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The 1st SmartCitiesCouncil® - Europe Stakeholders’ Assembly recently took place in Dublin, Ireland on the 9th of November. The day’s theme was Accelerating your innovation economy and focused on how smart city solutions can advance innovation and...
Article - 11/21/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Economic development, Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Waste management, The Enablers, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Data management, Finance and procurement, Policy and leadership, Smart City Examples, SCC Spotlight Cities
A report from McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) reveals how a variety of applications can significantly improve urban quality of life indicators, from reduced fatalities to reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The report, Smart Cities: Digital Solutions...
Article - 06/14/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Involving citizens in public data collection and decision-making processes is helping cities across Europe narrow in on the projects and areas that really need shaping. Cities like Oradea in Romania have connected its public institutions to a single...
Article - 11/08/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Telecommunications, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Data management
The Smart Cities Council has always said cities shouldn't go it alone when developing their smart city planning and implementation strategies: learn from the successes of those cities that have already made the commitments and taken the risks to...
Article - 10/26/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Analytics, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Though the 'Smart Cities' initiatives around the globe are great case studies, each city has unique characteristics and problems and should focus on finding contextual local solutions.A Business Insider report quoted Managing Director of CISCO...
Article - 09/03/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Smart City Concepts, Telecommunications, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Smart City Examples, Smart City Tools
"Mobile first!" is the catch phrase for many tech companies these days, and for many cities. More and more people are accessing the world through their smartphones rather than their personal computers. Since the mobile interface is more constrained...
Article - 06/03/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Telecommunications, Citizen engagement, Computing resources, Connectivity
Most agree smartphone apps can help people in a host of ways and even build stronger connections between citizens and their government. But they do require an investment.A new report from Council Lead Partner IBM can help give you an idea whether...
Article - 05/29/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Telecommunications, Citizen engagement, Computing resources, Connectivity, Data management
Today government apps for smartphones are still seen as progressive... a "bonus." Soon, however, they will be expected. In fact, cities in most parts of the world have three to five years before citizens will expect them as a matter of course.My...
Article - 11/06/2013
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Telecommunications, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
For better or worse, competitions are becoming a "standard" way to surface exciting new application ideas in a short time. They've been a big hit in cities such as New York, Boston, London and San Francisco. The concept has become so mainstream that...
Article - 07/16/2013
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Telecommunications, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
I am all for augmented reality. The concept is to supplement a normal view of the world with additional information. The photo at right, courtesy John Angelo, shows how a city street might be overlaid with information if you were wearing Google...
Article - 07/08/2013
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Built environment, Telecommunications, Citizen engagement, Connectivity