E-government: An opportunity for citizen participation in the era of digital development
Check out "E-government: An opportunity for citizen participation in the era of digital development" by Valeria Betancourt on apc.org...
Disaster Risk Prevention and Preparedness through Technology. Curitiba, Brazil.
Curitiba, as well as all cities in the state of Paraná, have an SMS (text) system that alerts when possible natural and catastrophic...
"Catalyzing the Urban Resilience Market" 100 Resilient Cities Report
Check out the 100 Resilient Cities Report "Catalyzing the Urban Resilience Market" and what it says about the use of technology and big...
Bike sharing in Toronto, Canada.
Bike Share Toronto is the city’s most efficient and most environmentally friendly way to get around the city. The initiatives promotes...
"The Perfect Selfishness of Mapping Apps" CITYLAB
Today we recommend to read "The Perfect Selfishness of Mapping Apps" on CITYLAB "a new information layer is destroying the nudging...
Making it Bearable: Improved Dhaka Life by Technology. Bangladesh.
The city of Dhaka with its ever increasing population and extending city boundary sometimes makes its inhabitants a bit confused: where...
Twaa Mtaro. Mobile Apps for Risk Prevention. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Twaa Mtaro (http://site.twaamtaro.org/) is an ICT platform with which the cleanliness and state of existing drainages in Dar es Salaam...
Ramani Huria - Community-Based Mapping in Dar es Salaam making use of Open Source Technology. Dar es
Check out the Ramani Huria (Swahili for Local Map) project in Dar es Salaam. Ramani Huria is a community-based mapping project which has...
Mi Teleférico - First urban transit network to use cable cars as primary transport mode. El Alto/ La
The Twin Cities La Paz and El Alto are divided by an altitude difference of 400 meters. In the past the cities were mainly connected...
"Smart cities and smart citizens: the apps and the technologies that make cities more inclusive
Today we recommend to read: "Smart cities and smart citizens: the apps and the technologies that make cities more inclusive and open" on...
