On September 5th, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Carr released a Draft Order to streamline a critical aspect of smart city technology deployment – 5G connectivity. This is a milestone in the U.S.’s race to Read More
The Great Lakes Energy Institute (GLEI) at Case Western Reserve University has entered into a one-year agreement with Johnson Controls to develop and begin marketing their ‘Energy Diagnostics Investigator for Efficiency Savings’ (EDIFES) – software Read More
Mayor Jenny Durkan of Seattle, Washington recently announced the formation of the city’s first Innovation Advisory Council (IAC) to advise on improving city operations with data and technology – particularly in the areas of affordability Read More
The City of Houston, in collaboration with the Army Cyber Institute at West Point, AECOM, and Circadence, is running a three-day exercise to test its ability to deflect and cope with cyber attacks. The trial Read More
Ignite Buffalo recently selected 27 small local businesses to receive a combined $1 million in grants as part of a program funded by Facebook, M&T Bank, Intuit, Amazon, WordPress, and WooCommerce in partnership with 43North, Read More
Smart Columbus – the smart city initiative of the City of Columbus, OH – recently released its Concept of Operations (ConOps) for its Connected Vehicle Environment (CVE) pilot. The purpose of this ConOps is to Read More
Last year, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and Broad Street Ministry (BSM) in Philadelphia, PA received a $300,000 grant from the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage to install and operate Farm for the City Read More
In its first European IoT outreach, SoftBank – a Japanese company which focuses on developing IoT business opportunities – will be partnering with the City of Dublin, Ireland to implement the next generation of IoT Read More
“We are going big. And we are being bold.” “We are ready to partner in ways we have never done before.” “This era will be about alignment and collaboration.” “This is an opportunity for us Read More
We recently had the opportunity to speak with Isabelle Lessard, street lighting engineer for the City of Montreal, about the city’s growing smart city initiatives. Here’s what she shared with us: SCC: You are a Read More
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