In a 2018 report completed by the Eden Strategy Institute, 12 of the globe’s 20 smartest cities were located in the USA. Founded upon a spirit of innovation, it is perhaps no surprise that many of the country’s smart cities are so high-ranking, providing inspiration to other cities all over the world. Following our exploration of 4 up-and-coming North American Smart Cities in Part 1, we’ve chosen to take a brief look at 4 of the most prominent smart cities in the country in Part 2. From 2018’s highest ranking smart city worldwide, New York, to its start-up hub, San Francisco, we’ll take you through some of the smartest initiatives the US has to offer.
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Leading North American Smart Cities to Watch in 2019
By Lily Maxwell on Sep 25, 2019 10:55:27 AM
Topics:
Smart Government
Smart Mobility
Open Data
Civic Engagement
Smart Planning
Blockchain
New York City
IoT
Smart Infrastructure
Urban Infrastructure
Seattle
Big Apple
San Francisco
Boston
Smart Transportation
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Rising North American Smart Cities to Watch in 2019
By Lily Maxwell on Aug 26, 2019 10:58:58 AM
The US is, in many ways, the birthplace of innovation: it was there that Ford launched the first affordable car and there that Steve Jobs founded Apple Inc. It is perhaps no surprise, then, that the US has also produced some of the world’s most innovative smart cities. With so many to choose from, we’re going to dive right in and take a look at some of the less obvious smart urban centres to see how they’re changing their city’s physical and social landscape in order to improve the lives of their citizens.
Topics:
Urban Innovation
Smart City Initiatives
IoT
North American Smart Cities
New Technologies
Austin
San Diego
Detroit
Smart Infrastructure
Traffic Sensor
Urban Infrastructure
Portland
Michigan
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Rising Stars: Eight Smart Cities in Asia to Watch in 2019 - Part 2
By Lily Maxwell on Jul 16, 2019 9:10:55 PM
As we saw in our last article on Asian smart city stars, urban centers in Asia are facing mass urbanization on a much more significant scale than many other parts of the world. They are also often located in climate-vulnerable regions. For example, a World Bank research report assessing the possible consequences of continued sea-level rise on eighty-four developing countries found that the impact of sea-level rise will be particularly severe for the Asia-Pacific region. For this reason, becoming ‘smarter’ and more sustainable is a top priority for many of Asia’s cities. In this article, we will look at four more Asian metropolises that are pushing forward smart initiatives in order to tackle current and prepare for future challenges. If you have not read the first part of the Rising Asian Stars article, you can read it here Rising Asian Stars: Smart Cities to Watch in 2019 - Part 1.
Topics:
Smart City Solutions
Public Spaces
Smart Mobility
Innovation
South Korea
India
Smart City Initiatives
Asian Smart Cities
Smart Education
Digital Government
China
Public Wifi
Mobile Payments
Thailand
Smart Street Lighting
City Brain
Pune
Phuket
Smart Phuket
iFlytek
Hangzhou
Songdo
Digital Pune
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Bob Bennett on the Role of Technology in Smart Cities and the Benefits for Citizens
By Lily Maxwell on Jul 10, 2019 10:46:02 AM
Bob Bennett, the former Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) of Kansas City talked in our Smart City Leader Interview Series - while he still was the CIO of Kansas City - about the importance of smart cities and smart citizens. He emphasized the role of technology and the benefits for citizens.
Topics:
Broadband Connectivity
Innovation
Smart City
Public Private Partnership
Smart Citizens
Digital Inclusion
Blockchain
Future Cities
Civic Participation
CIO
Infrastructure
Smart City Initiatives
Knowledge Sharing
New Technologies
Urban Infrastructure
Smart Water
Kansas City
PPP
Urban Data Platform
Sensors
Data Privacy
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Rising Asian Stars: Smart Cities in Asia to Watch in 2019 - Part 1
By Lily Maxwell on Jun 19, 2019 2:02:08 PM
There were an estimated 47 megacities in existence in 2017, and the majority were located in Asia. The region is facing urbanization on a scale far beyond that of other regions, with an estimated 1.1 billion moving into Asian cities in the next 20 years. Many Asian countries are also in areas that are prone to extreme weather patterns or natural disasters, and this is only becoming more of a problem with climate change. Cities across the continent urgently need to prepare for serious population growth, and the strain it will place on their public services, and the risks that environmental changes pose. For this reason, becoming more resilient and ‘smarter’ is inevitably at the top of most Asian cities’ political agendas. In this article we are going to explore some of the Asian cities investing in becoming smarter and more sustainable in order to make their citizens safer and happier.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Smart City Solutions
Smart City Approach
Public Safety
Singapore
Smart Nation Singapore
Seoul
South Korea
Public Transport
Smart City Initiatives
Asian Smart Cities
Innovative Solutions
Smart Nation
Digital Government
Climate Change
IoT
Osaka
Vietnam
Tech Hub
Japan
Smart Home Technology
Da Nang
Smart Cities Asia
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Rob van Gijzel on the Importance of Smart Cities & Smart Citizens
By Lily Maxwell on Jun 10, 2019 8:12:22 PM
Rob van Gijzel, the former Mayor of Eindhoven and current Chairman of the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) Foundation in New York and National Ambassador for the Blockchain Cities Coalition speaks about the importance of smart cities and smart citizens.
