Please raise your hand if you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the new smart city technology and smart city applications? These days we see more and more people migrating to urban areas to create a better life for themselves. This, of course, places a greater urgency on governments and metropolis to improve public safety and
With the rise of smart cities, more smart devices are being deployed across cities worldwide. Typically initiated by installing advanced cameras for public safety and traffic monitoring, smart city projects usually end up with a range of deployed Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors. The data generated by these sensors help improve municipality services such as lighting control,
You can’t call it SMART city yet!
April 26, 2018
Over the years we have witnessed great progress as governmental authorities and their leaders aspire to establish a safe environment that will positively impact economic growth and make their city a preferred hub for tourists, investors and residents. Advanced technologies and surveillance systems are strongly impacting safe city projects and are being adopted by
South African Smart Cities
September 12, 2017
When one thinks of smart cities, one might be forgiven for overlooking Africa, but not for much longer as the technology is in play and expanding rapidly. South Africa, in particular, offers an increasing focus on developing smart cities to the extent that the South African Local Government Association defined the term to coordinate