“The challenges around managing water responsibly are not just about conservation. Conservation is a bottom line mission, but the challenge with conservation is that it impacts the utility’s bottom line,” said Nathan Allen, Executive Director Read More
Eight years ago, at the beginning of the Obama administration, the federal government began making increased investments in efficiency. Attention was given to high–performance commercial buildings, because of the profound potential for impact on overall Read More
The National League of Cities (NLC) just released “Trends in Smart City Development“, a collection of case studies about how five cities – Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago, Charlotte, and New Delhi, India – are implementing Read More
The Town of Berwick recently announced that it will have the first smart town hall in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Working with Cisco, Hanatech and i-Valley, the new town hall will feature ultra-high-speed Read More
Every city has a key ingredient – something rooting and dependable; from the development of a specific industry to the tradition of a university or the legacy of investing in innovation, there’s something about each Read More
If you’re a member of the tech sector then smart cities and the Internet of Things are not new topics. In fact you may be wondering why they have not become more mainstream until just Read More
There is an enormous global opportunity for startups to bring new technologies and solutions to cities and to help solve major civic challenges in areas, such as transportation, healthcare, energy, and emergency response. Unfortunately, an Read More
San Diego has more PhDs per capita than anywhere else in the country. And while that is an impressive stat, that’s not what makes it smart. I had the chance to visit with and learn Read More
“Bristol is Open”, the programmable city initiative in Bristol, England, recently won the Internet of Things award in the The Smart Cities Award category at the World Communications Awards and Internet of Things Awards. The Read More
The Programmable City project at Maynooth University in Ireland offers free online videos from their recent workshops. Topics include counter-terrorism, smart urbanism in India, sustainable cities, open data, and many others. The project examines the Read More
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