By Michael Tschirret, Marketing Communications Manager for Smart Cities, Sensus In this day and age, the Internet of Things (IoT) has brought new meaning to the word “connected”. All over the world, machine to machine Read More
The city of San Diego, California is partnering with the U.S. Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) to collaborate on researching and installing smart cities technology – including applications using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), renewable energy, Read More
Mayor Bill Peduto of the City of Pittsburgh recently signed an executive order called the Pittsburgh Principles, which defines expectations and policies for autonomous vehicle (AV) testing. The Principles include: instituting transparent lines of communication Read More
IDC Government Insights Asia Pacific has opened public voting for its 5th Smart City Asia Pacific Awards (SCAPA) search for the top smart city initiatives in the region (excluding Japan). These awards will recognize the Read More
Liberstad, Norway’s first private, autonomous city strives to be created with “efficiency, transparency, and community in mind”. A private city is a city that is owned and operated exclusively by private individuals and/or organizations and Read More
EnergyAustralia – one of Australia’s three major electricity retailers – is launching a $15 million AUD program with the goal of helping charities cut their power bills by as much as 50% by installing free Read More
The Urban Farming Institute of Boston (UFI) offers a series of urban farming courses as part of their 2019 Farming Training Program. The program trains residents from Boston neighborhoods in the basics of small scale Read More
The Siemens Foundation – in collaboration with Siemens Building Technologies and the Association of Controls Professionals (ACP) – is launching a new workforce training program to fill skilled positions in the intelligent buildings industry. The Read More
The city of Cambridge in the United Kingdom will launch the Urban Data Project with Telensa – a smart street lighting and smart city applications company – in March of this year. Telensa has worked Read More
Cities in the the five-county metro Atlanta, Georgia region, the Atlanta Regional Commission, and the Food Well Alliance are partnering on a pilot project that brings together local governments and communities across the region to Read More
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