Global Resources and Promising Practices for Building and Refining Accessible and Inclusive Smart Cities from Darren Bates LLC.
About DOT Our Activities Areas of Focus Overview 78 Vision Statements Beyond Traffic Themes Seven Finalist Cities The Winner: Columbus What Comes Next Challenge Highlights Round Two: Seven Finalists Create Plans To Implement Their Visions Austin Columbus Denver Kansas City Pittsburgh Portland San Francisco The U.S. DOT named seven finalists: Austin, Columbus, Denver, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Portland, and San…
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The first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben Girma advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities. President Obama named her a White House Champion of Change, and Forbes recognized her in Forbes 30 Under 30. Haben travels the world consulting and public speaking, teaching clients the benefits of fully accessible products and services. Haben is a…
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Smart Cities NYC ’17: How to make urban areas inclusive and accessible for people with disabilities Length: 2:00 | May 9, 2017 Every city should have a chief accessibility officer to ensure inclusiveness for people with disabilities, according to Victor Pineda, president of World Enabled, which partnered with Microsoft for the creation of the Smart Cities for All Toolkit Video Source:http://www.techrepublic.com/videos/share/smart-cities-nyc-17-how-to-make-smart-cities-inclusive-and-accessible/
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People-centric smart cities: five ways technology can support better urban livingBy Darío Hidalgo April 1, 2015 8 Comments Cities worldwide can become smarter by using technology to make public transport more efficient, sustainable, and effective at meeting the mobility needs of their residents. Photo by Cristina Valencia/Flickr.What are smart cities? While there isn’t a standard definition, consensus is…
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Who: City of Atlanta What: Needs the ability to map, measure and monitor its smart city strategy How: Using TM Forum’s Smart City Maturity & Benchmark Model as one of its tools Results: Who: City of Atlanta What: Needs the ability to map, measure and monitor its smart city strategy How: Using TM Forum’s Smart City Maturity & Benchmark Model as one of…
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Turning a regular city into a smart city is not simple. There are a lot of challenges and issues to be tackled: Identifying the funding sources; defining the strategic plan; knowing the right benefits to the citizen and so on. But with well-defined standards and best practices, a complex path can be simplified into one that is easy to follow.…
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Fragmented but not broken: America’s smart cities bind together. A disjointed marketplace and immature regulatory environment make the technologist’s pursuit of a futuristic smart city complicated, but leadership from the nation’s top smart cities and organizations is forging a path forward. Source: Fragmented but not broken: America’s smart cities bind together
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AT&T to Collaborate with Dublin City and IDA Ireland to Explore Smart Cities DevelopmentBUSINESS / Barcelona, Spain, Feb 27, 2017 ShareAT&T* is committed to help build smarter cities –in the U.S. and abroad. We have signed an agreement with IDA Ireland and Dublin City Council to collaborate and exchange information about smart cities solutions. This initiative will foster an…
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