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For the last few years, we've been hearing about the benefits of open data -- of ensuring government transparency by publicly releasing a city's data sets.We also badly need transparency in our smart city planning , so cities can learn from each...
Article - 03/05/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Transportation, Policy and leadership
We've mentioned the Chattanooga success story before, but here's an article that highlights an important aspect -- how to pay for it. -- Jesse BerstWhen Chattanooga decided a few years ago that it wanted to become a world-class, 21st-century city,...
Article - 09/25/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Connectivity, Policy and leadership
The European Commission is spending 4 million euros to fund a three-year project to create a neighborhood-scale energy management platform. Described as a "service platform," the system will be piloted first in Seville, Spain followed by Lizzanello...
Article - 09/19/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Citizen engagement, Instrumentation and control, Policy and leadership
The inaugural City Climate Leadership Awards have just been announced. To be strictly accurate, these awards don't rank the planet's 10 most sustainable cities. Rather, they measure sustainability in 10 narrow categories.But even though these cities...
Article - 09/11/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Health and human services, Transportation, Policy and leadership
Does the Smart Cities Council need to become the Smart Suburbs Council instead? New research from the University of Lincoln (UK), the New Zealand Energy Centre and the University of Auckland claims that suburbs have a greater potential to become...
Article - 08/14/2013
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Policy and leadership
Rocky Mountain Institute recently posted a thorough discussion of the value streams from smart buildings. Most people, they explain, try to cost justify the technology merely on the basis of the energy it saves. But smart buildings bring a lot more...
Article - 08/07/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Finance and procurement, Policy and leadership
Q&A with Pascal Terrien, Director for Sustainable Cities Program, EDF Research and DevelopmentPascal Terrien leads the sustainable cities effort at French giant EDF, a Smart Cities Council Lead Partner. The EDF Group is a world-leading...
Article - 08/07/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Policy and leadership
Financing remains the single biggest stumbling block to widespread adoption of sustainable technologies. We salute Council Advisors Bill Browning (of Terrapin Bright Green) and Chris Pyke (of the U.S. Green Building Council) for this innovative idea...
Article - 07/09/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Finance and procurement, Policy and leadership
Some cities own their own electric power utility. Most cities, however, have an arm's length relationship with a utility that serves many cities in the region. Here's a new report that suggests one area of cooperation -- namely around programs to...
Article - 07/09/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Policy and leadership
If you have any doubt about the need for the developing world to rapidly deploy smart technology, skim through this report. It identifies a "perfect storm" of impending threats. More importantly, it identifies more than 100 ways those cities can...
Article - 07/01/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Public safety and security, Policy and leadership
Superstorm Sandy was a watershed moment in North America. It forced cities to confront the realities of climate change. Severe weather events will be much more common in the future. How can your city be more resilient? One answer is to enlist help...
Article - 06/19/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Computing resources, Policy and leadership
No city can afford to build duplicate, side-by-side smart infrastructure for each department. It is essential for departments to starting sharing infrastructure and sharing costs. That's why we are so pleased to see Itron, a Founding Partner of the...
Article - 06/10/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Policy and leadership
Grist is a publication that promises "environmental news, commentary, advice." They recently hired a standup comedian to compile a list of the 10 U.S. cities that will be hardest hit by climate change.Dig past the relentless one-liners and you'll...
Article - 05/28/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Policy and leadership
New research from IDC Government Insights confirms what those of us out in the market are seeing in our work lives -- that the smart cities market is nearing the tipping point. The report - The Coming of Age of the Internet of Things in Government...
Article - 05/05/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Transportation, Policy and leadership, Research, publications and web sites
This report developed by the GridWise Alliance, a Council Advisor, frames the ways in which the electric grid must evolve to meet the nation’s economic, national security, and lifestyle demands. To facilitate the development of the report...
Resources - 12/02/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Policy and leadership
Q&A with Mike Carlson, General Manager, Software Solutions, GE's Digital Energy businessI first met Mike Carlson in the mid-2000s when he would often show up on smart grid panel discussions. As the Vice President and Chief Information...
Resources - 06/03/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Transportation, Finance and procurement, Policy and leadership