The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has announced a five-year, $5.25 million US initiative to take a citizen-centered approach to studying autonomous vehicles (AV) and how the technology will affect urban mobility. The Read More
Google is working with with Aclima – a San Francisco environmental sensor company – to expand their expand their environmental sensor network globally. Air quality sensors from Aclima will be installed in fifty of its Read More
Officials from the city of Brooklyn, New York recently announced joint sponsored legislation to expand urban agriculture and maintain community shared space at Ashford Street Abundant Garden. The new legislation will insure the Department of Read More
Melanie Morgan isn’t just a Data Analyst for the City of Centennial, Colorado, one of the most forward-thinking city-based innovation teams in the country; she also has a background in city planning and public health. Read More
At the CO Smart Cities Symposium, state, local and business leaders put the concept of collaboration into action. One of the important outcomes of the conference was the announcement of The Colorado Open Lab, an Read More
I recently had the privilege to speak with Jordan Finegan, a Smart Cities Consultant at Denver’s Office of Technology Services and Public Works, about Denver’s Living Lab and her role within the project. As a Read More
The state of Victoria in south-eastern Australia recently launched a $3 million AU grant program to support the development of a renewables-based microgrid project and help grow the new energy technology sector in the Latrobe Read More
The city of Wilson, North Carolina, recently received a $10,000 grant from smart cities accelerator US Ignite to enable development of a new live-streaming app to use with its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) public safety Read More
The British Embassy’s UK Israel Tech Hub – a public-private initiative that aims to promote tech and innovation partnerships between the two countries – is currently accepting applications from Israeli startups to join its new Read More
The Internet of Things (IoT) has arrived, and connected devices are increasingly involved in our day to day lives. Many cities do not have the technology required to run even the most basic of these Read More
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