Book: Information Innovation Technology in Smart Cities

Posted at 7 February 2018 in Platforms, Apps, Solutions, Publications on Intelligent Cities / Smart Cities

This book presents a series of information technologies that provide better living conditions in the cities of tomorrow. It brings together research findings from 27 countries across the globe, from academia, industry and government. It addresses a number of crucial topics in state of the arts of technologies and solutions related to smart cities, including big data and cloud computing, collaborative platforms, communication infrastructures, smart health, sustainable development and energy management.

The Top 30 Government Innovations οf 2017

Posted at 24 January 2018 in Innovation, Platforms, Apps, Solutions

In this guide, published by GovLoop, you’ll find examples across six areas – cloud computing, cybersecurity, digital customer service, IT modernization, procurement and workforce – of programs, leaders, technologies and more that are truly changing the face of government in the US.  In an era of increasing cyber-threats, workforce changes and uncertainty, these innovations are better serving citizens, creating efficiencies, doing more with less and helping communities.

Estonia, the Digital Republic

Posted at 20 December 2017 in Platforms, Apps, Solutions

E-Estonia is the most ambitious project in technological statecraft today, for it includes all members of the government, and alters citizens’ daily lives. The normal services that government is involved with—legislation, voting, education, justice, health care, banking, taxes, policing, and so on—have been digitally linked across one platform, wiring up the nation. Nathan Heller writes in New Yorker Magazine about Estonian government’s achievement to be virtual, borderless, blockchained, and secure.

Connected Urban Growth: Public-Private Collaborations for Transforming Urban Mobility

Posted at 19 December 2017 in Platforms, Apps, Solutions

The working paper “Connected Urban Growth: Public-Private Collaborations for Transforming Urban Mobility”  presents a working definition of the term new mobility services, which encompasses a broad set of emerging operating models and technologies that are intended to improve the performance of urban transportation systems. It also presents the first global survey of new mobility services, and identifies emerging trends and opportunities for decision-makers in both the public and private sectors.

Report: “Scaling Civic Tech: Paths to a Sustainable Future”

Posted at 11 December 2017 in Platforms, Apps, Solutions

This report summarizes insights with the intention of advancing a more consistent, collaborative and rigorous fieldwide conversation about sustainability of the civic tech sector. Knight Foundation and Rita Allen Foundation commissioned research to deepen understanding about emerging business models and the dynamics of sustainability for
civic tech organizations, including for-profits and nonprofits.

Special Issue on “Smart Cities – Infrastructure and Information”

Posted at 13 October 2017 in Platforms, Apps, Solutions, Publications on Intelligent Cities / Smart Cities

The Open Access Journal Urban Planning has published a special issue related to the topic of smart cities, and more specifically related to the aspect of infrastructure and information. It contains one editorial and three articles that present different smart cities solutions implemented in real-case scenarios. The editors of the special issue are Soora Rasouli, Harry Timmermans and Dujuan Yang.

Paving the Path for Government Digital Transformation via the Cloud

Posted at 31 August 2017 in Platforms, Apps, Solutions

Digital technology has the potential to fundamentally transform the way the public sector operates and delivers services to constituents. Government agencies that are not undergoing a digital transformation risk becoming stale and outdated; but even worse, they will fail to meet the needs of an increasingly digitally savvy citizenry. This new report from GovLoop and Infor presents how digital transformation is changing the way government works and how this transformation can be achieved via cloud computing.