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
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
The SmartCOS program – a collaboration between the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) – is installing 50 smart streetlight controllers on existing LED streetlights as part of a pilot project Read More
Abu Dhabi Municipality (ADM) – the capital of the United Arab Emirates – and Orange Business Services have partnered to develop a smart cities virtualization app for its city management services. It is intended to Read More
The foundational technology of a smart city includes connectivity and power. In the U.S., the connectivity conversation over the past few years has been dominated by network upgrades to 5G and digital equity. The utility Read More
The city of Chicago, IL is already more than halfway to meeting its emissions reduction target for 2025. According to the 2017 Greenhouse Gas Inventory report, it reduced its carbon emissions by 15% from 2005 Read More
The mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, recently signed LA’s Green New Deal: Leading by Example which sets out his vision for a carbon-neutral city and pledges a firm commitment to environmental justice and equity. Read More
The city of St Louis, Missouri has completed working with the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (DHS S&T) Directorate and local software development company Coolfire on a successful smart city pilot related to Read More
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate – working with the City of St Louis, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), and the T-REX Innovation Center (T-REX) – has completed the final Read More
Rubicon, a technology company that provides cloud-based waste, recycling, and smart city solutions to businesses and governments worldwide, and Helvetia Environnement, Switzerland’s waste management market leader, announced that they have signed an agreement to bring more Read More
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