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As cities develop and populations continue to grow, there is one common challenge most places face: transportation. In southwest Germany near the French border, Karlsruhe, the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg, has had a three-...
Article - 12/10/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Upward Mobility, Food and Water, Wellness, Shelter, Smart City Concepts, Definitions and overviews, Responsibility areas, Built environment, Economic development, Energy, Health and human services, Payments, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation
Smart cities are made up of smart people. You need them to build a vibrant community. You need them to build the well-educated labor force that today’s businesses covet.City leaders play a substantial role. A city’s policies and quality of life...
Article - 12/01/2016
Active Region(s): Main, Europe, North America
Category: Economic development, Health and human services
We've stressed several times what a tremendous asset an experienced partner can be in a city's efforts to become a successful, resilient smart city. The announcement this week from Council Lead Partner Cisco that it will provide a manufacturing hub...
Article - 10/13/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Public safety and security, 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
The story below begs at least two questions. The first is: "How do you get the private sector to invest in your local economy?" In my view, it starts with regional collaboration, so your aggregated demand is big enough to be meaningful to the...
Article - 03/23/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Connectivity
Thomson Reuters is exploring strategic options for its Intellectual Property (IP) & Science business, which had revenue of about $ 1 billion in 2014. The business, which has 3,200 employees, provides intellectual property and scientific...
Article - 11/15/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Health and human services, Transportation
More than 170,000 refugees are crammed into a tiny camp in Kenya, a camp that’s so full, new arrivals wanting to stay there have been turned away for more than a year. Hunger and malnutrition are the norm. Children are separated from families....
Article - 09/04/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water, Economic development, Health and human services, Payments
For nearly 25 years, Somalia’s economy has been virtually cut off from the rest of the world. A civil war caused its financial system to collapse and concerns about fraud have stood in the way of rebuilding it. But Council Lead Partner MasterCard is...
Article - 06/24/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Payments, Computing resources, Security and privacy
Every year since 1999, the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) think-tank announces which world city it deems most intelligent after a year-long evaluation that includes a quantitative analysis of extensive data, site inspections by the Intelligent...
Article - 06/19/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Built environment, Economic development, Health and human services, Policy and leadership
Code for America (CfA) revealed its latest lineup of apps from eight cities working with CfA technologists in this year's fellowship program.CfA partners with 8-10 local governments each year to develop innovative digital approaches to delivering...
Article - 06/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Finance and procurement