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One of the main challenges Krakow faces is quality of life, but now the city is looking to fix that with goals put in place that will make the city a better—and smarter—place to live. From tackling environmental pollution to improving educational...
Article - 12/31/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Economic development
As cities develop and populations continue to grow, there is one common challenge most places face: transportation. In southwest Germany near the French border, Karlsruhe, the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg, has had a three-...
Article - 12/10/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Upward Mobility, Food and Water, Wellness, Shelter, Smart City Concepts, Definitions and overviews, Responsibility areas, Built environment, Economic development, Energy, Health and human services, Payments, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation
Calgary, Alberta already has a track record for innovation, thanks to its commitment to a long-term vision for a communication infrastructure that connects as many assets as possible to improve city services. And that commitment is yielding...
Article - 12/07/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Telecommunications, Analytics, Connectivity, Data management
The 1st SmartCitiesCouncil® - Europe Stakeholders’ Assembly recently took place in Dublin, Ireland on the 9th of November. The day’s theme was Accelerating your innovation economy and focused on how smart city solutions can advance innovation and...
Article - 11/21/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Economic development, Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Waste management, The Enablers, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Data management, Finance and procurement, Policy and leadership, Smart City Examples, SCC Spotlight Cities
The Dallas Smart City Living Lab is a very good example of how a city can initiate several integrated projects in a small slice of an urban environment. It's also a very good example of why collaboration and citizen engagement are key elements that...
Article - 11/09/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Data management
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
It's been said that China has not been as quick as other Asian countries such as Singapore, Japan and South Korea to embrace and develop smart cities, but the country has been making progress. And the announcement at the Fourth China International...
Article - 08/24/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Payments, Telecommunications, Transportation
The announcement this week that Kansas City is expanding its Smart City program didn't come as much of a surprise. The program, which kicked off two years ago in conjunction with its KC Streetcar project, was initiated in relatively small but...
Article - 06/07/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Analytics, Connectivity, Data management
The trajectory for urbanisation is set, as we all know. The rapid growth rates of our cities and projections about their future are underpinned by people’s desire to live in urban areas, among other, more existential factors.In understanding the...
Article - 05/30/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Citizen engagement
What would you do if your city lost 10% of its jobs? A new report suggests that could happen in New York City. And here’s the kicker: job losses would likely be worse in your city.While automation has been taking place for well over a hundred years...
Article - 01/11/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development
Does your city have an affordable housing shortage? Many cities think they have one, but one Philadelphia councilman says if you’re focused on housing, you’re focusing on the wrong problem. He says a housing problem is really a jobs problem. If you...
Article - 10/26/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development
Readers know that the Council regularly advises cities to partner with each other and the private sector to ensure successful outcomes for their smart city projects. If you attended Smart Cities Week in Washington, D.C. earlier this month you heard...
Article - 10/19/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Water and wastewater
When you think of a big economic development initiative, what comes to mind? A new business district? Convincing an employer to relocate to your city?While all are proven ideas, there’s another opportunity: consumer apps. As you’ll read below, the...
Article - 09/21/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development
There’s no doubt that education matters more than ever. Manufacturing jobs in advanced industries now practically require some higher education. More than three-quarters of workers in those fields today have attended some college. In 1980, that...
Article - 08/31/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Citizen engagement
In India, where there are cities struggling to provide even basic amenities to their tax-paying citizens, a village in Gujarat—Punsari—is equipped with modern amenities like CCTV cameras, WiFi and a renewable energy power station. However, a...
Article - 08/21/2017
Active Region(s): India
Category: Economic development, Waste management, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership
Are street lights worth it? Just ask Chicago. A project that’s under way now will provide the usual smart street light benefit: energy efficiency. As you’ll read below in the news release from Council Partner Ameresco, the new lights could cut...
Article - 08/17/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Energy
We describe smart cities as those who use technology to become more livable, workable and sustainable. But what does it mean to become more livable? You’ll find some good ideas below from a project by Council Partner CIVIQ Smartscapes.CIVIQ asked...
Article - 07/13/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Citizen engagement
Smart Cities Council Chairman Jesse Berst, Seat Pleasant Council members Gloria Sistrunk and Lamar Maxwell (left to right) and IBM's Michelle Rudnicki and Seat Pleasant Mayor Eugene W. Grant (signing) gathered at Smart Cities Week to formalize the...
Article - 05/11/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Public safety and security, Connectivity
Smart Cities Readiness Challenge Grant winner Miami has been going through a long-term construction boom. And that boom has led to increasing demand for city services from its growing population. Meeting citizen expectations is a big enough...
Article - 02/10/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Public safety and security
The city of Orlando has accomplished a lot in terms of enhancing livability and sustainability with a variety of energy, transportation and other beneficial projects as it continues to develop its smart city program. And it has several more projects...
Article - 02/10/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Connectivity, Policy and leadership