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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
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
The Dallas Smart City Living Lab is a very good example of how a city can initiate several integrated projects in a small slice of an urban environment. It's also a very good example of why collaboration and citizen engagement are key elements that...
Article - 11/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Data management
It's been said that China has not been as quick as other Asian countries such as Singapore, Japan and South Korea to embrace and develop smart cities, but the country has been making progress. And the announcement at the Fourth China International...
Article - 08/23/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Payments, Telecommunications, Transportation
The announcement this week that Kansas City is expanding its Smart City program didn't come as much of a surprise. The program, which kicked off two years ago in conjunction with its KC Streetcar project, was initiated in relatively small but...
Article - 06/07/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Analytics, Connectivity, Data management
Readers know that the Council regularly advises cities to partner with each other and the private sector to ensure successful outcomes for their smart city projects. If you attended Smart Cities Week in Washington, D.C. earlier this month you heard...
Article - 10/19/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Water and wastewater
The city of Orlando has accomplished a lot in terms of enhancing livability and sustainability with a variety of energy, transportation and other beneficial projects as it continues to develop its smart city program. And it has several more projects...
Article - 02/09/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Connectivity, Policy and leadership
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
The planning process for a smart city never really ends. The technologies that make smart cities possible evolve quickly; markets and economies change; priorities change, and what a city's residents expect—whether it's a better, faster transit...
Article - 10/05/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Transportation, Policy and leadership
There's no single blueprint for how a smart city upgrade should be done because cities aren't the same. They have different needs and different strengths and weaknesses to consider. However, starting small (and scalable) is a practical approach for...
Article - 08/16/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Connectivity
Scroll down for quick takes from Council partners.New online renewable energy platform helps companies assess technologies, projectsCouncil Lead Partner Schneider Electric has released its New Energy Opportunities (NEO) Network, a collaborative...
Article - 07/26/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Transportation
The northern coastal city of Tianjin, a metropolis of more than 15 million residents, is already recognized as an advanced industrial and financial hub — and China's ambitious plans to become a global leader in smart technologies are well-known....
Article - 06/08/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Public safety and security, Transportation, Connectivity
When we think about physical security for critically important infrastructure, we're typically thinking about things like electric grids, bridges and roads. But deepwater seaports, particularly those dedicated to cargo only, are vulnerable too. The...
Article - 05/18/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Security and privacy
Council Associate Partner Siemens knows it's not bringing something entirely new to the Gulf region -- which already has transit systems and freight-dedicated rail lines. But the company believes a high-end, high-speed intercity train network would...
Article - 03/09/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation
As many cities do, New York City has several challenges in areas like energy, water, waste and transportation. Those problems are serious enough that city leaders recognized they needed help if they were to solve them. And they wanted to give...
Article - 02/24/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Transportation, Water and wastewater
When the Smart Cities practice for Council Associate Partner IDC began tracking and forecasting what its researchers believed would be the biggest influences on the direction and depth of global smart city progress, the number one prediction on its...
Article - 01/14/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Citizen engagement, Data management, Policy and leadership
This year’s fDi ranking of Asia-Pacific Cities of the Future shows the impact consistency and deliberate change — two dramatically different strategies that are paying off big time for cities in the region.Singapore once again held the top spot in...
Article - 12/18/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Connectivity
In the never-ending race to gain competitive advantage, some cities are turning to "Innovation Zones." They set aside an area with incentives such as ultra-fast broadband and tax breaks. Then they try to attract the best and brightest companies to...
Article - 12/18/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Economic development, Public safety and security, Transportation, Connectivity
Tourism is big business for many cities. And it's a zero-sum game, since if tourists are in some other city they can't be in yours. That's why I thought you might want a sneak preview of the latest high-tech arrow in Fort Lauderdale's tourism-...
Article - 12/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Council Lead Partner GE won the prize in competitive bidding to supply Indian Railways with the locomotives, construction and maintenance facilities it needs to upgrade its system. GE plans to invest $200 million in the project, and anticipates a...
Article - 11/18/2015
Active Region(s): India, Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Economic development, Transportation