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Digital empowerment in an interconnected society

The constantly assisted experience of the digitally empowered consumer opens new horizons for self-expression through client-driven design. On the dark side, it could numb the capacity of independent thought and increase the incidence of manipulation among vulnerable individuals...

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Have you been hearing many more birds singing outside as you wake up in the quiet of the last weeks? Have you seen pictures of deer and wild boar, ducks and kangaroos roaming around city streets? As soon as mankind is locked down, out come the animals! ...

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Shaping a new environment in AI
Alleged data breaches from the Cambridge Analytica scandal offers a glimpse on how the AI revolution is shaping a new environment and why new legislation must be developed to protect not only citizen data, but the dignity of the citizen’s digital persona, taking into account how machines can extract and leverage the very instruction manual that makes each human individual actionable according to third party agendas...

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UN drives for urban equity
A focus on the United Nations World Urban Forum, drive for ‘Urban equity in development’ — which looks at practical and sustainable ways of creating more inclusive and compact cities that address complex issues like inequality, population and infrastructure.
Facebook maps migration
A study of ‘between-city coordinated migration’, examining aggregate, anonymized data on all Facebook users who list both their hometown and their current city on their profile
Piloting better road transport
An overview of how the EU-funded Straightsol project which is trialing new systems and solutions in a series of pilots for improved city transport, with a focus on better, safer and more efficient parcel and freight delivery
Driving future mobility
Challenging the convenience of mobility by car as an option, as cities increase in density, impacting on quality of life.
Interview with Elkin Velasquez, UN Human Settlements Program
Elkin Velasquez Director of the Regional Office for the Caribbean and Latin America - UN Human Settlements Program, expands on how an enabled environment for ICT through policy, planning and good governance allows for collaboration and consequently improved urban life.

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New manufacturing development cycles
According to iNEMI, the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative, societal transformation from a linear economy – based on the traditional take-make-waste model – to a circular economy, sees more and more manufacturing companies take steps towards positive development cycles.
Interview with Mukul Agrawal, Department of Human Services, Federal Government of Australia.
Connecting modern enterprise
An in-depth look into authentication factors, use cases and best practices for securing IT infrastructures and protecting them from data breaches
Protecting digital infrastructures
A study on the requirement for a mix of well thought out policies and up-to-date technologies to protect digital infrastructures and their data in a mobile or portable context
Interview: Juma Assiago, UN Habitat
Juma Assiago, Urban Safety Expert with the UN-Habitat’s Global Network on Safer Cities, expands on the role of creativity within smart and secure cities to allow populations to see innovations and systems working for them in their urban environment.

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Editorial
Have you been hearing many more birds singing outside as you wake up in the quiet of the last weeks? Have you seen pictures of deer and wild boar, ducks and kangaroos roaming around city streets? As soon as mankind is locked down, out come the animals! ...

SPOTLIGHT >

SMART CITIES >

UN drives for urban equity
A focus on the United Nations World Urban Forum, drive for ‘Urban equity in development’ — which looks at practical and sustainable ways of creating more inclusive and compact cities that address complex issues like inequality, population and infrastructure.

Facebook maps migration
A study of ‘between-city coordinated migration’, examining aggregate, anonymized data on all Facebook users who list both their hometown and their current city on their profile

Piloting better road transport
An overview of how the EU-funded Straightsol project which is trialing new systems and solutions in a series of pilots for improved city transport, with a focus on better, safer and more efficient parcel and freight delivery

Driving future mobility
Challenging the convenience of mobility by car as an option, as cities increase in density, impacting on quality of life.

DIGITAL COMMUNITIES >

Interview with Mukul Agrawal, Department of Human Services, Federal Government of Australia.

Connecting modern enterprise
An in-depth look into authentication factors, use cases and best practices for securing IT infrastructures and protecting them from data breaches

Protecting digital infrastructures
A study on the requirement for a mix of well thought out policies and up-to-date technologies to protect digital infrastructures and their data in a mobile or portable context

Interview: Juma Assiago, UN Habitat
Juma Assiago, Urban Safety Expert with the UN-Habitat’s Global Network on Safer Cities, expands on the role of creativity within smart and secure cities to allow populations to see innovations and systems working for them in their urban environment.

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Sustainable Development Advisory Board

Urban Security News

New York fires up big data

Smart expands LTE service across Metro Manila

Data4Covid19: Logol launches volunteer initiative to take pressure off the healthcare system

DIGITAL & AI NEWS March 2020

DHS research contract to improve critical infrastructure protection

Alliance urges use of smart cards for ID ecosystem security

Companies debut cyber IPS SOLUTION

Cloud Computing growth sees rise in need for network security

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EditorialHave you been hearing many more birds singing outside as you wake up in the quiet of the last weeks? Have you seen pictures of deer and wild boar, ducks and kangaroos roaming around city streets? As soon as mankind is locked down, out come the animals! ...

SPOTLIGHT >

SMART CITIES >

UN drives for urban equityA focus on the United Nations World Urban Forum, drive for ‘Urban equity in development’ — which looks at practical and sustainable ways of creating more inclusive and compact cities that address complex issues like inequality, population and infrastructure.

Facebook maps migrationA study of ‘between-city coordinated migration’, examining aggregate, anonymized data on all Facebook users who list both their hometown and their current city on their profile

Piloting better road transportAn overview of how the EU-funded Straightsol project which is trialing new systems and solutions in a series of pilots for improved city transport, with a focus on better, safer and more efficient parcel and freight delivery

Driving future mobilityChallenging the convenience of mobility by car as an option, as cities increase in density, impacting on quality of life.

DIGITAL COMMUNITIES >

Connecting modern enterpriseAn in-depth look into authentication factors, use cases and best practices for securing IT infrastructures and protecting them from data breaches

Protecting digital infrastructuresA study on the requirement for a mix of well thought out policies and up-to-date technologies to protect digital infrastructures and their data in a mobile or portable context

Interview: Juma Assiago, UN HabitatJuma Assiago, Urban Safety Expert with the UN-Habitat’s Global Network on Safer Cities, expands on the role of creativity within smart and secure cities to allow populations to see innovations and systems working for them in their urban environment.

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Editorial
Have you been hearing many more birds singing outside as you wake up in the quiet of the last weeks? Have you seen pictures of deer and wild boar, ducks and kangaroos roaming around city streets? As soon as mankind is locked down, out come the animals! ...

UN drives for urban equity
A focus on the United Nations World Urban Forum, drive for ‘Urban equity in development’ — which looks at practical and sustainable ways of creating more inclusive and compact cities that address complex issues like inequality, population and infrastructure.

Facebook maps migration
A study of ‘between-city coordinated migration’, examining aggregate, anonymized data on all Facebook users who list both their hometown and their current city on their profile

Piloting better road transport
An overview of how the EU-funded Straightsol project which is trialing new systems and solutions in a series of pilots for improved city transport, with a focus on better, safer and more efficient parcel and freight delivery

Driving future mobility
Challenging the convenience of mobility by car as an option, as cities increase in density, impacting on quality of life.

Connecting modern enterprise
An in-depth look into authentication factors, use cases and best practices for securing IT infrastructures and protecting them from data breaches

Protecting digital infrastructures
A study on the requirement for a mix of well thought out policies and up-to-date technologies to protect digital infrastructures and their data in a mobile or portable context

Interview: Juma Assiago, UN Habitat
Juma Assiago, Urban Safety Expert with the UN-Habitat’s Global Network on Safer Cities, expands on the role of creativity within smart and secure cities to allow populations to see innovations and systems working for them in their urban environment.