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It's not surprising that cybersecurity spending will increase dramatically as the transportation industry becomes more connected. Our cars are getting more intelligent and autonomous and railways and other forms of transportation are becoming more...
Article - 07/27/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Transportation, Connectivity, Security and privacy
What comes first: the technology or the people? We were in Indianapolis this week for our third Readiness Challenge Grant Workshop — and the answer there is clearly the public.Indianapolis was one of five cities to win our first series of grants and...
Article - 07/20/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: SCC Spotlight Cities
Photo credit: HitachiRapidly growing populations are straining the ability of cities all over the world to provide the efficient services citizens need and want. One very visible challenge is increasing traffic congestion. Traffic delays are not...
Article - 07/20/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Transportation, Connectivity
Do you find it difficult to believe that in 2017, there are 34 million Americans who still lack broadband Internet access? Or that a school teacher in Africa would have to spend a full month's pay just to download a single iTunes movie? Sadly...
Article - 07/18/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Upward Mobility
A new initiative is adding a human touch to measuring poverty by collecting short video testimonials from people as part of the High Frequency Survey in South Sudan. Learn in this video how it aims to provide quantitative data on poverty levels in...
Resources - 07/31/2017
Active Region(s): Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Upward Mobility
The proliferation of mobile phones opens up new opportunities for conducting surveys in developing countries. Data about people’s lives can now be gathered much cheaper and faster. Watch in this video how the World Bank’s Listening to Africa...
Resources - 07/31/2017
Active Region(s): Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Upward Mobility
How do you provide safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable energy to people who don't have access to energy? With its Villaya Microgrid, Schneider Electric helps energize communities around the world. Learn more in this brief video.
Resources - 07/26/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
The smart cities marketplace is truly global, and with rapidly advancing innovation and technologies, the Smart Cities Council believes that the implementation of specifications and frameworks will help organisations adapt and innovate successfully....
Resources - 07/25/2017
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Information Center
The Blue Lake Tribe has been on a small piece of land in Humboldt County, California since 1908. Tribal leaders want to sustain it for future generations. They also want to protect and improve lives today. Watch the video below to learn about...
Resources - 07/24/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) has announced Place Design Group as its technical partner in the development of the Code for Smart Communities, a new framework for the creation of smart communities in Australia and New Zealand....
Resources - 07/05/2017
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Code for Smart Communities