San José, the beating heart of Silicon Valley's 969,655 inhabitants, is taking another step forward in its commitment to artificial intelligence by awarding its first municipal grants to four promising startups. Selected from over 170 applicants, these start-ups will benefit......
In Helsinki, the Finnish capital is breaking new ground by involving young people in the transformation of their suburbs. Thanks to the RAMMAUS project, hundreds of teenagers and young adults are actively involved in the construction of public spaces, parks and infrastructures in......
In May 2025, the Fiji Water Authority (WAF) reached a historic milestone by launching the first smart meter deployment on the archipelago, in collaboration with Itron and Pacific Technologies. This ambitious project, which is in line with the Fiji Water Strategy......
In Barcelona, the industry of the future is being built around collaborative projects such as ADEBUILD. This program is revolutionizing energy management in commercial and industrial buildings. Thanks to artificial intelligence, demand aggregation and interoperability, it illustrates the ambition of......
In Chesapeake, Virginia, the city is acquiring a private wireless network—a first of its kind in the United States. Led by Chesapeake Connects and designed with Boldyn Networks, this project aims to transform security, public services, and...
In 2015, a Senate report drawn up by Hervé Maurey and Patrick Chaize revealed the glaring shortcomings of France's digital coverage. Despite government announcements, territorial inequalities persist, private operators lag behind, and local authorities struggle to deploy......
Under pressure from the UK government, the Alan Turing Institute, the flagship of British artificial intelligence research, is in danger of being refocused almost exclusively on defense. But reducing AI to an arm of national security would be a mistake......
At the crossroads of anthropology, AI and social innovation, Loredana Gavrilescu is redefining urban mobility in Romania. At the helm of inVest, the first gas pedal of its kind in the country, she is transforming Timișoara into a European laboratory where 14 startups are testing......
Tallinn, Europe's smart city pioneer, exports its Tallinnovation program to Heidelberg. Three Estonian start-ups will be testing mobility, energy and urban agriculture solutions in Heidelberg by 2025. A strategic cooperation that makes the German city a new laboratory......
For the first time in Canada, an autonomous shuttle capable of coping with the harshest winter conditions is on public roads. Developed by Aurrigo, in partnership with the Kanata North Business Association and Invest Ottawa, the Auto-Shuttle marks a......
