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“THE ISSUE” (Traffic Health Environment Intelligent Solutions Sustaining Urban Economies) is a new EU-funded project that aims to deliver green traffic management systems in European cities and towns. The implementation of this project brings together research clusters Continue reading…
The Intelligent Community Forum just named its 2012 Top Seven Intelligent Communities of the year in Honolulu, Hawaii. The ICF’s Top Seven are communities that provide a model of economic Continue reading…
Boyd Cohen, LEED AP, climate strategist, presents a ranking of the world’s smartest cities, from New York to Hong Kong. Pundits and industry insiders expect smart cities to become a sizable market, with projections of nearly $40 billion spent on smart-cities technologies by 2016. Continue reading…
The Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research is planning a special issue on Smart Applications for Smart Cities: New Approaches to Innovation. Continue reading…
An ICT workshop on the intelligent governance of large urban system was held recently in Dubai, by EPFL Middle East, a unit of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. This was the first in a series of planned workshops on the topic, and it provided Continue reading…
In 2016, it’s estimated that $39.5 billion will be spent on smart city technology, up from $8.1 billion in 2010. Cisco produced an infographic to show how these investments are making smarter cities. Continue reading…
Sant Cugat Smart City strategy outlines a series of topics to be considered in the preparation of a smart city strategy, such as the concept and model of smart city; the applications domains, Continue reading…
IBM’s Smarter Buildings division has posted five predictions on how smarter buildings will impact daily life and efficiency of our cities in 2012. Continue reading…
2012 is shaping up to be the “Year of the Civic Startup” according to Mark Headd. In GovFresh.com he proposes five ways that governments can take to help encourage and foster the growth of civic startups. Continue reading…
Published in December 2011, the Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth sets out the Coalition Government’s plans to boost economic growth through investment in research and innovation across the UK. The strategy is based upon an understanding that Government can be an important driver of innovation, and on the UK’s recognised strengths, Continue reading…
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