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The Smart City frenzy seems to be calling for innovative and more co-oprative tools for getting end-user feedback and suggestions.While cities across the country, have used the discussion forum on mygov.in to effective use for raising concerns and...
Article - 09/30/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Citizen engagement, Citizen engagement strategies and tools
Pune, the second largest city in terms of population among the 10 selected from the state of Maharashtra, is not wanting to leave any stone unturned in its effort for preparing a Smart City plan.The Pune with a population of 3.1 million, second to...
Article - 09/28/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Citizen engagement, Citizen engagement strategies and tools, Visioning and roadmapping tools
The growth of renewable energy and distributed generation, the drop in demand for electricity in Europe, enhanced energy efficiency and other factors have left Italian utility Enel, a Council Lead Partner, with a large number of power plants that...
Article - 09/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Energy, Citizen engagement
The San Francisco Sheriffs Department’s Five Keys Charter School and the New York City Council’s Participatory Budgeting program won Innovation in Government Awards from the Ash Center for Democratic Governance from Harvard University’s John F....
Article - 09/23/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Citizen engagement, Citizen engagement strategies and tools
It takes a fair amount of courage to be the first to do something, but cities and other government agencies that adopted a more pioneering attitude have made tremendous progress in reducing environmental impact and driving economic growth.Four such...
Article - 09/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership
At the onset, the government has not prescribed any particular format or model for preparing a Smart City Proposal, as it does not believe in the 'one-size-fits-all' approach. Hence, the Centre has given a free hand to city planners to formulate its...
Article - 09/21/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Definitions and overviews, Citizen engagement, Policy frameworks and tools
Oulgaret Municipality has thorwn an open invitation to the local people to participate in a week long discussion-cum-consultation programme starting next Monday till 28 September, 2015 in order to draw a detailed plan for the Smart City proposal....
Article - 09/18/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Citizen engagement, Citizen engagement strategies and tools
In making an investment in a new city initiative, it’s easy to focus on the financial aspects: how much it costs and how much it’s likely to save. A growing number of cities and even some technology companies are finding there’s something even more...
Article - 09/11/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Computing resources, Policy and leadership
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has taken the initiative to launch a new-age citizen centric solution service called 'BMC Sampark'. The service reinforces and supports the 'Swachh Bhubaneswar Abhiyan'. The service allows citizens to register...
Article - 09/08/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Smart City Concepts, Waste management, Citizen engagement
Kamikatsu, a small village in the mountains of Shikoku Island in south-west Japan, aims at being the country's first 'Zero Waste' community by 2020. And going by the pace of implementation so far, it seems that the Japanese' town is very much on the...
Article - 09/07/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Smart City Concepts, Waste management, Citizen engagement, Examples and case studies
The Maharashtra government has reportedly appointed ten senior IAS officers to 'mentor' each of the 10 cities in the state that have been selected by the central government in phase-I of 'Smart Cities' programme, to compete with each other and...
Article - 09/07/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Responsibility areas, Citizen engagement
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