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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
Pick 10 Americans at random and you’ll find that at least one of them doesn’t use the internet. The latest research from the Pew Research Center finds 11% of Americans don’t go online. There are some common traits among them. They tend to be older,...
Article - 09/07/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Image courtesy of Applied InformationThe new school year is approaching and Georgia's Department of Transportation(GDOT) is preparing for it. GDOT is installing IoT-based smart beacon technology to enhance the reliability and responsiveness of...
Article - 08/10/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security, Transportation, Connectivity
Scroll down for quick news takes and developments involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Continental signs on to develop connected EVs in ChinaCouncil Global Lead Partner Continental will work with China's Didi Chuxing to develop connected electric...
Article - 07/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Security and privacy
Two months ago we shared a story about San Jose's agreement with Council Global Lead Partner AT&T for the deployment of small cell technology to improve citywide wireless communications, enhance its first responders communications network,...
Article - 06/22/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity
SCCANZ is supporting a range of important events this year that complement our own Smart Cities Week Australia conference in October in Sydney (29-31) – https://smartcitiesweek.com/There are many smart cities events in the marketplace, but here we...
Article - 05/30/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Connectivity
The city of San Jose, California and Council Global Lead Partner AT&T are working toward a project to improve citywide wireless communications, upgrade the existing communications network for first responders and provide a springboard for next-...
Article - 04/26/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity
5G wireless connectivity has been much anticipated in the smart city space for some time. And now telecom companies such as Council Global Lead Partner AT&T and Australia/New Zealand Council Associate Partner Telstra are doing the testing and...
Article - 04/05/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation
5G wireless connectivity has been much anticipated in the smart city space for some time for several reasons. And with Council Associate Partner Telstra's move to provide free public 5G-enabled Wi-Fi hot spots in the Gold Coast suburb of Southport...
Article - 04/04/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Telecommunications
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
At the Council, we often look at smart street lights as a great first smart cities project. From energy efficiency to manageability, they deliver visible, quick-wins. And they’re also a platform for growth, a vehicle for collecting and communicating...
Article - 02/22/2018
Active Region(s): North America
The 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake that originated about 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles in 1994 claimed about 60 lives, destroyed homes and businesses, collapsed freeways and according to estimates caused between $13 billion and $44 billion...
Article - 01/19/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), an independent agency in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Council Global Lead Partner AT&T have been working together on a dedicated public safety communications network that will correct...
Article - 01/04/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Roughly 23% of people living in urban environments in the U.S. don't have access to or can't afford broadband internet, and in rural areas the number is closer to 30%, according to a report released earlier this year by the Wireless Broadband...
Article - 12/15/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Connectivity
Cities typically spend at least half of their general fund budgets on their police and fire departments and/or emergency medical services. Yes, it’s a lot. But that level of spending often isn't enough to provide adequate protection and assistance...
Article - 11/09/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security
Predictions for when autonomous cars, buses, shuttles and trucks will be routinely tooling through city streets range from next year to 10-15 years from now. Disruptive technologies like driverless vehicles don't really have a 'due date' although...
Article - 11/03/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation, Connectivity
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
Do you find it difficult to believe that in 2017, there are 34 million Americans who still lack broadband Internet access? Or that a school teacher in Africa would have to spend a full month's pay just to download a single iTunes movie? Sadly...
Article - 07/18/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Upward Mobility
Cities and military bases have a lot in common, so much so that bases can in many ways be considered small cities. So it seemed like a good fit for Council Global Lead Partner AT&T when it approached Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama...
Article - 07/13/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Connectivity, Security and privacy
With all the gloom and doom we see in the news, we owe ourselves an occasional reminder that there are compassionate people and organizations doing great work to improve lives every day all around the world. We’ve highlighted a few examples below...
Article - 07/05/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Wellness