A one-year, $400,000 (over Rwf344.8 million) research project – ‘Urban Governance and Turning African Cities’ – has been implemented in in six African cities in Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa and Angola. Led by Read More
The San Jose Smart City Vision has the stated goal of making San José America’s most innovative city by 2020. The city is looking a three factors to achieve this goal: core values, key goals, Read More
The University of Purdue is partnering with the Indiana Housing and Community Development Agency and industry partners to conduct a four-year research project examining how households consume energy. The project is being funded a $3.6 Read More
The Asian Development Bank, TNB Ventures, Mekong Business Initiative, and Australian Aid have partnered to create the Global Smart City Innovation Challenge for Vietnam competition, with the aim of bringing deployable solutions from around the Read More
Five cities have been named the winners of IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge program – Busan, Korea; Palermo, Italy; San Isidro, Argentina; San Jose, US; and Yamagata City, Japan. The cities will receive pro bono consultative Read More
IBM Global Entrepreneur program connects startups to IBM’s network of clients, partners, business leaders, and technology. The program recently cited 10 innovative startups that are building solutions to promote the creation of smart cities in Read More
In the past, the German company, Sonnen, has specialized in behind-the-meter batteries, which primarily provide emergency back-up power for solar equipped homes. Now, partnering with AutoGrid, developers of a data analytics platform that manages distributed Read More
Innovative smart city projects are taking place worldwide. Here are some that have our interest: The Biogas Boat, Amsterdam The founders of Café de Ceuvel in Amsterdam have always sought to reduce their impact on Read More
Smart Cities are all the global rage these days. As with any emerging trend, it’s a bit of the Wild West with little consistency or agreement across international communities on definitions, frameworks or metrics to Read More
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