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Charbel Aoun shares his thoughts and ideas about digital transformation, smart cities and infrastructure, urbanisation, sustainability, IoT and leadership.

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Why the Internet of Things will be at the heart of smart city transformation

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The smart cities movement is absolutely trying to change our world for the better. Great visionary goals are being set at both at city and national level—like India announcing its […]

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digital economy, digitization, Internet of Things, smart cities

Without a focus on action, Smart City leadership and vision count for nothing

May 5, 2015by cjaoun Leave a comment

“Leadership is about addressing the eight most frustrating words in the English language ‘We could never do that in our town’.” – Brent Toderian Deciding to become a smart city […]

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smart cities

Inconvenient truths or misaligned objectives? Can we afford for smart cities to fail?

April 23, 2015by cjaoun Leave a comment

For all my positivity about smart cities and benefits they can bring (for example,Urban Efficiency), I think it’s just as important to talk about some of the criticisms they receive […]

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Innovation must be collaborative for Smart City success

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As I’ve moved around the world discussing a range of projects with a wide cross section of city leaders, one thing seems very clear to me – for Smart Cities to move […]

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smart cities

Appathon Winners Illustrate Potential for Smart Cities

March 18, 2015by cjaoun Leave a comment

As part of our commitment to Smart Cities, we were delighted to partner with Microsoft, the City of Barcelona and the Smart City Expo World Congress to sponsor an “Appathon”  that […]

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smart cities

R&D and Innovation are key to lower carbon solutions

February 26, 2015by cjaoun Leave a comment

On January 19th I was delighted to be invited to join a panel session at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi to discuss how R&D and innovation could […]

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smart cities

Improving Mobility Through Technology And Connectivity

December 29, 2014by cjaoun Leave a comment

New mobility services, building on operational technology and data, are starting to address problems related to peak hour travel demand, while also offering the potential to make cities more livable […]

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smart cities

Smart Mobility And The Role Of Data

December 29, 2014by cjaoun Leave a comment

This blog explores how data is used and services are created through an information value chain that brings together stakeholders from across different sectors and verticals. This will help city […]

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smart cities, Urban Mobility

The Promise Of Smart Mobility

December 29, 2014by cjaoun Leave a comment

What is the potential for smart mobility to meet the challenges of urban mobility? In this article, you will read about how smart mobility can lead to more efficient use […]

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smart cities, Urban Mobility

Uncovering The Structure Of Smart Mobility

December 29, 2014by cjaoun Leave a comment

The smart mobility system can be conceived as a number of ‘layers’, each of which depends on and adds value to those beneath and above it. Physical Infrastructure The whole […]

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smart cities, Urban Mobility

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