A major sporting facility in the City of Bunbury recently underwent a digital transformation to reduce energy consumption and improve efficiency, with help from VROC.
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Washington DC based Smart Cities Council, the world’s largest and longest-running Smart Cities Social Impact Organization, has entered a global Education and Training Partnership between Smart Cities Academy and Barcelona-based ZIGURAT Institute of Technology.
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The Smart Cities Council is a global member organization dedicated to championing the use of science, data, technology, and…
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty has described healthcare as IBM's "moonshot." Jacob Levenson, CEO of MAP Health Management, calls addiction "the great crisis of our time." Now the two companies are collaborating in what, as one healthcare expert put it, "promises to be a tremendous opportunity to leverage…
If 43 states removed burdensome date labeling restrictions, it could save consumers and businesses more than $29 billion per year. That's one example of what policymakers and food waste reduction advocates can glean from Policy Finder, one of two new tools recently unveiled by ReFED, a multi-…
You know that old African proverb – "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." Partnerships, my friends, are the new black. And this is not unique to the smart cities marketplace, it’s been the norm for some time. And last week an amazing partnership was announced…
The Government is leaving no stone unturned to make the country digitally strong. Testimony to the fact is that the Government is working on a pilot project called “Digital Village”, which will provide free WiFi hotspots at more than 1,000 gram panchayats.The Digital Village programme will work as…
In a race to be ahead of its peers, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) has started implementing Adaptive Traffic Signal Control System. This IT-enabled traffic management system, which will be commissioned in the next nine months, will be implemented by Envoys Electronics.A total of 58…
According to Cisco’s Visual Networking Index (VNI), more of the global population will be using mobile phones than bank accounts or running water by 2021, with numbers estimated at 5.5 billion. In this regard, countries need to start looking seriously at mobile applications and data traffic. Cisco…
About the Smart Cities CouncilThere is no other organization like the Smart Cities Council. We act as a market accelerator and advisor to cities – advocating for the transformation of urban areas into more liveable, workable and sustainable communities. The Council is a coalition of leading…
Readiness WorkshopsIf you are still early in your smart cities journey but want hands-on help to plan and prepare, consider hosting a Smart Cities Readiness Workshop. These workshops are highly-interactive sessions that bring the lessons of the Council’s Smart Cities Readiness Guide to life. These…
Ajmer has a vision of becoming one of India’s leading tourist destinations. A good national and state highway network connects the city to other parts of Rajasthan and many important cities in India. And now, having made it to the Government’s list of smart cities, the city is executing its smart…
As you’re developing your smart cities plans, it’s sometimes helpful to see what other cities — perhaps your neighbors — are doing. Each month, Onvia gives us an inside look at what cities are doing through the largest contracts they award and the proposals they request.This month, there’s a lot of…
Scroll down for quick news takes on Smart Cities Council partners.Major advance in Schneider Electric and Microsoft collaborationThanks to a partnership between Council Lead Partners Schneider Electric and Microsoft, companies now have access to multiple cloud-based applications from Schneider's…
A former Director General of Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO), Mei-Hua Wang took over as Taiwan’s Vice Minister of Economic Affairs in July 2016. A law graduate from National Taiwan University, she was elevated to her present role as her expertise in intellectual copyright laws is…
