The Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Innovacorp recently awarded $700,000 CD to support local developers who are working on sustainable energy solutions. Their ‘Smart Energy Innovation Program’ – part of the province’s Electricity Plan Read More
In June of 2016, Kansas City, Missouri, announced that it would invest $15 million in a public-private partnership with Cisco to make a two-mile smart streetcar corridor. It added free public Wi-Fi across 51 downtown Read More
The city of Cincinnati is focusing on open data as the key to becoming a truly smart city. Leigh Tami, the city’s chief performance officer has been assessing available data, how it can be analyzed, Read More
With the increased integration of IoT technologies in vehicles, a number of steps are being taken to guard against cyber attacks. “All of your electronic conveniences are, potentially, electronic vulnerabilities,” said Jack Dunham, a member Read More
The Transportation Authority of Marin County, California (TAM) commissioned a $30,000 study collect origin-destination (OD) data specific to Marin County to provide an updated understanding of its travel patterns and to support the update of Read More
A joint study on the key influencing factors of a smart city conducted by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR), PricewaterhouseCoopers WPG GmbH (PwC) and the Fraunhofer Institute Read More
Smart Fintry, a community project based in the Stirlingshire village of Fintry in Scotland, has become the first smart village in the UK. Using the existing grid, wireless communications, and smart meters to balance demand Read More
Written by guest author Lauren Riga The Indiana General Assembly’s 2017 Legislative Session recently adjourned with the passing of a two-year $32+ billion budget. The new budget contains key wins for technology and innovation. The Read More
The state of Illinois has implemented upgrades to its power grid since 2012 and has seen significant benefits. Enhancements have been made in the delivery of electricity to consumers and in how consumers can measure Read More
The University of Florida (UF) recently announced that it is awarding nearly $313,000 in community research grants as part of its Strategic Development Plan. University researchers will be using Gainesville as a living laboratory to Read More
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