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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
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
We don’t have enough water for everyone. Fourteen of the world’s 20 largest megacities already struggle with water shortages. And with the global trend of people moving to cities, the pressure is on to find ways to stretch water supplies.While...
Article - 11/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Water and wastewater
Puerto Rico, winner of a 2018 Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge Humanitarian Grant, will host its Readiness for Resiliency Workshop on December 4 and 5, 2018. This event will be hosted by the Puerto Rico Governor's Office and the Central...
Article - 11/08/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Following confirmation from local government representatives from across Australia and New Zealand at the recent Smart Cities Week Australia event in Sydney (29-31 October), Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand has launched a coordinated...
Article - 11/07/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
When improving citizens’ quality of life, the challenge of providing suitable and sufficient parking ranks consistently at the top of issues to solve for today’s cities. This problem is also constantly expensive for citizens: drivers spend...
Article - 11/07/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity, Data management
Located in south-central Belgium at the confluence of the Meuse and Sambre rivers, Namur reigns as the capital city of the Wallonia region. Home to a population of around 110,000 people, the city may be small in size, but historically it’s one of...
Article - 11/07/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Telecommunications, Connectivity, Data management
Besides tracking the exact location of vehicles or finding different routes, today’s GPS technology can be extensively used in waste management also. Many countries are using this technology to keep their cities clean and energy efficient. Remote...
Article - 11/06/2018
Active Region(s): India
When it comes to living in a populous region, every inch counts. And parking in such areas is a luxury. Rise in income and increase in the vehicular demand has lead to a shortage of parking spaces. Areas around metro and railway stations highly...
Article - 11/06/2018
Active Region(s): India
With an aim to boost the urban mobility services, the Capital Region Urban Transport is all set to roll out 200 new city buses with ultramodern IT technology from November 6, 2018. The transport body has finally got the area-based permit from the...
Article - 11/06/2018
Active Region(s): India
The technological boom has made things easier for man. Jobs are accomplished with just a mere click or by swiping cards. However, these clicks and swipes come at a cost. Most of the data is either partly or completely stored outside India. The...
Article - 11/05/2018
Active Region(s): India
Ease of Moving Index 2018 report by Ola’s Mobility Institute states that nearly 80% of commuters believe that the first and last mile connectivity acts as a major catalyst in improving the public transport ridership.Mobility is one of the many...
Article - 11/05/2018
Active Region(s): India
In water quality index, India ranks 120th amongst 122 countries! This is mainly due to 70 per cent of the country’s water is contaminated. As per NITI Aayog’s report, in India, 600 people face high to extreme water stress. Despite water being a...
Article - 11/02/2018
Active Region(s): India
India is said to be data rich in the coming years as nearly 250,000 villages are expected to be connected with Wi-Fi. Not only this, but, data will also create domestic and overseas services that will boost the country’s economy. What’s more, Jobs...
Article - 11/02/2018
Active Region(s): India
Connection, collaboration and the enabling power of technology create better places for people. These were the key out-takes from Australia’s first Smart Cities Week.Nearly 450 people gathered at Sydney’s Hilton last week, shadowed by a record-...
Article - 11/01/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
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
A serial disruptor, a government visionary, an emerging leader and a world-leading council are among the winners of the inaugural Australian Smart Cities Awards.The awards, held as part of Australia’s first Smart Cities Week, recognise and reward...
Article - 11/01/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
As electric scooters began to proliferate on downtown streets and sidewalks roughly a year ago, cities had different reactions to the phenomenon. Some cities banned electric scooters until the providers obtained permits and other cities restricted...
Article - 11/01/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation
When we ask cities what obstacles are getting in their way of implementing smart cities projects, funding often is near the top of the list. One frequently overlooked option is to make better use of the funds you already have — and one of a city's...
Article - 10/31/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy
In order to prepare for the City Transformation Office as a part of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Smart City initiative, the city improvement committee is planning on visiting another country.Suggestions such as sustainable mobility, waste management,...
Article - 10/31/2018
Active Region(s): India
With the advancement in technology and the availability of cheap imports, security solutions have not only become affordable but also easier to use. The Karnataka Government is planning to set up CCTV cameras on every street of Bengaluru for an...
Article - 10/31/2018
Active Region(s): India
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the world’s tallest statue at 182-m (597 ft) located in Gujarat, India. The steel, concrete and brass-clad statue is almost double the height of the Statue of Liberty in the US.Built as...
