Smart City Rewind; beginning the next adventure…
What lessons can be drawn as the Smart City concept enters its second decade? As I open a new chapter in my career, I’ve been reflecting on the last 9 […]
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How to solve your smart city puzzle
In my travels I’m almost constantly asked two questions: What is a smart city and how do we go about that journey? Even answering these two questions can be difficult […]
Global Demographics Will Force a Shift to Smart Cities & IoT
It seems more and more clear to me that evolving global demographics could alone virtually guarantee that smart cities and the Internet of Things (IoT) are the way forward. Let’s […]
Smart Cities: It’s what you say, not the way that you say it
I’ve said it before and I know I’ll say it again: There are no dumb cities. From the time that humankind started to make settlements together and the first cities […]
Why the Internet of Things will be at the heart of smart city transformation
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 […]
Without a focus on action, Smart City leadership and vision count for nothing
“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 […]
Inconvenient truths or misaligned objectives? Can we afford for smart cities to fail?
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 […]
Innovation must be collaborative for Smart City success
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 […]
Appathon Winners Illustrate Potential for Smart Cities
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 […]
R&D and Innovation are key to lower carbon solutions
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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