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Scroll down for quick news takes and events involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Cisco, Intel contribute to 2018 Olympic Winter GamesNBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, chose Council Global Lead Partner Cisco to provide IP video...
Article - 03/07/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Wellness, Energy, Water and wastewater
Families struggling to make rent and pay utility bills often find there isn't a lot left in the budget to make healthy food choices. A box of mac and cheese, after all, is much cheaper than a piece of fish and some fresh vegetables – if the latter...
Article - 06/21/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water, Wellness
Statistics tell the story of breast cancer. Every 19 seconds a woman somewhere in the world will be diagnosed with the disease. In the U.S. alone, more than 40,000 women are expected to die from it this year. The World Health Organization says...
Article - 06/07/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
IDC predicts growth in the virtual reality headset market will occur at a breakneck pace in the next few years, thanks to new device launches, lower price points and an expanding array of content. But it's not all about gaming and entertainment. VR...
Article - 04/04/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
Learn in this video from Council Lead Partner Cisco how 10-year-old Peyton Walton used video conferencing to continue attending class during cancer treatments, helping her to stay connected with her school while she fought to become cancer-free.
Resources - 11/11/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Wellness
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
There are not enough pediatricians to care for the world’s children. Pediatric subspecialists in particular are in short supply globally. Read in the case study linked below from Council Lead Partner Cisco about a pilot in a small state in Northeast...
Resources - 03/23/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Wellness
The urgency of congenital heart disease is an issue across the developing world. Doctors from the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. who participate in missions to Uganda needed to provide ongoing medical and technical...
Resources - 03/23/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Wellness