The 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge launched by Rockefeller Foundation published a draft “Code of Conduct’ that seeks to provide guidance on best practices for resilience building projects that leverage Big Data and Advanced Computing. Continue reading →

European Commission expected to invest around €200m to create Smart Cities in the next two years. To speed up the deployment, the Commission has launched the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities that will bring together European cities, industry leaders, and representatives of civil society to smarten up Europe’s urban areas. Continue reading →

The Department of Business Innovation and Skills of the UK Government just published a number of reports on smart cities which aim to contribute to the Information Economy Strategy within the government’ s Industrial Strategy. Continue reading →

An interesting view about the most significant smart city design principles comes from the blog The Urban Technologist. The author provides 23 principles that each city should consider with respect to infrastructure construction, connectivity and information accessibility, Continue reading →

The Chicago Technology Plan highlights 28 initiatives within five broad strategies that together will enable Chicago to realize its vision of becoming the city where technology fuels opportunity, inclusion, engagement, and innovation. Continue reading →

The Digital Masterplan for Dublin is designed to be a roadmap that will help city shape its digital future. It is designed with an inherent flexibility to allow Dublin to change direction, constantly rethinking the journey towards the ultimate Digital City. It sets out a framework for action that can help city leaders prioritise the use of scarce resources. Continue reading →

This ITU-T Technology Watch Report analyses Seoul’ s implementation of its “Smart Seoul 2015’ project, providing a best-practice guide to the construction and operation of a smart city. The report investigates the conceptual underpinnings of Smart Seoul, the use of smart technologies and mobile-web applications to provide citizen-centric services, and the role of technical standards as the precondition for smart city functionality.’‹ Continue reading →