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'Innovating to include' is the message we think resonates best with the effort to lift up vulnerable populations in communities around the world. Often we're talking about technology, but as you'll read below, innovation comes in many forms. –...
Article - 05/31/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Compassionate Cities, Shelter
"Poor housing linked to rising asthma cases in Europe," reads a recent EURACTIV headline. Damp and moldy buildings, bad heating, poor insulation are all suspect. In fact in Bulgaria, the article suggests 46.5% of the population is unable to keep...
Article - 05/31/2017
Active Region(s): Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Shelter
As you’re developing your smart cities plans, it’s sometimes helpful to see what other cities — perhaps your neighbors — are doing. Each month, Onvia gives us an inside look at what cities are doing through the largest contracts they award and the...
Article - 05/25/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Finance and procurement
Scroll down for quick news takes on Smart Cities Council partners.Major advance in Schneider Electric and Microsoft collaborationThanks to a partnership between Council Lead Partners Schneider Electric and Microsoft, companies now have access to...
Article - 05/25/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Connectivity
Do you want your city to be resilient in the face of natural and man-made disturbances? Do you want to gradually increase your use of distributed (local) renewables? In both cases, microgrids will be essential to your success.The electric power...
Article - 05/25/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy
Photo credit: Dubai PoliceThe city of Dubai is roughly 10 years into an ambitious smart city strategy, one that focuses on making the city an "innovation benchmark" for other cities that want to be sustainable and globally competitive. And that...
Article - 05/25/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security
We’ve written previously about efforts to use technology to battle social isolation, from the SmartLab in Seattle to a Meal Makers program in Scotland to the Dublin-based Freebird travel club for seniors. But to emphasize the importance of this...
Article - 05/24/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
There are international standards, there are laws, there are task forces and there are thousands of law enforcement officers trained to handle human trafficking cases. Yet it persists. The Polaris Project suggests nearly 30 million men, women and...
Article - 05/24/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Compassionate Cities
Just as energy and water costs can account for a big chunk of a household's monthly budget, they also take a toll on public facilities – hospitals, government buildings, etc. Being able to reduce those costs can mean more budget available to meet...
Article - 05/24/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
Policies that force developers to incorporate affordable housing into new projects in exchange for incentives aren't new. But as the affordable housing crisis heats up, more cities are looking at inclusionary zoning as a partial solution. Katy...
Article - 05/22/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Shelter