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World Smart City Forum 2018

The ITU, in partnership with the IEC and ISO, is organizing the World Smart City Forum in Santa Fe, Argentina. This event brings together regulators, academics, the industry as well as experts in smart city standardization. This year, the World Smart City Forum will discuss such issues as the challenges facing smart city development, how stakeholders can collaborate in the implementation of smart city strategies, current innovations and technology trends and how standardization can support smart city solutions. The...
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Smart City Singapore

Computerworld published a great video introducing Singapore as a smart city. Our first World Smart City Forum took place in Singapore in 2016 so today we are looking back at its history and finding out a bit more about its present and future:
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Smart City San Diego

In this community blog post, we would like to start featuring profiles of specific smart cities. Today we are finding out more about San Diego: Find out more here: National Geographic Channel features San Diego as the only U.S. city in its acclaimed documentary series “World’s Smart Cities”. San Diego was chosen for its strong technology sector, local innovators, green practices, smart public planning and an unparalleled quality of life. Other selection factors included San...
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World Smart City hangout with Chris Davis

Watch our January hangout with Chris Davis (Vice President, Smart Cities Cimcon Lighting Inc.): A Smart City Perspective – the Emerging “Internet of Outdoor Things” Chris Davis (Vice President, Smart Cities Cimcon Lighting Inc.) is a Sales and Marketing industry professional with over 30 years’ experience in the clean technology, smart buildings, LED lighting and industrial automation sectors. As Vice President, Smart Cities, Chris is focused on developing CIMCON’s Smart City strategy and creating an ecosystem of...
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World Smart City Forum in Barcelona

Opening the Forum, Spain’s Secretary of State for the Information Society and Digital Agenda, José María Lassalle Ruiz, highlighted the importance of putting people’s needs at the centre of future urban development. “Some believe that data and algorithms will soon be managing the contemporary world, but they must be used to combat inequality and poverty in our towns and cities. Today, our efforts must be focused on reconciling man and his environment,” he said. Ruiz...
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World Smart City hangout with Bas Boorsma

Watch our November hangout with Bas Boorsma, Director and Digitization Lead, North Europe, Cisco: “Towards a new digital deal” Bas Boorsma currently serves as Cisco’s Digitization leader in North Europe. In this role, he orchestrates Cisco´s regional efforts that allow for the digitization of Cisco customer operations, partner operations and Cisco itself. Bas has a rich background as a City Digitization specialist. In that capacity, he has managed a portfolio of smart city enendeavours globally....
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Standards assisting the development of smart cities

Over at Cities Today Jonathan Andrews published an interview with Sergio Mujica, Secretary-General, International Organization for Standardization (ISO); Frans Vreeswijk, General Secretary & CEO, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC); and Chaesub Lee, Director, International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Telecommunication Standardization Bureau discussing the role of standards in development of smart cities. Navigate over to the original article to find out more.
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World Standards Day 2017 - poster and video competition reminder!

The annual World Standards Day contest organized by IEC, ISO and ITU is now double the fun – participate with either a poster OR video! The winners in both categories will be awarded CHF 1 500. This year’s theme is Standards make cities smarter and we are looking for the most inspired, creative illustration of how International Standards contribute to making cities smarter.   Think about how International Standards allow things to work safely and smoothly together...
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Join our hangout with Michael Burr

We are very happy and excited to welcome Michael Burr, Director of Microgrid Institute, as our next hangout speaker. Please join Michael and Gordon Feller online to learn more about P3 microgrids on Wednesday 31 May 2017 at 5 pm GMT/ 9 am PDT on our YouTube channel here.     To find out more about Michael Burr please check out his social media presences below: Twitter: @mtburr Linkedin: Michael Burr To find out more about...
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Rapid transit shows record growth in 2016

Over the last year, there has been international record growth in fixed-route transit, according to a comprehensive collection of rapid transit data compiled by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP). ITDP looked at bus rapid transit (BRT), light rail transit (LRT), and Metro built in 2016 in 373 urban areas around the world. “These numbers do indicate to us that, despite all the hype of private transit such as Uber, and the excitement...
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Calling all creatives! Poster and video competition!

  Calling all creatives! The annual World Standards Day contest organized by IEC, ISO and ITU is now double the fun – participate with either a poster OR video! The winners in both categories will be awarded CHF 1 500. This year’s theme is Standards make cities smarter and we are looking for the most inspired, creative illustration of how International Standards contribute to making cities smarter.   Think about how International Standards allow things to work...
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Our means of transport are changing in drastic ways

What is the future for cars, buses and trucks? Manufacturers are competing to stay relevant in the years ahead. The IEC is also paving the way with a number of forward-looking Standards. Whether flying, connected, electric, hydrogen-powered or autonomous, the immediate future for cars seems to be spelt out in a few short buzz words which are on everyone’s lips. Once you peel away the hype, and take a closer look at technology trends and...
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Europe leads number of smart city projects, says new report

Europe is the region with the largest number of smart city projects, according to a new study conducted by Navigant Research. The report, Smart City Tracker Q12017, examines the current state of global smart city development, covering smart energy, water, mobility, buildings, and governments sectors, segmented by region. Latin America featured as the region with the lowest number of smart city initiatives. The latest update of the report, first published in 2013, identified as many as 250 smart...
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Four takeaways from the Global Cities Summit on data

1. Data is now a universal language In her opening address at the World Council on City Data’s (WCCD) first Global Cities Summit, hosted by the Executive Council of Dubai, Patricia McCarney, President and CEO of WCCD, emphasised how data is becoming a universal language. “City level data has until now not been standardised,” she said. “Globally standardised data means cities can answer key questions like, ‘How is my city doing compared to my peers?’”...
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Standards are part of the solution to make smart everything fully connected

The past year may not have seen significant breakthroughs in the tech world but 2017 is promising some interesting technological developments. Standardization is part of the solution to make the IoT fully connect everything everywhere Internet of Things (IoT), voice recognition, augmented and virtual reality, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, home automation: what was once science fiction is now reality. The technology is here, all it takes to really take off and become mainstream is interoperability....
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The most underutilised source of data for smart cities

How an upgrade to existing technology can now provide a wealth of insights to drive growth and efficiency, while keeping people safe     By Mark Jules, VP, Smart City and Public Safety Solutions, Hitachi Insight Group   The value of data and analytics to improve efficiency is well understood. What resource manager doesn’t want to do more with what he or she has, especially if it’s funded with public money? For city planners, traffic...
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Should cities license their own intellectual property?

Jonathan Andrews and Richard Forster asked a select panel of cities to explain the management structure of their smart city programmes, the impact of data and analytics, and whether or not cities should license their own intellectual property   How would you define the role of CIO in the city administration and how has it evolved? Chan Cheow Hoe, CIO, Government Technology Agency (GovTech), Singapore Our role is very simple: we are the central agency...
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For a city to become smart it must adopt a culture of data

By Dr Patricia McCarney, President and CEO, World Council on City Data, and Director, Global Cities Institute at the University of Toronto The concept of smart cities has been evolving for over a decade and is helping city leaders to think through how fundamental changes in information and technology affect how they perform across city service delivery and ensuring citizens the highest possible quality of life. As with any new rising agenda and the proliferation...
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