네바다 주 사막 한가운데 자리잡은 라스베이거스 시는 미국에서도 손꼽히는 스마트시티다. 이미 본보에서도 여러차례 소개했듯이, 라스베이거스는 다양한 스마트 기술과 솔루션을 결합해 공공 서비스의 상당 부분을 디지털로 전환했고 시 전체를 스마트 공간으로 탈바꿈시켰다. 라스베이거스 시정부의 목표는 야심차다. 오는 2025년까지 스마트시티로서의 면모를 확실하게 갖춤으로써 미국에서 가장 모범적인 사례로 키운다는 계획이다. 시정부는 이를 위해 현재 단계에서는 가장 빠르고 안정적인 통신 인프라인 5G의 사설 네트워크를 시 전역에 구축한다는 목표 아
지난 2021년 텍사스주 배스트롭 카운티 인근 부지에 화장실이 설치되기 시작했다. 테슬라와 스페이스X로 거부가 된 일론 머스크가 이곳에 ‘유토피아’ 같은 회사 마을을 건설한다는 계획의 일환이었다. 베스트롭은 텍사스주 오스틴 바로 외곽에 위치해 있다. 이곳에서 운영되는 머스크의 회사 ‘더 보링(The Boring Co.)’은 텍사스주와 베스트롭 카운티로부터 반복적인 갈등을 겪었다. 텍사스 환경품질위원회는 4건의 수질 관련 위반 사항에 대해 조치를 내렸다. 텍사스 교통부는 2022년 허가받지 않은 진입로에서 차량이 고속국도를 막고 있다
5G는 오늘날 스마트시티에서 가장 널리 사용되는 스마트 기술이자 인프라다. 한국에서도 SKT, KT, LG유플러스 등 이동통신 3사의 5G 서비스 품질 엉터리 논란에도 불구하고, 5G는 모바일 통신 네트워크의 근간으로 자리잡고 있다. 이는 전 세계 주요국 모두 공통적인 현상이다. 실제 설문조사에서도 응답자의 절반 이상(54%)이 5G가 가장 널리 사용되는 기술이라고 확인했으며,5G에 이어 인공지능(AI)을 42%, 사물인터넷(IoT)은 37%가 선택해 그 뒤를 이었다고 영국 BBC가 보도했다.이 조사는 영국의 소프트웨어 및 서비스
환경 보호 단체인 천연자원보호협의회(NRDC: Natural Resources Defense Council)가 미국 모든 주를 대상으로 기후 친화적인 교통 정책과 투자를 평가한 결과 캘리포니아가 기후 및 형평성을 개선하기 위해 가장 많은 노력을 기울이고 있는 것으로 나타났다고 블룸버그가 전했다.해당 보고서는 연방정부의 인프라 투자 및 일자리법(Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act)에서 규정하고 있는 예산 지원에 큰 영향을 미친다는 점에서 중요한 결과로 평가받는다. 평가 결과 캘리포니아 외에 매사추세츠
Amid claims of manufacturing the 'best washing machine' by the US consumer magazine Consumer Reports, LG Electronics is now confronted with legal challenges within the US market. A representative from LG Electronics stated, "We are currently trying to comprehend the case," and clarified, "We have ye
[Smart City Today]SK Telecom (SKT) announced that it launches the 'AI Barista Robot', an unmanned coffee robot, along with Doosan Robotics, a domestic robot manufacturer.AI Barista Robot is an unmanned coffee robot service, made by Doosan Robotics' robot manufacturing and service capabilities with S
[Smart City Today]Jeju Net announced that it opened WithSpace (https://withspace.com), a metaverse-type 3D web virtual exhibition platform where artists, curators, and tour companies in need of exhibitions can hold 3D virtual exhibitions online and be sponsored by users.Jeju Net is to utilize 3D web
[Smart City Today]Kakao Mobility announced on the 16th that it has opened 'NEMO (Next Mobility) Garage', a research institute for future mobile research and digital twin construction, in Dangsan-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.Kakao Mobility has established an in-house factory by bringing together hard
[Smart City Today]Woori Bank (President Lee Won-deok) announced that it will implement a 3D-based metaverse pilot service with Grid, a metaverse startup company.Woori Bank will promote Woori Financial Group's digital transformation strategy by offering helpful metaverse services for customers and em
[Smart City Today]Busan Metropolitan City announced that it will invest 830 million won this year to create smart gardens in 23 places, including multi-use facilities in the city.Smart Garden is a new type of garden where you can enjoy the four seasons indoors by combining air purification plants an
[Smart City Today]The mayor of Anyang, Dae-ho Choi, said at a New Year's press conference that he would continue to boost the projects to create a "Future City Anyang."Mayor Choi said at a press conference held at Anyang City Hall, "We will invest 1 trillion won in this year's budget and focus our a
[Smart City Today]The Ministry of Employment and Labor (Minister Lee Jeong-sik) and the Korea Employment Information Service (Director Na Young-don) announced that the total number of employed people in Korea increased by 36.3% year-on-year to 58,000 last year.Artificial intelligence (AI) job matchi
[Smart City Today]Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, an intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, will join hands with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to take a step closer to the realization of an "unmanned ship" that can sail without human help a
[Smart City Today]The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority announced that the second season of "Last Mile Citizen-led Living Lab," which is being promoted as part of the "2022 Smart City Innovation Technology Discovery Project" organized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, complet
[Smart City Today]Gangneung City will start a pilot service of self-driving cars that travel through major tourist attractions in the city.The pilot operation, which links cutting-edge technology with tourism services, will show the appearance of smart tourism through stable mobility service technol
[Smart City Today]Caliverse, a subsidiary of Lotte Information and Communication, has launched strategic cooperation to preoccupy the tangible metaverse market. Caliverse announced that it has signed a business agreement with KT Alpha, Korea's largest investment distributor specializing in digital c
[Smart City Today]If you miss the chance to exchange currency when you are about to leave the country, or if you have foreign currency coins left over after the trip, you can take them to a nearby convenience store near your home. You can exchange foreign currency at convenience stores.GS Retail ann
[Smart City Today]Sejong Special Self-Governing City (Mayor Choi Min-ho) will carry out the "2023 Agricultural Pilot Project" to respond to rapidly changing agricultural environments and improve agricultural competitiveness with advanced agricultural and convergence technologies.The pilot project wi
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