Smart Cities
An executive guide to the net-zero sustainability journey
For all the pain that 2020 brought on societies and economies around the world, it also brought some positives. Chief among them was the increased awareness for all of us to prioritize climate change and net-zero…
Sustainability Won’t Get Very Far Without Transportation
Transportation now accounts for nearly one-fourth of all global emissions, posing a considerable challenge as governments and businesses look to promote greater sustainability in the battle to combat climate change. Breaking this down further, 45% of…
Prize for Communities to Remove Drugs and Pollutants from Water
AcceliGOV Competition to offer Pilot of Pharem Biotech’s Award-Winning Solution With only 1% of the world’s water available for human consumption, the threat of pollutants entering our water supplies is dangerous to human health and the…
Revolutionary Water Treatment Solution for Cities awarded today
City Solution of the Year Pharem Biotech to Receive $100,000 The 2021 QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge, hosted by Leading Cities in partnership with QBE North America, concluded today with the City Solution of the Year awarded…
A “Dumb” Way to Build Smart Cities
In every corner of the country and around the world, leaders are trying to make their cities “smarter.” These projects are often in response to specific and on-going demands — such as parking, overcrowding, noise, and pollution —…
Hamburg Secures Pre-Paid Pilot Through AcceliGOV Competition
As the world begins to make the pivotal shift to renewable energy, solar and wind solutions dominate the industry. Yet these technologies on their own are not sustainable enough to bring us out of the climate…
Finding the Solutions to Create Resilient Cities
QBE North America is launching today the QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge with non-profit organization Leading Cities for the third consecutive year. The global competition accelerates the growth of start-up companies transforming cities worldwide. The Challenge is…
Two main urban problems that IoT and AI can solve
Cities worldwide face mounting pressure from population growth, aging infrastructure, and climate targets, yet two problems consistently top the priority list for urban planners: traffic congestion and energy inefficiency. In this IIoT World guide, we examine…
Smart, Responsive and Resilient Cities during COVID-19 pandemic
The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted cities and communities worldwide. Although cities, communities and governments have some emergency and disaster response plans, the scale of the outbreak has strained their re-sources and capabilities. Smart City technologies,…
COVID-19 Inspired Competition Seeks City Resiliency Solutions
Leading Cities, in partnership with QBE North America, is pleased to announce the launch of The QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge powered by Leading Cities. The Challenge was developed to help accelerate innovations that foster a more…
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic – A collaboration framework for cities and solutions providers
The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating and disruptive impact on cities and communities worldwide. From the loss of lives, interruption of essential day-to-day services, to disruption of the global economy, no one person, organization…
Smart Cities: From digital infrastructure development to integration
Over the past century, the world’s population has increasingly moved to live in cities. According to a June 2018 report from McKinsey & Company, cities are now “home to more than half of the world’s population,…