Since the beginning of human settlement, our cities have served as epicenters of cultural and economic growth. The structure and purpose of cities, and our relationship to them, have always been in flux. With these shifts,…
City Solution of the Year Automedi to Receive $100,000 The 2022 QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge, hosted by Leading Cities in partnership with QBE Insurance Group, concluded last week with the City Solution of the Year awarded…
One of my mentors had a saying, “Remember, everything works in a beaker, Gregory.” The first time he told me this, I laughed with that naive exuberance that only a fresh out of college engineer and…
Urban connectivity is the foundation of every smart city initiative, from intelligent transportation systems to real-time air quality monitoring. IIoT World analyzed the most connected cities in the United States based on four key pillars developed…
With CO2 emissions and road fatalities on the rise, the need for sustainable mobility solutions is now more than ever. Currently, the CO2 emissions in the transport sector are about 30% in the case of developed…
This week, we had a chance, thanks to Siemens, to visit for the second time the Expo2020 site, one of the most connected expos so far, where technology goes hand in hand with sustainability, innovation, and…
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…
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…
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 —…
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…
A few years ago, we used to navigate for one week during the Hannover Messe long hallways, trying to catch as much as possible, meet new companies, startups and find out about the latest innovation in…
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…