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This ITU-T Technology Watch Report analyses Seoul’s implementation of its “Smart Seoul 2015” project, providing a best-practice guide to the construction and operation of a smart city. The report investigates the conceptual underpinnings of Smart Seoul, the use of smart technologies and mobile-web applications to provide citizen-centric services, and the role of technical standards as the precondition for smart city functionality. Continue reading…
The Committee of Digital and Knowledge-based Cities (CDC) of UCLG published the “Smart Cities Study: International study on the situation of ICT, innovation and knowledge in cities”. The study focuses on recent development in information and communication technologies, innovation and knowledge in 28 cities from all over the world. Continue reading…
In the period 14-19 October 2012, INTA (International Urban Development Association) organized a peer-to-peer review on how this strategic territory can be smarter Continue reading…
Cisco published a Point of View paper, “Smart City Framework: A Systematic Process for Enabling Smart+Connected Communities,” which defines a framework designed to move the Smart City debate from merely an academic or esoteric discussion to a call for action. Continue reading…
This paper sketches the rudiments of what constitutes a smart city, which is defined as a city in which ICT is merged with traditional infrastructures, coordinated and integrated using new digital technologies. These technologies Continue reading…
An ABB report with proposals for how Italian cities can become “smarter”. This report was drawn up by The European-House Ambrosetti Continue reading…
On June 26-27, the Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) hosted a circle of leaders from academia, industry, and the public sector who are driving the understanding and best practice for smart green cities to gather for a dynamic and interactive roundtable at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. Continue reading…
Urban Anthologies is a series of booklets showcasing transformational models of infrastructure and urban development. The series is a user-friendly tool, designed to equip mayors and other private sector leaders with the information necessary to transform their own communities and ignite further dialogue. Continue reading…
Civic tech can be a civic improvement multiplier if it is built for the people who know where the issues are and simply need better processes for solving them, argues Matt Hall, from Neighborland, in an article in Code for America blog. Continue reading…
The City of Palo Alto (California) is exploring and building new ways of delivering services and engaging civic participation. Their vision is to build and enable a leading digital city. Deeply embedded within this strategy is the need to innovate across all local government functions while engaging the community and private sector in a partnership. Continue reading…
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