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We recently reported on a collaboration between the city of Baltimore and Council Advisor the National Resources Defense Council to reduce food waste, provide high-quality food for the hungry and other benefits (including for local economies) food...
Article - 11/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Water and wastewater, Policy and leadership
Photo credit: UrbanovaUrbanova's smart city living lab has had an enviable roster of collaborators in its efforts to advance smarter cities: the city of Spokane, electric utility Avista, construction engineering firm McKinstry, Council Global Lead...
Article - 11/01/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Public safety and security, Transportation
Strategic partnerships are essential for smart city success. And as we've said many times before, local academic institutions make great partners. They can often help cities successfully overcome challenges they couldn't resolve on their own by...
Article - 10/11/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Policy and leadership, Policy frameworks and tools
If you’re looking for an innovative solution to a pressing problem, one of the best places to start is with the innovative thinkers who live and work in your city. Universities and tech firms are often an untapped source of valuable expertise....
Article - 08/09/2018
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Health and human services
The skills needed to work with and manage the complexities of smart cities operations are also in demand in other sectors, meaning that right now there aren't enough trained professionals to fill all of the available openings. So it's encouraging to...
Article - 08/02/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services
Before Juneau's Housing First Project opened its doors in September, 2017, the city had no supportive housing options for homeless people. Fortunately, that has changed. Providing housing for the homeless presents a variety of challenges for cities...
Article - 06/28/2018
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Compassionate Cities, Health and human services
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
From left to right: Jason Haber, city of Carlsbad, CA; Lisa Parson, Civic Wellbeing project manager; Julie Rusk, Civic Wellbeing chief; Anthony Sardella, evolve24 CEO, and Adam Beck, panel moderator, Smart Cities Council —SCC photoIt may seem...
Article - 05/09/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Wellness, Health and human services
Urban environments are becoming more crowded, and high-density developments are being planned and built to house all those new citizens. But how do we ensure we're building healthy, livable environments? The story below describes a collaborative...
Article - 05/03/2018
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness, Shelter, Built environment, Health and human services
A word of thanks to the Economic Roundtable (based in LA) for their work on developing data driven tools to reduce homelessness. Last year it was the Silicon Valley Triage Tool, this year an extensive report providing insights into how to...
Article - 04/26/2018
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Shelter, Health and human services
5G wireless connectivity has been much anticipated in the smart city space for some time. And now telecom companies such as Council Global Lead Partner AT&T and Australia/New Zealand Council Associate Partner Telstra are doing the testing and...
Article - 04/05/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation
Blind people and people with low vision have dogs or canes and the skills they've developed to help them get around. But depending on where they want to go or what they want to do, their lack of sight can hamper their independence and mobility. But...
Article - 03/15/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services
Technologies that help cities manage their traffic better are going to save all of us time, whether we're driving a car, riding a bus or negotiating traffic on foot or on a bike. But a new study sponsored by Council Associate Partner Intel uncovered...
Article - 03/15/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Public safety and security, Transportation, Analytics
We expect green buildings to operate more efficiently and conserve energy, to be kinder to the environment than traditional buildings and provide a healthier place to live and work. However, when the climate and health benefits are translated into...
Article - 02/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services
Providing a safe, clean space for people addicted to illegal drugs to use them may seem illogical at best, particularly when the goal is to reduce addiction and opioid-related deaths. But city leaders and public health officials in cities like...
Article - 01/25/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services
Competition for professionals well-trained in today's evolving technologies is intense because so many industries (and cities) want them — and the supply hasn't been adequate to meet the demand. Some years ago major tech companies hit on the idea of...
Article - 12/06/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services
Every 19 minutes someone dies from an opioid overdose, primarily prescribed drugs such as oxycontin and hydrocodone and the illegal drug heroin. That number reflects a staggering increase in opioid use and accidental deaths. And the rate of increase...
Article - 10/12/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Wellness, Health and human services
When we talk about sustainability, we typically talk in terms of the environmental benefits (or the money we save while saving the environment). But there’s another good reason to talk about sustainability when it comes to schools: It’s good for the...
Article - 08/31/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services
Scroll down for quick news takes from Smart Cities Council partners.IBM's cloud data center for the U.S. ArmyCouncil Lead Partner will build a $62 million cloud data center at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The project is the initial...
Article - 02/16/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Health and human services, Transportation, Computing resources
The competition for technicians skilled in IT, Big Data and the other technologies smart cities require has been heating up for some time. A broad range of industries, from banking to manufacturing, need talented IT and analytics professionals, too...
Article - 12/01/2016
Active Region(s): Main, Europe, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Health and human services, Analytics