Executive Summary More than 60% of the world population live in cities. Today, there is an overwhelming desire globally to create substantially better urban living and working conditions. Moves toward…
Cities 4.0
Smart Cities In The Post COVID-19 Era
Cities are home to most of the world’s population and where problems and solutions meet. They are centres of economic growth and innovation. However, the high concentration of people and economic acti…
Smart-city living marks another milestone for thailand 4.0
As Thailand marches towards its goal of sustainable development under the Thailand 4.0 model, the smart-city concept is front and centre in the country’s action plan. By leveraging cutting-edge ICT te…
COVID-19 Makes Smart City More Urgent
The concept of smart city is not new. It has been around for a number of years now as the world pursues sustainable development. In the UN-SDGs, sustainable cities come as the goal number eleven. Many…
3rd Cities 4.0 Opening Ceremony by YB Zuraida Binti Kamaruddin, Minister of Housing and Local Government, Malaysia
3rd Cities 4.0 Opening Ceremony by YB Zuraida Binti Kamaruddin, Minister of Housing and Local Government, Malaysia The 3rd Cities 4.0 Conference and Exhibition was successfully launched on 12th Octobe…
Lao Telecom officially launches 5G system
Lao Telecommunications Pcl (Lao Telecom) has officially launched its 5G network, the first of its kind for Laos. The ceremony commemorating the launch was held on Monday in the Lao capital of Vientian…
Three Reasons Why You Should Start Your Smart City Adoption Now and How You Can Do It? | 21 July | 2:00 pm | (GMT+8)
Three Reasons Why You Should Start Your Smart City Adoption Now and How You Can Do It? The world is at an unprecedented level of urbanization. It is projected that over 40 global cities will come up a…
How Smart Cities Can Fight Future Pandemics | 9 July | 2:00 PM (GMT+8)
How Smart Cities Can Fight Future Pandemics The coronavirus pandemic can be seen as a wake-up call to society at large, specifically the cities leaders whether they had enough protection in place to d…
Life after COVID-19: How and why smart cities need to focus on sustainability
COVID-19 has brought new insights into the long-term sustainability of our smart cities and frenzy urban lifestyle. While countries around the world are investing in boosting their healthcare sector a…
ASEAN Smart Cities: Balancing 5G And Geopolitics – Analysis
The ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) is now in its second year running. Yet smart city goals, such as the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), have been overshadowed by concerns of geopolitical tensio…