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The smart city sector has already reached more than $1 trillion in annual sales worldwide, but it’s not just a trend… it’s a race. In our global economy, every city is competing for jobs and talent. A smart city strategy is essential to support a...
Article - 09/30/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Simone Brody worked in high level occupations in the public and private sectors before heading up the What Works Cities initiative which, among other things, is committed to help cities accelerate their data use to help people improve their lives....
Article - 09/30/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Analytics, Citizen engagement, Data management
City leaders looking for inspiration in their smart city endeavors need look no further than Dubai, where a digital transformation has been under way for two decades now. What’s particularly inspiring is how citizens are front and center in the city...
Article - 09/29/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Citizen engagement
The reasons why microgrids haven't yet taken on an important role in ensuring our future smart cities have the robust, reliable electric networks they require – and why they will in time (sooner rather than later) – are addressed in our story below...
Article - 09/29/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx There’s no question that transportation needs to change. Outdated infrastructure is falling apart and doesn’t have the capacity to handle future growth and changes in transportation preferences....
Article - 09/29/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Policy and leadership
According to a latest report by the National Crime Records Bureau, in 2014 alone, there were 36,735 rape cases and 4,234 attempt-to-rape cases registered across India. The cases mentioned in the reports are not just quantitative, but also reflect...
Article - 09/29/2016
Active Region(s): India
Bhubaneswar Smart City is speeding up its procedure to be ahead in the Smart City Mission race, which kicked off in January this year. The city was the first one to form a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), and it has now become the first to appoint two...
Article - 09/29/2016
Active Region(s): India
(Washington, D.C.) – September 28, 2016 – As the U.S. election season heats up and further attention is focused on key national priorities, the Smart Cities Council, the world’s largest smart cities network, released a policy brief detailing how...
Article - 09/29/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Cities must have a strong, versatile communications network if they hope to become truly smart. Those communications capabilities are how city governments and their citizens engage with each other, and how city services are managed and delivered....
Article - 09/29/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Telecommunications
In any transformation, the first step is often the most difficult step. During the opening plenary of the Council’s second-annual Smart Cities Week in Washington, D.C., technology leaders from all levels of government shared advice for getting the...
Article - 09/28/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Policy and leadership
For individuals with visual disabilities, there is some good news. The Government of India, under the ‘Digital India’ initiative, has started an online library — Sugamya Pustakalaya — an online library with over 2 lakh books available in several...
Article - 09/28/2016
Active Region(s): India
These days, tackling wet waste is on the prime agenda of most city administrators. Various positive steps have been initiated by civic bodies that include segregating of wet waste at the housing society level. That’s because wet waste, left to the...
Article - 09/27/2016
Active Region(s): India
Sep 24, 2016, 08.37 PMMANGALURU: Mangaluru City North MLA J R Lobo said a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with 17 directors will be formed for the implementation smart city project. Lobo told reporters that Mangaluru city is awaiting funds to the tune...
Article - 09/27/2016
Active Region(s): India
Smart Cities Council Joins the White House Commitment to Further Advance Smart Cities in the U.S.Smart Cities Council Member Companies to Provide Additional Benefits (Washington, D.C.) – September 26, 2016 – Smart Cities Council, the world’s largest...
Article - 09/26/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
American Cities: Apply now for a 2017 grant!Update: Winners announced!Congratulations to Austin, Indianapolis, Miami, Orlando and Philadelphia, our first Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge Grant winning cities.How to applyThe application...
Article - 09/26/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Oracle has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maharashtra government in San Francisco for the creation of a Center of Excellence, a research platform for designing, developing, and testing new capabilities for delivering better...
Article - 09/26/2016
Active Region(s): India
Getting rid of industrial water pollution in India tops the priority chart of every city administration. However, not all states have tasted success in their initiatives, so far. In a recent workshop conducted by the Ministry of Urban Development,...
Article - 09/26/2016
Active Region(s): India
Bethany Siegrist is SCC's Operations Manger. Bethany spent 14 years as an administrative assistant for a world-wide financial planning company, working in Connecticut, Georgia, and Northern Virginia. During those years, she volunteered to...
Article - 09/26/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Connie DeSpirito Heath is Manager of City Engagement. Her career includes over 25 years in institutional advancement working in higher education, healthcare, and the independent school sectors. She served as Executive Director of the...
Article - 09/26/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Scroll down for quick takes from Council partners.A smarter campus for QualcommTwo Council lead partners are working together on an intelligent LED infrastructure project that will make several buildings smarter and more responsive to occupants'...
Article - 09/22/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation