Now, track project progress with drones (Indian Railways did it!)
03/22/2017
With growing industrial development and increasing population, the role of railways in transportation is going to be crucial in the coming years.
Could cities benefit from a Declaration of Data Leadership? Discuss....
Smart Cities Council Readiness Program
Getting to Know the ASEAN Smart Cities Network
This is a Series of Dialogues with city officials from participating cities in the ASEAN Smart Cities Network.
Get to Know the ASEAN Smart Cities NetworkTop Downloads
The Smart Cities Info cards are short and succinct knowledge resources to support awareness raising...
Meet our Readiness Challenge Grant winners
02/08/2017
The winners of the first-ever Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge Grants are Austin, Indianapolis, Miami, Orlando and Philadelphia. Learn about their projects and the important first step you need to take to make any smart cities initiative a success.
What Australia & New Zealand can learn from the U.S. Smart City Challenge
01/13/2017
These five lessons from the U.S. Smart City Challenge program could help advance cities across Australia and New Zealand. Learn how — and steal them to improve your efforts.
Expert Talk: Carlo Ratti on Smart Cities of tomorrow
12/16/2015
Carlo Ratti is a Italian architect, engineer, inventor, educator and activist who teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, where he directs the MIT Senseable City Lab, a research group that explores how new technologies are changing the way we understand, design and ultimately live in cities. Following the Wired Magazine Carlo Ratti is one of the "50 people who will change the world" and was also named as "50 most influential designers in America" by Fast Company. He was also a speaker at ‘National Conclave on Smart Technologies’ organised by Smart Cities Council India at Hyderabad in August 2015.
Wayfinding – the only way forward
12/28/2015
How many times have you missed an exit on an expressway and cursed under your breath? It is not only the frustration of missing an appointment but the loss of fuel and the unnecessary emission that adds to the already foul air. In urban settings, wayfinding specialists develop signage and information systems for both, pedestrians and motorists, who have unique challenges navigating streets and roadways. These information systems help people develop “mental maps” of the terrain and simplify their routes to the extent possible.
Network is Knowledge – Knowledge is Network
12/06/2015
"It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed." - Charles Darwin
Data-is second nature to technology. The information, available and critical when collected & processed, for collaboration can work wonders towards a “mutual-symbiotic” future. Has been the evolutionary theory of our world- as we know it today.
Smart Building, Smart City
Introducing our new Lead Partner Thomson Reuters
Introducing our new Lead Partner Thomson Reuters.
Smart Cities Readiness Workshop Nov. 3-4 in South Africa
Dr. Mani Vadari of the Smart Cities Council will present a Smart Cities Readiness Workshop during the Metro Advance Forum 2015 taking place Nov. 3-4 in Western Cape, South Africa.
Hear HUD Secretary Julian Castro
Find out what message Julian Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio, Texas and now Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has for cities. He's one of the featured speakers at Smart Cities Week, Sept. 15-17 in Washington, D.C. The conference is sold out, but we'll post updates on this site and you can follow the action on Twitter at #smartcitiesweekDC