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The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) just released a report to the President on "Technology and the Future of Cities." PCAST is an advisory group of leading scientists and engineers. It makes recommendations on...
Article - 03/02/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Definitions and overviews, Policy and leadership
By Jesse Berst Chairman, Smart Cities CouncilI come from the smart grid industry, where I saw both vendors and utilities act very dumb about the right ways to introduce smart technology. Many of them took a top-down approach, imposing new technology...
Article - 05/20/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Definitions and overviews, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership
This article contains an important reminder. If we continue to build smart city initiatives as one-off, piecemeal, standalone projects, we'll end up with "a multitude of smart islands in a dumb city." If that happens, "the nirvana of a total city...
Article - 04/30/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Definitions and overviews, Interoperability, Policy and leadership
Laurent Schmitt is a compact man with an air of old-world politesse. He has worked in several executive capacities in different parts of Alstom, the $26-billion French maker of power and transport equipment. He started with the company in sales in...
Resources - 03/27/2013
Active Region(s): Main, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Definitions and overviews, Data management, Finance and procurement, Policy and leadership