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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
Pick 10 Americans at random and you’ll find that at least one of them doesn’t use the internet. The latest research from the Pew Research Center finds 11% of Americans don’t go online. There are some common traits among them. They tend to be older,...
Article - 09/06/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity
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
One of our key messages to cities is that you can provide better service — and at lower cost — by going digital. In an age where citizens can order almost anything online and have it delivered in a couple of days — if not a couple of hours — the old...
Article - 02/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Jelgava is Latvia’s fourth-largest city, but with a population of just 61,000, it’s still considered a micro city. However, according to the Financial Times investment research department fDi intelligence research, Jelgava ranks six among micro...
Article - 01/31/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Involving citizens in public data collection and decision-making processes is helping cities across Europe narrow in on the projects and areas that really need shaping. Cities like Oradea in Romania have connected its public institutions to a single...
Article - 11/08/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Telecommunications, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Data management
The Smart Cities Council has always said cities shouldn't go it alone when developing their smart city planning and implementation strategies: learn from the successes of those cities that have already made the commitments and taken the risks to...
Article - 10/26/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Analytics, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Citizen mobility is one of the key issues in a city like Pune. The city relies solely on buses for public transportation, but the average number of buses per lakh population is only 37! Additionally, buses in Pune have issues with availability (...
Article - 07/27/2017
Active Region(s): India
Category: Transportation, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Data management, Examples and case studies
At a certain point in history, citizens came to expect access to city services – police, fire city hall – by phone. We’re at a similar inflection point now, as citizens increasingly expect to access city services by web or smartphone.As a result,...
Article - 07/13/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity
In coming months, Bengaluru will witness a massive public bicycle sharing (PBS) project proposed by the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT). The project, with around 4,000 cycle and 350 docking points, is touted to be India’s largest cycle-...
Article - 07/11/2017
Active Region(s): India
Category: Upward Mobility, Built environment, Health and human services, Transportation, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Through its Living Lab platform, Council Lead Partner AT&T, the city's Dallas Innovation Alliance, additional tech companies such as Lead Partner Current, powered by GE, academic institutions and the community are working together on three...
Article - 03/30/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
After spending time earlier this month in the Adelaide Smart City Studio with Beth Worrall, the Studio’s Manager, it was clear that smart city leadership was strong, and its goal in embracing the smart cities movement was a critical pathway to...
Article - 03/21/2017
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Smart cities need engaged citizens to be successful. And cities have used several strategies as they work to achieve that citizen-city connection. We thought what Chicago and Council Lead Partner AT&T are doing to enhance connectivity and make...
Article - 01/12/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
While Boston is already considered a progressive and innovative place, city officials there think they can do better with their smart city and IoT planning and investments. So they're actively soliciting advice and recommendations from citizens and...
Article - 12/20/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Wondering how the Internet of Things can deliver valuable benefits in your neighborhoods and downtowns? Then don't miss the new white paper the Council produced with Microsoft; it's loaded with examples of IoT in action in cities around the world....
Article - 11/03/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Analytics, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
As city leaders know, today's connected citizens expect much more from their government in terms of convenient, efficient and fast delivery of services than ever before, whether it's getting a building permit or reporting a pothole. It's something...
Article - 08/04/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Computing resources, Connectivity, Data management
St. Albert is an attractive community of about 61,500 residents adjacent to Edmonton, the capital of the province of Alberta. Well known as "The Botanical Arts City," a reflection of the things its citizens enjoy, St. Albert city leaders also want...
Article - 04/27/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Policy and leadership
Contributed by Civic Resource GroupWe are presented with an abundance of data around us in this increasingly mobile, digital world. Under the umbrella of “Smart Cities,” local, state, federal, even global initiatives have demonstrated the power of...
Article - 03/31/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Citizen engagement, Connectivity
There's a dangerous misperception about fighting climate change. Most people assume that it will cost millions if not billions. In reality, many climate measures SAVE money. That's because many of the best tactics involve saving energy, thereby...
Article - 01/14/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Citizen engagement, 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