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The Secret Sauce of Successful and Inclusive Smart Cities

“A city isn’t smart because it uses technology. A city is smart because it uses accessible technology to build an inclusive culture ensuring ​no one is ​left behind.”  Darren Bates   This post focuses on the “secret sauce” that turns the idea of a smart city into reality. Question: What’s the secret sauce? Answer: People, the people who live in the…

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Cities and Counties Are Turning Towards Smart City Strategies

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For many local governments and cities, the initiatives around smart and connected communities are becoming more strategically defined, with many CIOs and IT leaders starting to orchestrate urban visions. During the Smart City Local Government Best Practice Breakfast at the Gartner’s Symposium and IT Expo in Orlando, Bill Finnerty (@digbfinn), Gartner Research Director, and I found a very collaborative and…

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Smart City – Berlin

Smart City Berlin

Berlin is Smart! Berlin is not only one of the most attractive business hubs in Germany; it is also a laboratory for efficient infrastructure, informational networking, sustainable mobility, creativity and combining high productivity with high quality of life.   Smart City is the integrated approach to all the future topics with which we, as a city, will be dealing with…

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Smart City – Singapore

Smart City – Singapore

Why Smart Nation Advances in digital technology have opened up new possibilities to enhance the way we live, work, play, and interact. Singapore strives to become a Smart Nation to support better living, stronger communities, and create more opportunities, for all. And “smartness” is not a measure of how advanced or complex the technology being adopted is, but how well…

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How to design a smart city #accessible to all

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Cities are becoming more and more populated, and their design, services and urban elements directly impact on the way their citizens relate. It also has an impact on the economic and social development of the city. That is, the city in which we live, directly influences our quality of life and our social relations.

In this context, many cities have already included technology to increase the efficiency and sustainability of their services, turning them into smart cities. But many of them, have forgotten the most important, adapt the design, services and furniture to make them accessible cities. This is fundamental because a city that is not inclusive will prevent people with functional disabilities from being independent and will prevent their social inclusion….

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Smart Cities for the Blind

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Smart Cities for the Blind Posted by Lena Jukna on Nov 16, 2017 categories: Smart City tags: Accessibility, Blind, Inclusivity, smart city, Smart Technology, Urban Mobilty, Visual Impaired Would you be able to find your way across a big city at rush hour if you were visually impaired? 285 million visually impaired people worldwide are facing this challenge every day,…

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Chicago implements CIVIQ smart city solution to boost citizen engagement

Chicago implements CIVIQ smart city solution to boost citizen engagement

Chicago is implementing CIVIQ Smartscapes’ smart city solution in a bid to boost the information available for citizens and raise the level of engagement between the city and its residents.

The project forms part of a wider AT&T Smart Cities spotlight city pilot and will see CIVIQ installing interactive devices in downtown Chicago along with ‘high-speed’ public Wi-Fi. The devices will also come equipped with applications such as wayfinding, interactive information about transportation services and safety alerts, while residents will be able to notify officials about issues around the city too.

“We are excited to take this technological leap and put Chicago at the forefront of smart cities throughout the country,” said Brenna Berman, chief information officer for the City of Chicago….

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Location Intelligence and Citizen Engagement: Key Factors in Making Smart Cities

Location Intelligence and Citizen Engagement: Key Factors in Making Smart Cities – Sensing Change Blog

By utilizing location intelligence, Smart Cities enable efficient utilization of resources, people, money, assets, and information. Smart City programs have started gaining momentum with the tech-savvy generation, offering pathways to better economic conditions, sustainable development, quality of life and improved governance. This trend is being driven by a number of factors, like reduced technology costs, free mobile apps, social media platforms, cloud computing and effective ways of managing high volumes of data. The ultimate goal of a Smart City is to enable the government and citizens to understand, communicate, access and predict urban functions more efficiently…

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Building the right culture for successful smart cities

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Changing organizational culture is recognized as an essential element of a successful smart city, but it is much easier said than done. A panel of smart city experts share their insights

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