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H2OzBus project charges ahead with new partnerships

May 25, 2020

Smart technology partnership brings renewables to major shopping centres

May 25, 2020

Australian company awarded Las Vegas smart cities contract

May 14, 2020

H2OzBus project charges ahead with new partnerships

Smart technology partnership brings renewables to major shopping centres

Energy-efficient lighting upgrade underway in Moorabool Shire

Australian company awarded Las Vegas smart cities contract

Sidewalk Labs abandons Toronto project

Darwin powers ahead with smart lighting technology

$15 million to make Sydney’s public spaces safer

Design and precinct plan approved for Victoria Cross Station

New Charles Darwin University city campus underway

NSW enters into new smart city partnership

Thought Leadership

How do we face an uncertain future?

Professor Ken Maher AO of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council details how how investing in research and innovation can help us tackle the challenges during this unprecedented period of uncertainty.

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World-first green concrete trial

The City of Sydney is trialling the world’s first ‘green’ road with the concrete made from industrial by-products of coal-fired power stations and co-products from the steel industry, making roads more environmentally friendly.

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Digital Twins

New Australian ‘digital twin’ technology

The data and digital specialist arm of the CSIRO, Data61, has launched its Mixed Reality Lab in Melbourne, which will enable manufacturing and other industries to create ‘digital twins’.

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The impact of 5G on network infrastructure

5G technology promises extreme speed, massive capacity for machine connections, and ultrareliability and low latency. Here, we unpack how it can deliver.

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ITS Australia’s 2019 National Award winners announced

The winners of the ITS Australia Awards have been announced, recognising the outstanding projects and people that have advanced Australian transport technology in 2019.

Social Infrastructure

Perth’s new strategy strives towards sustainable infrastructure

The City of Perth is preparing a Social Strategy to guide initiatives that aim to address the social resilience, health and wellbeing needs of its community.

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Sidewalk Labs abandons Toronto project

Eliza Booth, May 12, 2020, Communications and connectivity, Construction, Environment and Sustainability, Metropolitan, News, People, Planning, Project, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0

Sidewalk Labs has announced that it will abandon a major smart city project in Toronto’s Quayside, saying that COVID-19...

$15 million to make Sydney’s public spaces safer

May 11, 2020

$15 million to make Sydney’s public spaces safer

Design and precinct plan approved for Victoria Cross Station

May 6, 2020

Design and precinct plan approved for Victoria Cross Station

New Charles Darwin University city campus underway

April 29, 2020

New Charles Darwin University city campus underway

Sidewalk Labs abandons Toronto project

Sidewalk Labs has announced that it will abandon a major smart city project in Toronto’s Quayside, saying that COVID-19...

May 11, 2020

$15 million to make Sydney’s public spaces safer

May 6, 2020

Design and precinct plan approved for Victoria Cross Station

April 29, 2020

New Charles Darwin University city campus underway

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NSW enters into new smart city partnership

Imogen Hartmann, April 29, 2020, Metropolitan, News, NSW, Planning, Project, Smart Cities, Spotlight, 0

The New South Wales Government has entered into a new partnership for the co-creation and development of a world-leading...

WA to adopt “extraordinary” planning changes for pandemic recovery

April 8, 2020

WA to adopt “extraordinary” planning changes for pandemic recovery

$220 million upgrade to CSIRO biosecurity facility

Perth’s Amara City Gardens apartments improve connectivity

March 23, 2020

Perth’s Amara City Gardens apartments improve connectivity

NSW enters into new smart city partnership

Imogen Hartmann, April 29, 2020, Metropolitan, News, NSW, Planning, Project, Smart Cities, Spotlight, 0

The New South Wales Government has entered into a new partnership for the co-creation and development of a world-leading...

April 8, 2020

WA to adopt “extraordinary” planning changes for pandemic recovery

$220 million upgrade to CSIRO biosecurity facility

March 23, 2020

Perth’s Amara City Gardens apartments improve connectivity

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$2m prototype for driverless electric vehicle

Imogen Hartmann, March 11, 2020, Driverless vehicles, Electric vehicles, News, Road, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Technology, Transport, VIC, 0

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced it will provide $2 million to help boost a Melbourne-based company’s...

Melbourne home to US tech giant’s Asia-Pacific HQ

February 28, 2020

Melbourne home to US tech giant’s Asia-Pacific HQ

NSW pioneers urban planning tech with digital twin

February 27, 2020

NSW pioneers urban planning tech with digital twin

Victoria’s near $100 million recycling overhaul

February 26, 2020

Victoria’s near $100 million recycling overhaul

$2m prototype for driverless electric vehicle

Imogen Hartmann, March 11, 2020, Driverless vehicles, Electric vehicles, News, Road, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Technology, Transport, VIC, 0

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced it will provide $2 million to help boost a Melbourne-based company’s...

February 28, 2020

Melbourne home to US tech giant’s Asia-Pacific HQ

February 27, 2020

NSW pioneers urban planning tech with digital twin

February 26, 2020

Victoria’s near $100 million recycling overhaul

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North Lakes smart parking goes live

Imogen Hartmann, February 25, 2020, Logistics, Metropolitan, News, QLD, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Technology, Transport, Urban Development, 0

A new smart parking app has been launched in the Moreton Bay suburb of North Lakes, Queensland, designed to...

Adelaide features in top 7 of world’s smart cities

February 21, 2020

February 21, 2020

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