The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced awards to five winning teams under the first two rounds of The Future Grid Challenge. The five teams will work in public-private partnerships Read More
The city of Glasgow, Scotland is launching a project designed to better manage rainwater with the aim of reducing the negative economic and social impact of flooding to homes, businesses and transportation, as well as Read More
Piero Pelizzaro, Milan’s Chief Resilience Officer, recently spoke in a webinar regarding the city’s Coronavirus response effort. The effort is split into three groups: emergency management, community support for those who are uninfected but in Read More
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has published its ‘Interim Guidance for Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among People Experiencing Un-sheltered Homelessness.’ It is intended to provide key actions that local and state health Read More
A new study by the UK’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) – ‘Future Cities Trends and Implications’ – examines global trends in city development and how the changing face of cities and increasing urbanization Read More
Guest author William Maguire, Founder, Connected Communities Consulting When I started writing about what I then called “smart city” projects, the term seemed apt. High profile “smart city” projects were collaborations between IT/telecommunications vendors and Read More
The Taipei City Government and Turing Drive will begin trial runs of autonomous electric buses on a designated road in the city during off-peak hours in May 2020. The autonomous buses will run from 12:30 Read More
Guest author Bryan Darr, EVP, Smart Cities at Ookla As events are cancelled and facilities are shut down across the country, the importance of home broadband access has suddenly taken on a new urgency. The Read More
Empire State Development and the Israel Innovation Authority have launched the Smart Cities Innovation Partnership program. The program will designate up to five Smart Cities in New York State who will have the opportunity to Read More
The Linux Foundation is making new open source technology available to developers around the world to help build emergency communications networks that will foster connectivity between first responders and civilians during or after natural disasters. Read More
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