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Linux Foundation to launch the Open Health Stack body

Backed by Google and WHO, the new foundation will give low-income countries and health developers a neutral home for interoperable digital care tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Network Infrastructure

French municipalities scale LoRaWAN beyond pilot projects

French councils are turning IoT networks into shared infrastructure for water, lighting and waste services, reducing costs and vendor lock-in.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Data Protection

Fime launches mobile driving licence certification scheme

The scheme gives governments and wallet providers an independent way to prove mobile driving licence systems meet global standards before rollout.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Smart Cities

Small Cell Forum urges EU to ease deployment rules

Fragmented municipal approvals are slowing 5G rollout, with the industry body saying clearer rules could cut delays for small cell deployments across Europe.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Smart Cities

PSD Citywide appoints Booth & Renneker to lead growth

A strategic growth investment is helping the municipal software group expand across North America, where councils face pressure to manage ageing infrastructure.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Magellanic Cloud reports stronger FY26 revenue & profit

Higher rail and bank surveillance orders helped lift Magellanic Cloud's Q4 profit 34% and push full-year revenue above INR 706.8 crore.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 28th May 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Autodesk names Dr. Haren Samarasekera as ANZ director

The appointment comes as construction, infrastructure and housing demand keep pressure on software suppliers serving Australia and New Zealand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 26th May 2026

Digital Transformation

DesignVerse joins Eurocontrol at Airspace World in Lisbon

It follows a seed-funding boost and a rapid roll-out that modernised a 15-year-old aviation application in just over a month.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 25th May 2026

Digital Transformation

DesignVerse raises USD $5.5 million in seed funding

The funding will speed hiring and expansion after the Bucharest startup won EUROCONTROL work and passed USD $1.1 million in ARR.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 14th May 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Public infrastructure stories

Data Protection

Singapore warnings on identity gaps after breaches

Breaches in Singapore and Japan are sharpening scrutiny of identity controls, as regulators eye tougher rules for data centres and cloud firms.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • 2 days ago

Hybrid Cloud

ESDS launches Swaraj Cloud for Indian regulated sectors

Indian banks and government bodies get a domestic cloud option as ESDS seeks to ease data-residency compliance and speed deployments in minutes.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Atturra completes Wyndham council's three-year overhaul

A single cloud platform now replaces Wyndham City Council's ageing systems, giving staff clearer data and faster access across core services.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Smart Cities

Bentley study finds digital gap in infrastructure resilience

More than 80% of infrastructure executives have resilience plans, but fragmented data is preventing them from delivering them under climate stress.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Fime wins MOSIP accreditation for biometric testing

The certification could help governments avoid faulty enrolment hardware that risks undermining digital ID schemes used by more than 100 million people.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

Chhattisgarh teams with Salesforce on digital data exchange

Manual data-sharing across Chhattisgarh departments has been cut from days to instant access as the state rolls out Digital Dwaar.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

Digitisation

SoftTech launches EV approvals system for highways

Delays in permits and land approvals for highway charging sites could ease as a single digital platform links agencies, developers and investors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2026

Biometrics

Gallagher Security expands India team with two hires

The hires are designed to bolster sales execution and technical support as demand rises for digital access systems across India.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026

Malware

Industrial firms hit hardest by ransomware attacks

Exposure of operational technology is leaving industrial operators most vulnerable, with attacks able to halt production and disrupt essential services.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 14th May 2026