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If you aren’t the person who’s snapping and posting selfies everywhere you go, you may find the trend a bit annoying. Police, however, aren’t tired of selfies. In fact, they want us to snap more of them. It turns out, they’re a huge help in cracking...
Article - 08/27/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Computing resources, Connectivity
The Australian city of Adelaide in June launched AdelaideFree, a wholesale makeover of its free citywide WiFi network. This public-private joint venture involved installing nearly 200 new wireless access points from SCC Lead Partner Cisco. Another...
Article - 08/27/2014
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America
Category: Built environment, Connectivity, Policy and leadership, Examples and case studies
CityNext, the smart cities initiative from Council Lead Partner Microsoft, just celebrated its first anniversary and the company is using the occasion to highlight some of its key results so far.The initiative brings together partners, solutions,...
Article - 08/22/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Public safety and security, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Earlier this month Council Lead Partner Itron announced that the city of Bismarck, North Dakota’s water department selected it to help modernize its water distribution system. Keep reading, because there are some things going on in Bismarck that...
Article - 08/20/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
It’s a common problem in many cities. People walking on the sidewalks are so engrossed with what’s on their smartphone screens that they don’t see traffic around them. And people texting in their cars don’t notice pedestrians.One day, the...
Article - 08/20/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
There’s no question why communities want super high-speed gigabit Internet service. Cities that have it, like Chattanooga, Tenn., and Kansas City, Mo., have attracted high-tech companies, creating thousands of jobs.Given the economic gains on the...
Article - 08/20/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Telecommunications, Connectivity
The former Google engineer who had a strong hand in fixing the federal government’s HealthCare.gov website has a few thoughts that could help guide city web projects, too.Mikey Dickerson was just named administrator of the new United States Digital...
Article - 08/20/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Policy and leadership
When it comes to phones, computers and other devices, when we have a choice, we almost always choose those without wires. And soon owners of electric cars may have a wireless option for charging their vehicles.Council Lead Partner Qualcomm is...
Article - 08/13/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for this week's short takes from members…Enevo wins smart waste collection deal in Czech Republic: Council Associate Partner Enevo announced a major service agreement with ASEKOL s.r.o., a Czech and Slovak nonprofit recycling company...
Article - 08/08/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Telecommunications, Waste management, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
America is falling further and further behind in the race to have the world's smartest cities. Europe is ahead for now, although the Middle East and China will soon challenge for the lead.Here's just one of many reasons Europe is in front. As you'll...
Article - 08/01/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Connectivity, Policy and leadership