Four NZ projects shortlisted for smart city initiatives

Four New Zealand projects have been shortlisted as finalists in the 2019 IDC Asia Pacific Smart Cities Awards.

The annual awards highlight outstanding smart city initiatives in the Asia Pacific region.

A project from New Zealand Police and Smudge Apps, one from Vector and Soul Machines, one project from Spark and one project from Wellington City Council have been shortlisted as finalists.

“For New Zealand to have four projects that stand out on the regional stage is an exciting achievement. New Zealand has consistently punched above its weight in the five years that these awards have been running,” says IDC New Zealand market analyst Jefferson King.

Spark New Zealand’s app Madden Street utilises IoT Technology to display how 5G will impact the way citizens interact with technology on a daily basis through the installation of sensors in bins, carpark spaces, street lights, pavements, and air monitors.

Spark teamed up with Auckland Transport, NB Smart Cities, Cisco and Auckland Council’s Panuku Development for the project.

Through the project, Auckland can remove the unattractiveness associated with smart hubs at street level.