Investment in water infrastructure – a key role in smart cities development
Investment in water infrastructure With the United Nations reporting that 60% of the global population will call an urban area home by 2030, what are the most pressing infrastructural systems that cities will need to evaluate…
The Overwhelming World of Smart Cities and Cyber-Kinetic Threats
For most people around the world, cities are central to our lives and security. More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and that percentage is expected to grow dramatically over the coming…
Connected Street Lighting: A Strong Foundation for a Smart City
Throughout history, regional and municipal governments have used new technologies to improve the lives of their citizens. The aqueducts of Rome brought outside sources of water into the city, enhancing both public and private facilities. The…
Today’s smart cities versus connected and sustainable cities of the future
As a concept, ‘ smart city ’ has been on the agenda for the last decade to make the cities more productive, more sustainable and ‘smarter.’ According to a survey, annual technology investments in cities will…
Eight priorities of Smart City Builders
What is a smart city? In a previous article, we described it as a city that uses technology extensively to achieve key outcomes for its various stakeholders, including residents, businesses, municipal organizations and visitors. We also…
The Smart City Ecosystem Framework – A Model for Planning Smart Cities
What is a smart city? The answer depends on who you ask. Solutions providers will tell you it’s smart parking, smart lighting systems or anything to do with technology. City officials may say it’s about conducting…
Strategies for Improving Smart City Logistics
What is City Logistics? Efficient, timely and accurate delivery is a necessity to retailers and logistics providers survival in an Amazon Prime world. Smart Cities goals of livability and sustainability means they want less trucks, congestion…
Smart city market is growing but fragmentation defines its current state
The smart city market can be observed through various lenses; however, through all of them, fragmentation is the current state. The smart city market continues to grow, presenting great opportunities for all players, despite its current…
Smart City and Industrial IoT Applications
If you think cities are crowded now, just wait. Within just 15 years, more than 5 billion people will live in urban environments. Urban growth boundaries are increasingly limiting sprawl, forcing even more growth to go…
Smart Parking Innovations – Look Beyond Parking
Parking and traffic congestion are constant sources of frustration for drivers, merchants, employers and public officials in cities worldwide. For this reason, smart parking services are top of mind with public officials, parking agencies, IT and…