Smart Health Strategies in Africa
The African continent faces complex healthcare challenges characterised by a high burden of infectious diseases, the rise of non-communicable diseases, critical shortages of healthcare workers, and vast geographic distances [...]
Japan’s cities for a Super-Aged Society
Like many developed economies, Japan is facing an ageing society, with demographic shifts away from the countryside towards a small number of cities and their surrounding regions. However, in [...]
Americas: IoT Public Policy Index
The Brazilian City of São José, in the Province of Santa Catarina, is partnering Brazil’s Economic Research Institute Foundation (FIPE) to develop a model for transforming one of the [...]
East Asia: IoT Public Policy Index
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has added two districts to the list of communities to receive funding for smart city projects in FY2025. Korea’s Ministry [...]
Middle East/Africa: IoT Public Policy Index
The City of Casablanca has launched an urban cleanliness programme employing a network of cameras across the entire city. The Kenyan Government has launched the first phase of the [...]
Europe: IoT Public Policy Index
The Portuguese municipality and district of Albergaria-a-Velha, in the region south of Porto, has approved an Intelligent Territories plan. The music festival, Rock in Lisbon, will become an urban [...]
UK launches Hi-Tech Industrial Strategy
The UK government has launched a new industrial strategy to enhance the country’s economic security and resilience. The strategy identifies eight key sectors with high growth potential, known as [...]
Building a Common European Energy Data Space
The Common European Energy Data Space (CEEDS) is an EU initiative to digitally transform the energy sector. It aims to create a virtual federated ecosystem across the European energy [...]
NIST finalises IoT cryptography standard
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalised a lightweight cryptography standard to protect IoT and embedded electronics from cyberattack. The Ascon-Based Lightweight Cryptography Standards for [...]
European Accessibility Act comes into force
The first set of regulations of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) 2019, came into effect in June 2025. The act is designed to harmonise accessibility requirements for a range [...]
Navigating the EU AI Act
In August 2025, a significant part of the EU’s AI Act, affecting general purpose AI, comes into effect. The Act aims to provide a comprehensive legal framework for AI, [...]
USAID closure impacts global smart health
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) officially closed on July 1, 2025. The agency’s functions and foreign aid programmes have been absorbed by the US State Department. [...]
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