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A report from McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) reveals how a variety of applications can significantly improve urban quality of life indicators, from reduced fatalities to reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The report, Smart Cities: Digital Solutions...
Article - 06/14/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation, Citizen engagement, Connectivity
5G wireless connectivity has been much anticipated in the smart city space for some time. And now telecom companies such as Council Global Lead Partner AT&T and Australia/New Zealand Council Associate Partner Telstra are doing the testing and...
Article - 04/05/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Health and human services, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation
We've stressed several times what a tremendous asset an experienced partner can be in a city's efforts to become a successful, resilient smart city. The announcement this week from Council Lead Partner Cisco that it will provide a manufacturing hub...
Article - 10/13/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
Council Lead Partner Ooredoo offers its traveling customers a smart phone app that provides 24/7 medical assistance referral no matter where they are in the world.The Qatar-based company's You Click, We Care app is a concierge medical referral...
Article - 12/04/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Telecommunications
Schools, like cities, generally operate on tight budgets. So, how does a school efficiently and cost-effectively teach students at campuses miles apart?Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland had to deal with that question. Its local campuses are...
Article - 08/05/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Telecommunications, Computing resources, Connectivity
We often joke that we can’t live without our mobile phones, but after a disaster, many people find a surprising amount of truth in that statement. They can provide a valuable link to keep in touch with loved ones, get the latest disaster response...
Article - 06/10/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Public safety and security, Telecommunications
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Panama City intends to get smart with help from Cisco Cisco and Panama City announce plan to work together to turn Panama City into a smart city using Council Lead Partner Cisco’s Smart+Connected...
Article - 04/17/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Telecommunications, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Good reads department: IBM on Johannesburg as "a model of urban renewal" Writing for Forbes, IBM Chief Storyteller Steve Hamm puts the spotlight on Johannesburg, South Africa – in particular what he...
Article - 04/08/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Health and human services, Telecommunications, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Interoperability
After a big disaster, there’s a rush to provide people with food, water and shelter. Those are critical needs, sure, but they’re just at the surface of what people really need to get their lives back on track.The first-ever Middle East Summit on...
Article - 01/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Kenya has an extensive population that’s infected with HIV and until very recently, they have been getting poor care – if they get any at all. Council Lead Partner Qualcomm is helping to change that.Pick 100 Kenyans at random, and odds are at least...
Article - 01/09/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness, Health and human services, Telecommunications, Connectivity