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1h agoIraq’s National Investment Commission Announces Smart Waste Collection Scheme For Karbala 2h agoMunicipalidad De La Serena Plans Chile’s First Smart LED Streetlight Pilot With Taiwan Funding 19h agoWest Sussex County Council Trials Dashboard AI Cameras On 8 Highway Inspection Vehicles 6 OctKurrant Advises Telraam on Its Sale to Quanteo, Parent Company of Eco-Counter 5 OctCartagena Tenders €130,258 Sensor Network For Air, Weather And Pedestrian Data 5 OctUkraine’s Decarbonization Fund Buys 40,000 NB-IoT Gas Meter Modules For UAH 187.2 Million 4 OctGermany Opens Its Grid To Bidirectional EV Charging 3 OctAmpol Agrees $225 Million Purchase Of Evie Networks, Combining 1,424 Fast-Charging Bays 3 OctGreek Ministry Of Digital Governance Receives Four Bids For 1,000-Camera Enforcement Network 2 OctMonza Approves €615,000 Camera Upgrade At 14 Signalised Intersections Under SAMU Project

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15 Mar Street LightingTIM Announces Smart Lighting Expansion and Automation in Billing Across Brazil

TIM expands smart lighting across Brazil with plans to install 17,000 devices in Barbacena via a partnership with Sitran using NB-IoT networks.

15 Mar Street LightingRota Upgrades Avenida de Sevilla Lighting with Smart Technology

Rota City Council installs 109 smart luminaires along Avenida de Sevilla in a 200,000-euro project to cut energy use and boost visibility.

15 Mar VideosurveillanceFlock Safety Raises $275 Million to Expand AI-Powered Surveillance and Public Safety Tech

Flock Safety secures $275 million in funding to expand its surveillance tech, which is used by over 4,800 US law enforcement agencies.

15 Mar Street LightingGradis to Develop AI Powered Management System for Tauron’s 700,000 Light Points

Gradis signs a deal to design an AI-driven management system for Tauron Group's 700,000 light points in Poland to cut energy consumption.

15 Mar Mobility and TrafficUtah to Implement Advanced Lidar Traffic Detection System With Econolite and Ouster

UDOT selects Econolite to deploy lidar traffic detection across Utah, ordering 15 initial systems for a five-year road safety project.

15 Mar EnergyNational Grid Partners Allocates $100 Million to AI Startups for Energy Innovation

Silicon Valley's National Grid Partners pledges $100 million for AI startups to enhance grid efficiency, reduce emissions, and cut outages.

15 Mar Street LightingGranada Plans €8 Million LED Streetlight Upgrade with Smart Features

Granada City Council seeks €8 million to replace 7,000 streetlights with smart LEDs, cutting energy use by 78% and saving €1 million annually.

15 Mar EnergyJaipur Robotics Secures $800,000 to Advance AI Solutions in Waste-to-Energy Sector

Jaipur Robotics raises $800,000 in pre-seed funding to expand AI systems that automate operations and detect hazards in waste-to-energy plants.

15 Mar VideosurveillanceAI-Powered Cameras Aim to Reduce Koala Road Strikes in Sydney

New South Wales commits $500,000 to trial AI roadside cameras in south-west Sydney to alert drivers to koalas as road strike deaths double.

11 Mar WasteWashington Introduces 30 Smart Bins to Boost Food Waste Composting Efforts

Washington's DPW installs 30 smart food waste bins across eight wards. The units use fill-level sensors to help divert 80% of waste from disposal.

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