Sponsored Why Dallas is taking a look back to move forward 3rd December 2018 The Dallas Smart City Living Lab is a very good example of how a city can initiate several integrated projects in a small slice of an urban environment. It’s also a very good example of why collaboration and citizen engagement are key elements that help guarantee successful outcomes. The Dallas Smart Cities Living Lab is […]
Sponsored Asset Management for Dummies: A Step-by-Step Guide to Modern Asset Management 30th November 2018 Bridges, roads, parks and even sewage and garbage management are things we all take for granted but will notice immediately if they aren’t working to the levels we’ve come to expect
Sponsored Baltimore’s ambitious strategy to dramatically reduce food waste and feed the hungry 26th November 2018 Food rescue and recovery programs aren’t new. We’ve reported on their strategies and technologies they use before. The benefits to keeping food that restaurants, stores and others can’t use out of landfills are numerous: feeding the hungry, reducing air pollution and wasting fewer resources like the water and energy it took to grow it. The […]
Sponsored How Seattle is working with tech leaders to address its housing challenges 19th November 2018 If you’re looking for an innovative solution to a pressing problem, one of the best places to start is with the innovative thinkers who live and work in your city. Universities and tech firms are often an untapped source of valuable expertise. Seattle is trying to change that with a new Innovation Advisory Council that’s […]
Sponsored NC State University streamlines procurement process by integrating with Graybar 19th November 2018 North Carolina State University (NC State University) needed to streamline and automate their ordering and invoicing process for the faculty and staff while reducing costs and risks. Its solution was to build an interactive user interface and rely on Graybar for the electrical, data communications and security products as well as Graybar’s contract terms and […]
Sponsored How close collaboration is advancing Birmingham 22nd October 2018 More than 150 people who represent the full spectrum of those who live, work and lead the city of Birmingham participated in the city’s Readiness Workshop, part of its package for being one of five winners of the 2018 Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge. “Our city is in the middle of an evolution that is […]
Sponsored Tearing down silos 10th October 2018 Cary, N.C., is increasing interdepartmental cooperation to better serve its citizens.
Sponsored Three ideas to close the digital divide in your city 10th September 2018 By Kevin Ebi, Smart Cities Council Pick 10 Americans at random and you’ll find that at least one of them doesn’t use the internet. The latest research from the Pew Research Center finds 11% of Americans don’t go online. There are some common traits among them. They tend to be older, though they aren’t exclusively elderly. […]
Sponsored Readiness Challenge: How Las Vegas’s spirit of innovation will benefit all 13th August 2018 Kevin Ebi, global managing editor of the Smart Cities Council, explains how Las Vegas took advantage of its Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge to focus on mobility, civic engagement and public safety.
Sponsored U.S. Communities announces new energy savings contract 7th August 2018 The new U.S. Communities contract for energy consulting and management services has been awarded to Tradition Energy.
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020