While the Hong Kong government has the capacity to quickly roll out and enforce a program like LeaveHomeSafe, technological sophistication alone is not sufficient for fostering public trust and support for policy agendas. The app…
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Arizona’s AV regulatory experience highlights broader trends in politics and governance. Assertion of place-based political identities, reflecting a growing urban-rural political divide, may complicate statewide regulatory harmonization around the country. In general, pro-innovation ideas can…
Determinants of effective water management concern not only technical issues but also governance and institutional performance – including responsiveness, accountability, and data transparency. A multistakeholder approach to monitoring and evaluation ensures not only that the…
Soliciting public input and participation should not be seen merely as a way to build support for smart cities. More profoundly, public participation is a fundamental way to maximize public value. Singapore’s ambition to improve…
The quality of technology matters as much as how we use it. Currently, technology and innovation seem mostly to support faster and cheaper ways of doing the same old wrong things. Innovation does not excuse us…
In the coming years and decades, Hong Kong’s smart cities adventures will be a lively interplay among dynamic and evolving technologies, often-mercurial public sentiments, and the government’s desire for control and stability. The smart cities…
Economic growth and population migration have driven urban sprawl in the American Sunbelt for decades. Some cities have been particularly effective in parlaying windfall growth into visibility and unique urban identities. The ‘it’ status that…
Today’s smart city projects maintain their first-generation focus on technology, with data collection and monitoring dashboards helping public agencies improve service quality and consistency. Emerging technologies like AI, IoT, and machine learning are pushing smarteness…
The regionalization and integration of the circular economy is an important and exciting moment for ASEAN, and will be watched by observers of both industrial activity and policymaking. As home to numerous thriving industries but…
The relatively few people who feed pigeons probably believe they are doing something good – or at least something innocent. Addressing an issue like this takes a cultural shift in values or everyday habits, something…
