Smart City & Utility Industry News

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La Spezia Explores Public-Private Partnership With Boldyn Networks For Smart City Rollout

Dec 29, 2025

The Comune di La Spezia has signaled its readiness to pursue a comprehensive digital transformation initiative by formally acknowledging public interest in a smart city proposal submitted by Boldyn Networks Italia. The city council resolution,...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringMobility and TrafficGermany

Kempten Allocates €2.5 Million for Expanded Smart City Program in 2026

Dec 1, 2025

The city of Kempten will allocate €2.51 million in 2026 to advance a broad portfolio of smart city initiatives spanning mobility analytics, environmental monitoring, public information systems, and urban planning. The new package, presented by the...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringWaterSpain

Madrid to Introduce AI-Driven System to Optimise Park Maintenance, Inspections and Environmental Monitoring

Dec 1, 2025

Madrid plans to launch a three-year programme in February 2026 to modernize how the city manages inspections, maintenance tasks and environmental monitoring across its parks, gardens and municipal nurseries. The initiative is backed by a €2.9...

New Project (Full-Scale)SecurityEnvironmental MonitoringBeagle WatchVumacamSouth Africa

Northcliff Eco Ridge Park Deploys AI Camera Network To Curb Safety Risks And Environmental Damage

Nov 28, 2025

Northcliff Eco Ridge Park in Johannesburg has expanded its security and environmental monitoring capabilities with the deployment of four AI-enabled surveillance cameras installed by private security firm Beagle Watch in partnership with Vumacam....

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Overstory Secures $43 Million to Scale AI-Driven Vegetation Intelligence and Utility Wildfire Prevention

Nov 26, 2025

AI vegetation-intelligence provider Overstory has raised US$43 million in Series B funding to accelerate the development of its risk-modeling technology used by utilities to prevent wildfires, reduce outages, and optimize vegetation-management...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringPano AIUSA

New Mexico Launches AI Wildfire Network

Nov 13, 2025

New Mexico has begun deploying a new artificial-intelligence wildfire detection network, installing five monitoring stations near Albuquerque and Santa Fe through pilot programs with Pano AI and two electric utilities. The state plans more than 40...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingEnvironmental MonitoringSpain

Provincial Council Advances Smart-Municipalities Plan in Córdoba

Nov 13, 2025

The Diputación de Córdoba has launched two projects under the Orden CITI smart-municipality initiative, with a funding package of €1.49 million to support 70 municipalities and 4 autonomous local entities (ELAs) in the province of...

New Project (Pilot)Mobility and TrafficEnvironmental MonitoringSchréderCommuniThingsBelgium

Namur Launches Smart City Pilot with intelligent light-poles with 5 G-connected sensor

Nov 9, 2025

The city of Namur in Wallonia (Belgium) has launched a smart-city pilot project under the name “Namur Smart City” that brings together a consortium of companies including Schréder, CommuniThings and Orange Business Digital Belgium. The...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringGreece

Rhodes Launches €1 Million Smart Forest Protection Project

Nov 5, 2025

The island of Rhodes in Greece has initiated a smart fire-prevention system designed to enhance its resilience against wild-fires and support its tourism-heavy economy. The system is part of the “Smart Rhodes Forest” initiative, led by...

New Project (Pilot)Environmental MonitoringOroraTechColombia

Colombia launches national wildfire monitoring programme with Ororatech

Nov 5, 2025

Colombia has launched a new national wildfire detection and monitoring programme in partnership between the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) and the Germany-based company OroraTech, making it the first country in Latin America to...