by Victoria Milne | Nov 9, 2015 | Blog
File – we hope – under ‘Only in America’: General Electric has announced a new partnership with ShotSpotter to incorporate its gunshot detectors into GE’s smart streetlights. The Verge reports that it will be possible to equip whole cities’ worth of GE...
by Victoria Milne | Nov 5, 2015 | Blog
The more impressive technology becomes, the easier it is to get blinded by its benefits and to create technology for technology’s sake. In the world of the Smart City, this danger is ever present. The whole idea of a Smart City – a place where technology is tied...
by Victoria Milne | Oct 30, 2015 | Blog
From network security to clean energy resources, Smart City planners have a lot on their plates. So spare a thought for those in Dharamshala who are having to deal with a unique problem as they try to get their town accepted as one of India’s first 20 Smart City...
by Victoria Milne | Oct 8, 2015 | Blog
When you’re investigating Smart Cities the same names keep on cropping up: Barcelona (Juniper Research’s Global Smart City 2015), India (thanks to Modi’s 100 Smart Cities initiative) and Singapore (the “smartest city”, according to some observers). Strangely, though,...
by Victoria Milne | Jul 15, 2015 | Blog
Smart cities: two words which suggest a glittering future of technology and progress, where digital technology will help out with everything from getting your bins collected to ensuring your drive through the city is as smooth as possible. Or, alternatively, an...
