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By Paul Augustine West Monroe PartnersSmart cities continuously look for ways to become cleaner, more efficient, and more secure. They also seek opportunities to actively engage their citizens in this effort. One area of focus is transitioning to...
Article - 08/31/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Citizen engagement
Rolling computer labs offer high-speed Internet in NYC Taking aim at the digital divide, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) sends Digital Vans – computer labs on wheels -- to areas of the city with limited or no access to high-speed...
Article - 08/28/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Transportation, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
(L-R) Pratap Padode, Founder & Director, Smart Cities Council India; Kalyani Patil, Mayor, KDMC; E Ravendiran, Commissioner, KDMC; Apeksha Patil, Mayor, Ulhasnagar Municipal corporation; Praful Shah, President, MCHI-Kalyan DombiviliSmart...
Article - 08/28/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Citizen engagement, Computing resources, Policy frameworks and tools, Visioning and roadmapping tools
Some cities have used commuter rail for nearly four decades to help get people to their destinations. In some places, it’s working quite well. But are people willing to pay for more? Phoenix, Arizona, is one of the cities about to find out as it...
Article - 08/21/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Citizen engagement
In a letter to The Guardian, executives from public and private organizations in the UK added their names to a Litter Manifesto, pledging their support "to make our local spaces cleaner, safer and more inviting."Among them are corporate officers...
Article - 08/21/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Waste management, Citizen engagement
At first glance, it certainly looks like an unusual approach to solving the problem of providing electricity to the remote, isolated villages and communities of the world: bringing young grandmothers who live in those areas to a training college in...
Article - 08/21/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Upward Mobility, Economic development, Energy, Citizen engagement
Car2Go vehicles are for sharing. The service from Council Lead Partner Daimler gives city dwellers wheels when they need them. But even though the cars are shared, the new version of the vehicles, rolling out now in Vancouver, B.C., are much more...
Article - 08/19/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Citizen engagement
Long lines, the possibility of being turned away at a polling station, old equipment and other problems continue to plague the voting process around the world. But it doesn't have to be that way. One company is working to make voting simpler, more...
Article - 08/14/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Computing resources, Connectivity
A whale of an idea to raise awareness of plastic pollution in BristolTo commemorate its year as Europe's Green Capital and send a message about the impact of marine litter on the world's oceans, an energy efficient LED-lit monument made of recycled...
Article - 08/12/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Waste management, Analytics, Citizen engagement, Computing resources
It typically isn’t easy to find money in the budget to put more police officers on the streets. But some police departments are finding a way to stretch their resources. They’re developing new camera networks that give their existing officers the...
Article - 08/05/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Citizen engagement, Connectivity