Article - 10/31/2018
Active Region(s): India
Enhanced telecommunications connectivity, data insights, digital planning practices and innovation districts are among the issues addressed in a new standard of practice released today by the Smart Cities Council and Green Building Council of...
Article - 10/30/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) today announced that CSG (NASDAQ: CSGS), the trusted partner to simplify the complexity of business transformation in the digital age, has joined the Council as Associate Partner.The announcement...
Article - 10/29/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
A private bank, launched a co-branded prepaid card for the citizens of Puduchchery Smart City in partnership with Puducherry Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC). The pre paid card is a RUPAY card. The programme aims to bolster Digital Payments...
Article - 10/26/2018
Active Region(s): India
The Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge isn’t just for cities. In fact, one of our five 2018 winners was Virginia — and we were there this week to deliver its Readiness Workshop.The Council believes in the concept of smart states and Virginia...
Article - 10/25/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Virginia
Oslo's approach to creating a more livable environment for its citizens may seem radical, more than many cities would or could attempt all at once. However, what Oslo has accomplished so far and what it expects to accomplish in the near future is...
Article - 10/25/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Transportation
One of the best ways to find out what cities are doing is to look at the projects they are planning and implementing. Our monthly Inside Look series does just that. It’s compiled by GovWin+Onvia from Deltek. — Kevin EbiCompanies looking to supply...
Article - 10/25/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Finance and procurement
In the lead up the Smart Cities Week the Smart Cities Council Emerging Innovators are reflecting on the four themes: connected, aware, accelerate and compassion. This week’s post on the theme of ‘accelerate’ from Emerging Innovator Angela Chan looks...
Article - 10/25/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Data is everywhere. We have witnessed an outburst of data along with the advancement in technology. One would definitely sink deep into the storming whirlpool of data. Not only the enormity of data is a major concern, but also preserving and...
Article - 10/25/2018
Active Region(s): India
In 2018, San Sebastián’s city council have continued to drive forward numerous projects started in 2016 to maintain the city’s historic core and seafront through using state-of-the-art technology. The municipality’s aim is to become a near-...
Article - 10/25/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Transportation
In order to solve any kind of challenges and to make better decisions, large and small cities are leveraging data and facts. It is no doubt that cities will benefit at large efficiently and effectively with the help of data.To share the best...
Article - 10/25/2018
Active Region(s): India
Despite not being the first smart city in the world, one of Vienna’s suburb is now a living lab. The lab is powered by data from Teradata and partners like Siemens. As the city started coming up in 2014, Aspern’s underground connections for data...
Article - 10/25/2018
Active Region(s): India
The Smart Grid project has finally been started by the UT Electricity Department, Chandigarh; wherein its first phase, it will replace the old meters by installing 30,000 smart meters in four sectors (29, 31, 47 and 48), six villages (Faida, Ram...
Article - 10/25/2018
Active Region(s): India
Trash management is an issuing authority constantly face as cities strive to keep their streets clean. Switzerland is known for being “stereotypically tidy,” but cities still have to determine how much time—and where—to invest in sanitation. A new...
Article - 10/25/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
In a program organized by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and NITI Aayog, Pune has been selected as India’s first lighthouse city for urban mobility lab. The lab ensures to promote and support a replicable process for identifying, integrating,...
Article - 10/19/2018
Active Region(s): India
In order to secure a 60-km stretch and riverine border with Bangladesh in Assam’s Dhubri district, the Home Ministry has arranged for sonar cameras, radars, aerostat and electro-optic underground sensors. Falling under the comprehensive integrated...
Article - 10/19/2018
Active Region(s): India
The U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and other federal agencies have developed new guidelines for the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs). Those guidelines include best practices, tools and...
Article - 10/18/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Transportation
Here at the Smart Cities Council we've consistently (and strongly) recommended that cities partner with their electric companies on smart city projects, and we've been working with Council Global Lead Partner Edison Electric Institute to facilitate...
Article - 10/18/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy
Winners to receive enhanced benefits including online tools, mentoring and project financing supportWashington, D.C., October 18, 2018 — The Smart Cities Council – the industry’s largest coalition – today opened applications for its 2019 North...
Article - 10/18/2018
Active Region(s): Main, North America