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35 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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16 Apr WasteBesançon Tests AI to Enhance Waste Sorting Efficiency

Grand Besançon Métropole is equipping eight waste trucks with AI to inspect recycling bins and cut a 30% rate of non-compliant waste.

16 Apr Mobility and TrafficSmart Parking Sensors Installed in Châlons-en-Champagne

Colas installs 91 magnetic parking sensors in Châlons-en-Champagne to track vehicle occupancy and enable real-time availability updates via an app.

16 Apr EnergyVillaquilambre Approves €3.1 Million Energy Efficiency Plan

Villaquilambre approves two energy projects worth €3.1 million to replace 2,207 streetlights with LEDs and cut municipal energy costs by 60%.

16 Apr Street LightingUS Ignite New Pilot Program to Convert Streetlights into High-Speed WiFi Hubs

US Ignite and Signify launch a pilot converting U.S. streetlights into gigabit wireless hubs, with Fort Lauderdale starting trials this summer.

15 Apr Mobility and TrafficAndalusia Funds Smart Mobility Project in Gran Vega Region

Andalusia awards €788,067 to Seville’s Gran Vega region for smart mobility systems and air quality monitoring across 12 towns.

15 Apr Smart CityConductorAI Secures $15 Million in Series A Funding to Enhance Government Operations

ConductorAI raises $15 million in Series A funding led by Lux Capital to expand its automated compliance and workflow software for federal agencies.

14 Apr Environmental MonitoringPasadena Installs New Air Quality Sensor to Enhance Monitoring

Pasadena adds a QuantAQ air quality sensor to its health department, expanding Caltech's network of over 25 sites to monitor wildfire dust.

14 Apr Environmental MonitoringBassa Reggiana Union Secures €500,000 for Smart City Projects

Italy's Bassa Reggiana Union secures €500,000 in regional funding to deploy environmental sensors, smart lighting, and automated cameras.

14 Apr WaterBirmingham Water Works To Advance Automated Meter System Implementation

Birmingham Water Works allocates $10 million in its 2025 budget to buy automated meters, advancing a transition to address billing inaccuracies.

9 Apr Smart CityGrand Paris Unveils AI Strategy to Support Local Municipalities

Greater Paris launches an AI plan across 130 municipalities, funding 50% of pilot project costs to improve public services for 12 million residents.

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