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Council Lead Partner National Grid is rolling out a new energy management platform to some of its gas and electric customers in the northeastern United States, helping them to cut their energy costs and helping the utility better manage the load...
Article - 07/30/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
An interesting look at how satisfied residents of 79 European cities are about various aspects of their lives is revealed in an interactive data blog on The Guardian website. It's based on a report just released by the Office for National Statistics...
Article - 07/30/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Health and human services, Public safety and security
In May, the Smart Cities Council reported that a new ISO standard gives cities a common performance yardstick. Over the coming weeks we will explore this important new specification from the International Standards Organization (ISO) in depth, with...
Article - 07/30/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Policy and leadership, Policy frameworks and tools
The July/August 2014 issue of Electric Perspectives features an article by Council Chairman Jesse Berst on the need for cities to have a utility partner in their quest to be smart and sustainable. Below is a brief excerpt; you can click here to read...
Article - 07/25/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
It seems like an odd assortment of issues, but Chicago officials say the Internet of Everything is helping them solve everything from crime and traffic congestion to staffing challenges and pest control.Chicago got a chance to show off this week at...
Article - 07/25/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Public safety and security, Transportation, Analytics, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
Television shows that profile most wanted criminals and ask for the public’s help in finding them have been around for decades. But a new app takes that concept into the modern age.The app is called Facewatch ID, and it lets residents see the faces...
Article - 07/25/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Computing resources, Connectivity
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for development of 100 smart cities in his country has caught the attention of governments and industry around the world who offered their assistance. It also caught the attention of faculty at CEPT...
Article - 07/25/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Citizen engagement
Wichita Falls, Texas has been dealing with unprecedented drought conditions since 2011. Earlier this month the West Texas city of about 105,000 launched its Direct Potable Reuse Project that involves blending treated wastewater with the municipal...
Article - 07/23/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Water and wastewater
The World Bank is making its biggest investments in infrastructure, energy, and clean water projects in several years, but it is disappointed that it has to.This fiscal year, it says it will commit $24.2 billion in financing, an increase of 45% from...
Article - 07/23/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Water and wastewater, Finance and procurement
While air pollution has been a concern for centuries, there’s no question that cars have made the problem much worse. But now the very thing that allows so many people to drive may also play a big part in cleaning up.Dutch scientists have invented...
Article - 07/23/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Health and human services, Transportation
Scroll down for short take from Council members…EDF wins $850 million hydro project in Cameroon: Electricite de France got the green light to build an $850 million hydroelectric plant in Edea, a small town in the West African nation of Cameroon....
Article - 07/18/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Instrumentation and control
Using Google Street View cars equipped with methane sensing technology, the first phase of a pilot between the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Google Earth Outreach has pinpointed natural gas leaks under Boston, Indianapolis and New York City's...
Article - 07/18/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Instrumentation and control
In a day where business people can meet with nearly anyone, anywhere in the world, over the Internet, you might think that tourism is a bad investment. But Council Lead Partner MasterCard finds investing in tourism is actually one of the better...
Article - 07/18/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
Australia is spending billions of dollars to build tunnels designed to whisk drivers under Sydney’s clogged roads. And it’s raising and extending tolls. Even still, traffic is forecast to get worse – not better.So what is left to do? Build new...
Article - 07/18/2014
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Connectivity
Fort Collins, Colorado is the first city in the world to offer a new mobile web app from Council Associate Partner Siemens to its utility customers. One utility official calls it the "heart and soul" of their smart grid efforts.The Energy Engage...
Article - 07/16/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Citizen engagement strategies and tools
Council Partners are involved in ambitious efforts to train the young people who will be engineering and securing tomorrow's smart cities. Scroll down to read about initiatives by Bechtel, UST Global and Schneider Electric.Bechtel launches...
Article - 07/16/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Security and privacy
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) featured the Smart Cities Financial Guide in the July 2014 issue of its PM Magazine. The Center for Urban Innovation at Arizona State University partnered with the Smart Cities Council to...
Article - 07/15/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Finance and procurement, Financing and procurement tools
The popular smart city rankings conducted annually since 2011 by Council Advisor Boyd Cohen and published by Fast Company have been enhanced this year with expanded indicators, a new advisory panel, a new collaborator and an exciting invitation for...
Article - 07/11/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Policy and leadership, Smart City Tools, Research, publications and web sites
Kansas City's municipal no-kill animal shelter has so many pets it's had to convert bathrooms, closets, locker rooms, the basement and the employee break room to find space for them, according to an AP report. In India the stray dog problem has been...
Article - 07/11/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Health and human services, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
The ANSI Network on Smart and Sustainable Cities (ANSSC) will hold its next web meeting July 22. Focus will be on the STAR Community Rating System (STAR), the first national framework and certification program for local sustainability. Built by and...
Article - 07/11/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Interoperability