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A study from Council Lead Partner MasterCard found that British citizens are gradually warming up to using their mobile phones to pay for goods and services.Following the launch of mobile payment program Apple Pay at over 250,000 locations...
Article - 07/29/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Payments, Connectivity, Research, publications and web sites
Growing EV popularity presents both an increasing challenge and opportunity for grid operators and utilities, accounting for large, synchronized loads on the electric grid and undesirable demand peaks. Council Associate Partner OSIsoft, a...
Article - 07/29/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Microsoft joins U.S. corporate heavyweights in climate change pledge Council Lead Partner Microsoft was one of 13 U.S. companies on Monday that helped launched the American Business Act on Climate...
Article - 07/29/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Water and wastewater, Instrumentation and control, Policy and leadership
Scroll down for five smart ideas from cities around the world...Surrey, B.C. first to integrate IBM's Watson into 'My Surrey' appThe British Columbia city launched a first-of-its-kind pilot project to integrate Council Lead Partner IBM's Watson...
Article - 07/29/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Transportation, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
Building permits aspire to be the next transit times. When cities standardized the way they reported transit conditions, it launched a wave of services and apps to help people better plan their trips. Now cities wonder what software developers could...
Article - 07/29/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Analytics, Data management
Smart cities observe the state of their environment and activities of citizens to provide improved services. The move toward smart cities promises to bring greater automation, intelligent routing and transportation, better monitoring, and better...
Article - 07/28/2015
Active Region(s): India
Two schoolboys called the Howrah City Police in West Bengal, India, earlier this month to let them know their website had been hacked. The perpetrators left offensive messages on the police site. The Times of India reports police traced the IP...
Article - 07/24/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Security and privacy
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…GE solution aids seawater desalination efforts for island of BonairCouncil Lead Partner GE will supply its Procera water filtration equipment package for a seawater desalination plant expansion...
Article - 07/24/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Water and wastewater, Computing resources, Connectivity, Policy and leadership
Soon driverless cars could be shuttling people across the Cambridge University campus. Apps and connected transit systems would make it easier for people to travel beyond the campus. And displays along the digital highway would help people figure...
Article - 07/24/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Citizen engagement
How would you replace your old streetlights with new LEDs for just $1 apiece? That’s the deal some cities are getting and it’s helping to further reduce the already short payback period on the energy-efficient lights.In Massachusetts, Andover city...
Article - 07/24/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Examples and case studies
In the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City in Tianjin, China, Itron deployed one network that runs three meters -- water, electricity and gas.While India's goal of 100 smart cities typically comes to mind first when one thinks of Asian smart city...
Article - 07/24/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater, Security and privacy
Having recognised that cities are the engines of growth and are drawing a million people every minute from rural areas, the Government has introduced the ‘Smart City Challenge’, handing over the onus of planned urbanisation to the states. In the...
Article - 07/23/2015
Active Region(s): India
In Chickasha, Oklahoma, recent murders of three women prompted the local sheriff's department to team with Council Lead Partner Verizon to help women in need. Verizon's HopeLine program isn't new, but neither is domestic violence."It never stops,"...
Article - 07/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Connectivity, Security and privacy
When was the last time your city updated its emergency plan? The way we communicate has changed a lot even over the past few years, so if your city’s website and social media aren’t key parts an emergency plan, it may be time to update it.Like it or...
Article - 07/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Public safety and security, Citizen engagement, Data management
In many parts of the world, it's the height of vacation season. And along with the spy novels and videos you're downloading, we'd like to suggest a few good reads from the smart cities realm.Solving your smart city puzzleIn this blog post, Charbel...
Article - 07/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Definitions and overviews, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership
Washington, D.C.'s Department of General Services (DGS) signed off on an agreement with Iberdrola Renewables for all of the output from the company's South Chestnut 46 MW wind farm in southwestern Pennsylvania.Not only will the deal provide 35% of...
Article - 07/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Policy and leadership
Speaking at the Smart Cities Council India's first tour stop in Ahmedabad were, left to right: Camille Richardson of the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai; Pratap Padode, founder of Smart Cities Council India; Vishal Kundra of AECOM, and Neelesh Kelkar...
Article - 07/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Economic development, Waste management, Policy and leadership
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Qatar Airways migrates systems to Ooredoo Data CenterThe national airline is moving both its primary and backup data to Council Lead Partner Ooredoo’s cloud-hosting platform. The state-of-the-art...
Article - 07/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Computing resources, Instrumentation and control
Imagine a day where people could instantly harness and interact with the abundance of data around them. What if a bus stop became a source of real-time departure updates? Or if a pothole on your walk to work became a platform for good citizen...
Article - 07/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Citizen engagement, Computing resources, Connectivity
When a comprehensive energy efficiency upgrade is completed for the 82 buildings on three community college campuses in the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD), the district will be the first in California to integrate building...
