IDC is taking votes for the best smart cities project throughout Asia, including 16 projects in the ASEAN region.CIO Credit: Getty Images To encourage smart use of technology by governments to solve real operational challenges, analyst firm IDC has its annual Smart City Asia Pacific Awards. IDC has released its list of finalists for the 2020 awards, and several “smart city” projects in Southeast Asia are named. Civic Engagement: Indonesia: Provincial CRM platform, Jakarta government Digital Equity and Accessibility: SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Indonesia: Desa Digital / Digital Village, West Java government Indonesia: Jakarta Kini (JAKI), Jakarta government Economic Development, Tourism, Arts, Libraries, Culture, Open Spaces: Malaysia: Intelligent Tourism through Digital Currencies and Blockchain Currencies, Malacca government Singapore: Singapore Tourism Board and Singapore Hotel Association Education: Malaysia: TechStudy.my, MDEC, Ministry of Education Singapore: Opencerts, Ministry of Education Public Heath and Social Services: Singapore: Live Healthy SG, Health Protection Board Public Safety: Disaster Response/Emergency Management: Philippines: DATOS Project: National Disaster Remote Sensing and Data Science Help Desk, Department of Science and Technology, Advanced Science and Technology Institute Public Safety: Smart Policing: Malaysia: Facial Recognition System to Combat Crime, Penang state government Smart Buildings/Smart Tech Parks: Singapore: Smart Lighting for Public Housing Estates, Housing Development Board Sustainable Infrastructure: Malaysia: Blockchain Institute for Renewable Energy Using Palm Oil, Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology Transportation: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Public Transit, Ride-Hailing/Ride-Sharing: Singapore: On-Demand Autonomous Buses, Sentsa Development and Ministry of Transport Transportation: Transport Infrastructure Malaysia: Penang Smart Parking, Penang and Seberang city councils Vietnam: Intelligent Traffic Control and Roads Management Solution, Hanoi Department of Transport Urban Planning and Land Use: Singapore: Smart Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Enhanced (SUAVE), Nationwide Singapore IDC’s full list includes projects across the Asia-Pacific region and more detailed descriptions of each project. IDC is seeking votes on its finalists to help determine the final winners to be announced later this year. Related content feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 CIO 100 CIO 100 feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management opinion Four questions for a casino InfoSec director By Beth Kormanik Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Media and Entertainment Industry Events Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe