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31 min agoIraq’s National Investment Commission Announces Smart Waste Collection Scheme For Karbala 1h agoMunicipalidad De La Serena Plans Chile’s First Smart LED Streetlight Pilot With Taiwan Funding 18h 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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18 Dec WasteSeine-et-Marne Launches AI Camera System To Fine Illegal Dumping

Seine-et-Marne deploys ten Vizzia surveillance cameras across 41 towns in 2026 to curb illegal waste, which costs the region €1 million each year.

17 Dec WasteDallas to Equip Garbage Trucks with AI Cameras to Curb Illegal Dumping

Dallas approves a $2.6 million contract to mount AI cameras on 50 waste collection trucks to scan for illegal dumping and property code violations.

10 Dec SandGrain Raises €13.5M Series A to Scale IoT Security Globally

Dutch firm SandGrain secures €13.5 million to expand its hardware-anchored IoT security platform across utilities and critical infrastructure.

10 Dec WaterSimpliciti Acquires Urbasense to Advance Its Smart Irrigation Capabilities

Simpliciti agrees to acquire France's Urbasense, bringing smart irrigation and agronomy tools used by over 250 local authorities into its portfolio.

9 Dec Street LightingSumacàrcer Opens Market Consultation for Upcoming Smart Street Lighting Innovation Project

Sumacàrcer in Valencia opens a market consultation until 15 December 2025 to upgrade street lighting with EV chargers and public WiFi.

9 Dec SecurityCity of Midland Launches AI-Camera Pilot to Enhance Park Safety

Midland, Texas approves $412,956 to deploy 26 AI-enabled park cameras from GoView LLC. The pilot automates real-time threat detection by spring 2026.

9 Dec Mobility and TrafficNorthern Ireland to Develop National Digital Twin Covering Entire Road Network

Northern Ireland's DfI contracts Gaist to map 25,922 km of roads into a digital twin, shifting maintenance on £36 billion in public assets.

9 Dec SecurityMelilla Deploys Citywide Intelligent Surveillance Network To Strengthen Public Safety

Melilla launches a citywide intelligent surveillance network with Hikvision, linking advanced cameras and automated analytics to a central command.

9 Dec Mobility and TrafficSegovia Deploys Low-Emission Zone Platform With Orange To Accelerate Its Smart-City Transition

Segovia, Spain, awards Orange a contract to deploy a digital low-emission zone platform in its historic center to track emissions and manage traffic.

3 Dec Mobility and TrafficPathPulse AI Raises $900,000 Pre-Seed to Build Global Decentralized Road-Intelligence Network

PathPulse AI secures $900,000 in pre-seed funding to expand a crowdsourced road-monitoring network that operates across 15 countries.

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