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Highest Ranked Smart Cities of 2018-19 Eden Strategy Institute and OXD (ONG&ONG Experience Design) have come up with the top 50 smart cities of 2018-19. According to Eden Strategy Institute, this is one-of-its-kind independent ranking conducted for the first time that takes into consideration the roles that city governments play in leading a smart city strategy. The research studied…
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London and Singapore topped a list of the world’s 50 smartest cities released by Eden Strategy Institute, following a study conducted by OXD. Seoul, New York City and Helsinki, Finland rounded out the top five. The study examined the role governments play in creating smart cities and ranked them on several criteria, including budget, clarity of vision, leadership, support programs…
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Cities worldwide are realizing the power and importance of their role in global SDG achievement. Smart cities, are the result of the growing importance of orienting our life toward sustainability. Home to the growing majority of the world’s population and tangled in a complicated web of sustainable development challenges, cities will be crucial agents in realizing 2030 targets. With this in mind,…
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Despite HK$1 billion in government cash to improve smart technology, Hong Kong scores lower than several other Asian cities including Tokyo, Seoul, Osaka and Taipei
Hong Kong has been ranked 68th in a global smart city index – way behind its main rival Singapore, which came in second.
Despite recent efforts by the government to make the city smarter, Hong Kong scored poorly in several factors including transport and mobility, sustainability, innovative economy, digitisation, and experts’ perception….
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For a city to live up to its potential, investing in gee-whiz technology is not enough, say researchers at IESE Business School in Spain. A true smart city must score well in terms of sustainability, connectivity, innovation, as well as social cohesion, explains the most recent IESE Cities in Motion Index. Here, we present the top city in each of the regions described in IESE’s research.
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The Centre for Digital Government recognises those cities that are using technology to improve citizen services, enhance transparency and encourage engagement add
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To celebrate the launch of Intelligent Transport, we pick our top five smartest cities in the world… Source: Top five smart cities in the world – Intelligent Transport
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Readiness Challenge: How Indianapolis uses data to change lives What comes first: the technology or the people? We were in Indianapolis this week for our third Readiness Challenge Grant Workshop — and the answer there is clearly the public.Indianapolis was one of five cities to win our first series of grants and… Article – 07/20/2017 Active Region(s): North America Category: SCC Spotlight Cities…
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I.B.M. has designed a new operations center for the city of Rio de Janeiro, coordinating all kinds of functions under one roof. The company hopes the project will lead to a huge worldwide business. However, such approaches revealed many shortcomings, most notably the lack of civic engagement. I 2010, Rio de Janeiro launched the Integrated Centre of Command and Control,…
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IESE Cities in Motion Index 2016 The third edition of the Cities in Motion Index (CIMI) evaluates cities’ level of development in relation to 10 key areas or dimensions: governance, urban planning, public management, technology, the environment, international outreach, social cohesion, mobility and transportation, human capital and the economy. The CIMI 2016 edition includes 181 cities, including 72 capitals,…
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IESE 2017 Cities in Motion Interactive Map of the Top Ranking Smart Cities in the World Info about 135 cities Source: Cities in motion
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Europe and U.S. Dominate 2017 Ranking of World’s “Smartest” Cities Berrone, Pascual; Ricart, Joan Enric New York is once again the world’s “smartest” city, according to the IESE Cities in Motion Index 2017, prepared by the IESE Center for Globalization and Strategy, under the direction of professors Pascual Berrone and Joan Enric Ricart. Rounding out the top 10 are three…
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IESE Cities in Motion Index 2017 The third edition of the Cities in Motion Index (CIMI) evaluates cities’ level of development in relation to 10 key areas or dimensions: governance, urban planning, public management, technology, the environment, international outreach, social cohesion, mobility and transportation, human capital and the economy. The CIMI 2016 edition includes 181 cities, including 72 capitals, representing…
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From integrating IoT, technology innovations, and legislative simplicity to its proximity to federal research labs, thought leaders, policy expertise, and smart cities investment dollars, learn how Washington, DC expedites groundbreaking ideas into realities. Source: Smart Cities – WDCEP
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Check out the latest news on smart cities governance, health, education, energy and transportation with facts & figures and infographics on Times of India Source: Smart Cities Governance, Health, Education, Energy and Transportation – Times of India
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