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HK rises in global smart city index
Hong Kong has come in eighth out of 73 cities in a smart city index.
The ranking, compiled by Polytechnic University researchers, considered how factors such as infrastructure or the use of technology improved living standards.
The findings were disclosed at the fourth International Conference on Urban Informatics which opened on Wednesday at the university.
Professor John Shi, president of the International Society for Urban Informatics (ISUI), said this is an improvement compared with 2023, when the SAR ranked ninth out of 50 cities.
According to Shi, the city stands out for its economy and having a good business environment as well as its free flow of capital.
The ISUI Smart City Index is compiled by ISUI and the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute.
Unlike similar indexes, the ISUI index is based on publicly...
US inflation rises to 3.5%, weakening hopes of early curiosity rate cuts – industry live
Top Stories Tamfitronics Top Stories Tamfitronics US inflation rises to 3.5%Newsflash: Inflation all around the US rose at a sooner hasten final month, as the tag of living squeeze persevered to grip American households.The US consumer tag index rose by 3.5% per 300 and sixty five days in March, contemporary details reveals, up from 3.2% in February. That’s bigger than the three.4% which economists anticipated.Vitality costs rose by 2.1% ove the final 300 and sixty five days – the first 12-month invent bigger in that index for that reason of the length ending February 2023. Food costs were 2.2% bigger than a 300 and sixty five days within the past.On a monthly foundation, costs rose by 0.4%, all once more bigger than anticipated.The index for safe haven rose in March, as did the index for...