Why a shared digital infrastructure is crucial for smart cities

As the world urbanizes and cities serve an increasing number of people, the importance of well-designed and robust infrastructure rises as well. 

By Hanan Markovich • Nov. 29, 2017

Government of Canada launches Smart Cities Challenge

The pan-Canadian competition encouraging communities of all sizes to develop smart city concepts that will improve citizens' quality of life "through innovation, data and connected technology."

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 28, 2017

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Smart Cities Technology and Data

Cities are increasingly looking to technology and data to address real-world issues from traffic safety to law enforcement.

By Smart Cities Dive staff

The decentralized economy is inevitable. Cities now need to prepare for impact

Blockchain will not only impact trade, but will also radically impact governments and the communities they serve, according to smart city leaders.

By Sarah Wray • Nov. 28, 2017

Sewage-sniffing robots may be the solution to city opioid crises

Some cities are using robots and analytics to fight the opioid crisis at the street level — and below it.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 27, 2017

Amid tech enthusiasm, we may miss an opportunity to humanize smart cities

Watching the enthusiasm around Bill Gates’ smart city plans, I couldn’t help but wonder: Is the way we’re talking about smart cities somehow putting our efforts at risk?

By Susanne Seitinger • Nov. 27, 2017

Construction execs: Technology can help close performance gap

U.S. executives indicate that integrated project management systems, followed by BIM, will deliver the greatest return on investment.

By Laurie Cowin • Nov. 27, 2017

Miami Mayor: City faces a 'new generation' of civic leadership

The newly-elected mayor proposed "smart, innovative and creative" solutions — including new system of government — to address city challenges.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 22, 2017

Uber paid hackers to cover up a data breach exposing more than 57M users

The company's new CEO recently found out about the 2016 incident and initiated an investigation, notified affected drivers and communicated the incident with the appropriate regulatory bodies.

By Naomi Eide • Nov. 22, 2017

Oregon governor launches new cybersecurity initiative

Cyber Oregon increases awareness about cybersecurity while boosting collaborative efforts to protect data.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 22, 2017

Columbus, OH alters plans for Smart City Challenge grant money

The city won $40 million from the 2016 challenge to be put toward a number of projects — four of which have now been removed. 

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 21, 2017

How food banks use data to balance services on Thanksgiving — and year round

Many city food banks are using data to track changing community needs, both in terms of the number of people served and the types of foods needed.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 21, 2017

New NASA tool shows effects of melting glaciers on cities

The tool allows city planners — or anyone curious enough — to modify different variables and see how rising sea levels will affect different cities.

By Cody Boteler • Nov. 17, 2017

Why data center construction is 'where the action is'

As the number of our connected devices increases, the need for more infrastructure supporting them is only going to grow.

By Kim Slowey • Nov. 17, 2017

Solving transportation issues with IIoT technologies

Cities are leveraging smart connected assets and sophisticated data platforms to help alleviate transportation bottlenecks.

By Neil Strother • Nov. 16, 2017

Philips Lighting announces social impact analytics app

The app is designed to help cities collect feedback on the impact of public lighting projects.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 16, 2017

Lexington, KY may soon be one of nation's largest gigabit cities

A planned fiber-optic network would boost users' internet speeds from 16.2 megabits per second to 1,000 megabits per second.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 16, 2017

Best IoT security practices take backseat to 'societal' needs, Cisco CTO says

IoT devices are not about connectivity but rather data collection and utilization for "new opportunities and services."

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 15, 2017

Cisco rolls out $1B city financing program, changes to Kinetic platform

The announcements were made today at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 14, 2017

Bill Gates is building his own smart city in Arizona

The billionaire's investment firm spent $80 million on a 24,800-acre plot of land outside of Phoenix to develop the "forward-thinking community."

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 13, 2017

Uber partners with NASA to bring flying taxis to cities

Uber selected Los Angeles this week as the second city to launch its uberAIR service, following an April announcement to test the innovative service in Dallas.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 10, 2017

Report: Smart cities services market to reach $94.2B by 2026

Researchers examined suppliers, like Cisco, Siemens and Microsoft, that are currently providing cities with widespread smart solutions.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 8, 2017

Nashville, TN uses tech to study dwindling tree numbers

The city's population boom has led to developers cutting down trees to build new structures.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 7, 2017

DOT to partner with at least 5 cities to accelerate drone adoption

The federal government is accepting applications from cities willing to serve as test cases for widespread drone use.

By Jennifer McKevitt • Nov. 7, 2017

Empowering cities by rethinking wireless networks

The rapidly expanding implementation of smart architecture and infrastructure is shaping the functionality and future of the smart grid. 

By Keith Teichmann • Nov. 6, 2017

The great hunt for Amazon HQ2: 3 cities on our short list

While Amazon is sifting through its several hundred proposals, with a result expected in 2018, the CIO Dive Editorial Team predicts three contenders. 

By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Nov. 6, 2017