The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a report – produced by the Interagency International Cybersecurity Standardization Working Group (IICS WG) – which examines what needs to happen next for the development Read More
Researchers at RMIT University’s Micro Nano Research Facility in Australia have developed a new, ultra-thin, self-modifying coating that responds to heat and cold to create smart windows. Working with colleagues at the University of Adelaide Read More
By guest writer Matthew Donahue, Director of the Tax and Regulatory Market Strategy, LexisNexis Risk Solutions The global consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers put out a study a couple of years ago that estimated nearly 41% of Read More
With growing urban populations relying on city services, smart cities initiatives are being established globally to maximize the usage of limited and increasingly expensive resources. Smart city initiatives carry with them many goals, centered on Read More
Steve Young, Vice President of Information Technology for VIA Metropolitan Transit, speaks about winning the Smart 50 Awards and the VIA Mobile Ticketing project in San Antonio, Texas. The VIA goMobile app gives customers in Read More
Mitch Landrieu, the mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana recently announced the Downtown NOLA Energy Challenge, a competition between business owners across downtown New Orleans to reduce their energy usage. The city has partnered with the Read More
The city of Fremont, California’s first solar farm is expected to go live with 200 subscribers who have either purchased physical solar panels or a share of the solar energy that comes out of the Read More
Renault is working towards making the Madeira island of Porto Santo in Portugal a “smart island”. In a bid for energy independence, the pilot program is using Renault’s Zoe electric vehicles (EVs), home batteries, smart Read More
Guest post by Lisa Garvey, Mojo Blog Was it the seriously good chicken-fried steak at the all-night CityCafe after 12 hours of delayed ice-storm travel? (Just me and the nice cops at 4am.) Was it Read More
Essex County Council and Hertfordshire County Council today announced that they are working together to pilot new smart city services. “Hertfordshire and Essex are pioneers of smart street lighting, and between them already use Telensa Read More
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