Smart City

China highlights data and ‘digital silk road’ in new plan to drive innovation as US tech rivalry intensifies

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The plan was released by the National Development Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Data Administration (NDA), and excerpts were made public on the NDA’s WeChat account on Monday. China’s new data agency plans fast track to powerful national computing network The NDA is supervised by the NDRC, China’s top economic planner, and was inaugurated … Read more

Hong Kong’s smart mobility push sparks fresh investment in green modes of transport including sky shuttles, hydrogen buses and robot trucks

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The smart mobility segment of Hong Kong’s Smart City initiative includes the development of an intelligent transport system. Illustration: Dennis Wong Lam indicated that the city is currently looking at the feasibility of deploying autonomous vehicles, each with space for more than 10 people, to serve certain fixed routes like mini buses, with trials to … Read more