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IMD SMART CITY INDEX

​A first step towards the future

5G, the Internet of Things, geospatial technology and what underpins smart cities

  • James Nash
  • Cayleigh Bright And
8 min read
Spatial planning in South Africa needs to take women’s safety into account. (Photo: Reuters/Sergio Moraes)
AFRICAN WOMEN

Women on the streets of smart cities

Apps like My Safetipin and Safe Pace are making the public sphere safer

  • Jabulile Dlamini Qwesha
5 min read
There is a downside to surveillance, particularly if the data cameras capture falls into the wrong hands. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
BLACK MIRROR

Is your smart city spying on you?

Social and surveillance states underline the need for inclusive tech

  • James Nash
3 min read
Street poles with Vumacam’s signature grey ‘domes’. When they are linked by fibre and have cameras installed, it means that the streets beneath them are under surveillance
CONGESTION

Vumacam’s eye in the sky solution

Smart camera networks help to create a smarter, safer cities

  • Derek Davey
6 min read