Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna and two ...

This mural is an example of how a smart city partners with outside agencies to encourage public art. Credit: City of Bridgeport The term “smart city” was coined in the mid-2000s to describe an ...

The world’s population is becoming increasingly urbanized. Over the past century, millions of people have moved from the countryside, creating vast “mega-cities” – a term defined as a city with more ...

If a smart city is defined as a civilization that uses technology to support the community, then the origins of this concept date back at least to the Neanderthals. While the concept has, of course, ...

A collection of startup incubators, sustainable initiatives, supporting testbeds and novel innovations confirm Finland’s capital as a global innovation and environmental, social and governance ...

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