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Depending on which index you read Edinburgh is ranked the second or 13th smartest city in the UK. Regardless of which ranking you read, the city of about 482,000 has the requisite credentials. Edinburgh is streamlining city customer services — in...
Article - 07/19/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Connectivity
In the race across Europe for cities to become “smarter,” Ireland’s capital is more interested in the quality of life for its citizens than boasting the latest smart gadget. As part of the Smart Dublin strategy, the city is looking to provide better...
Article - 06/08/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
Image courtesy of TelensaCities throughout the world have chosen to replace their legacy street lighting with energy-efficient and reliable LED networks, and the great majority of street lights are expected to be converted to LED within the next 10...
Article - 02/22/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security, Connectivity
We've often recommended smart streetlight initiatives as a practical first step for cities envisioning a more sustainable, livable future. Yes, smart streetlight networks make streets safer and cost less than traditional lighting to operate and...
Article - 12/15/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security, Connectivity
It's the reality so many cities know all too well. Urban populations are growing and that means more people depending on them for essential city services, whether it's mass transit, public safety, energy, water or the other services that make cities...
Article - 11/22/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity
ICT solutions and network equipment provider Huawei, a Council Associate Partner, has jumped into the smart street lighting market with its Connected City Lighting Solution, which it says is the industry's first IoT lighting offering that provides...
Article - 04/06/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security, Connectivity
Copenhagen, one of the world’s most sustainable and smartest cities, has set the ambitious goal of becoming carbon neutral by the year 2025. For that reason, the city is transforming how it manages energy use, traffic systems and emergency response....
Article - 12/18/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Connectivity
Cities have found intelligent street lights useful for everything from energy conservation to traffic management, but a new partnership involving Council Lead Partner GE will help them fight crime too. In fact, the lights will be able to alert...
Article - 10/02/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
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
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
Barely one year into its efforts to replace old street lights with networked LEDs, Florida Power & Light has announced plans to greatly expand the program. The expansion turns what was already one of the largest smart street lighting projects in...
Article - 03/06/2015
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Connectivity
The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is out with its latest list spotlighting government innovators. In all, the 2015 Bright Ideas program recognizes 124 innovative...
Article - 02/20/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Public safety and security, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
International CES, better known as the Consumer Electronics Show, isn’t normally thought of as an automotive event, but Council Lead Partner Qualcomm made a huge splash with its first connected concept car. While its car turned heads for some of its...
Article - 01/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Transportation, Connectivity
CityNext, the smart cities initiative from Council Lead Partner Microsoft, just celebrated its first anniversary and the company is using the occasion to highlight some of its key results so far.The initiative brings together partners, solutions,...
Article - 08/22/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Public safety and security, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
The city of tomorrow is a city of information. Smart cities are greener, safer, faster and friendlier. Watch this video to learn how Council Lead Partner Verizon has been helping to transform cities into smarter cities for more than a decade.
Resources - 05/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation, Computing resources, Connectivity