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Scroll down for short takes from Council partnersQualcomm, AMC Health team to improve care for at-risk patientsQualcomm Life, a subsidiary of Council Lead Partner Qualcomm, announced a collaboration with AMC Health, a privately held provider of real...
Article - 03/27/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
From instantaneous business information to solutions that put data in the fog and pull insights out, Council partners demonstrated a variety of technologies at the Smart Cities Now event in Charlotte, NC -- technologies that are already paying off...
Article - 03/27/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Connectivity, Examples and case studies
When cities ask me to boil down my advice to a word or two, I often answer "multi-purpose." Cities need to leverage their investments so they buy once and use many times. This is true for their physical infrastructure. And it is true for their...
Article - 03/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Citizen engagement, Computing resources, Connectivity, Interoperability
Gartner expects phenomenal growth in the number of connected things due to more intense urbanization and a need for city leaders to find the right balance between limited resources and environmental sustainability issues.And that growth is a boon...
Article - 03/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control, Research, publications and web sites
It can be tough for tech startups to get established, avoid costly mistakes and secure a spot in their chosen market. But soon Internet of Things (IoT) startups in the EMEA region will be able to count on help through the Challenge Up! program, a...
Article - 03/20/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Transportation, Computing resources, Connectivity
Even though technology has evolved rapidly over the past several decades, the basic process for summoning emergency responders hasn’t. If you need help, you typically need to find a phone and make a voice call to an emergency number.People needing...
Article - 03/20/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Public safety and security, Computing resources, Connectivity
The weak link with traffic signals is often the motorists. Systems can be designed to optimize the flow, but it’s still incumbent upon drivers to do what the lights tell them to do. In one Chinese city where drivers tend to take traffic control into...
Article - 03/18/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Schneider Electric partners on Canada’s first university-based smart grid labCouncil Lead Partner Schneider Electric, the Ontario Ministry of Energy and Ryerson University announced the opening of...
Article - 03/18/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Transportation, Computing resources, Connectivity
Scroll down for today's short takes from Council partners…UK power giant first to go live with innovative GE technology UK Power Networks -- the United Kingdom's largest power distribution company -- is the first to implement Council Lead Partner...
Article - 03/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
When EPB embarked on its smart grid upgrade, the utility may or may not have anticipated the benefits that were to come beyond more reliable, cheaper electric service and ultra-fast Internet for the 169,000-plus residences and businesses in its...
Article - 03/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
A city in southwest England will soon be covered by a wireless umbrella designed to connect everything, allowing enterprising researchers to find new uses for the data that’s generated. The goal is to turn the city of Bristol into a hotbed of smart...
Article - 03/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Analytics, Citizen engagement, Computing resources, Connectivity, Interoperability, SCC Spotlight Cities
Satellites are used in a number of ways, from data communications and telecommunications to broadcasting. Internet service companies, government agencies, the military and others increasingly depend on them. If you watch cable TV, chances are you...
Article - 03/11/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity
Grant County Public Utility District already claims title to the fastest Internet connections in the U.S. Now it plans to increase its access speeds even further – and to expand its wireless broadband Internet network to more areas of the county it...
Article - 03/06/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity
Barely one year into its efforts to replace old street lights with networked LEDs, Florida Power & Light has announced plans to greatly expand the program. The expansion turns what was already one of the largest smart street lighting projects in...
Article - 03/06/2015
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Connectivity
A move to help millions of daily commuters around the world experience faster, more convenient and personalized ways to get around by tapping into the power of their mobile phones was just announced by MasterCard and Cubic Transportation Systems....
Article - 03/04/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Cisco wins contract for major Dubai smart city projectThe Dubai Design District, a greenfield smart city project expected to launch as many as 130 smart initiatives over the course of its development...
Article - 03/04/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
A new effort named Espresso is designed to perk up the business of transmitting data over power lines. Council Lead Partner Enel is leading the effort, which enlists researchers, government agencies and other companies to find ways to turn...
Article - 03/04/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Analytics, Connectivity, Data management
Gregory Curtin, founder and CEO of Council Associate Partner Civic Resource Group International, talks about fulfilling the promise of technology in this new mobile/cloud/data first world.
Resources - 03/27/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity
To achieve its mission of full potential of inclusive citizenship and more effective financial governance, the Egypt Ministry of Finance seeks the widest financial inclusion initiatives and collaboration between the public and private sectors. Read...
Resources - 03/25/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Economic development, Payments, Connectivity
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and its private sector partners, including Net1 and Council Lead Partner MasterCard, were able to rapidly and radically reform the distribution of social security benefits nationwide. Together, they...
Resources - 03/24/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services, Payments, Connectivity
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust wanted to improve workflow and communications throughout its services to help doctors and nurses connect more efficiently and deliver higher levels of care. Belfast Trust deployed Lync Server 2010 from Council...
Resources - 03/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services, Telecommunications, Connectivity
The city of Buenos Aires places great importance on meeting the needs of its citizens, as well as the commuters and tourists who come into the city every day. Working with Council Lead Partner Microsoft and its partners, the city has explored ways...
Resources - 03/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
The Norfolk County Council (NCC) will utilize a cloud-based information hub to transform the delivery of integrated public services in Norfolk, with the goal of driving efficiencies through smart use of technology and multi-agency collaboration. By...
Resources - 03/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity
Much of the world's population does not have access to a bank account or any other reliable way to store and access their money. They are reliant on cash and all the perils that come with it. Financial inclusion, as this video from Council Lead...
Resources - 03/12/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Economic development, Payments, Connectivity
Snapdragon Sense ID is the first comprehensive mobile biometric solution based on ultrasonic technology. Watch this video from Council Lead Partner Qualcomm to learn more about this cutting-edge fingerprint authentication breakthrough.
Resources - 03/09/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Connectivity