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Calgary, Alberta already has a track record for innovation, thanks to its commitment to a long-term vision for a communication infrastructure that connects as many assets as possible to improve city services. And that commitment is yielding...
Article - 12/06/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Telecommunications, Analytics, Connectivity, Data management
Two years ago, the city of Boston announced a partnership with Council Lead Partner Verizon to undertake a city-wide transformation of its technology infrastructure. That meant replacing its existing communications system with a state-of-the...
Article - 11/29/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity
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
France is looking to become a “global champion of digital technology” by honing in on one aspect of its tech scene: artificial intelligence. Some of Silicon Valley’s largest tech companies are setting their sights on the capital city of Paris as...
Article - 11/21/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Telecommunications, Computing resources, Connectivity, Data management
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
In eastern France, Dijon is looking to step up its smart city game by getting its neighbours involved. The French city is joining forces with surrounding towns to embark on a €105 million information technology project that will improve city...
Article - 09/09/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Scroll down for quick news takes and developments involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Itron recognized for smart street lighting solutions Council Global Lead Partner Itron, generally considered an innovator in the way utilities and cities...
Article - 08/16/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Two months ago we shared a story about San Jose's agreement with Council Global Lead Partner AT&T for the deployment of small cell technology to improve citywide wireless communications, enhance its first responders communications network,...
Article - 06/21/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Telecommunications, 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
In the race across Europe for cities to become “smarter,” Ireland’s capital is more interested in the quality of life for its citizens than boasting the latest smart gadget. As part of the Smart Dublin strategy, the city is looking to provide better...
Article - 06/08/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
Connected car technologies have the potential to increase traffic safety and reduce congestion, not to mention make driving more convenient. Council Associate Partners Panasonic, Intel and Ford and Global Lead Partner Qualcomm will work together to...
Article - 06/07/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
The city of San Jose, California and Council Global Lead Partner AT&T are working toward a project to improve citywide wireless communications, upgrade the existing communications network for first responders and provide a springboard for next-...
Article - 04/26/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity
It's frustrating when you want to use a city service only to find it's out of order. It may be out of the city's control, but it still reflects poorly on the service. But there are smart city technologies that can help cities improve the services...
Article - 04/19/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Telecommunications, Analytics, Connectivity
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), an independent agency in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Council Global Lead Partner AT&T have been working together on a dedicated public safety communications network that will correct...
Article - 01/04/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Public safety and security, Telecommunications, 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
What does it take for a city to make the switch and become “smarter”? This is the question Oradea in northwest Romania is looking to answer with its plan to become the first Romanian smart city. With the Oradea Smart City strategy, the city is...
Article - 09/29/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity, Data management
Can you imagine going without internet? Many people do. Even in high-tech centers like San Francisco. As you’ll read below, about one in five residents of the city don’t have access to anything that we would call useful internet.That’s one of the...
Article - 04/27/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity
Internet access isn’t a luxury; it’s a necessity. It’s how people find work, get an education, interact with their government. That’s one of the reasons why cities are investing in public Wi-Fi networks. Dozens of cities have already done so to help...
Article - 04/27/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity
The more cities discovering the benefits of IoT (Internet of things) and connected solutions, the higher the growth for smart city projects. Between now and 2026, the global market for smart city services is expected to jump from $40.1 billion to $...
Article - 04/27/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity, Smart City Examples
There's nothing wrong with being cautious about initial smart city projects and starting small. Pick the low-hanging fruit with a reasonably certain return on investment, plan carefully and implement a project that can accommodate additional...
Article - 04/20/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
A smart city embraces the opportunities from harnessing smart citizens, and influencing the next generation of our workforce is critical. As digital transformation and automation continue to present challenges for businesses and government, it also...
Article - 03/21/2017
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Telecommunications, Computing resources, Connectivity
Security experts have been warning us about for years: increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks are coming — and more of them. A recent study and last month's denial of service attack that shut down several high-profile websites underscore how...
Article - 11/03/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity, Security and privacy
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
It may seem strange to suggest that cash-strapped cities consider undertaking two concurrent projects as a way to save money. But Italy-based Council Associate Partner Enel, rightly considered a smart meter and smart grid pioneer, will do just that...
Article - 09/20/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Connectivity
The Dubai South Business Park Free Zone is already a bustling center for aviation, finance, general trading and other businesses. But city leaders recognized the need to greatly enhance the services it provides for them. For other cities considering...
Article - 07/14/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Scroll down for quick takes from Council partners...Schneider Electric, Black & Veatch chosen for military advanced microgrid projectCouncil Lead Partner Schneider Electric and Associate Partner Black & Veatch have been chosen to develop one...
Article - 07/12/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Waste management, Connectivity
Scroll down for quick takes from Council partners...Electronic components maker selects Allied Telesis video surveillance systemTDK Thailand Company, a major electronic components manufacturer, has chosen a video surveillance solution from Council...
Article - 06/03/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
IBM, Cisco and Microsoft ranked as the top three smart city suppliers by Navigant ResearchCouncil Lead Partners IBM, Cisco and Microsoft were named the top three smart city suppliers in the recent Navigant Research Leaderboard Report. These smart...
Article - 05/04/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Telecommunications, Waste management, Connectivity
The technologies that help make cities smart, livable and sustainable range from stationary and mobile sensors, video cameras and -- as we'll likely be seeing in a few short years -- connected cars.All of those Internet of Things-connected devices...
Article - 04/01/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Smart cities are connected cities. That isn’t limited to connecting machines and sensors to the Internet. It means the residents are connected too.New York, one of the largest cities in the world, could not be more different from the Maldives, a...
Article - 01/27/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity
The Thai government's focus on Phuket as its first smart city project aligns closely with its national policy of building a digital economy and a digital society.The national policy is ambitious. Not only does it address digital infrastructure and a...
Article - 01/27/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Telecommunications, Connectivity, Data management
Contributed by Allied TelesisSmart cities are connected cities. As more devices are connected to the city’s data backbone — and as their data becomes increasingly vital to the city’s operation — it’s important to think about how the connections work...
Article - 01/14/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity
Blazing fast 5G wireless technology is generally expected to be available in the U.S. by 2020, although it may come sooner. Hopes are high for the new technology because of its speed and bandwidth. And several companies are working together to make...
Article - 11/11/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
An upgrade to a platform that helps cities network their street lights aims to help them get even more from their investment. And another initiative should help other developers extend the platform even further.Council Associate Partner Silver...
Article - 10/07/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity, Interoperability
By Walter WhiteOne of the most dramatic societal transformations of the last century has been the mass migration of people into cities. People make trade-offs of all kinds when choosing to live in urban, suburban, exurban or rural communities:...
Article - 10/02/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Built environment, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Professor Carlo Ratti, a smart city expert, a architect, engineer and inventor by profession has featured in Blueprint Magazine’s ’25 people who will change the world of design’ and also in the ‘Smart List 2012: 50 people who will change the world’....
Article - 09/29/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity, Data management, Interoperability
As India prepares itself to launch on the global platform for Smart Cities, through the NDA government's '100 Smart Cities' mission, the Smart Cities Council of India had organized a Conclave on Smart Technologies which housed the national and...
Article - 09/29/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Smart City Concepts, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
Male, capital of MaldivesScroll down for short takes from Council partners…Ooredoo launches smart city plan to enrich lives in MaldivesAs part of the initiative, Council Lead Partner Ooredoo introduced Ooredoo Wi-Fi Hangout Areas across prime spots...
Article - 09/11/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Telecommunications, Water and wastewater, Connectivity