavy vehicles to weakened bridges and canal walls.

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London Expands Air Sensor Network

25 Dec 2020

London plans to install 100 air quality sensors at hospitals, schools, and other priority locations over the next four years

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MOBILITY

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Three AWS Data Centers to Open in the UAE by 2022

26 May 2021

Amazon’s Cloud Service Unit is preparing to launch three Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the UAE by the first half of 2022, its second Middle East infrastructure region.

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Dubai to Operate 4000 Self-Driving Cruise Vehicles by 2030

13 Apr 2021

Dubai is set to become the first city outside the US to operate driverless vehicles

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SOCIAL

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Panasonic to Test Robot Delivery in Fujisawa Smart Town

30 Dec 2020

Panasonic is conducting a field test of an autonomous delivery robot in Japan’s Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town, the smart city initiative in Fujisawa City

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WhatsApp is Bringing Voice and Video Calls to Desktop in 2021

24 Dec 2020

WhatsApp will introduce voice and video calling features to the messaging app’s desktop version next year

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