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Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about initiatives on the development of digital cities.
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- Geraldton becomes IBM's smart city winner
- By Lilia Guan. Government News, 21 March 2012. "The City of Greater Geraldton in Western Australia has been selected to receive an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant for 2012. The grant provides the City of Greater Geraldton with access to IBM's top experts to analyse and recommend ways Geraldton can become an even better place in which to live and work..."
Added: 22 March 2012;
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- Wellington Digital Strategy and Action Plan
- Wellington City Council, September 2011. "In response to the opportunities that technology changes provide to a city like Wellington, we have considered how Wellington can become a smart city through development and implementation of a digital strategy..."
Added: 17 November 2011;
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- Wellington – the creative digital city
- By Laurence Millar. FutureGov, 10 November 2011. "Wellington City Council has released a Digital Strategy and Action Plan, which sets an ambitious target – to achieve global recognition as a 'creative digital city'. Wellington already has a number of successful creative businesses, building on on the work of Weta Ltd, who won Oscars for Lord of the Rings and followed up with a string of blockbuster hits including King Kong, Avatar, District 9, I Robot and Tintin. Last month, another Wellington company, Catalyst IT, was awarded the contract to redevelop the website for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong..."
Added: 17 November 2011;
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- 2011 Digital Cities Survey Winners Announced
- By Brian Heaton. Government Technology, November 2, 2011. "The city and county of Honolulu, Hawaii, Olathe, Kan., Roseville, Calif. and Eden Prairie, Minn. received first place rankings in the 2011 Digital Cities Survey, according to the results announced on Wednesday, Nov. 2. The 11th annual survey spotlights the municipalities that best show how information and communication technology are used to enhance public service. The survey is conducted by the Center for Digital Government and Government Technology..."
Added: 3 November 2011;
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- How data and open government are transforming NYC
- New York works to become a premier digital city, by Alex Howard. O'Reilly Radar, 7 October 2011. ""In God We Trust," tweeted New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg this month. "Everyone else, bring data." Bloomberg, the billionaire founder of Bloomberg L.P., is now in his third term as mayor of the Big Apple. During his tenure, New York City has embraced a more data-driven approach to governing, even when the results of that data-driven transparency show a slump in city services..."
Added: 11 October 2011;
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- 9th Annual Digital Counties Survey - 2011 Results
- Survey Shows U.S. Counties Providing Resourceful, Innovative, and Collaborative Digital Services. "Palm Beach County, Florida; Washoe County, Nevada; Pueblo County, Colorado; and County of Nevada, California are all first place winners in the 2011 Digital Counties Survey which recognizes leading examples of counties using information and communications technology. e.Republic's Center for Digital Government and Digital Communities program, in partnership with the National Association of Counties (NACo), identify best electronic practices among counties nationwide, regardless of size..."
Added: 15 August 2011;
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- Software Helps Cities See the Future
- By Sarah Rich. Government Technology, August 9, 2011. "Sometimes the public expects government to see the future. Good decisions are to be expected while bad decisions — judged with the benefit of hindsight — are derided. Some help is on the way. IBM is betting that software can give cities a better look into their future. The company unveiled new software this week designed to help decision-makers forecast the consequences of actions that affect citizens. In turn, IBM said the software, called System Dynamics for Smarter Cities, can also help policymakers make decisions that generate positive results..."
Added: 11 August 2011;
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- Singapore Management University and Tata Consultancy Services announce creation of iCity Lab
- TATA, August 8, 2011. "Collaboration agreement and TCS's S$6-million investment lays foundation for research and development of cloud-based IT solutions for intelligent cities in Asia and worldwide Mumbai / Singapore: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, business solutions and consulting firm, and the Singapore Management University (SMU) announced the establishment of the TCS-SMU iCity Lab to be located at SMU. The collaboration agreement signed states that the two organisations are partnering to create a new research facility to develop industry standards and IT frameworks for the emerging intelligent city (iCity) model of urban development. TCS will initially directly invest S$6 million in the new TCS-SMU iCity Lab over the next three years..."
