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A wireless video trolley (see below) developed for a UK teaching hospital by Cisco helps improve access to language specialists, optimizing patient care and cost efficiency. This case study will be of interest to city leaders and staff in...
Resources - 07/06/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Wellness
Employees of a visiting nurses organization, who together complete approximately 40,000 home visits per day, needed to securely access the organization’s systems from a variety of locations. This case study detailing the IBM enterprise messaging and...
Resources - 07/06/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services, Telecommunications, Connectivity, Security and privacy, Examples and case studies
Through Eye on Earth, a repository for geographical environmental information created by the European Environment Agency and Microsoft, Europeans can see and rate air, water and noise quality with an online application. The "Watches" illustrate an...
Resources - 07/06/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services, Water and wastewater, Citizen engagement, Data management, Policy and leadership, Examples and case studies
The Director of the Tippecanoe School Corporation is ultimately responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of the community’s most precious cargo—its children. In GPS, he saw a way to significantly improve safety, accountability and system...
Resources - 07/04/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Telecommunications
City leaders and transportation planners searching for smarter transportation options will be interested in how a Korean city is using intelligent video analytics to provide real-time traffic information to drivers, conduct traffic surveillance and...
Resources - 07/04/2013
Active Region(s): Main, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Transportation
Emissions from vehicles idling in traffic jams will result in 1,600 premature deaths and $13 billion in "total social costs" in the U.S. by 2020, according to a study from the Harvard Center for Risk Assessment. As city leaders around the world seek...
Resources - 07/04/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services
This white paper on the benefits of broadband from the Communications Workers of America makes the point that high-speed Internet access has become vital to the success of individuals and communities. It suggests governmental action—in partnership...
Resources - 07/03/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Economic development, Telecommunications, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Policy and leadership
In 2013, Smart Cities Council member ABB and Silicon Valley Power (SVP) opened a communications network to provide free public outdoor Wi-Fi access through the city of Santa Clara. Replacing an outdated and limited system that only served parts of...
Resources - 07/03/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity, Smart City Examples
Over the past decade, Amsterdam developed a vision for collaborating, envisioning, developing and testing numerous connected solutions that could pave the way to a smarter, greener urban environment. Its vision evolved into a Cisco Smart+Connected...
Resources - 07/03/2013
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Telecommunications, Connectivity, Policy and leadership, Examples and case studies
Hayward, California needed an city network capable of scaling the services and applications to more effectively support staff and the public. At the same time, it needed a streamlined solution to reduce complexity and cost, enabling the...
Resources - 07/03/2013
Active Region(s): Main, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Connectivity, Examples and case studies