October 1, 2015 | by Trond Johannessen As EU leaders meet to deliberate and negotiate a solution to the ever-growing refugee flows from Syria and many other nations, 23 million Europeans are out of work. The European economy is in its first year of return to growth, while the European Central Bank is pouring liquidity […]
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15 September 2014 | by Vineeta Shetty US cities perform most strongly in digital security, while Europe struggles, according to the NEC-sponsored Safe Cities Index, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The index tracks 50 world cities across four categories: Digital Security, Health Security, Infrastructure Safety and Personal Safety; The concept of the “smart city” […]
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27 August 2015 | by Philip Allin Any first time visitor who flies to the Netherlands notices it long before they land: this is a well-organised country. From your window seat, you can make out roads, canals, fields and entire conurbations all arranged neatly in geometric formations and parallel lines. Indeed, you can read the […]
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9 July 2015 | by Vineeta Shetty While most cities are struggling to manage the triple helix of collaboration (government, vendor and academia) to improve their smart credentials, the city of Amsterdam has effortlessly strung the fourth strand in its helix: the say-so of community. The DNA of Amsterdam is in trade and its mayor […]
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29 June 2014 | by Vineeta Shetty Last week, India’s putative Smart City mission threw more figures on the mountain of numbers being crunched by journalists, analysts and numerologists. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcements, while signifiying a political declaration of will to a massive audience of stakeholders, left questions unanswered. Many operational details of investment […]
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23 June 2014 | by Brigid McAleer What’s in a name? Intelligent city, digital city, smart city: as always, it’s what lies beneath where the real meaning and purpose are found. Brigid McAleer interviews Júlia López, Project Manager of European and Regional Digital Strategy, A.K.A Smart Cities, for the Municipality of Barcelona. An engineer by […]
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27 April 2015 | New Delhi, India The condition and quality of Indian building stock is poor when it comes to seismic performance India has many instances of buildings collapsing even without an earthquake – laxity in enforcing regulations is to blame In Delhi, 70-80 per cent of buildings violate regulations; civic agencies cite lack […]
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San Francisco Transport and Zipcar Lead Smart Cities Agenda at IoT World 2015 Smart Cities and Beacons will be treated as key verticals at the Internet of Things World taking place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco on May 12 and 13, 2015. Brian Harrington, Executive Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer at Zipcar & Lauren […]
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12 March 2014 | by Vineeta Shetty In a country where plentiful, pure and free water is considered a birthright, never has loss and demand management of precious H20 been more in demand. Of India’s 7315 cities, only 15% have water metering, and that too, in pockets. Despite mounting costs of delivering it, the price […]
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22 January 2015 | by The Smart Citizen contributors “The city fosters competition among developers to combine architectural, ecological and social qualities while remaining affordable for everybody and guaranteeing a functioning and social mix in all housing areas.” Dr. Michael LudwigExecutive City Councillor for Housing, Housing Construction and Urban Renewal of the City of Vienna […]
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