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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
Scroll down for quick news takes and events involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Cisco, Intel contribute to 2018 Olympic Winter GamesNBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, chose Council Global Lead Partner Cisco to provide IP video...
Article - 03/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Wellness, Energy, Water and wastewater
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
The competition for technicians skilled in IT, Big Data and the other technologies smart cities require has been heating up for some time. A broad range of industries, from banking to manufacturing, need talented IT and analytics professionals, too...
Article - 12/01/2016
Active Region(s): Main, Europe, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Analytics
Scroll down for quick takes from Council partners.Siemens offers new power grid automation systemCouncil Associate Partner Siemens is marketing a new telecontrol and power grid automation system intended for use in distribution network automation,...
Article - 09/08/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Waste management, Water and wastewater
Scroll down for quick takes from Council partners...Electronic components maker selects Allied Telesis video surveillance systemTDK Thailand Company, a major electronic components manufacturer, has chosen a video surveillance solution from Council...
Article - 06/03/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners… 50 companies changing our world: Enel, Cisco, MasterCard, IBM, Intel on Fortune's listIn its 2015 list of 50 companies "that are doing well by doing good," Fortune named Council Lead Partner Enel at...
Article - 10/21/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Policy and leadership
Schools and universities face many of the same issues and problems as cities: tight budgets, aging infrastructure and growing populations straining existing resources and services. To deal with those, many schools are adapting smart cities...
Article - 09/02/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Connectivity
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…GE's big battery energy storage project dubbed a "game changer"Council Lead Partner GE will provide a 30-MW battery energy storage system as part of Coachella Energy Storage Partners' supply contract...
Article - 08/21/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Telecommunications, Water and wastewater, Connectivity
From improving healthcare and agricultural yields to meeting energy and water needs as urban populations soar, Intel is on a mission to bring bright minds together to find solutions. The latest examples: a big data analytics lab near Paris and an...
Article - 06/10/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Connectivity
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Civic Resource Group joins Microsoft CityNext Associate SCC Partner Civic Resource Group International (CRG) is partnering with the Microsoft CityNext initiative, the technology giant’s effort to...
Article - 05/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity
Knowing where today's markets are heading – and when – can help cities chart their smart city roadmaps. Scroll down for new reports on smart street lighting, Internet of Things security and stop-start vehicles.84% of world's streetlights will be...
Article - 05/08/2015
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security, Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Panama City intends to get smart with help from Cisco Cisco and Panama City announce plan to work together to turn Panama City into a smart city using Council Lead Partner Cisco’s Smart+Connected...
Article - 04/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Telecommunications, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
It can be tough for tech startups to get established, avoid costly mistakes and secure a spot in their chosen market. But soon Internet of Things (IoT) startups in the EMEA region will be able to count on help through the Challenge Up! program, a...
Article - 03/20/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Transportation, Computing resources, Connectivity
Quick -- what's your city's biggest single cyber vulnerability? If you answered "all those new smart meters and smart sensors," then you put your finger on an important issue. But there's something even more at risk -- namely, your legacy...
Article - 03/11/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Security and privacy