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Gregory Curtin, founder and CEO of Council Associate Partner Civic Resource Group International, talks about fulfilling the promise of technology in this new mobile/cloud/data first world.
Resources - 03/27/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity
This valuable report from Council Lead Partner Bechtel and re:focus partners helps guide cities on how to leverage private investment in building more resilient and integrated infrastructure. It summarizes projects that create both public value and...
Resources - 03/26/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Finance and procurement
To achieve its mission of full potential of inclusive citizenship and more effective financial governance, the Egypt Ministry of Finance seeks the widest financial inclusion initiatives and collaboration between the public and private sectors. Read...
Resources - 03/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Economic development, Payments, Connectivity
The city of Helsinki, Finland, relies on a strong public transportation system to help residents and visitors get to where they need to go. City-owned bus system Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy (HelB) competes with private bus operators for city routes,...
Resources - 03/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment
Cities around the globe are confronted with growing populations, aging infrastructure, reduced budgets and the challenge of doing more with less. Watch in this video how IBM Intelligent Operations software portfolio, based on open cloud computing...
Resources - 03/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Water and wastewater, Analytics, Computing resources
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and its private sector partners, including Net1 and Council Lead Partner MasterCard, were able to rapidly and radically reform the distribution of social security benefits nationwide. Together, they...
Resources - 03/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services, Payments, Connectivity
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust wanted to improve workflow and communications throughout its services to help doctors and nurses connect more efficiently and deliver higher levels of care. Belfast Trust deployed Lync Server 2010 from Council...
Resources - 03/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Council Associate Partner Black & Veatch believes in microgrid technology so much that it installed a microgrid in its Rodman Innovation Pavilion at its World Headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas. This 30,000-square-foot building features...
Resources - 03/19/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Instrumentation and control
This white paper from Arup, in collaboration with Council Lead Partner Qualcomm, examines intelligent connectivity as it applies to urban mobility: how people and things move through cities. As the authors state, enabling effective transport of...
Resources - 03/19/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment
Watch this brief video from Council Associate Partner Intel demonstrating multi-copter drones equipped with Intel RealSense camera modules successfully avoiding collisions in a tree-studded forest.
Resources - 03/16/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Instrumentation and control
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) hosted a Google Hangout featuring a Q & A session with smart city experts and thought leaders with insight into India’s smart cities development plans. The event promotes the USTDA’s...
Resources - 03/16/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Economic development, Finance and procurement
When Bethpage Water District (BWD) began its quest to improve its water metering system three years ago, its primary motivations for upgrading from its touch-read system (circa 1988) to Council Associate Partner Badger Meter's Advanced Metering...
Resources - 03/16/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies
Proactive water leak detection is one of the main goals in reducing non-revenue water (NRW) in urban water distribution networks. Read in the case study linked below how the water utilities of two cities in Israel are proactively monitoring their...
Resources - 03/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies
The city of Buenos Aires places great importance on meeting the needs of its citizens, as well as the commuters and tourists who come into the city every day. Working with Council Lead Partner Microsoft and its partners, the city has explored ways...
Resources - 03/14/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
The Norfolk County Council (NCC) will utilize a cloud-based information hub to transform the delivery of integrated public services in Norfolk, with the goal of driving efficiencies through smart use of technology and multi-agency collaboration. By...
Resources - 03/14/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity
Much of the world's population does not have access to a bank account or any other reliable way to store and access their money. They are reliant on cash and all the perils that come with it. Financial inclusion, as this video from Council Lead...
Resources - 03/12/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Economic development, Payments, Connectivity
Snapdragon Sense ID is the first comprehensive mobile biometric solution based on ultrasonic technology. Watch this video from Council Lead Partner Qualcomm to learn more about this cutting-edge fingerprint authentication breakthrough.
Resources - 03/10/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Location information can provide valuable insight that smart cities can use to improve the lives of citizens. The Open Geospatial Consortium Smart Cities Spatial Information Framework provides guidance on planning and implementing open spatial...
Resources - 03/03/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts