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Dive Brief: Virginia has launched a statewide competition to design cybersecurity solutions to protect internet of things (IoT) devices, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. Speaking on the first day of the virtual Smart Cities Connect conference, Northam said the contest through Virginia's Commonwealth Cyber Initiative will be open to college faculty as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students. Participants will work with cybersecurity experts on new innovations, with winning teams given help to get their products to market. The challenge, done in partnership with nonprofit US Ignite...

Chicago (42) ESI, itself a Singapore-based consultancy, in a separate section highlighted emerging smart cities that did not make the top 50 list. U.S. cities represented are Chula Vista, CA; Orlando, FL; Austin, TX; Pittsburgh; and San Diego. Dive Insight: Singapore continues to lead the way in the ESI rankings, having occupied the top spot in the most recent 2018 edition. The rankings weigh a variety of metrics, including a city's vision, policies, leadership, budget, financial incentives, support programs, ecosystem of stakeholders and the government’s track record in executing successfu...

Dive Brief: The Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners, GA, situated just outside Atlanta, unveiled an incubator program this week that will support developers as they build new 5G technology use cases. Providing access to T-Mobile's 5G network, the 5G Connected Future incubator program will allow startups and entrepreneurs to build and test solutions like autonomous vehicles (AVs), drones and robotics. It is the latest initiative from the T-Mobile Accelerator, which started in 2014 in Kansas City, MO as a way to test innovations and bring them to market. Program participants will work directly...