The EU’s plan for leadership in green technologies will focus on a network of “smart cities” which will demonstrate renewable and other low-carbon energies in Europe. The recommendations are featured in a draft communication Continue reading →

The book “How to build a Digital City’ by Marc Canter – CEO, Digital City Mechanics, is an intense study of the software infrastructure required to build out a Digital City. It’s a step by step guide in how to develop that on-line environment which will mesh in a wide range of participants, vendors, content sources and existing web properties. Continue reading →

What is the impact of digital technologies on the design and analysis of cities? How are they helping architects and designers to operate at the urban scale? And how might they be changing the way in which we perceive and understand our cities? These are some of the questions that the Architectural Design Magazine (Volume 79 Issue 4 July/August 2009) tries to answer in a special issue on Digital Cities Continue reading →

The European Commission has announced actions to make sure that Europe can play a leading role in shaping these new networks of interconnected objects from books to cars, from electrical appliances to food ‘“ in short the emerging ‘internet of things’. Continue reading →

Futur en Seine is a pioneering Cultural, Technological and Social Event organized by Cap Digital, the Parisian Business Cluster for Digital Content and Services, from 29th May to 7th June in the city of Paris and surrounding region.   Continue reading →

Smart Grid contains news, blog items, and resources. With current interest on clean energy, energy efficiency, and energy saving, smart grid informs about advanced metering system, communications, IT, and grid accessibility to remote alternative power sources. Source: Business Exchange

Autodesk, a world leader in 2D and 3D technologies, launches a new initiative trying to define a new technology vision for digital cities. Continue reading →