The City Council of Des Moines, IA recently approved a resolution that sets a timeline for several milestones in the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources – along with a series of carbon Read More
MediaCityUK has partnered with Connected Places Catapult to hold the UK Smart City Innovation Testbed program. It aims to discover how cities can use technology to adapt to a post-COVID world, especially how cities can Read More
Bloomberg Philanthropies has launched its 2021 Global Mayors Challenge, which will award 15 cities $1 million each for innovations developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The four themes for this year’s competition will address Read More
The USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production is seeking members for a new advisory committee on urban agriculture. The 12-person committee will advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the development of policies and Read More
Reproducing events in the virtual world can be challenging – calling for creativity and, very often, new uses for technology. The city of Grapevine, Texas is known for its annual Christmas parade and found a Read More
The City of Santa Fe, NM is partnering with researchers from Carnegie Mellon University to implement a smartphone app that would let residents track when COVID-19 is impacting their social circle. The program – called Read More
The City of Montreal recently presented its new climate plan – Climate Plan 2020-2030 – which aims to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 55 percent (from 1990 levels) within ten years and become carbon Read More
SmartCityPHL – part of Philadelphia’s Office of Innovation and Technology – is partnering with SolveOpen to provide a collaborative innovation platform that defines the city’s challenges and invites proposed solutions from anyone with ideas. “This Read More
Cardinal Health, Huntington and AEP sign on as first customers to buy Ohio-based clean energy from Smart Columbus Energy, powered by AEP Energy Cardinal Health, American Electric Power (AEP) and Huntington are the first companies Read More
The Mayor of London, England has partnered with Nesta Challenges to launch the £1m Mayor’s Resilience Fund to help support organizations in identifying and developing solutions to the city’s biggest challenges. The goal is for Read More
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