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How to avoid being a victim of cyber-attacks?: New IDB guide for smart cities

May 12, 2022 por Mauricio Bouskela - Gilberto Chona - Lorenzo Cotino Hueso - Ariel Nowersztern - Marco Emilio Sánchez Acevedo - Editor: Daniel Peciña-Lopez Leave a Comment

Many aspects of our daily life, although we are not aware of it, are fully dependent on the proper functioning of the internet. A cyber-attack on a company, or a local public entity, a few years ago would have been almost anecdotal. However, as digitization increases, so does risk exposure and vulnerability to cyber-attacks. On today’s blog we present a guide prepared by the … [Read more...] about How to avoid being a victim of cyber-attacks?: New IDB guide for smart cities

Cities of the Future: Between Dreams and Nightmares about Ideal Urban Planning

August 21, 2020 por Alejandro López Lamia Leave a Comment

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Shortly before the explosion of a global crisis generated by the COVID-19, in the well-known "2020 Consumers Electronics Show" (CES), Akio Toyoda, C.E.O. of the automotive giant Toyota, unveiled his plans to build the "City of the Future" near the mystical Mount Fuji, in an area of approximately 70 hectares, in a factory due for closure. The initiative is called "Woven City" in … [Read more...] about Cities of the Future: Between Dreams and Nightmares about Ideal Urban Planning

Monitoring informal settlement growth in Manaus, Brazil with drones

December 10, 2019 por Mauricio Bouskela - Hallel Elnir Leave a Comment

Many cities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) face the challenge of rapid informal urban growth, which prevents them from providing basic services to their citizens and have a sustainable urban development. Today, drones, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) provide key information for cities to better understand informal growth patterns and improve … [Read more...] about Monitoring informal settlement growth in Manaus, Brazil with drones

Shaping Smart Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

November 16, 2018 por Mauricio Bouskela - Hallel Elnir 2 Comments

The rapid urbanization process observed in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), during the last decades has posed multiple challenges to the region and caused great contrasts in the quality of life within cities. Today, more than 80% of LAC’s population lives in cities, and approximately 27% of the urban population still lives in informal settlements without proper access to … [Read more...] about Shaping Smart Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

Urban Sustainability in the Caribbean: the case of Nassau, Bahamas

July 2, 2018 por Gilberto Chona 2 Comments

Sustainable urbanization in the Caribbean is a real and present development challenge. Caribbean cities are often small but not compact. They have immeasurable natural assets but are exposed to severe climate events. They have quality basic education, but struggle to prevent qualified professionals from migrating abroad. Grand hotels and beach resorts are juxtaposed by … [Read more...] about Urban Sustainability in the Caribbean: the case of Nassau, Bahamas

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