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The city of San Jose, California and Council Global Lead Partner AT&T are working toward a project to improve citywide wireless communications, upgrade the existing communications network for first responders and provide a springboard for next-...
Article - 04/26/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity
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 - 04/26/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Finance and procurement
A word of thanks to the Economic Roundtable (based in LA) for their work on developing data driven tools to reduce homelessness. Last year it was the Silicon Valley Triage Tool, this year an extensive report providing insights into how to...
Article - 04/26/2018
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Shelter, Health and human services
You would not think that something like an electric scooter would prompt the need for urgent regulation, but that’s the situation in some cities. Following the dockless bicycle rentals that have sprung up in some cities, electric scooters are now...
Article - 04/20/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation
It's frustrating when you want to use a city service only to find it's out of order. It may be out of the city's control, but it still reflects poorly on the service. But there are smart city technologies that can help cities improve the services...
Article - 04/19/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Telecommunications, Analytics, Connectivity
Electric vehicles are an area where we’ve seen exponential growth. There are now more than 2 million EVs on the road worldwide. That’s close to double the number the year before and 20 times the number five years earlier.We typically talk about the...
Article - 04/19/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy
It's true. The number of cities embarking on smart city programs is growing throughout the world, and they're growing in variety and scale. As Ryan Citron, senior research analyst with Navigant Research, said in a news release on its latest Smart...
Article - 04/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Scroll down for quick news takes and events involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Johnson Controls acquires TriatekCouncil Lead Partner Johnson Controls has acquired the assets of Triatek, a company that provides airflow solutions for buildings....
Article - 04/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Connectivity, Data management, Instrumentation and control
Have you deleted your Facebook account? Half a million people threatened to in the wake of a privacy scandal. While Facebook claims few did, the incident has people talking about privacy — something most used to take for granted. So what are cities...
Article - 04/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Data management
Over just the past month, there’s been a major cyberattack in one city and the potential for a warning siren breach in another. The potential has always been there, but now the threats are becoming an increasingly real. And the consequences can be...
Article - 04/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Computing resources, Data management
The Smart Cities Council hosted a Readiness Workshop in Fairfax County, Virginia, on March 19, 2018. This page contains links to download the presentations used during the workshop.Introductory deckThis PDF contains the slides used in the...
Article - 04/10/2018
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Here is a collection of the infographics developed over the course of the Smart Cities Council Readiness Workshop in Fairfax County on March 19, 2018. To download high-resolution versions, please click on the image, or right-click on the high-...
Article - 04/06/2018
Active Region(s): Main, North America
SM@RT URBANATION has emerged as a platform for the Indian government and various stakeholders to have dialogue and derive ways to strengthen urban infrastructure. In its fifth year, the summit showcases the latest technologies and real-world...
Article - 04/05/2018
Active Region(s): North America
5G wireless connectivity has been much anticipated in the smart city space for some time. And now telecom companies such as Council Global Lead Partner AT&T and Australia/New Zealand Council Associate Partner Telstra are doing the testing and...
Article - 04/05/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation
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 - 04/05/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Finance and procurement
It is becoming increasingly clear that smart, digital cities will have an economic advantage over old-fashioned, analog communities. If you’re looking to accelerate your progress, there’s no better place to look than your local power utility. In...
Article - 04/05/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy
Crown Castle has worked around the country to build and maintain the infrastructure behind the world’s most revolutionary technologies. This comprehensive portfolio of towers, small cells, and fiber gives people and communities access to essential...
Company Information - 04/25/2018
Active Region(s): Main, North America
ETS is an energy technology, behavioral management, and smart building provider. Integration of their products and services in large multi-family a mixed-use property materially reduces energy expenditures, enables WIFI connectivity, improves...
Company Information - 04/24/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Exelon’s six utilities deliver electricity and natural gas to approximately 10 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania through its Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power,...
Company Information - 04/20/2018
Active Region(s): Main, North America