A peer-to-peer parking marketplace that connects Arizona State Universitystudents with nearby affordable parking options has won Phoenix’s third Smart City Hack competition.
Read MoreThe idea of smart cities – infrastructure interlinked by software – isn’t new, but it’s undeniably cool. Who wouldn’t want to live somewhere where programs use data and evidence, not intuition, to actively improve their day-to-day lives?
Read MoreThe research highlights the progress made by Edinburgh in its 16-year smart city journey
Read MoreForget New York and Los Angeles—it's really the small to midsize metro areas like Columbus, Ohio, that are successfully implementing smart-city programs.
Read MoreTelensa, a manufacturer of smart streetlights, saw its revenues double year-over-year, according to The Register.Further, the company announced that it will move production of its smart streetlights from Asia back to Wales later this year, which is where the firm's corporate headquarters is located.
Read MoreLast year, 78 midsize cities applied to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) inaugural Smart City Challenge to develop projects for an "integrated, first-of-its-kind smart transportation system that would use data, applications, and technology to help people and goods move more quickly, cheaply, and efficiently."
Read MoreTeams of high school students develop tech-based solutions for city government problems with help from local tech companies.
Read MoreWith all the hype around smart cities today, you would think they are ubiquitous. Even though there are a few high-profile examples, smart cities aren’t yet as widespread as you might think.
Read MorePITTSBURGH — In 2015, Monocle magazine, a favorite read of the global hipsterati, published an enthusiastic report on Lawrenceville, the former blue-collar neighborhood here filled with cafes, hyped restaurants and brick rowhouses being renovated by flippers.
Read MoreSmart-city technology might better clear snow in the winter. It could spare sewers from breaking in spring rains, reduce the potholes that snarl your car’s alignment and whittle down the eternities you’re stuck at red lights.
Read MoreSmart technology is changing how cities are run, how residents live and how businesses attract employees. For the last decade, cities have been building high-speed internet and using digital technology to expand city services.
Read More“Healthcare, urban tech, education, and transportation are four areas where I see a tremendous possibility of efficiency gains through a use of IOT. If you asked me to choose my favorite problem to solve, it would be solving generational problems in these sectors,” said Hardik.
Read MoreSmart technology is changing how cities are run, how residents live and how businesses attract employees. For the last decade, cities have been building high-speed internet and using digital technology to expand city services.
“Healthcare, urban tech, education, and transportation are four areas where I see a tremendous possibility of efficiency gains through a use of IOT. If you asked me to choose my favorite problem to solve, it would be solving generational problems in these sectors,” said Hardik.
Read MoreIt’s perhaps fitting that the Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo– held in Austin last week, and collocated with the US Ignite Application Summit – wrapped on the eve of a (very) long 4th of July weekend. Because rethinking the running and management of our cities–with the help of new technology and data tools– is a good way to honor this country’s birthday. If sorting out the key smart cities issues means looking beyond past accomplishments and entering some uncharted waters at the confluence of deep technical, political, and demographic tides, all the more reason to jump in feet first. And jump in we did last week in Austin, with a major conference exploring the use of technology, policy, data, and more to help cities become more efficient, secure, and sustainable–while improving the quality of life of its citizens and visitors.
Read MoreYou can’t really talk about what’s happening in Denver without mentioning what’s happening 5,800 miles away in Fujisawa, the Japanese town Panasonic built on top of its old factory outside Tokyo. Its 600 homes and 400 apartments — all sold out but still filling up — were designed to withstand earthquakes, are all outfitted with solar panels, and are all hooked up to the smart grid. It took over a decade to get Fujisawa up and running, but Panasonic wanted to reproduce it in the U.S. using an already established city.
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