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Australia

South Australia is Digital by Default

The South Australian Government has announced a Digital by Default Declaration, recognising that “digital technology is critical to modernising and transforming our public services”. The Digital by Default Declaration commits the South Australian State Government to “pro-actively transforming its services, […]

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UK’s CCTV Self-Assessment Tool

Operating CCTV? The UK has launched a CCTV Compliance Self-Assessment Tool to assist organisations determine if they comply with the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice. Released by the UK Surveillance Camera Commissioner Tony Porter, the self-assessment […]

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Europe

Transformation of Hamburg to Smart City

The City of Hamburg, Germany has announced ambitious plans to leverage the Internet of Everything to transform itself into a smart city. Hamburg is home to the second largest port of Europe, accommodating 10,000 ships each year. “The port […]

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Australia

Adelaide’s Digital Strategy

As one of the first Australian cities to launch a Digital Strategy, the Adelaide City Council is now inviting ideas for future digital projects. The 2012-2016 Digital Strategy: Connect Adelaide details 11 measures of success, 5 of which […]

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Europe

City of Nice Connected Bouvard

The City of Nice, France has launched “Connected Boulevard”, an ambitious proof-of-concept that aims to demonstrate how the Internet of Everything, can transform Nice into a smart city. The project is a partnership between the City of Nice and Cisco, […]

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Digital Strategies

Denmarks Digital Welfare Strategy

Digital welfare services are making life easier for Danish citizens. Launched in 2013, Denmarks Digital Welfare Strategy (2013-2020), aims to accelerate the use of ICT and welfare technology in front-line public service delivery, such as healthcare, social services, education, […]

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Uncategorized

Seoul again tops the Digital Governance in Municipalities Rankings

Seoul has topped the global e-government rankings for the sixth time since 2003. The Digital Governance in Municipalities survey evaluates the digital governance practices of municipal websites, including privacy and security, usability, website content, the type of services offered online and […]

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Smart City Strategy

London’s Smart Strategy

London has launched it’s Smart London Plan which details how digital technology will be harnessed to make London an even better place to live, work and invest. “We need to harness London’s technical prowess to help the capital work even better as […]

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Ireland’s eGovernment Strategy

Ireland’s eGovernment Strategy aims to transform how citizens and businesses engage with the government, and reduce the costs of public service delivery and take-up of eGovernment services. “eGovernment 2012 – 2015 recognises the need for a continuation of […]