The Australian Government has released details of all 52 projects funded $28.5 million AUS under the first round of its Smart Cities and Smart Suburbs program. 176 applications were received, and a second funding round Read More
As one of 17,000 attendees at the 6th annual Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, it was easy to get lost in the crowd. And while large corporate companies certainly had formidable and Read More
In a recent talk Lamar Gardere, the former Chief Information Officer for the city of New Orleans, pointed out that giving citizens access to databases built public trust and increased feedback from residents. The city Read More
The city of Cary, North Carolina has been taking steps over the past year to launch several connected technology initiatives to increase the efficiency of municipal services and improve the quality of residents’ lives. The Read More
The city of Auckland, New Zealand has created the Vector Lights competition to promote it’s new solar-powered lighting on Auckland’s Harbor Bridge. Primary and intermediate school students have been challenged to invent something that uses Read More
Richard Canady from the White House Office of Science has created the foundation Food Intelligent Grids (FIG), with the vision of improving food security by creating smart urban food systems. The mission of the Foundation Read More
Researchers from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom, the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and Aarhus University in Denmark are working together on the five-year “Smart Cities and Open Data Re-use” (SCORE) Read More
In anticipation of the Smart Cities Innovation Summit Asia this week, I spoke with the Mayor of Goyang City, Sung Choi, about what it means to him to be a smart community. SCC: What are Read More
The Smart City Innovation Centre (SCIC) in Hong Kong was officially opened this month. A collaboration between the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation Read More
By guest author Barak Epstein, Co-Founder, SmartAustin There is an enormous global opportunity for startups to bring new technologies and solutions to cities and help solve major civic challenges such as transportation, health, energy and Read More
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