How technology is enabling more cost-effective city administration
We hear a lot about how technology can help individuals and businesses to manage better, to connect, to socialise, to organise. But what about cities? Public administration doesn’t have a very good...
View ArticleCity administration technology trends survey
It is an exciting time to be part of a city administration team. The proliferation of technologies across the social, mobile, analytics and cloud(SMAC) spectrum means more services can be delivered in...
View ArticleWill we be seeing more private planned cities?
Palava, near Mumbai in India, is unlike most other cities. For a start, it’s a new city, and it’s been carefully designed. Most cities across the globe have grown up over time, and large chunks of them...
View ArticleCognicity: the city of the future, realised today
Where Barcelona leads, London is keen to follow. It’s not often that you’ll read those words, but in smart city terms, it’s true. Barcelona is widely recognised as a pioneer of the Smart Cities...
View ArticleThe Global Open Data Initiative (GODI): sharing resources on how to use open...
The Global Open Data Initiative (GODI) is a coalition of civil society organisations sharing principles and resources to get the best value out of open data. Open data, at its simplest, is freely...
View ArticleAI in government: how public sector work will change
There has been a lot written about how AI will change the world of work. Fewer commentators, however, have set out how it might help governments around the world to achieve more for less. A report by...
View ArticleIncreasing role of artificial intelligence in city administration
Cities can use artificial intelligence and analysis of data in a number of ways to help them become smarter, and provide better services for their citizens. Controlling parking by variable pricing on...
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