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Every day in Stockholm, Sweden, nearly 21,000 people visit a doctor; about 3,500 people are admitted to the city’s seven hospitals; and about 80 children are born. They are the concern of hospital administrators, doctors, nurses, physician’s...
Resources - 11/06/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services, Computing resources, Examples and case studies
Since it was founded in 1999, Urban Age Institute (UAI) has been dedicated to a singular proposition: bring together a carefully chosen set of urban sustainability and technology stakeholders and gather them around a common platform in ways that...
Resources - 11/06/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Economic development, Energy, Transportation, Policy and leadership
This white paper by Daniel Radcliffe and Rodger Voorhies of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation describes how the cash-digital divide creates stark inequities in the financial lives of poor households. The authors depict what digital...
Resources - 10/30/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Upward Mobility
IBM scientists have developed a mobile authentication security technology based on the radio standard known as near field communication (NFC). As this video explains, the technology provides an extra layer of security when using an NFC-enabled...
Resources - 10/30/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments, Public safety and security, Security and privacy
Many cities seek to be more sustainable by encouraging the use of mass transit. One way to do so is to switch to convenient, innovative payment solutions. In a growing number of cities, transit systems are using smart payment solutions to facilitate...
Resources - 10/30/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments
This video provided by Council Lead Partner MasterCard highlights the launch of Esparacard in the Turkish city of Eskisehir. You'll see how the people of Eskisehir now enjoy the benefits of an electronic ticketing system for transit as well as for...
Resources - 10/30/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments, Transportation, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
A payment is contactless when you don’t insert your card at checkout. Instead, you hold it within five centimeters of the terminal. Payment information is sent wirelessly and processed. Contactless cards are a faster, more convenient alternative for...
Resources - 10/30/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Economic development, Payments, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
The city of Toronto faced a growing need to streamline the disbursement of social benefits. And to reduce the cost of collecting the funds for those recipients, since one in four do not have a bank account to receive direct bank deposits.To face...
Resources - 10/30/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services, Payments, Examples and case studies
A major retailer in South Korea set a challenging goal: to become the number one grocery retailer without adding new physical stores. Instead, they created “virtual” stores, starting with the city’s subway stations.Displays at virtual stores are the...
Resources - 10/30/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
Tianjin Eco-Cityis a flagship collaborative project between Singapore and China. Established in 2007, it is built on the vision of being “a thriving city which is socially harmonious, environmentally friendly and resource-efficient.” Located in the...
Resources - 10/30/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater, Instrumentation and control, Interoperability, Examples and case studies