The Harvard Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab has launched a new resource to help state and local governments make better procurement decisions. The Procurement Excellence Network is a free online hub, open exclusively to those Read More
The City of Columbus, Ohio now has a solar-powered microgrid which will serve as a backup power source for a water facility. When the main power grid is down, the microgrid will enter “island mode,” Read More
The Indiana Office of Technology is partnering with the state’s two largest public universities – Purdue and Indiana University (IU) – to provide cybersecurity assessments to local governments across the state. Plans are in place Read More
The city of Athens, Greece has partnered with Google to launch an initiative that will promote the city as a tourism destination throughout the year. The initiative – “Athens. The city is the museum” – Read More
The Action Network recently released The Shared Mobility 2030 Action Agenda – an initiative with the aim of promoting shared mobility. The members of The Action Network – which include public, private, and non-profit organizations Read More
The city of Long Beach, Ca has launched a Smart City Initiative to investigate the technological training needs of residents from four specific neighborhoods. The city has partnered with the Long Beach Collaboratory (LB Co-Lab) Read More
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDoT) and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) are working with Ecopia to develop a high-definition map of land cover and transportation networks in the state. The mapping project Read More
The Pontoise-Cormeilles airfield just outside of Paris, France now has Europe’s first fully integrated vertiport terminal for the urban air mobility (UAM) industry. Named the Re.Invent Air Mobility testbed, it will enable a variety of Read More
The City Council of Glasgow, Scotland has approved the Glasgow Green Deal – a nine-year action plan designed to transform the city’s economy and address climate and ecological emergencies. In preparation for the Green Deal Read More
C40 Cities and Bloomberg Philanthropies have announced twenty city finalists for the 2022 C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards. The awards celebrate pioneering projects, recognise leading mayors, provide an opportunity for engagement between communities, and encourage Read More
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