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You don't hear a lot about the behind-the-scenes operations that run major nonprofits like City Harvest's food rescue operations in New York City. But as the story below points out, making information technology systems work as efficiently as...
Article - 02/28/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water
India is today a global hub for digital services, and transitioning from conventional to the digital power grid is the need of the hour. A digital substation will improve reliability, efficiency and safety supporting India’s Smart Grid Mission and...
Article - 02/28/2017
Active Region(s): India
Lot of discussion about drones of late – and no argument they have a way to go to prove their legitimacy in a slew of scenarios. But what should not be overlooked by policymakers and the public is that drones can serve a humanitarian purpose; in...
Article - 02/27/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water, Upward Mobility, Wellness
The life in Indian slums has not been hidden. Tackling civic issues such as drainage, health, open defecation, water management, etc. for civic authorities have always been a daunting task. However, with the advent of smart cities, things are...
Article - 02/27/2017
Active Region(s): India
As swelling urban populations put enormous strain on aging, frail infrastructure and the delivery of basic human services, city leaders desperately need help. They need a trusted, neutral advisor to educate them on the transformative power of...
Article - 02/24/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
- Jeff Rodrigues, Managing Director, Owens Corning (India) Making it to the Fortune 500® list for 62 consecutive years is big! That’s what Owens Corning has achieved through its market-leading products and innovations. With a presence in over...
Article - 02/24/2017
Active Region(s): India
When will we see driverless cars on our roads and streets? The estimates vary, but not by much. The consensus seems to be that autonomous vehicles will be in production within four years or so. But that brings a very big question to mind: What do we...
Article - 02/23/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Transportation, Analytics
The future of urban transportation is changing, and it's happening faster than you might think. Connected cars and driverless cars, buses and shuttles are gradually showing up on the radar of city leaders and planners as tech and car companies...
Article - 02/23/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation
It's not that no one is thinking about how to regulate driverless cars or who should do it. But how we regulate them doesn't seem to be as exciting as the technologies and the benefits they're expected to provide. That said, it's an important...
Article - 02/23/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation
You can’t design a truly effective mobility solution if you don’t really understand where people are and when and where they need to go. But how do you get that data? Surveys are incomplete. Observation is error prone. Sensors don’t yet measure...
Article - 02/23/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Amsterdam has always been defined by its rich cultural history and beautiful system of canals. But its status as one of Europe’s premier Smart Cities might soon overshadow these associations. In February it was awarded ‘Best Government Emerging...
Article - 02/23/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
What makes a city smart? Innovative technologies alone aren’t enough. To be truly smart a city must use technology to improve the lives of its citizens. Today, the 100 largest cities in the world produce 25% of the planet’s wealth. More and more...
Article - 02/23/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
Taking a cue from global practices, the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO) has adopted Bentley’s 5D BIM (Building Information Modelling) digital platform to manage the project and mitigate project challenges majorly leading to...
Article - 02/23/2017
Active Region(s): India
Microfinance institution (MFI) is an organisation that provides credit facilities to low-income group. The sector has been thriving in India with more than 268 MFIs operating under various models with over 40 million customer base and an outstanding...
Article - 02/23/2017
Active Region(s): India
The German Off Road Kids foundation has been helping homeless youth in Germany since 1994. That's quite a track record. Today it has branches in Berlin, Cologne, Dortmund and Hamburg – all working to help street kids see a way out and provide tools...
Article - 02/22/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Shelter
India requires about 3,70,000 new teachers to meet the growing demand for primary education and about 3 million by 2030. However, the Indian education system has been taking baby steps towards achieving this dream. With the advent of virtual...
Article - 02/22/2017
Active Region(s): India
Requests for emergency food assistance are on the rise – and hungry people are being turned away. In the past hunger may not have been an agenda item at city council meetings or school board meetings or corporate board meetings. Today it really...
Article - 02/22/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water
Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, popularly known as Tirupati Temple, witnesses around 75,000 to 1,00,000 pilgrims everyday. Recently, the city of Tirupati, where the temple is located, has been selected as one of the smart cities to make the city more...
Article - 02/21/2017
Active Region(s): India
Headquartered in Doha, Qatar, Ooredoo is a leading player in the telecommunications market with operations in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and North Africa. It's also a leading player in efforts to empower women, advance access to education and...
Article - 02/20/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
They are all in different countries, but seven of Europe’s cities have one key thing in common: they have a transportation problem. And even though the root causes are different—some are motivated by climate change, others are struggling with rapid...
Article - 02/20/2017
Active Region(s): Europe