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Q&A with Alan Snook, GRID20/20 PresidentI guess we should call Alan Snook a "hybrid." Although he works with new-fashioned technology, he uses old-fashioned manners and courtesy. Although he is a smart city pioneer, he has a rural lifestyle....
Article - 11/20/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Instrumentation and control
Readiness Guide is the first vendor-neutral comprehensive roadmap for smart city developmentWASHINGTON, D.C. – (November 18, 2013) The Smart Cities Council today released version 1.0 of the Smart Cities Council Readiness Guide, the first...
Article - 11/17/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Policy and leadership, Policy frameworks and tools
Smart Cities Council and ESADE Business School’s Institute of Public Governance and Management Host Smart City Innovation Workshop and Launch the ‘Readiness Guide’ What: Be among the first to see the Smart Cities Readiness Guide – the first...
Article - 11/13/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Policy and leadership
Q&A with Laura Ipsen, Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Public SectorLaura Ipsen leads a team of nearly 2,000 sales and marketing professionals operating in more than 100 countries to serve government, education and public healthcare...
Article - 11/13/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Citizen engagement, Computing resources
WASHINGTON, D.C. – (November 13, 2013) – The Smart Cities Council, an industry coalition to advance smart city development and innovation, announces its newest Global Partner, MasterCard. The partnership signifies a turning point in the development...
Article - 11/13/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Payments
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
It's so important to publish metrics to a) prove the value of your new initiatives and b) demonstrate your progress towards those goals. So why not produce an online "dashboard" that residents can view at any time? Brilliant! We salute Kansas City....
Article - 11/06/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Policy and leadership
If you sell smart city products and services, it's helpful to know what your customers want. Yet it's even more valuable to know what they fear. Customers will often admit what they want. But they will rarely admit their suspicions to your face....
Article - 11/06/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Finance and procurement, Policy and leadership
Please read the second paragraph of this article from Government Technology. That's where it's revealed that Los Angeles intends to provide "gigabit speeds to every home, business and government office within city limits."Ladies and gentlemen --...
Article - 11/06/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Connectivity, Policy and leadership