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City Leaders Answer 5 Important Questions about Data and Privacy

The word ‘smart cities’ is often associated with technology, but it’s the data that comes from that technology that actually allows cities to make smarter decisions that impact communities. During the Data and Privacy Panel at the Smart Cities Innovation Accelerator at Melbourne, city officials gathered to share their thoughts on a variety of questions […]

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Building a Data Marketplace: 6 Fundamental Principles of the CTM I3 Platform

Jerry Power and his team at the Institute of Communication Technology Management (CTM) were working on a presentation about the current trends in IoT when the University of Southern California posted an open call inviting everyone working on IoT projects to come together to discuss their research. When they attended the event, the room was

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5 Goals to Consider When Creating a Smart City

Driverless cars scoot by on curb-less streets that seamlessly transform into no-traffic public plazas at specific times each day. To the side stand multi-use buildings, constructed out of the latest in inexpensive and sustainable materials, with semi-public ground floors and upper levels that include residential, office, and light industrial spaces. Underneath lies an underground tunnel

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Data: What Is Important Now and What Should We Be Doing?

In the panel session ‘Data: What Is Important Now and What Should We Be Doing?’ representatives spoke about how they are working around challenges related to the influx of data collected by smart city technology. This review of the main themes is meant to help other cities gain an understanding of what to expect as

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9 Realizations for City Officials to Consider After the 2018 Atlanta Cyber-Attack

In the first few months of 2018, nearly every tweet on the Department of Atlanta Information Management’s Twitter account referred to smart cities. The tweets were building up to a smart cities forum, where key players would discuss the city’s forward progress in smart city applications such as smart traffic, smart building & homes, energy

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