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Welcome! What is a "Smart City" anyway?

Posted by Jill Hundley-Keefer on Sep 15, 2010 11:34:52 AM

Welcome to the new S+CC Institute blog. In this blog, I will keep you up-to-date with news and information regarding smart, future cities.  You will also meet the online community members who are working on projects to move their cities to be economically, environmentally and socially sustainable. Read and debate industry papers and articles, learn of events and more.

 

The whole time we will explore exactly what does it mean to be a smart city, how do you implement, how do you measure energy, plan a sustainable and usable city for your citizens and much more.  Seems like there is a lot of differing views, ideas and implementation practices. What is working? What is not working? What needs to change or develop? How does technology and ICT play a role?

 

In addition, I will let you know what is new or evolving in this collaborative space, how to use the tools to your benefit, and I will highlight the site activity.

 

Let me do the heavy lifting for you, click on the "Receive Email Notifications" in the Actions menu, right column, top.  This will send you an e-mail every time there is a new post so you can quickly scan and read the new information.  IF you need your login information...send me an e-mail and I will find it for you. To contact the online community manager, email Community Manager Jill Keefer.

 

 

Interesting Discussion Forum Threads:

$21 Billion Appropriated For Healthcare Information Systems

Smarter Building Construction and Design

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Comments (3)
Sep 20, 2010 4:03 PM David Deans  says:

Jill, I'm looking forward to reading your posts.

 

BTW, if you haven't already done so, check out the Broadband Commission's (ITU & UNESCO) study reports that were posted on their site http://bit.ly/ail20R

 

David H. Deans
Sep 21, 2010 10:24 AM Jill Hundley-Keefer  says in response to David Deans:

David,

  This is very interesting and relates directly to Smart Cities.

 

“Information and communication technologies are playing an  increasingly important role as drivers of social and economic  development, but it will take partnerships such as the Broadband  Commission to ensure that those technologies live up to their  extraordinary potential,” said Mr Ban.

 

“The Commission’s report is an  important contribution to our efforts to ensure that the benefits of  information and communication technology can further the United Nations  goals of peace, security or development for all.”

The report stresses the need for leaders to focus on building a  ‘virtuous broadband development dynamic’, noting that broadband has the  power to “cut a swathe through the silos associated with health,  education, energy, transport, the environment and other key sectors.”
Sep 21, 2010 10:29 AM Jill Hundley-Keefer  says in response to Jill Hundley-Keefer:

Uploaded the report, to view it go here.

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