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Contributed by Civic Resource GroupWe are presented with an abundance of data around us in this increasingly mobile, digital world. Under the umbrella of “Smart Cities,” local, state, federal, even global initiatives have demonstrated the power of...
Article - 03/31/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity
By Gregory G. Curtin, Ph.D2015 was a banner year for Smart Cities. Across the globe cities of all shapes and sizes clamored to get “smart,” with more smart infrastructure, open data and data enabled “things” (the long awaited Internet of Things, or...
Article - 01/14/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Citizen engagement
Tourism is big business for many cities. And it's a zero-sum game, since if tourists are in some other city they can't be in yours. That's why I thought you might want a sneak preview of the latest high-tech arrow in Fort Lauderdale's tourism-...
Article - 12/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Imagine a day where people could instantly harness and interact with the abundance of data around them. What if a bus stop became a source of real-time departure updates? Or if a pothole on your walk to work became a platform for good citizen...
Article - 07/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Citizen engagement, Computing resources, Connectivity
What began as a class project could provide inspiration for cities that are looking to become smarter. Four college students in California studied the state’s cities to see how smart they are -- and what the smartest cities have in common. The...
Article - 06/10/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Analytics, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership
When cities ask me to boil down my advice to a word or two, I often answer "multi-purpose." Cities need to leverage their investments so they buy once and use many times. This is true for their physical infrastructure. And it is true for their...
Article - 03/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Citizen engagement, Computing resources, Connectivity, Interoperability
This video explains how CivicConnect™ Mobile from Council Associate Partner Civic Resource Group International enables rapid deployment of dynamic mobile websites and applications for smart government on the go.
Resources - 06/14/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Telecommunications, Citizen engagement, Computing resources, Connectivity