By 2050, the majority of the world’s population will live in cities. So how do we make them as liveable as possible?

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 ...

The IMD Smart City Index 2025 measures how residents perceive the infrastructure and technological services in their cities. This year’s edition ranks 146 cities globally, drawing on the insights of ...

4. Smart dustbins equipped with fill-level sensors that can alert city sanitation departments which bins need to be emptied. In other words, IoT helps cities make good use of their resources.

South Africa has broken ground on an ambitious smart city project named Westown ... in the western part of KwaZulu-Natal while also drawing in private investment. Located west of Durban, Westown ...

Email Associate Editor Zack Quaintance at zquaintance@govtech.com. If a smart city is defined as a civilization that uses technology to support the community, then the origins of this concept date ...