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Smart traffic management systems and the benefits surrounding them are being explored by cities and municipal transportation agencies around the world, in order to mitigate against the detrimental impact on congestion, lost productivity hours and harmful carbon emissions, new research has revealed.

Integrated energy company bp and digital transformation of energy management and automation provider Schneider Electric have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to help decarbonise high-emission customers in Australia, the European Union, UK. and, US.

Monash University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global energy company ENGIE to explore opportunities to co-develop scalable zero-carbon solutions that accelerate the implementation of Monash’s net zero initiative.

Melbourne beat Sydney to be Australia’s fastest city for 5G delivery across all frequency bands, according to a new ‘real-world’ measurement which sees that leading cities globally have a significantly better 5G experience than national scores.

The NSW Government is planning to build smart technology into infrastructure and buildings in a move its says will create jobs, cut traffic and commute times, slash water bills, reduce crime and boost the economy and turn New South Wales into the "smart state".

Sydney and Melbourne rank in the top 15 cities globally in a gender-specific study conducted by Dell Technologies that looks at a city’s ability to foster the growth of women-owned businesses.

Systems integrator and IT services company Ajilon, crisis communications company AtHoc and integrated multi-sensor analytics provider iOmniscent have come together with Microsoft to develop solutions designed to reduce crime, decrease costs and improve operational effectiveness for Australian cities.

Smart meters are almost old hat in the cities of today, with the so-called smart cities of the future already starting to move well beyond the clever meters to ultimately deliver a whole host of technology-driven infrastructure such as intelligent and adaptive street lighting.

The City of Perth has taken on a team of international and local IBM experts as part of a $50 million IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant program.