Global Resources and Promising Practices for Building and Refining Accessible and Inclusive Smart Cities from Darren Bates LLC.
Maps That You Can Hear and Touch Sighted people read maps almost every day. Maps help us get off at the right subway station, grasp global affairs, plan museum trips, and remember the new office floorplan. And our use of maps, and sense of what they represent, is based almost entirely on looking at them. So it’s disorienting to think…
Read MorePart 3: Inclusive Cities Are More Resilient Cities Speaking at the 2015 McKinsey & Company Global Infrastructure Initiative, 100RC President Michael Berkowitz discussed a host of topics relating to urban resilience. and inclusion. “One of the key attributes of a resilent city is inclusiveness. We can evaluate that in a number of different ways, but certainly it’s that the most poor and vulnerable…
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The role of technology in building the sharing city, one open platform at a time… People-centric smart cities seem to be the focus of much industry dialogue now, as it should be. Ensuring that investments in creating technology solutions to improve liveability, workability, and sustainability outcomes is critical. Those companies that don’t do that won’t survive. Source: Smart Cities Council…
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The Joan Ganz Cooney Center is an independent research and innovation lab that focuses on educating children in a rapidly changing media landscape. Source: Joan Ganz Cooney Center – Advancing Children’s Learning in a Digital Age
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The quality of families’ Internet connections, and the kinds and capabilities of devices they can access, have considerable consequences for parents and children alike,” the report states. “When Internet access is intermittent — either because families have trouble paying monthly service charges or are using the Internet only in community locations — they face constraints on what they can…
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Compassionate Cities Initiative Compassionate Cities is a Smart Cities Council initiative to raise awareness about ways communities can reduce suffering and improve the lives of vulnerable populations through the use of digital technologies already being applied to solve other city challenges. Click here to learn more about the initiative – and scroll down for articles highlighting how technology is helping…
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Digital Inclusion Broadband Pilot Program Currently the pilot program is delivering free 1 Gigabit broadband, and at least one desktop computer, to community rooms at the 10 selected affordable housing complexes, allowing K-12 students and their parents without broadband or computers in their home to walk downstairs and access the internet for homework help and research. “Broadband is no…
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ConnectHome is a public-private collaboration to narrow the digital divide for families with school-age children who live in HUD-assisted housing. ConnectHome creates a platform for community leaders, local governments, nonprofit organizations, and private industry to join together and produce locally-tailored solutions for narrowing the digital divide. Through these stakeholders’ specific commitments to provide free or low-cost broadband access, devices, and digital…
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A 2015 study by a University of Tennessee economist found that Chattanooga’s much heralded smart grid and citywide gigabit Internet service had resulted in at least 2,800 new jobs and added $865.3 million to the local economy. The figure was due to a reduction in power outages resulting in part from smart grid technologies provided by S&C Electric Co., plus…
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It’s difficult to understand how, in 2017, the digital divide still exists. And it doesn’t just exist in developing countries – one report suggests 14% of people in Europe have never used the Internet. And 2015 U.S. Census data found about one-fifth of Americans don’t have Internet access at home. The good news is that we’re regularly seeing new initiatives…
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IESE Cities in Motion Index 2016 The third edition of the Cities in Motion Index (CIMI) evaluates cities’ level of development in relation to 10 key areas or dimensions: governance, urban planning, public management, technology, the environment, international outreach, social cohesion, mobility and transportation, human capital and the economy. The CIMI 2016 edition includes 181 cities, including 72 capitals,…
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IESE 2017 Cities in Motion Interactive Map of the Top Ranking Smart Cities in the World Info about 135 cities Source: Cities in motion
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Europe and U.S. Dominate 2017 Ranking of World’s “Smartest” Cities Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric New York is once again the world’s “smartest” city, according to the IESE Cities in Motion Index 2017, prepared by the IESE Center for Globalization and Strategy, under the direction of professors Pascual Berrone and Joan Enric Ricart. Rounding out the top 10 are three…
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IESE Cities in Motion Index 2017 The third edition of the Cities in Motion Index (CIMI) evaluates cities’ level of development in relation to 10 key areas or dimensions: governance, urban planning, public management, technology, the environment, international outreach, social cohesion, mobility and transportation, human capital and the economy. The CIMI 2016 edition includes 181 cities, including 72 capitals, representing…
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From integrating IoT, technology innovations, and legislative simplicity to its proximity to federal research labs, thought leaders, policy expertise, and smart cities investment dollars, learn how Washington, DC expedites groundbreaking ideas into realities. Source: Smart Cities – WDCEP
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Check out the latest news on smart cities governance, health, education, energy and transportation with facts & figures and infographics on Times of India Source: Smart Cities Governance, Health, Education, Energy and Transportation – Times of India
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With an active portfolio of nearly 1,300 standards and projects under development, IEEE is a leading developer of industry standards in a broad range of technologies that drive the functionality, capabilities, and interoperability of products and services, transforming how people live, work, and communicate. Source: IEEE – IEEE Standards
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Everyone is talking about smart cities. And yet, new public- and private-sector questions are emerging as more organizations engage with this global technology megatrend. So how can you take these opportunities to the next level? Who are the leaders within this hot Internet of Things (IoT) category? Which academic studies and white papers offer best practices and the most helpful…
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