There is a lot happening in the world of smart cities right now. In this article, we explore smart city examples from around the world to see how leaders in Athens, Greece, Chennai, India, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Canterbury-Bankstown, Australia, and Prague, Czech Republic are solving city problems with technology and innovation. Smart City Examples #1: […]
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As urban practitioners, we are increasingly interested in cities as solution providers for problems. The aqueduct of Segovia (Spain) is an example of how cities, in the Roman era, solved the problem of access to drinkable water thanks to a smart invention. Today it attracts hoards of tourists while giving a distinct identity to the
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European cities are taking several approaches to technology and innovation in order to become smart cities of the future. Analyzing the current case studies, one can start to see what does and doesn’t work when scaling pet projects and small pilots into larger solutions. Here are some insights. Biggest Challenges with Scaling Although smart city
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The biggest issues we face in implementing smart city initiatives are not about the technology itself but rather the problems that arise when we try to put ideas into action. As a research community, we talk about things like sensor power, sensor performance, and so on. We see neatly crafted smart cities diagrams, and we
“In God We Trust. Everybody Else Bring Data.” This is the tenet of the leadership team in the City of Louisville, KY, says Chris Seidt, Director of Information Technology. As such, their mayor relies heavily on data, as does the rest of the team, to support the decisions they make to ensure they are being
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Becoming a smart city is about improving the livability, workability, and sustainability of the municipality—making it a place where everyone wants to work, live and play. That said, Michael Pegues, Chief Information Officer of Aurora, Illinois, admits that every city has its own unique way of achieving those goals. “There’s no blueprint for what a
Although individual definitions may vary, many leaders in the smart city space would agree that the term ‘smart city’ broadly refers to a city that is using technology and data to make decisions that will improve city operations and increase the quality of life for residents. Soumya Ghosh, Director of Digital Enablement for the city
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When it comes to the private sector, there are many great examples of businesses that offer stellar customer service. Take Costco, for example. As Franco Amalfi of Oracle put it, “Costco is an experience.” Every time you go in, you can find new products, experience something new, and the level of service you receive is
Jonathan Wisbey, Chief Technology Officer in New Orleans, believes the smart city journey starts at the community level; where people have the best sense of how you can help them and how you can get them the data and information they need to help them live their lives to the extent that they want to.
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Michael Sherwood has been the director of Information Technology for the city of Las Vegas since 2016, and in that time he has worked on hundreds of smart city projects in an effort to bring new technology and new possibilities to the city. Here are some of the key things he has learned along the
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