Article - 07/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Analytics, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for five smart ideas from cities around the world...Rotterdam gets innovative with its flood-proofing The low-lying port city in the Netherlands, like other coastal cities around the world, is actively pursuing a more climate-resilient...
Article - 07/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Policy and leadership
As the Internet of Things grows by leaps and bounds, one lingering question remains: Are the network pipelines big enough to get all that data where it needs to go in a timely manner? While companies are exploring a variety of solutions, GE is...
Article - 07/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
A lack of funding has always been a common obstacle that developing nations have struggled to overcome. But a new initiative promises to make it easier for those who want to invest to give, and for those who need the investment to receive.Council...
Article - 07/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Finance and procurement, Financing and procurement tools
The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) intends to invest up to £10 million in a single collaborative R&D project to demonstrate the capability of the Internet of Things (IoT) in an urban area.The competition -- delivered by...
Article - 07/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Connectivity, Policy and leadership
Council Lead Partner Ooredoo's new Electronic Medical Record and Practice Management System (EMR) works through a dedicated connection to give Qatar's healthcare community a way to efficiently handle patient information. The service is intended to...
Article - 07/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Computing resources, Connectivity
Washington Canal ParkOpen space projects from around the globe competed in the Urban Land Institute's 2015 Urban Open Space Award program. Six finalists were recently announced, with a winner to be named in October at ULI's fall meeting.The award,...
Article - 07/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development
Maybe it just seems like Bechtel has an affinity for huge, challenging projects. It recently reached the halfway mark on London’s daunting Crossrail underground rail system. Now it has embarked on a massive tunneling project beneath Saudi Arabia’s...
Article - 07/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation
There’s no question that cities are growing fast. Meantime, there’s more attention than ever on cutting carbon emissions in an attempt to mitigate climate change.The two trends seem mutually exclusive, but a new report shared by Council Lead Partner...
Article - 07/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Analytics, Instrumentation and control
If there are smart cities, why can’t there be smart lakes? Council Lead Partner IBM, along with researchers and water quality groups, have turned a lake in upstate New York into what they’re calling the world’s smartest lake.Using sensors, big data...
Article - 07/15/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Computing resources
Smart Cities Council Founder and Chairman Jesse Berst and Chief Scientist Stuart Cowan were in Beijing as the Chinese government hosted its first Smart City International Expo. Watch a news report about the event, including an agreement reached...
Article - 07/14/2015
Active Region(s): Main, China, North America
The Smart Cities Council India, in the month of February 2015, named India’s 20 Most Promising Cities and Thane was among them. Taking this recognition to the next level, the Council started working towards catalysing the smart journey of the...
Article - 07/11/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Smart City Concepts, Smart City Examples, Visioning and roadmapping tools
Energy storage for the microgrid at Black & Veatch headquarters.There was a time, and it wasn't that long ago, when solar and wind energy were greeted with skepticism and outright resistance from most traditional electric utilities. But look...
Article - 07/10/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…City of Jasper expects to save $3.6 million with Schneider energy renovation A city-wide energy renovation effort in Jasper, Alabama with Council Lead Partner Schneider Electric is expected to return...
Article - 07/10/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Waste management, Connectivity
Many organizations today are working toward or planning to conduct big data projects, but the great majority of those efforts are doomed to fail, according to an SAP blog.Why is that?In a webcast titled "Operationalizing IoT Data for Predictive...
Article - 07/10/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Analytics, Connectivity, Data management, Instrumentation and control
Are you tired of hearing all the warnings about security? Well, there’s something you can do about it. Four things to be exact.Despite the threats, many cities are not taking action -- even when they’re aware of a threat. And the threat is real....
Article - 07/10/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Connectivity, Data management, Security and privacy
The Central Government has kicked-off second generation reforms in fertilizer sector by framing a policy to produce compost from urban waste. The Government believes that this would reduce chemical use and enrich soil.A cabinet note circulated by...
Article - 07/08/2015
Active Region(s): India
To promote better public health and sanitation, the Corporation of Chennai has begun installing 348 fully automated toilets across the city. These toilets are being installed in Royapuram, Medavakkam, Anna Nagar and Purusawalkam areas.These fully-...
Article - 07/08/2015
Active Region(s): India
The Centre is looking at multiple revenue mobilisation measures to meet the huge resources required to make the smart cities scheme a success. This is in addition to the Union Cabinet approving an outlay of Rs 48,000 crore for the smart city scheme...
Article - 07/08/2015
Active Region(s): India
The Central Government has selected Mumbai’s Bhendi Bazar cluster redevelopment project as one of the best smart city proposals and asked BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to share the details with civic authorities across the country.The...
