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A report from McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) reveals how a variety of applications can significantly improve urban quality of life indicators, from reduced fatalities to reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The report, Smart Cities: Digital Solutions...
Article - 06/15/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Scroll down for quick takes from Council partners.Black & Veatch head procurement, construction for Pennsylvania power plantCouncil Associate Partner Black & Veatch is responsible for engineering, procurement and construction of a new...
Article - 10/19/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Connectivity
We've stressed several times what a tremendous asset an experienced partner can be in a city's efforts to become a successful, resilient smart city. The announcement this week from Council Lead Partner Cisco that it will provide a manufacturing hub...
Article - 10/13/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
The story below begs at least two questions. The first is: "How do you get the private sector to invest in your local economy?" In my view, it starts with regional collaboration, so your aggregated demand is big enough to be meaningful to the...
Article - 03/23/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Connectivity
A post on the World Economic Forum (WEF) site introduces Martin Burt, founder and CEO of Fundación Paraguaya, the microfinance organization that developed the Poverty Stoplight assessment tool now being used in 18 countries in Latin America, Asia...
Article - 03/04/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Health and human services, Computing resources, Connectivity, Smart City Tools
Recognizing that digital devices and the Internet have become so essential in daily life – and that digital inequality can exacerbate educational and economic inequality -- the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop surveyed nearly 1,200 low and...
Article - 03/04/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Health and human services, Computing resources, Connectivity
Schools, like cities, generally operate on tight budgets. So, how does a school efficiently and cost-effectively teach students at campuses miles apart?Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland had to deal with that question. Its local campuses are...
Article - 08/05/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Telecommunications, Computing resources, Connectivity
Council Lead Partner Ooredoo's new Electronic Medical Record and Practice Management System (EMR) works through a dedicated connection to give Qatar's healthcare community a way to efficiently handle patient information. The service is intended to...
Article - 07/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Computing resources, Connectivity
For students with serious illnesses that keep them out of the classroom for extended periods of time, the consequences can reach beyond simply falling behind in their education. Deprived of the day-to-day social interaction with fellow students and...
Article - 06/19/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Code for America (CfA) revealed its latest lineup of apps from eight cities working with CfA technologists in this year's fellowship program.CfA partners with 8-10 local governments each year to develop innovative digital approaches to delivering...
Article - 06/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Finance and procurement
Small communities often create tight bonds between neighbors, creating tight-knit community where they may share resources, such as tools or food. But a first-of-its-kind neighborhood near Austin, Texas, goes well beyond that. People who live there...
Article - 05/08/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Shelter, Health and human services, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Interoperability
What began as a disaster for a Michigan tribal community quickly became a transformative moment as government officials of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi realized something important: they needed to embrace new technology rather than mistrust it....
Article - 04/29/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Computing resources, Connectivity
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Panama City intends to get smart with help from Cisco Cisco and Panama City announce plan to work together to turn Panama City into a smart city using Council Lead Partner Cisco’s Smart+Connected...
Article - 04/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Telecommunications, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Microsoft makes $3 million YouthSpark investment in Vietnam's digital futureThe investment is part of Council Lead Partner Microsoft's global YouthSpark commitment to empower young people with...
Article - 04/10/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Health and human services, Connectivity, Finance and procurement
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Good reads department: IBM on Johannesburg as "a model of urban renewal" Writing for Forbes, IBM Chief Storyteller Steve Hamm puts the spotlight on Johannesburg, South Africa – in particular what he...
Article - 04/08/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Telecommunications, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Interoperability
Scroll down for short takes from Council partnersQualcomm, AMC Health team to improve care for at-risk patientsQualcomm Life, a subsidiary of Council Lead Partner Qualcomm, announced a collaboration with AMC Health, a privately held provider of real...
Article - 03/27/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Even though technology has evolved rapidly over the past several decades, the basic process for summoning emergency responders hasn’t. If you need help, you typically need to find a phone and make a voice call to an emergency number.People needing...
Article - 03/20/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Public safety and security, Computing resources, Connectivity
Take one quick glance around the waiting room of a doctor’s office and it’s obvious there aren’t enough medical professionals. You may find people who are still waiting for an appointment that was supposed to start an hour ago. You may also see...
Article - 02/27/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Connectivity
There is a lot pressure on Chinese farmers. China is home to 20% of the world’s population, but only 10% of the world’s arable land. With such a shortage of farmable land, it’s critical that farmers use land to its full potential. And China isn't...
Article - 01/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water, Health and human services, Connectivity
After a big disaster, there’s a rush to provide people with food, water and shelter. Those are critical needs, sure, but they’re just at the surface of what people really need to get their lives back on track.The first-ever Middle East Summit on...
Article - 01/14/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Telecommunications, Connectivity