University of California President Janet Napolitano, along with Mexican Secretary of Energy, Pedro Joaquin Coldwell, recently announced new funding of $10 million to be used toward energy efficiency research projects in Mexico. The funding will Read More
Black & Veatch is partnering with the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus in New York state to design and assess the financial and energy efficiency of a microgrid designed to provide resilient, clean energy for the Read More
IBM and Dublin City University (DCU) have formed a collaborative R&D pilot project to leverage the internet of things (IoT) to help protect our water. The collaboration will focus on newly developed DCU sensor technologies, Read More
The city of San Antonio, Texas held a Smart Cities Readiness Workshop in March of this year with the goal of creating a road map for future development. Chief Innovation Officer, Jose de la Cruz, Read More
Nuatali Nelmes, the Lord Mayor of the City of Newcastle in Australia has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the global network of leading smart cities, Global Smart City & Community Coalition (GSC3). The Read More
Bloomberg Philanthropies – the New York City based charity – is introducing a new certification initiative which will publicly recognize the municipal governments that most effectively use data to allocate resources and improve residents’ lives. Read More
As the City of Atlanta’s first director of urban agriculture, Mario Cambardella is responsible for all aspects related to urban agriculture, including agricultural policy development. He cultivates partnerships with local non-profits like Truly Living Well Read More
Brownsville – a residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn in New York City – will be the first to have its own Neighborhood Innovation Lab. The tech equity initiative brings together community members, government, educators, Read More
Creating smart cities is not only for architects and technologists, increasingly students in both K-12 and universities are becoming involved in building smarter communities. One program working in this arena is Moonshot, run by Senior Read More
The increased prevalence of renewable energy usage in Germany’s power grid, prompted scientists from the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research in Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) to look for improved, self-learning algorithms to get a more Read More
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