Why smart buildings represent a great business opportunity
Buildings are an integral part of everyday life. With people spending an estimated 90 percent of their lives indoors, the drive to ensure that those buildings are comfortable, safe, secure and provide the functionality that we want is more…
Figuring Out the Municipal Internet of Things
In order to realize the potential of Smart Cities, we’re going to have to figure out the Municipal Internet-of-Things (IoT). We know “smart communities” (a broader term meant to be inclusive of counties, special districts, and…
Expo 2020 Dubai: Is this what the city of the future looks like?
Eiffel Tower and the Atomium, color TV and the zipper: a World Expo is about spectacular structures and ingenious inventions. Architecture and innovative technology have never been as closely linked as they’re going to be at…
Smart Solutions for Connected Cities Using Data Visualization
The heating and cooling infrastructure in Västerås is a complex operation managed by utility company Mälarenergi that lacked the visibility required for effective control. A collaboration between Mälarenergi and ABB allowed the collection of data that…
City Digitalization: Welcome to the City 4.0
How can cities leverage the benefits of digitalization to relieve stress on overstretched services and resources? With seamless integration of data gathered by the Internet of Things (IoT), the city’s underlying infrastructure layer can be managed…
Understand your city using the Leading Cities Rating powered by Bright Cities
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…
AcceliCITY Selects World’s Most Promising Smart City Startups
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…
Smart traffic systems throughout Amsterdam: three use cases
Amsterdam is the largest city in the Netherlands, with a population of 2.4 million. The city is also one of Europe’s leading tourist destinations, attracting around 6 million people a year. Amsterdam’s oldest quarter, the medieval…
Artificial Intelligence And Recycling
Recycling today is a joke. Many municipal rubbish collectors just dump recycled waste in the landfill with everything else. Furthermore, because recycling is unpleasant and expensive, many first world countries ship their waste to 3rd world countries, pay…
Smart Cities Challenge for a Better Mobility
Parsons Corporation and its partners and sponsors announced this week the first Smart Cities Challenge — titled Transforming Intersections — that will significantly increase mobility around cities and reduce the amount of time citizens spend at red lights. The goal of…