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The northern coastal city of Tianjin, a metropolis of more than 15 million residents, is already recognized as an advanced industrial and financial hub — and China's ambitious plans to become a global leader in smart technologies are well-...
Article - 06/08/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Public safety and security, Transportation, Connectivity
Modelled on the world’s most advanced cities like Singapore and London, adopting higher efficiency benchmarks and incorporating global best practices, the Dholera Smart City has commenced work on implementation of its Information &...
Article - 06/08/2016
Active Region(s): India
Here's an intriguing concept out of Scotland – and one that other communities or neighborhood groups could easily adopt. The Meal Makers program uses a web-based platform to encourage people to prepare an extra meal for a senior in their community...
Article - 06/07/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water
Since we cannot create water, recycling of wastewater is the best solution to address water scarcity. This process may in fact create safer drinking water too.The initiative to recycle and reuse 100 per cent wastewater has already begun. Jamshedpur...
Article - 06/07/2016
Active Region(s): India
To tackle India’s growing water crisis, a Chennai-based chemical engineer, Selva Ganapathy, is building a prototype water solution called Warka Water, which was first introduced in Ethiopia, and will now be replicated in Salem, Tamil Nadu.This Warka...
Article - 06/06/2016
Active Region(s): India
Two goals for any smart city transformation are livability and sustainability. And transportation systems offer a great place to start: they use a lot of energy and they typically contribute heavily to air pollution in bustling urban areas. The news...
Article - 06/03/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation
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
One of the essentials to having a vibrant city is having a vibrant job market. Today, that requires a workforce that truly embraces technology, not just uses it. And cities not only rely on that coveted workforce, they play a role in developing it....
Article - 06/03/2016
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America
Category: Economic development, Health and human services
A recent CH2M newsletter gave a biofuel research facility the company is working on in Masdar City "cool project" status. We have to agree. As you'll read below, this first-of-its-kind facility uses desert lands irrigated by seawater to...
Article - 06/02/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water
In 2003, the World Bank (WB) demonstrated in Karnataka that it is possible to introduce 24x7 water supply in a city without any additional constraint on demand. Subsequently, this led WB to introduce five demo zones in the state — two in Hubli-...
Article - 06/02/2016
Active Region(s): India
While most of the winning Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the Smart City competition are still in the midst of preparing Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for their area-based and pan-city development plans, the Delhi Municipal Council (DMC) has gone...
Article - 06/02/2016
Active Region(s): India
It's a smart concept, connecting seniors with spare rooms with seniors who like to travel. But the University of Dublin administrator who came up with The Freebird Club – a new web-based social travel and home-stay club for the 50-plus crowd – says...
Article - 06/01/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
There are a lot of bright minds focused on helping empower the 32 million female adolescents in the world that UNESCO estimates are not enrolled in school – either because they're too poor to afford the fees, are needed to work or the risk of danger...
Article - 06/01/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
The health of a community is largely determined by its job base. Don’t believe that? Just ask cities that used to be manufacturing powerhouses. Today, high-tech jobs rule.The usual approach to attract those high-tech, high-paying jobs is to invest...
Article - 06/01/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development
We've been conditioned to think when a call goes to a 911 emergency call center it's going to get through — right away — and help will be coming soon. We expect it. We count on it. But help isn't always there. Think of it this way: 911 centers get...
Article - 06/01/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Interoperability
CHP, also referred to as cogeneration, has been a common source of power in Europe for a number of years. It now provides about 16% of Germany's power and the country plans to increase its use to 25% within five years. The process involves capturing...
Article - 06/01/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy
In many parts of Nepal, the healthcare system is rudimentary. Watch in this video from Council Associate Partner Siemens how Professor Ram Shrestha of Dhulikhel Hospital is tackling that challenge with a medical network based on the hub-and-spoke...
Resources - 06/30/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Wellness
When companies and jurisdictions are moving M2M/IoT communications to cellular technologies, security considerations are often left behind. In this white paper from Council Associate Partner Telit, city leaders and others can learn how to avoid some...
Resources - 06/28/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Data management
When a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami severely damaged communities in Japan's Tohoku region in 2011, the area required a massive amount of reconstruction. And that involved moving residential areas to higher ground. The reconstruction and...
Resources - 06/27/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Computing resources
During winter most residents of Little Egg Harbor, a coastal town in New Jersey, leave until the weather warms up. But in their absence, water pipes in their homes can freeze and break or faucets may begin to leak. Armed with technology from Council...
Resources - 06/27/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater
You’ve done enough research to know that data management is an important first step in dealing with big data or starting any analytics project. But you’re not too proud to admit that you’re still confused about the differences between master data...
Resources - 06/27/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Analytics, Data management
The IoT promises to create a highly efficient world that demands constant analysis of the state of events based on the sensor and machine communications happening all around us. Connected, communicating devices – what we call the “Internet of Things...
Resources - 06/27/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Analytics, Data management
By 2030, the demand for fresh water is projected to outpace supply by almost 40%. With a goal of moving companies to net-zero water usage, Ecolab and Council Lead Partner Microsoft are taking on the world’s water challenges. Watch this short video...
Resources - 06/24/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Food and Water
In May 2016, around 100 innovative graduate students from universities across Bangladesh participated in an innovation incubator to develop prototypes that could solve problems affecting their country, from healthcare to transport to energy...
Resources - 06/24/2016
Active Region(s): Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Information Center
Working with community organizations, the city of Phoenix Family Services Centers provides respite for the homeless during the hot summer months. Learn more about the program in this video.
Resources - 06/17/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Wellness
A “No Wrong Door” approach for social services simplifies and expedites how a case worker engages with a client who is seeking assistance. As the video below from Council Lead Partner Microsoft explains, the integrated solution is designed to help...
Resources - 06/17/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Compassionate Cities
Leaders are under increasing pressure to rein in spending, while delivering better outcomes and living standards in their communities. In the companion white papers linked here, IBM experts suggest technology can play a significant role in...
Resources - 06/14/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Information Center
IBM Health Corps is a global pro bono program focused on tackling health disparities. It partners with health organizations across the world, contributing the time and expertise of teams of IBMers for three weeks on site. IBM Health Corps uses IBM...
Resources - 06/10/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Wellness
Watch this short video to hear how the World Bank uses impact evaluations to shed light on how effective its programs are and to help drive good, cost-effective decisions about future programs to reduce extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity.
Resources - 06/10/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Compassionate Cities
Bill Gates says that if he could pick just one thing to lower the price of to reduce poverty, he would pick energy. The Microsoft co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation argues in this video that the world needs to invest...
Resources - 06/07/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Compassionate Cities
If donors experience a lengthy or cumbersome process trying to donate to a charity, will they think twice about donating to that organization again? The SickKids Foundation of Canada worked with Council Lead Partner Cisco to equip its contact centre...
Resources - 06/06/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Wellness