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It's here!
#SmartCities
Connect Conference and Expo is taking over D.C.! Do not miss this mega conference with 5 co-located events in one! SCC,
#DTC
, SBIR/ STTR, OELS, &
#ResilienceWeek
💪 Everything you could ask for in one location.
#SCC22
The topic of
#smart
#cities
is well known for its complexity. The
#ACE22
, the industry smart water conference hosted in
@COSAGOV
by the
@awwa
, gave a refreshingly focused perspective. Here are the key takeaways. You have to hear this!💦
We are honored to welcome
@DarkPulseTech
as a platinum sponsor of
#SCC22
. Its intelligent
#infrastructure
solutions are 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼 and so timely as the infrastructure law provides transformational
#funding
for critical infrastructure and public safety.
Calling all
#smartcities
!
#WashingtonDC
is hosting the next Smart
#Cities
Connect Conference and Expo. Join
@smartcityc
and over 2000 like-minded peers for 3 full days of solving our communities’ greatest challenges! Get Involved!
Bring what really matters into focus. If you have ideas about how to address the big
#smartcities
questions, we'd love to hear from you by June 15! Submit a panel for Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo in Washington, D.C. here:
#citiesfirst
“The raging development of AI (artificial intelligence), IoT (Internet of Things) and cloud computing applications will bring drastic changes to human life, and smart cities…”
#SmartCities
#IoT
#AI
#Smartcities
! Day 4 & we're still going! Make sure not to miss the 11 phenomenal panels speaking to
#infrastructure
,
#Grid
Sustainability, digital transformation & so much more!
#SCC22
“Cities are sensoring up, collecting vast troves of data that they’re running through predictive models and using the insights to solve problems that, in some cases, city managers didn’t even know existed.”
#SmartCities
#GovTech
#UrbanPlanning
Microsoft is joining Mastercard’s City Possible initiative. This global effort is encouraging cities and businesses to co-create and scale solutions to urban problems. What do you think about this?
#SmartCities
#IoT
#GovTech
#Planning
“Cities are smart because of people" - "The difference is that cities magnify intellect and ingenuity, creating a hub of people that collectively raises them beyond their individual capacity.”
#SmartCities
#Planning
#GovTech
#AIA
#APWA
Time is ticking! ⏰ We are 1 week away from Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo!! Register now for the premier city-first program that inspires real conversation, meaningful connection, and approachable action in local communities. See you in D.C.!
Shorter commutes, reduced ecological footprint, healthier citizens, and smarter governance are a few of the benefits of a Smart City.
#SmartCities
#IoT
#GovTech
#Planning
“Imagine a health monitor for the city, but rather than measuring heart rate or daily steps, this device measures everything from air quality to vehicle traffic.” See what Chicago is doing.
#SmartCities
#IoT
#GovTech
Thank you to everyone who made
#SCC19
possible! We are so grateful and can't wait to see you next year in Denver, again. Don't think you can make it a full year? We have a conference co-located with Defense TechConnect in DC in October!
Sharing is caring!
@CityofDenver
Emily Silverman handing out fobs with the complete RFP and affiliate contacts to public entities who want to piggy back on recent work.
#micdrop
#inthistogether
#scc19
🌞GOOD MORNING
#Smartcities
! It's day 3. Don't miss the KEYNOTES!
1)How multi-purpose streetlight platforms are improving smart city economics & public safety 2)Smart City as a Digital Platform 3)Innovating in Government-It Can Be Done! Register
#SCC22
$1 Billion Dollar City Infrastructure Financing Program announced by
@Cisco
to expand its presence in the Smart City and IoT markets. The goal of the program is to help cities invest in smart technologies.
#SmartCities
#IoT
#GovTech
Information & communication technology, IoT, sensors, geospatial technology, artificial intelligence and blockchain comprise the “crucial six” technologies Smart Cities need according to Geospatial World.
#SmartCities
#IoT
#IIoT
#Planning
#tech
Can vertical farming for public
#housing
communities increase access to healthy food and lifestyles?
@JerseyCity
thinks so. Learn more about their partnership with
@AeroFarms
and the upcoming installations:
Tomorrow morning, the magic begins with a
@US_Ignite
Forum, three (amazing) workshops for those who like to dive deep, and the Smart 50 Awards Gala! What are YOU most excited about?
#scc19
Raise your hand if you'll be back to see us at Smart Cities Connect Conference in Washington, D.C. this September 🙋🏽♂️🙋♀️ Registration and panel submissions open soon. What is the topic you most want us to cover?
#SCC22
Jeff Merritt, NYC’s Director of Innovation, credited with leading many of the city’s efforts around adoption of emerging tech announced he will be joining the World Economic Forum leading an initiative related to IoT.
