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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
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
In eastern France, Dijon is looking to step up its smart city game by getting its neighbours involved. The French city is joining forces with surrounding towns to embark on a €105 million information technology project that will improve city...
Article - 09/09/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Scroll down for quick news takes and developments involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Itron recognized for smart street lighting solutions Council Global Lead Partner Itron, generally considered an innovator in the way utilities and cities...
Article - 08/17/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Connectivity
The small city of Alba Iulia in central Romania is undergoing big changes, attracting the most European funds in the country for projects that are helping to seriously boost tourism. First on the list: the restoration of the 18th century Alba...
Article - 06/28/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation
In the race across Europe for cities to become “smarter,” Ireland’s capital is more interested in the quality of life for its citizens than boasting the latest smart gadget. As part of the Smart Dublin strategy, the city is looking to provide better...
Article - 06/08/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
The Smart Cities Council has always said cities shouldn't go it alone when developing their smart city planning and implementation strategies: learn from the successes of those cities that have already made the commitments and taken the risks to...
Article - 10/27/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Analytics, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
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
There's nothing wrong with being cautious about initial smart city projects and starting small. Pick the low-hanging fruit with a reasonably certain return on investment, plan carefully and implement a project that can accommodate additional...
Article - 04/20/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
Scroll down for quick news takes from Smart Cities Council partners.Daimler and Bosch partner on autonomous taxisCouncil Lead Partner Daimler and automotive components company Bosch are working together to bring autonomous taxis to city streets....
Article - 04/13/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Water and wastewater
Scroll down for quick news summaries from Council partners.CH2M and partner win innovation awardSalesforce recently selected East Sussex Highways, a joint venture of Council Lead Partner CH2M, Costain and East Sussex County Council, as a recipient...
Article - 01/26/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications
It may seem strange to suggest that cash-strapped cities consider undertaking two concurrent projects as a way to save money. But Italy-based Council Associate Partner Enel, rightly considered a smart meter and smart grid pioneer, will do just that...
Article - 09/20/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Scroll down for quick takes from Council partners...Schneider Electric, Black & Veatch chosen for military advanced microgrid projectCouncil Lead Partner Schneider Electric and Associate Partner Black & Veatch have been chosen to develop one...
Article - 07/12/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Waste management, Connectivity
Scroll down for quick takes from Council partners...Electronic components maker selects Allied Telesis video surveillance systemTDK Thailand Company, a major electronic components manufacturer, has chosen a video surveillance solution from Council...
Article - 06/03/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
Council Lead Partner Ooredoo may be best known for its communications services ranging from super-fast 4G mobile Internet to its nationwide fiber home broadband network, but it has also established a presence in the energy industry.The company took...
Article - 11/04/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications
New Town Kolkata could be the first city in West Bengal to get a smart fuelling zone. The states petrol pumps, will have additional facilities such as recharge of electric-run vehicles, Wi-fi hotspot and electronic surveillance system. The zone has...
Article - 09/03/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Smart City Concepts, Energy, Telecommunications, Connectivity, Smart City Tools
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Ooredoo ISP license supports growth of Maldivian economy Council Lead Partner Ooredoo continues to enhance its data market leadership across its global footprint, with its Ooredoo Maldives operation...
Article - 08/26/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Analytics, Connectivity, Security and privacy
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…GE's big battery energy storage project dubbed a "game changer"Council Lead Partner GE will provide a 30-MW battery energy storage system as part of Coachella Energy Storage Partners' supply contract...
Article - 08/21/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Telecommunications, Water and wastewater, Connectivity
Council Lead Partner Verizon has just announced a cloud-based service that does away with the large capital requirements of a smart grid. Instead of building and operating a citywide communications network, a utility can now simply "rent" time on...
Article - 08/05/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, 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