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2h agoGreek Probe Into €500M Of Smart Water Meter Tenders 3h agoLatina Council Backs €13.5M Engie Servizi–IFM Project for 110 Buildings and 14,500 Streetlights 3h agoBoston Public Schools Opens Bidding For AI Stop-Arm Cameras YesterdayColumbia, Missouri Awards Ameresco $42 Million To Replace 106,739 Electric And Water Meters YesterdayCalifornia Governor’s Office Of Emergency Services Adds ICEYE Satellite Flood And Wildfire Data YesterdayArrive Completes Acquisition Of Passport, A Parking Software Provider With 800+ Clients YesterdayEast, North And South Ayrshire Councils Sign 15-Year Deal With Believ For 600 EV Chargers 8 OctComune di Trieste And Edison Next Begin LED Replacement Of 16,504 Peripheral Light Points 8 OctIraq’s National Investment Commission Announces Smart Waste Collection Scheme For Karbala 8 OctMunicipalidad De La Serena Plans Chile’s First Smart LED Streetlight Pilot With Taiwan Funding

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25 May EV ChargingDigitalBridge and Aberdeen Launch Velian From Equans E-Mobility Unit

DigitalBridge and Aberdeen acquire Equans Infra & Mobility to form Velian, taking over 8,900 EV charging points in Amsterdam and Rotterdam.

22 May Street LightingSeoul’s Residential Areas Deploy Smart Poles to Close Safety Gaps

Two Seoul districts are expanding multi-function smart poles with CCTV, emergency alerts, and public Wi-Fi to close pedestrian safety gaps.

22 May Environmental MonitoringBexar County Deploys $21M NextGen Flood Warning System

Bexar County's $21M NextGen system cuts flood alert times from 45 minutes to five, feeding live data to navigation apps.

22 May Environmental MonitoringHarris County Advances $2M Roadway Flood Warning System

Harris County deploys roadway flood sensors under a $2M federal SMART grant, targeting 117 high-risk locations ahead of hurricane season.

21 May VideosurveillanceAI-Powered Detection Vendors Are Losing Cities. Here Is Why, and What Comes Next

US cities are canceling AI surveillance contracts at scale. The pattern reveals what vendors must fix to survive the next procurement cycle.

21 May Mobility and TrafficWestern Cape Government Deploys AI Solution to Monitor 5,000 km of Roads

Western Cape deploys Bentley's Blyncsy AI across 5,000 km of roads to detect hazards amid growing climate pressures.

21 May EnergyDubai’s DEWA Deploys Agentic AI in Daily Operations

Dubai utility DEWA adopts Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, becoming the UAE's first government body to use agentic AI for autonomous workflows.

20 May Environmental MonitoringPattaya Installs AI Flood System With Over 100 Sensor Nodes

Pattaya is rolling out an AI-powered flood monitoring system with 100+ sensors and real-time alerts across the city by August 2026.

20 May WaterOfwat Awards £58 Million to 19 Water Innovation Projects

Ofwat's Water Breakthrough Challenge 6 funds 19 projects worth £58M: AI wastewater, mycofiltration, and 3D printing.

20 May Mobility and TrafficHanau, Maintal, and Schöneck Deploy Sensors to Keep Emergency Routes Clear

Three Hessen municipalities use IoT sensors on LoRaWAN to detect illegal parking and keep emergency routes clear in residential zones.

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