Smart cities that run on data aren’t just more efficient to run. They’re also more enjoyable to live in. Since the 1990s, the term “big data” has echoed through industry like the sound of dripping ...

Smart city is no longer a buzzword; it is a reality. Infrastructure alone is not enough to improve the quality of life; integ ...

More than a decade since the smart city concept gained traction, local governments continue shaping the general idea to suit their needs, with its purpose evolving from solution-based toward a ...

Urban technologies were meant to connect, protect, and enhance the lives of citizens. What happened? In 1959, in a short essay called “The Great Game to Come,” a little-known Dutch visual artist named ...

Smart cities, which collect data digitally to optimize urban services, have multiple dimensions beyond their technology. This Focus shows the challenges and potentials for achieving more just and ...

A singular focus on high-tech will dilute the vibrancy of our cities and limit their potential. The term “smart cities” originated as a marketing strategy for large IT vendors. It has now become ...

Smart cities represent the convergence of urbanization, digital transformation, and sustainability goals through integrated technological frameworks. As urban centers face unprecedented population ...

Earlier this month, the New York City Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) announced the NYC Smart City Testbed Program. The new program will be a collaborative one that will see city agencies ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna and two ...

In August 2018, a publication titled Smart Cities World featured an article on the deployment of smart street lighting in Hong Kong. “Leveraging IoT sensors fixed on the lamp posts,” the article ...