Top news of the week: 01.07.2021.
Smart Cities
Infrastructure deal could offer window of opportunity for $1.1B smart cities bill
House Democrats have reintroduced the Smart Cities and Communities Act, with the hope that some elements of the of the bill can be folded into Biden's sweeping infrastructure plan.
America’s ‘Smart City’ Didn’t Get Much Smarter
Columbus, Ohio, won a $50 million grant five years ago to use tech to solve old problems. But technical hurdles, bureaucracy, and the pandemic dashed many plans.
News from our cities and networks – 25 June 2021
The URBACT III Programme currently supports 52 transnational networks of cities: 23 Transfer Networks (2018-2021), 23 Action Planning Networks (2019-2022), 5 networks piloting a transfer ...
How a 'Digital City Hall' helped Santa Monica, California, work through COVID-19
Once "drowning under paper," CIO Joseph Cevetello said the city government's strategic planning around technology prepared it for the sharp transition to remote work, even with a 30% ...
oneM2M Roadmap for Data Interoperability
oneM2M Roadmap for Data Interoperability, oneM2M RDM Working Group Chair / Standardization Professional at Nokia.
SmartEnCity Final Publication
The Journey towards Zero Carbon Emissions - A Travel Guide for Cities Five years ago, in 2016, SmartEnCity has started. Starting from an Integrated Energy Plan, there are …
Final eviction moratorium extension provides 'breathing room' for cities
The extension comes as millions are behind on rent. The White House followed it with actions to help state and local governments avoid a wave of evictions, an issue discussed at a ...
How to use data analysis for making tourism more sustainable for cities and communities: the solutions of Tourism-friendly Cities
In the pre-Covid era, the rise in global mobility was one of the main causes of over-tourism. Contrasting this phenomenon was the main challenge for many European cities, which focused on a ...