Added: 9 August 2011;
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- Singapore Uni Launches 'ICity' Project
- By Anshupriya Jha. FutureGov, 8 August 2011. "Singapore Management University is establishing a research lab for developing cloud-based IT solutions for cities across the globe, and especially in Asia..."
Added: 9 August 2011;
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- Cities Deploying Free Wi-Fi infrastructure Need To Set Their Bar Higher
- by Andrea Di Maio. Gartner, July 7, 2011. "When I was in Taipei last week I saw a few camera crews in public places, including the city hall. When I asked what it was, I was told that it was the launch date for free municipal wi-fi in public spaces (indoor). In a few months' time – October, I believe – this will be extended outdoor and the coverage of the city will approach 100%. This made me think about what happens today to city governments that promote and successfully deploy such an infrastructure. A few years ago, this very accomplishment would have been enough, by providing access to people at a moment in time in which there were not too many hotspots, and inexpensive 3G data plans from mobile operators were not in sight yet. Today, cities that want to be in a leadership position must think earlier rather than later how this infrastructure can transform the way the city government transforms its services and operations..."
Added: 12 July 2011;
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- Jacksonville, Fla., Ready for Smarter City Services
- By Brian Heaton. Government Technology, July 8, 2011. "Add Jacksonville, Fla., to the list of cities that are using Internet-based technology to improve and connect municipal services. In collaboration with Cisco, Jacksonville will begin a pilot program that uses technology to enhance traffic engineering and public safety, and remotely connects citizens to various departments in the city. The project is part of Cisco's Smart+Connected Communities initiative, which uses networked information to join citizens together, share resources and support social, economic and environmental stability..."
Added: 12 July 2011;
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- Five Pillars to a Digital City (Opinion)
- By Steve Ressler. Government Technology, July 7, 2011. "Digital, smarter, intelligent cities? The buzzwords are flying in local government today, from IBM commercials to the annual Digital Cities and Counties rankings. Ask around — every city wants to be all these things, but what exactly do they mean? And how are they feasible in today's world of budget cuts and doing more with less? Here are five pillars I consider essential for being a digital city..."
Added: 12 July 2011;
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- Road Map for the Digital City - in pdf format (11,803kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Achieving New York City's digital future. The City of New York, Spring 2011. "... Road Map for the Digital City outlines a path to build on New York City's successes and establish it as the world's top-ranked Digital City, based on indices of Internet access, Open Government, citizen engagement, and digital industry growth..."
Added: 17 May 2011;
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- The Battle for Control of Smart Cities
- By Greg Lindsay. The Fast Company, December 16, 2010. "Will tech-powered cities revolutionize the way we live or hand corporations the keys to our privacy? A new study by the Rockefeller Foundation offers conclusions. Who will own the brains of smart cities--citizens or corporations? At stake is an impending massive trove of data, not to mention issues of privacy, services, and inclusion. The battle may be fought in the streets between bands of Jane Jacobs-inspired hacktivists pushing for self-serve governance and a latter-day Robert Moses carving out monopolies for IBM or Cisco instead of the Triborough Bridge Authority. Without a delicate balance between the scale of big companies and the DIY spirit of 'gov 2.0' champions, the urban poor could be the biggest losers..."
Added: 17 December 2010;
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- The Future of Cities, Information, and Inclusion
- by Anthony Townsend. Institute for the Future, December 16, 2010. "Over the next decade, cities will continue to grow larger and more rapidly. At the same time, new technologies will unlock massive streams of data about cities and their residents. As these forces collide, they will turn every city into a unique civic laboratory—a place where technology is adapted in novel ways to meet local needs. This ten-year forecast map, The Future of Cities, Information, and Inclusion, charts the important intersections between urbanization and digitalization that will shape this global urban experiment, and the key tensions that will arise..."
Added: 17 December 2010;
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