Smart City

Saudi NEOM Project: Investment vs. Feasibility and Sustainability Score Analysis

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Architectural rendering of The Line city in NEOM, showing the massive, 170-kilometer long vertical skyscraper structure

1. The Audacious Vision: Understanding the Scale of NEOM’s Investment The NEOM project in Saudi Arabia is perhaps the most ambitious construction and development plan in human history. Backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the direct vision of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, NEOM is not just a city; it is an … Read more

Edge Computing for IoT: Latency Reduction and Data Processing in Smart City Applications

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Digital map of a city streetscape highlighting traffic sensors and processing hubs for real-time intelligent traffic management

1. The Transformation of Urban Environments through Decentralized Intelligence The massive growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly turning cities into Smart Cities. This involves billions of devices—from traffic sensors to smart meters—generating huge, continuous data streams. This overwhelming amount of data requires a completely new way of thinking about computation. Relying only … Read more