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Australia

Melbourne’s new Smart Bins

The City of Melbourne has introduced new smart bins to reduce the overflow of waste from Melbourne’s street bins. The two-year trial will see the implementation of 50 smart sensors at a cost of $35,000. Council will […]

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Cyber Security

UK Local Government report data breaches

UK local governments have reported over 4,236 data breaches between April 2011 and April 2014, according to a study by UK watchdog, Big Brother Watch. The study also found data breaches had significantly increased compared to the previous 3 year […]

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Cyber Security

Boston’s Open Data Policy

Boston has released its Open and Protected Data Policy, aimed at increasing transparency and accountability by opening more City data to the public. Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, announced “this new policy will make more data available to […]