Blog tagged as Resilience

Join council leaders, industry innovators and international experts at the Smart Communities Industry Exchange in Wellington. Explore practical solutions, stronger partnerships and smarter approaches to delivering better outcomes for New Zealand communities.

In this thought-provoking article, Smart Cities Council President Corey Gray explores the decline of human intimacy and its profound social, cultural and economic consequences—asking what happens when our ability to connect becomes one of the greatest challenges facing modern cities.

Exploring the intersection of wellbeing, identity, education, work, and technology, this thought-provoking article examines how industrial-era systems are shaping modern society, and questions whether AI, automation, and smart technologies demand a new social and economic paradigm for the future.

Smart city AI projects often fail not because of algorithms, but because of infrastructure. Erol Ozguner explores why latency, hardware selection, compute capability, and data sovereignty are becoming critical foundations for scalable, real-time urban AI systems.

AI-powered operational intelligence is transforming smart parking infrastructure across Australia. Using existing CCTV networks and advanced computer vision, NeuParking AI is delivering real-time visibility, improved compliance, enhanced safety, and smarter customer experiences at scale.