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What does it take for a city to make the switch and become “smarter”? This is the question Oradea in northwest Romania is looking to answer with its plan to become the first Romanian smart city. With the Oradea Smart City strategy, the city is...
Article - 09/29/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity, Data management
In a former railway yard in southeast Paris, a €200 million project is underway to create a global hub for Internet development that will be the largest start-up incubator in the world. Dubbed Halle Freyssinet (or Station F), this is just one...
Article - 09/29/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Computing resources, Connectivity, Data management
Today’s street parking infrastructure is still rudimentary and often does not leverage data from connected technology. One of the biggest challenges for city drivers is accessing up-to-date information on the availability of parking spots....
Article - 09/29/2017
Active Region(s): India
When it comes to smart cities projects, there’s what people are saying and what people are doing. Our monthly Inside Look series tracks the latter by examining what cities are planning, soliciting and buying. Below, you’ll learn about some of the...
Article - 09/29/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Finance and procurement
Our third-annual Smart Cities Week D.C. is next week, 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 sustainable...
Article - 09/29/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Two major companies are teaming up to develop a project that could help as many as 8.5 million drivers on the road. The joint venture between BMW and IBM will deliver a cloud-based data management system as part of a new connected car initiative,...
Article - 09/28/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
A 5 MW power plant that will treat and use tonnes of municipal waste to generate electricity will be coming up in Haryana by late 2019. The plant will be located in the north Indian state’s Sonipat district. A concession agreement to the effect was...
Article - 09/28/2017
Active Region(s): India
Government and leading industry representatives come together to address tough urban challenges and how to solve themWASHINGTON, D.C. – September 27, 2017 – Smart infrastructure is the theme for Smart Cities Week 2017, which returns to the nation's...
Article - 09/27/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Accelerate your smart city efforts with mentoring and benefits from leading experts and organizationsStart now: Request access to a simple online applicationMove your smart city efforts into the fast lane by applying for a Readiness Challenge Grant...
Article - 09/27/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Smart cities in the making are set to rise to an entirely a new level of monitoring and delivery of civic services through digitally-integrated Central Command and Control Centers (CCCs). At present, CCCs are under implementation in 11 cities – Pune...
Article - 09/27/2017
Active Region(s): India
Managing and tracking waste is not everyone’s cup of tea. However, cities like Udaipur, Jaipur, Indore, Vijaywada, Coimbatore and Nagpur have already started to track municipal solid waste through Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global...
Article - 09/26/2017
Active Region(s): India
The city of Rajkot has emerged as one of Gujarat’s hi-tech city in technological development and innovation. The city has established its position as a pioneer in implementing numerous “smart” initiatives in areas ranging from transit, e-Governance...
Article - 09/25/2017
Active Region(s): India
La Sicilia non è considerata un polo tecnologico e deve affrontare problemi come infrastrutture fatiscenti e rifiuti urbani. Tuttavia, l'isola più grande del Mediterraneo sta lavorando ad un piccolo progetto di crowdfunding per risolvere questi...
Article - 09/22/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
Sicily is not seen as a tech hub and faces issues from crumbling infrastructure to overflowing trash. However, the largest island in the Mediterranean is working on a small, crowdfunded budget to solve these issues and boost its evolving tech scene...
Article - 09/22/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
With more than 300 million homes still living in the darkness, electricity in any form is a welcome step. Recently, the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M), in an association with the Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company...
Article - 09/22/2017
Active Region(s): India
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
When you think of a big economic development initiative, what comes to mind? A new business district? Convincing an employer to relocate to your city?While all are proven ideas, there’s another opportunity: consumer apps. As you’ll read below, the...
Article - 09/21/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development
The German state of Hesse is working with global tech powerhouse Siemens to build the first eHighway on a public highway in the country, with an overhead contact line for electric freight transport on the A5autobahn. Expected to be completed at the...
Article - 09/21/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Connectivity
Predicting floods isn’t easy. This year itself, following heavy rain in July 2017, 224 deaths were reported due to severe flooding in Gujarat. To tackle this, Valsad, a small city in the State of Gujarat, has implemented an Early Flood Warning...
Article - 09/21/2017
Active Region(s): India
The Union Health Secretary has launched a few handbooks that provide information on prototype models for hospital architecture. In tune with the Central Government’s initiative to assist States in setting up ambitious healthcare facilities, HLL...
Article - 09/21/2017
Active Region(s): India