The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the way we live. Having become ubiquitous in the consumer economy, IoT is now emerging as a force in every industry including manufacturing, energy utilities, healthcare, transportation and building…
Leading Cities and Bright Cities joined its forces and launched the Leading Cities Rating powered by Bright Cities. Unlike a traditional ranking, the Leading Cities Rating system does not create a false sense of competition between…
Dee Kimata is the Global Product Manager for cyber security at ABB Energy Industries. In this role, she is responsible for driving and executing the product roadmap and go-to-market strategy aligned to cyber security products and…
We have entered a new era of scientific breakthroughs and technological applications that will change life as we know it. Accelerated technological development is transforming our civilization. The pace of innovation is growing so rapidly that…
Who’s in charge? Is it the engineering manager selecting building blocks for putting the platform together? Could it be the IT leader preparing data lakes for absorbing the output of analog machines into the digital domain?…
Chuck Brooks is the Principal Market Growth Strategist for General Dynamics Mission Systems for Cybersecurity Systems. He is also Adjunct Faculty in the graduate Applied Intelligence Program and Graduate Cybersecurity Program at Georgetown University. LinkedIn named Chuck as one of…
The scourge of ransomware is not new, but recent months have seen a spate of fresh attacks on city governments. One high-profile example is Baltimore, which faced a lengthy system outage in May and June after…
Mike Miracle is Senior Vice President Marketing and Strategy at BlackRidge Technology, with extensive experience in networking, security, virtualization, and storage software. He has built and led global marketing operations, most recently at SevOne, and he…
Contributing Author & Director of Smart Cities & Wireless Mobility Designs, Engineers & Plans Smart Cities, Smart Buildings, Smart Homes, IoT and IIoT Solutions Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Facilitating on Continuous Improvement & Kaizen Events…
Industrialization has long been a central pillar of global economic development. Industrialized economies are strong, stable, resilient, highly skilled and globally competitive. It’s no surprise then that Middle Eastern countries have set their sights on industrialization…
In 2018, Leading Cities, a global nonprofit for Smart City growth and collaboration, launched AcceliCITY—a global Smart City startup competition that provides potential capital from a network of investors as well as the tools and knowledge…
Michael Lake is the President and CEO of Leading Cities, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and with operations in 10 countries around the world. As President and CEO, Michael establishes and develops relationships with municipal governments, businesses…