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 ...

There are smart city projects around the world, said Josh O’Kane, author of a book about a failed Toronto smart-city project and a longtime business reporter with The Globe and Mail, Canada’s ...

By that standard, many “smart city” initiatives fall short, not because the tools don’t exist, but because the focus is often on visibility and symbolic infrastructure rather than impact.

Author and Globe and Mail reporter Josh O’Kane discusses his new book, ‘Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy,’ about the failed attempt by Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs to build a smart ...

The InfraMappa technology uses a mapped-out system to track every feature within the environment. With predictive insights, AI-powered risk assessment, 2D and 3D visualizations, VR, integrations, and ...

South Africa has broken ground on an ambitious smart city project named Westown, a multi-million-dollar development aimed at reshaping urban life in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, according to a ...