Future Perfect: South Of Boston, GE Is Helping Build The City Of Tomorrow
But for the past 20 years, the 1,500-acre piece of land — which spreads over two counties and three townships — has sat vacant because of arguments about conflicting zoning rules and the challenges of dealing with multiple South Shore municipalities.
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Three Reasons Why You Should Invest In Smart Cities Now
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Cities Of 2050: Data And Tech Will Fuel The Megacities Of The Future
When it comes to designing infrastructure, one thing is for sure: Big Data collected through the IoT will play a key role in growing the megacities of 2050, including using data to watch people’s movements and creating smarter mobility. But creating smart cities means more than using the IoT to optimize services or communicate information to residents. It should frame local government decision-making around city transformation.
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The Rising Importance Of The 'Secondary' City
There’s a popular saying in Chinese urban geography and architecture: “If you want to understand 5,000 years of Chinese civilization look at Xi’an, 1,000 years look at Beijing, modern China look at Tianjin.”
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The Factories Of The Past Are Turning Into Data Centers Of The Future
Data centers are taking over the factories where workers once processed checks, baked bread and printed Bibles. What will the rise of the information-based economy mean for American cities?
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Did Your Hospital Lose Its Medical Equipment? There’s A Sensor For That
Ideas like an open digital platform make sense for the next era of smart cities and enterprise. Businesses and digital cities have a lot to learn with data from the Internet of Things.
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We Need To Learn To Live In Digital Cities
Building true digital cities will need more than investments in infrastructure technology. The education that students receive in schools will determine who will build and benefit from the Smart City 2.0 movement.
Our world is changing at an incredibly fast pace.
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Cesar Cerrudo: Securing the Intelligent City
As they invest in smart technologies to improve services and save money, cities also need to step up security against cyber threats.
Cities are incorporating new technologies at an increasingly rapid pace, becoming ever smarter. Newer technologies — along with faster and easier connectivity — allow cities to optimize resources, save money and provide better services to their citizens.