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Predicting what's to come in a new year is at worst guesswork and at best a well-reasoned forecast based on the evolution of trends and developments, things we already know about, that look like they'll have a trajectory well into the future. The...
Article - 01/17/2019
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Policy and leadership, Financing and procurement tools
I am recently back from the Smart Cities Expo World Congress - the industry’s annual gathering of everything and anyone smart cities, hosted in the city of Barcelona.It was my third my trip to the global gathering, and again it didn’t disappoint....
Article - 12/05/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Policy and leadership
Each year SCCANZ supports important smart and sustainable cities events and training that we believe help accelerate investment in smarter, more sustainable cities. With so many private events springing up, its sometimes hard to determine which...
Article - 11/28/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Policy and leadership
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
We recently reported on a collaboration between the city of Baltimore and Council Advisor the National Resources Defense Council to reduce food waste, provide high-quality food for the hungry and other benefits (including for local economies) food...
Article - 11/09/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Water and wastewater, Policy and leadership
Following confirmation from local government representatives from across Australia and New Zealand at the recent Smart Cities Week Australia event in Sydney (29-31 October), Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand has launched a coordinated...
Article - 11/08/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Policy and leadership
Strategic partnerships are essential for smart city success. And as we've said many times before, local academic institutions make great partners. They can often help cities successfully overcome challenges they couldn't resolve on their own by...
Article - 10/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Policy and leadership, Policy frameworks and tools
The responsibility of being a smart city leader means facing a variety of challenges, developing visions, strategies and goals, making tough decisions and weighing trade-offs – all while keeping in mind that your overriding responsibility is to take...
Article - 10/03/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Policy and leadership, Smart City Tools, Policy frameworks and tools
New York City is special in a lot of ways. With a population of more than 8 million, it's the largest city in the U.S. by far. And buildings over 25,000 square feet cover almost 60% of the city's building area. So it makes sense that a city...
Article - 08/17/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Policy and leadership
As the smart cities agenda gathers pace, and deployment of solutions increases, it is critically important that we have a grounded strategy around investment in smart cities technology. This means that smart cities efforts align with organisations...
Article - 08/08/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Policy and leadership, Policy frameworks and tools
It’s been two years since Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand launched. Wow!From a 'hunch' in January 2016, to Australia’s peak smart cities body in 2018.Our reach and impact has surpassed our expectations. It has actually blown us away. And...
Article - 08/08/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Policy and leadership, Smart City Tools
By Michael Di MatteoOur visions for smart cities — with lush vegetated buildings, pristine living streams and lakes, and resilience to weather extremes — will be realised only if we plan for our most precious resource: water.In this article,...
Article - 07/21/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Water and wastewater, Policy and leadership
A smart city is a complex organism of people, governments and organisations that requires holistic solutions — which is why Council Global Lead Partner Hitachi and the Smart Cities Council brought together a group of experts in March to explore the...
Article - 06/20/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Policy and leadership
One of the reasons we created Smart Cities Week Silicon Valley is that we hear from cities that they want help to become more innovative. Silicon Valley is known for its spirit of innovation. Home to many of the world’s leading technology companies...
Article - 05/18/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Policy and leadership
We often describe the concept of smart cities as race, not merely a trend. That’s because cities that make the investment to become more livable, workable and sustainable have a competitive advantage over cities that lag behind.Want to see what your...
Article - 05/03/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Policy and leadership
Energy costs for low-income renters and affordable housing owners are disproportionately high. While there are programs to help them, they often can't help enough to make a difference — or help all of the people who need assistance. As cities work...
Article - 01/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership
Climate change is already having dramatic impacts on us. Storms are growing more severe. Droughts are becoming more frequent. And that’s just for starters.But Carl Pope, former chairman of the Sierra Club and co-author of Climate of Hope, says there...
Article - 10/05/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Policy and leadership
Our third-annual Smart Cities Week D.C. is just weeks away, Oct. 3-5 in Washington, D.C. The world’s leading smart cities experts will converge there, sharing advice and practical steps you can take to make your city more livable, workable and...
Article - 09/21/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Policy and leadership
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
The smart cities movement has been part of the arc of technological evolution. Now providing a framework for more liveable, workable and sustainable city making, the smart cities movement promotes these outcomes through the application of...
Article - 05/23/2017
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater, Citizen engagement, Data management, Policy and leadership