The buzz: “Data as a Smart City Asset is an increasingly important topic” (Ruthbea Yesner, IDC). The data revolution and the competition to become the...
The Digital Prosumer: New Customer in Future Cities
The buzz: “Consumers can now make more informed choices about energy usage and become energy producers and storers themselves – ‘prosumers’” (Simon Mo...
Mobility in the City: Evolution or Revolution?
The buzz: “The reality about transportation is that it's future-oriented. If we're planning for what we have, we're behind the curve” (Anthony Foxx) ....
Making Your City Smart: Technology Plus Collaboration
The buzz: “The role of digital technology is critical…to monitor the wide array of aspects of city living…connecting every citizen to policy-making an...
You Light Up My Life: Smart Cities, Smart Lighting - Part 3
The buzz: “Turn up the lights. I don't want to go home in the dark” (O’Henry). When we think of a city, its nighttime skyline often comes to mind. Tod...
Citizen Engagement: Mobile, Connected, and Digital!
The buzz: “Engaging the broad public in the city-making process leads to better answers.” (smartcitiesdive.com) In our mobile-first, digitally connect...
Encore: Smart Cities and Analytics: Tear Down That Silo!
The buzz: “The truth about ‘Smart Cities’ is that there is only going to be one way that they can become truly ‘smart’: through data and analytics” (D...
Smart Cities and Analytics: Tear Down That Silo!
The buzz: “The truth about ‘Smart Cities’ is that there is only going to be one way that they can become truly ‘smart’: through data and analytics” (D...
Utilities in Cities: Get Smart!
The buzz: “It’s simply not feasible to rip out utility infrastructure to build new…There is, however, another way..introduce a layer of digital intell...
Smart Cities and Public Safety Technology: Monitor, Predict, Prevent Crime - Part 2
The buzz: “Can smart cities also be safer cities?” (Safe Cities Survey, Hitachi Data Systems 2015). With 70+% of the world projected to live in cities...