Nothing seems to make a city politician’s eyes light up like the promise of the smart city. In his latest book, Dream States, journalist John Lorinc questions whether smart technologies live up ...

5G brings the capacity that smart cities need to connect—enabling the use of sensors, data, analytics, and more. Critical to the evolution of urban spaces into sustainable, resilient, and ...

Smart devices have been in homes around the world for years— 60.4 million households in America actively use smart products like speakers, televisions, and thermostats. By 2025, this number is ...

Smart cities represent the ideals of construction. Construction should be about creating a community and a place for everyone. Smart cities do just that as their major purpose is to improve the ...

Earlier this year, a survey found that 88 per cent of Canadians are concerned on some level about their privacy when it comes to smart cities. Researcher Sara Bannerman says that governments need ...

Smart cities have been a topic of discussion for decades. By the 2010s, the federal government was investing in an initiative to help local governments take part.

Now in its fifth year, the Smart Cities Index 2024 collected data from residents of 142 cities to understand their views on their city's health and safety, mobility, activities, opportunities and ...