Topics:
Smart City
Intelligent Community Forum
Eindhoven
Inclusivity
Urban Innovation
Blockchain
Future Cities
Regulation
Sustainable Urban Development
Smart City Initiatives
New Technologies
Rob van Gijzel
Smart Society
Humanize Data and Technology
Smart City Strategies
Socially Beneficial
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Boyd Cohen on the Future of Smart Cities: Sustainability, Technology & Citizen-Centricity
By Lily Maxwell on May 28, 2019 12:56:28 AM
The importance of smart cities & smart citizens: In our interview series, smart city leaders comment on the future of smart cities, the role of technology, and the benefits for citizens. In our second interview of the series, we have asked urban strategist and smart city expert Boyd Cohen to share his expertise, thoughts and insights with us on a number of important smart city topics.
Topics:
Co-Creation
Smart City
Internet of Things (IoT)
Sustainability
Renewable Energy
Smart Citizens
Urban Innovation
Blockchain
Blockchain Cities
IoMob
Urban Mobility
Regulation
Citizen-Centric
Smart City Initiatives
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Jonathan Reichental on the Importance of Smart Cities & Smart Citizens
By Lily Maxwell on Oct 10, 2018 12:00:29 PM
The importance of smart cities & smart citizens: In our new interview series, smart city leaders comment on the future of smart cities, the role of technology, and the benefits for citizens. In our first interview of the series, we have asked Jonathan Reichental, CIO of Palo Alto, California to share his expertise, thoughts and insights with us on a number of important smart city topics.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Smart City Solutions
Energy
Innovation
Smart City
Smart City Technology
Smart Citizens
Smart Cities
Mobility
Future Cities
Palo Alto
PaloAlto311
Jonathan Reichental
Citizen Empowerment
Local Government
Regulation
Procurement
Public Transport
Leadership
Urban Challenges
CIO
Environment
Transportation
Housing
Quality of Life
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Blockchain Technologies: The Next Frontier of Smart Cities - Part 2
By Lily Maxwell on Aug 20, 2018 10:06:01 AM
As we discussed in our previous article (Blockchain: The Next Frontier of Smart Cities - Part 1), blockchain has the potential to transform our communities, making the places we call home more collaborative, democratic and sustainable places. It is no surprise then, that a whole bunch of cities - from Santiago de Chile, Toronto, Tel Aviv, Oslo, and Milan, to London, and Stockholm - are already developing blockchain-based projects. Dubai is going even further, aiming to become the world’s first fully ‘blockchain-powered city’ by 2020. Lofty ideals aside, as we examined in part 1, blockchain does actually seem to offer some concrete benefits for communities, as we shall see below.
Topics:
Smart City Solutions
Collective Intelligence
Transparency
Smart City
Internet of Things (IoT)
Smart Cities
Decentralized Governance
Democratic Participation
Blockchain
Data Security
Data Control
Blockchain Cities
IoMob
Security
Behavioral Change
Trust
Safety
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Blockchain: The Next Frontier of Smart Cities - Part 1
By Lily Maxwell on Aug 10, 2018 12:06:36 PM
Blockchain is a hot topic. Until very recently, it was associated almost exclusively with cryptocurrency - bitcoin, ethereum etc. However, the power of blockchain to revolutionize the way we exchange goods and services, and transform how we govern - above and beyond the cryptocurrency hype - is increasingly being recognized. When it comes to cities, the transformative potential of this technology is enormous. From enabling P2P energy-sharing systems, as in New York’s ‘Transactive Grid’, which allows local residents to generate, buy and sell their own solar energy, to encouraging behavioral change - for instance through SocialCoin’s blockchain and AI-based ‘social good’ currency (see e.g. the Citibeats solution) - and much more - blockchain is offering new opportunities to create more economically, environmentally and socially sustainable communities. As such, blockchain is likely to be an increasingly central enabler of smart city innovation worldwide. In this article, we will explore the potential benefits of blockchain in an urban context.
Topics:
Collective Intelligence
Smart Collaboration
Smart City
Smart Cities
Decentralized Governance
Democratic Participation
Blockchain
Shared Ownership
Data Security
Data Control
Blockchain Cities
IoMob
CityMapper