Article - 07/08/2015
Active Region(s): India
By next year, Delhi Metro’s Phase III expansion would add 140 km to the existing network and nearly 15 lakh passengers to the daily ridership figure. In order to ensure smooth flow of commuters, Delhi Metro is on the process of installing 210 new...
Article - 07/08/2015
Active Region(s): India
The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Indian Space Research Organizations (ISRO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on June 23 to effectively plan and monitor the...
Article - 07/08/2015
Active Region(s): India
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has tied up with the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) to connect two modes of transport—buses and metro trains—so that commuters can enjoy a hassle-free public transportation system...
Article - 07/08/2015
Active Region(s): India
Barcelona, one of the world’s top cities in Smart City development, hosts the International Smart City Expo every year. This year, the expo will be held between November 17-19. When Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu attended the Expo last...
Article - 07/08/2015
Active Region(s): India
The worrisome condition of the electric power industry's aging infrastructure has been well-documented. In 2013, for example, a Congressional hearing was told that U.S. power transformers average 40-plus years in age and that 70% of the grid’s...
Article - 07/08/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Analytics, Instrumentation and control
Local councils in the UK are plotting smart cities pilots and projects – but most of their citizens don't have a clue. That's what a survey of 2,000 adults by YouGov and Arquiva suggests. According to the survey, 96% of British adults polled are...
Article - 07/08/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Citizen engagement
Many electric utility and water utility operations are very similar. However, the outage management systems (OMS) electric utilities use to manage information and speed outage restoration are almost unheard of in the water utility industry. Council...
Article - 07/08/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Nobody likes paying for parking, but soon it could actually pay to park on the streets of Las Vegas. Under a new program, parking meters will do double duty, printing coupons good at nearby merchants along with the receipt for the parking fee.As...
Article - 07/08/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Payments, Transportation
The Tribune Cote d'Azur featured the Smart Cities Council's June 2015 Smart Cities Now event held with Alstom Grid in Nice, France. You can read the article, including remarks from Council Executive Director Philip Bane, here. (Note the article...
Article - 07/07/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Narendra Modi launched his 1.13 lakh crore Digital India initiative on July 3 with a vision to digitally empower each and every citizen of the country. Though the plan is ready and we are good to go, but is it that easy to transform words written on...
Article - 07/06/2015
Active Region(s): India
A young woman drove away on a motorcycle while cycle rickshaws and pedestrians made way for each other on the congested road lined with shops selling anything from sweets to electronic gadgets and poorly ventilated residential units.To read full...
Article - 07/06/2015
Active Region(s): India
A smart city should be one that places the cultural development of a city as its central theme and ensures that citizens have an access to all facilities in a smart manner, said VK Pipersenia while inaugurating the North East Smart City Conclave...
Article - 07/06/2015
Active Region(s): India
Chairman of Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority, Dhiren Baruah, today questioned the move of including Tinsukia in the first phase of the Smart Cities mission instead of Guwahati.To read full article click hereSource : TheTelegraph
Article - 07/06/2015
Active Region(s): India
Urban development initiatives, Smart Cities Mission and Housing for All, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, are likely to infuse Rs 4 lakh crore once integrated with other missions like Digital India and Swachh Bharat, say industry...
Article - 07/02/2015
Active Region(s): India
With PM Narendra Modi pressing the need of smart cities, dreaming of 100 smart cities remains no more a far-fetched reality. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Pratap Padode, Founder and Director of the Smart Cities Council of India, discusses the various...
Article - 07/02/2015
Active Region(s): India
Urban development initiatives, Smart Cities Mission and Housing for All, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, are likely to infuse Rs 4 lakh crore once integrated with other missions like Digital India and Swachh Bharat, say industry...
Article - 07/02/2015
Active Region(s): India
The Union government has indicated timelines for its smart city project to take off. Going by these, said a source, the first list of 20 such places to be chosen might be finalised by March 2016. States and Union Territories have got four months to...
Article - 07/02/2015
Active Region(s): India
Everyone believes in Prime Minister Modi's '100 Smart Cities' project. And why won't they. According to Pratap Padode, founder and director of Smart Cities Council of India, smart cities project is just like the umbrella project, which covers NaMo...
Article - 07/01/2015
Active Region(s): India
This informative white paper from Council Lead Partner Cubic Transportation Systems provides an overview of what the pending migration of Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) chip cards will mean for the transportation sector in the U.S.
Resources - 07/27/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
To become a modern, transparent and competitive European city, the city of Zagreb, Croatia, improved its business processes and communication with citizens by partnering with Council Lead Partner Microsoft and Omega Software. This video explains...
Resources - 07/27/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Citizen engagement, Computing resources
How do you extend your reach, both locally and globally, while tightening your budget? For Edinburgh Napier University the answer is in bridging the gap between campuses, each approximately three miles apart. Without online ...
Resources - 07/27/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services, Connectivity, Examples and case studies