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Food rescue and recovery programs aren't new. We've reported on their strategies and technologies they use before. The benefits to keeping food that restaurants, stores and others can't use out of landfills are numerous: feeding the hungry, reducing...
Article - 09/07/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Wellness, Economic development, Citizen engagement
From left to right: Jason Haber, city of Carlsbad, CA; Lisa Parson, Civic Wellbeing project manager; Julie Rusk, Civic Wellbeing chief; Anthony Sardella, evolve24 CEO, and Adam Beck, panel moderator, Smart Cities Council —SCC photoIt may seem...
Article - 05/09/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Wellness, Health and human services
Urban environments are becoming more crowded, and high-density developments are being planned and built to house all those new citizens. But how do we ensure we're building healthy, livable environments? The story below describes a collaborative...
Article - 05/03/2018
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness, Shelter, Built environment, Health and human services
Scroll down for quick news takes and events involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Cisco, Intel contribute to 2018 Olympic Winter GamesNBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, chose Council Global Lead Partner Cisco to provide IP video...
Article - 03/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Wellness, Energy, Water and wastewater
Every 19 minutes someone dies from an opioid overdose, primarily prescribed drugs such as oxycontin and hydrocodone and the illegal drug heroin. That number reflects a staggering increase in opioid use and accidental deaths. And the rate of increase...
Article - 10/12/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Wellness, Health and human services
Given all the tools and technologies available today, it seems like air pollution ought to be something we can solve – or at least keep from getting worse. But a recent report in the Times of India suggests that an abnormal 152% growth in private...
Article - 08/08/2017
Active Region(s): Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Wellness
Last year the medical journal Lancet published some eye-opening statistics about breastfeeding. Among them: Every year, 800,000 children’s lives could be saved with increased breastfeeding rates. What's more, the estimated global economic costs of...
Article - 08/02/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
If you've ever wondered if we've already seen the best technology can offer, I encourage you to check out the recent TechWorld piece that highlights 24 pretty amazing technologies developed for social good in the UK and beyond. Bright minds in...
Article - 07/19/2017
Active Region(s): Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
From the rapid growth of social impact investing to the emergence of artificial intelligence apps created by tech-oriented nonprofits, we're seeing some fascinating developments in the human services sector. Scroll down for a look at five that...
Article - 07/19/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Food and Water, Wellness
Concerns about a mushrooming diabetes epidemic are widespread. The Hindustan Times suggests that once a disease of the affluent, diabetes is now “rampant” among India’s urban poor. A recent report by Aetna International indicates diabetes has...
Article - 07/12/2017
Active Region(s): India, Australia - New Zealand, Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness