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Smart Cities Week is all about sharing ideas. Last week in Washington, D.C., our third-annual Smart Cities Week attracted 1,500 experts from around the world — some from as far as Australia — sharing ideas with each other.We asked a distinguished...
Article - 10/13/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Smart City Examples
Denmark may not be top of mind in the smart cities realm. But with the right combination of cooperation, collaboration and communication the country could become a leader and a model for other cities in how they can live up to the promise of more...
Article - 02/10/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Examples, Policy frameworks and tools
India’s efforts to create 100 new smart cities are still in the early stages, though one major milestone is approaching fast. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who made the pledge, says the government will unveil its smart cities policy on March 31.One...
Article - 02/18/2015
Active Region(s): India, Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Policy and leadership, Smart City Examples
A new five-year effort hopes to speed the smart cities transformation in Europe by showing cities how it’s done. The new GrowSmarter initiative will focus on transforming three cities, making key improvements that will hopefully ripple across the...
Article - 02/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Smart City Examples
In the Smart Cities Readiness Guide, we encourage cities to "think big, but start small" when plotting their smart city roadmap. Early success with a relatively low-cost, high-impact starter project can garner support from citizens, the business...
Article - 08/08/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Examples
SCC Global Partner IBM is partnering with the Indian city of Palava to help it become a showcase of that country’s smart cities vision.India announced ambitious plans to have 100 new smart cities in the coming years, and IBM says Palava will serve...
Article - 06/20/2014
Active Region(s): India, Main, North America
Category: Smart City Examples
A 'Smart City' is one that has processes in place to make service delivery better, faster and cheaper. Many times, the application of a new technology will provide this edge, but sometimes it is a low-tech solution that best meets the 'better,...
Resources - 09/18/2015
Active Region(s): India, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Definitions and overviews, Built environment, Smart City Examples, Examples and case studies
In India, new growth centers are emerging beyond the country's six emerging metros. As growth shifts to smaller second- and third-tier cities, smart cities efforts need to be refocused on these emerging cities before growth overruns them. This...
Resources - 02/16/2015
Active Region(s): India, Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Examples, SCC Spotlight Cities