#SmartCities
#IoT
#GovTech
It's a WRAP! What an amazing conference and even more amazing community of
#smartcities
all working together for a better tomorrow! Thank you & see you next year!
#SCC22
🎉
“‘Smart’ Technology Could Change the Future of City Finances - For one thing, the technology may save enough money so that city projects will be able to pay for themselves”
#SmartCities
#IoT
#IIoT
#Planning
#GovTech
Check out
@cities_liveable
micro
#sensors
which fits most
#city
streetlights and turns them into
#data
collection assets. Measure speed, air quality, sound and video easily and receive regular reports.
#SCC22
Smart Greenhouses-Researchers at UCSC have successfully designed a smart greenhouse that uses solar panels to generate electricity and produces healthy crops - new technology that generates electricity more efficiently & at less cost.
#SmartCities
#IoT
“Cary may only be the seventh largest municipality in North Carolina, but this town has big ambitions to transform how it serves its citizens, through the use of Salesforce and Dell Boomi.”
#SmartCities
#IoT
#Planning
#GovTech
Urban
#data
is a mosaic of street-by-street, minute-by-minute info that makes up a city’s digital twin. It is valuable for designing
#infrastructure
, delivering services, and empowering residents. Hear from cities & tech pioneers supporting them.
#scc19
“The primary challenge to building a smart city has nothing to do with pouring concrete and erecting steel beams. It’s knowing better the city’s flows to optimize the city for its inhabitants.”
#SmartCities
#IoT
#GovTech
New York City’s Path to Become a Smart City Leader – A “Smart City is an Equitable City Guided by Strategic Frameworks for Connectivity and Connected Devices,” CTO Miguel Gamino.
#SmartCities
#IoT
#Planning
The Smart Cities Council is accepting applications for its 2018 Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge Grants through December 15, 2017. Applicants are eligible from all communities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
#SmartCities
#IoT
#GovTech
#Architecture
“Overpopulation is a problem that isn't going away any time soon. Thankfully, there may be a few ways that smart cities can help prevent the negative effects of overpopulation in cities.”
#SmartCities
#IoT
#Planning
#AIA
In Istanbul, they have vending machines where you insert plastic bottles in exchange for releasing dog food and water for stray dogs, cats, etc. It’s already fed approximately 150,000 stray animals.
“[smart cities] are kind of a new thing, kind of an old thing, and kind of the same thing we’ve been doing all along. You need relationships, structure, intentionality - and it all has to fit in with the larger vision for your
#city
.”
@aarondeacon
#scc19
Come listen to our City Spotlights: Digital Transformation discussion at Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo this fall in D.C.! Cities will share about what it means to remain relevant, safe, and invested in a time of digital transformation.
#SCC22
Cities want to improve quality of life &
#safety
, reduce
#energy
, operations and costs. How❓Streetlights! Learn to beat the challenge of
#smartcity
#technology
deployments with next-gen infrastructure and technology solutions in this session at
#SCC23
.
Big cities focus on urban planning with the help of Smart Cities and the Smart Cities Collaborative—dedicated to help cities reduce traffic time and costs and promote sustainable transportation methods.
#SmartCities
#IoT
#APWA
#GovTech
Disruptive Technologies: “Smart cities have the power to fundamentally reinvent the ways in which we interact as individuals and how businesses operate, writes Paolo Gagliardi, CEO of Trriple”
#SmartCities
#IoT
#IIoT
#Planning
#GovTech
"it starts with a sense of desperation. there is a sense of urgency that everyone in the
@KCMO
government feels. nobody takes a government job for the money, and nobody wants to go in and fail. everyone wants to change the world."
@kc_cio
#scc18
Expanding communications–whether high-speed cellular or low-power wide-area network–enable both safe city & smart city solutions, partnerships that bring together government & business interests to share the costs & benefits are growing in popularity.
New York, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle & Charlotte make the top 20 Smart City governments worldwide—European cities involve citizens in projects whilst US cities are successful due to competition between federal & city.
#SmartCities
#IoT
#IIoT
““The smart city will connect human capital, social capital and ICT infrastructure, which is the ultimate goal of any Smart City.” Engineer John Tanui, CEO Konza Metropolis.”
#SmartCities
#IoT
#Planning
#AI
“If you’re not working for a city, that doesn’t mean you’re not working for a city. More and more, we’re finding that non-municipal entities contribute greatly to the smart cities movement.”
#SmartCities
#IoT
#GovTech
Mass transit is everywhere in our cities. Why not use them to provide real-time data for planning, decision making and more? Oslo is planning on it.
#SmartCities
#IoT
#Planning
#Architecture
Virtual Reality & Smart City Planning: University of New South Wales has opened what it claims is the world’s first lab for planning future cities.
#SmartCities
#IoT
#GovTech
#Planning