Zimbabwe govt faces criticism over biometric surveillance project for new smart city
Zimbabwe is building New Harare, a smart city on the outskirts of Harare that will be the new seat of…
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ICT Spring
ICT Spring Luxembourg June 29-30, 2023 ICT Spring is a centrepiece of Luxembourg’s event calendar and one of the top…
Activists decry Bangalore plan for facial recognition video surveillance
The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF), an Indian civil society group working to protect internet liberties, is calling for an end…
Smart cities advance: Taiwan invests in Iveda, Remark partners with Aaeon
Several smart city projects have advanced in the last few weeks. Arizona-based surveillance firm Iveda has announced several new clients…
Malta deep-sixes safe city facial recognition project after Huawei contract expires
Malta appears to have changed course on a plan to launch a CCTV network with facial recognition through a contract…
GET Group Latin America
For more than 30 years, GET Group has established a global reputation as a leading provider of end-to-end solutions for…
Serbia lobbying Western support to carry on with smart city biometrics project amid criticism
Serbian officials are reportedly negotiating financial and technical support for U.S. and Swedish smart city tech, drawing criticism from citizens…
China surveillance policies follow facial recognition spread along Silk Road: activists
Chinese technologies and tactics to tackle dissent and control internet use are spreading to countries along its Digital Silk Road,…
Pakistan safe city project stalls with nearly 1K facial recognition cameras not functioning
Since it was rolled out in 2016, the Lahore safe city project in Punjab province has been facing major challenges,…
Embedding digital identity in the Jyväskylä Smart City Project
Smart cities will be able to create their own interoperable digital identities for residents, thanks to approaches developed by cybersecurity…
