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Presentation Videos from Global Tech Jam on Smart Cities

We are pleased to bring you 38 presentation videos from the 2018 Global Tech Jam on Smart Cities. Welcome to the Video Gallery of presentations from the 2018 Global Tech Jam in Portland. Bringing together forward-looking research institutions, federal agencies, leading private sector companies, and municipalities interested in preparing their … [Read more...]

Video: Step into the Future of Smart Cities

In this video, the Axa Group describes some of the many ways that Smart Cities will make life better for urban dwellers. Did you know that by 2050, 70% of the world’s population will be city dwellers? Smart cities use new technologies and data management to achieve sustainable development and adapt to this rise in urbanization. At AXA, our … [Read more...]

Ranking the TOP100 Smart Cities

While numerous projects on Smart Cities dot the globe, which community is in the lead? According to a study published by the good folks at EasyPark, the city of Copenhagen has the highest ranking of all the Smart Cities. Singapore and Stockholm come in at number 2 and 3 respectively. At EasyPark, our ambition is to build more livable cities for … [Read more...]

Call for Papers: Global Tech Jam on Smart Cities in Portland

The Global Tech Jam conference on Smart Cities has issued its Call for Papers. The event takes place June 20-22 in Portland, Oregon. In collaboration with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Emerging Interest Group (EIG) on Smart Cities and Communities (SCC), we will be hosting a Technical Papers Symposium as part of Tech Jam. This … [Read more...]

Exascale to Enable Smart Cities

Over at Argonne, Charlie Catlett describes how the advent of Exascale computing will enable Smart Cities designed to improve the quality of life for urban dwellers. Catlett will moderate a panel discussion on Smart Cities at the SC17 Plenary session, which kicks off the conference on Monday, Nov. 13 in Denver. Walk around any city … [Read more...]