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Cities across the globe have followed multiple tracks in their quest to become "smart." It isn’t a question of right or wrong. However, two key themes are emerging in their approach -- either start with a pilot project that produces quick results,...
Resources - 03/06/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Policy and leadership
Copenhagen, Denmark is considered by many to be the most sustainable city in the world -- and it plans to be carbon neutral within 10 years. In this brief case study from Council Associate Partner Silver Spring Networks, you can learn about the...
Resources - 12/29/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Public safety and security, Connectivity
iGov is a modular smart government framework with a suite of modules that helps all levels of government deliver services and information, automate internal operations, and improve staff productivity while reducing the costs of governance. iGov from...
Resources - 12/02/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts
Complex legacy city infrastructures present an obstacle for cities struggling to provide better service to their citizens. And often governments focus on IT while operational technology is overlooked. This Schneider Electric white paper examines the...
Resources - 11/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Instrumentation and control
By 2050, about 70 per cent of the population of India would be living in cities. With this population shift, the need of the hour is Smart Cities that would support urban lifestyles. The Essel Group has chartered its journey to take the opportunity...
Resources - 10/08/2015
Active Region(s): India, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts
Seoul’s problem with seemingly constantly overflowing public trash bins seemed insurmountable no matter how many times waste was collected during the day. The solution the city government chose was Clean Cubes from Council Associate Partner Ecube...
Resources - 10/08/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Waste management, Examples and case studies
When South Korea’s top four universities contracted with smart waste and recycling management solution provider Ecube Labs (a Council Advisory Member), they were experiencing an overflow of litter from trash bins set around the campuses despite...
Resources - 10/08/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Waste management
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) created a 15-year plan to go green and reduce its carbon footprint. As part of its strategy, the school turned to Council Lead Partner Microsoft. Three years ago the school migrated its students from an on...
Resources - 09/29/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Computing resources
Watch this video to learn about the world's first pilot of Council Lead Partner GE's intelligent LED solution for cities that is now up and running in San Diego, California. “Imagine if your street light could do more than just provide light… if it...
Resources - 09/29/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Smart cities aim to reduce anticipated complexities and expenses that accompany future urbanization. Hence, integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), energy efficiency and sustainability form the backbone of these cities. For...
Resources - 09/26/2015
Active Region(s): India, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Built environment, Computing resources, Examples and case studies, Visioning and roadmapping tools