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Editor Infrastruktur dan Mobiliti
Covers transportation systems, smart infrastructure, public transit development, sustainable mobility, and major urban construction projects.
sb@globalcitywire.com"Made in China 2025" is a list, but the next phase looks more like an operating system. When industrial policy covers almost every industry, and expansion takes place amid a dual tightening of fiscal policy and demand, what the world faces is no longer a prediction, but an established fact.
Global cities are facing the dual pressures of population and climate. Relying solely on technology-armed "smart cities" is no longer enough to cope with the future. A transnational study reconstructs the sources of urban resilience with four vertical pillars.
When cooperatives, social enterprises, and social innovation begin to play the role of public service infrastructure, the legal system is still designed for profit-driven companies. The OECD released policy guidelines in 2023, marking the "social and solidarity economy" as an official topic on the global governance agenda.
Since the launch of global plastics treaty negotiations at the United Nations Environment Assembly in 2022, consensus has still not been reached among parties after multiple rounds of consultations. From Busan to Geneva, the negotiation process reflects the deep difficulties of global environmental governance. This article reviews the negotiation history, analyzes the multi-party games, and looks ahead to future prospects.
US existing home sales data is not merely a monthly record of resale housing volume; it is also a convergence point of interest rates, population migration, and capital flows. This article examines the deep structural shifts behind this core housing indicator and its long-term implications for global investors.
The integration of transportation networks behind airport expansion in the Middle East reveals a shift in transportation from a single function to an urban connector.
Infrastructure investment is shifting from traditional public works to become a core vehicle for climate adaptation, digital connectivity, and sustainable growth. Through unified data and policy frameworks, the OECD provides benchmarks for countries to strike a balance between fiscal constraints and long-term needs.
India is expanding its infrastructure at an unprecedented pace, from highways to digital identity and AI computing power. This article analyzes its physical and digital dual-engine strategy, as well as the governance, financing, and global significance behind it.
From Copenhagen's CopenPay to Cape Town's startup ecosystem, global MICE cities are redefining competitiveness through sustainability, artificial intelligence, and local culture. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the structural changes in the MICE industry.
Over the past two decades, countries have successively introduced physical activity policies, yet the global rate of insufficient physical activity has barely changed. A study covering 200 countries reveals that the problem lies not in the number of policies, but in the deep-seated lack of implementation and political priority.
From Kuwait's accidental strike on U.S. forces to the involvement of multiple countries, the conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran is spiraling out of control. This article examines the strategic chaos behind the war, the internal political rifts in the U.S. and Iran, and the potential long-term reshaping of the Middle East order.
The pandemic exposed the world's deep dependence on cross-border infrastructure, as well as the governance gaps in this area. The Global Infrastructure Hub released its first best practice guide for cross-border infrastructure, providing a systematic framework for transnational transportation, energy, and digital connectivity projects.
UK's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham brings from Manchester a unique urban regeneration concept: culture first, local leadership. Can this model be replicated at the national level to become a new engine for post-industrial UK economic growth?
Analyze the transformation trends of global top cities from economic agglomeration to innovation ecosystems and sustainable hubs, and explore how remote work, digital infrastructure, and policy competition reshape the pattern of urban influence.
UCL Professor Juliano Denicol has called for the establishment of a cabinet-level specialized agency to drive the UK government's new towns plan, a proposal that reveals long-standing governance and capacity shortcomings in the delivery of mega-projects.
Vietnam's economic hub accelerates the transformation of industrial zones into eco-industrial parks, leveraging industrial symbiosis and green technology to meet tightening international standards and secure its position in global value chains.
The UK Advertising Standards Authority and CAP have issued new regulations prohibiting automakers from using autonomous driving terminology that may mislead consumers. This move aims to prevent marketing from exaggerating system capabilities, protect public trust, and may set a benchmark for global autonomous driving advertising regulation.
According to Reuters, Beijing is considering restricting overseas access to its top AI models, marking the first time China has imposed export controls on software amid escalating U.S.-China tech competition, potentially reshaping the global AI open-source and commercialization landscape.
EuroCham Cambodia Tax Forum 2026 focuses on economic formalization and investor-oriented tax reform, reflecting Cambodia's structural reform pressures ahead of its LDC graduation in 2029. This article analyzes the strategic significance of the forum from the perspectives of global tax competition, the size of the informal economy, and fiscal sustainability.
A study published in a Nature sub-journal proposes an LLM-assisted Bayesian optimization method that can efficiently calibrate large-scale activity-based models, providing a new tool for urban transportation planning and emission reduction policies.