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As cities develop and populations continue to grow, there is one common challenge most places face: transportation. In southwest Germany near the French border, Karlsruhe, the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg, has had a three-...
Article - 12/10/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Upward Mobility, Food and Water, Wellness, Shelter, Smart City Concepts, Definitions and overviews, Responsibility areas, Built environment, Economic development, Energy, Health and human services, Payments, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation
Scroll down for quick news takes on Smart Cities Council partners.Sensus recognized by rural electric cooperativesFor the second consecutive year, rural cooperative utility leaders recognized Council Global Lead Partner Sensus, a Xylem brand, and...
Article - 12/08/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Transportation, Water and wastewater
Scroll down for today's short takes from Council partners…UK power giant first to go live with innovative GE technology UK Power Networks -- the United Kingdom's largest power distribution company -- is the first to implement Council Lead Partner...
Article - 03/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Cubic and Transport for London celebrate ticketing winCouncil Lead Partner Cubic Transportation Systems and TfL (Transport for London) are celebrating a win after TfL’s contactless payment system was...
Article - 02/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
In many parts of the world, customers can prepay their electricity bills just as they can prepay cell phone minutes. In North America, however, prepay is relatively rare. Many regulators and consumer advocates have always feared that utilities would...
Article - 11/05/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council members…MasterCard opens NYC innovation hubThe global payments and technology company is housing its emerging payments teams in the heart of the technology community in New York City's Flatiron District. The...
Article - 10/24/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Connectivity
This week's short takes from Council Partners and Advisors…New submersible S&C Electric product promotes resiliency: Communities at risk from rising sea levels due to climate change and/or severe weather and flooding will want to take note of a...
Article - 04/25/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Transportation, Finance and procurement