Smart Cities

June 16, 2016

GOVERNMENT

#TransformationThursday: Smarter Solutions for Healthier Communities

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Technology for the People: Being a German native and given my personal and professional commitment to helping those who commit their lives to public service, this particular topic of innovation is near and dear to my heart. It’s all about the end user – the patient, the care provider or the facility administrator – not […]

June 9, 2016

GOVERNMENT

#TransformationThursday: Are Efficient Public Services Any Good?

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Just Ask Dave: Properly and efficiently delivering public services to your constituency can be as important as keeping someone like poor Dave out of the metaphorical doghouse. Or when you consider something such as serving your senior citizens, easy, cost-effective access to services can be absolutely life saving. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtrioY8MGfI People today expect more transparent, accessible, […]

May 20, 2016

NETWORKING

There’s Never Been A Better Time To Make Cities Smarter

2 min read

The Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) provides an open, software-driven platform that integrates innovations in networking software and enables business IT to reduce costs with easy-to-consume services.

Giving the ‘Greenlight for Girls’ to Pursue STEM Careers in Barcelona, Spain

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“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much” – Helen Keller Almost five months of planning and organizing with our Cisco Greenlight for Girls (g4g) Barcelona project team (Mayte Cubino Gonzalez, Maite Cadenas Sanchez & Esther Roure Vila) came to a successful end on Saturday, May 7 at the La Salle University in Barcelona, […]

May 5, 2016

GOVERNMENT

Making Streetcars Smarter in Kansas City

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Here at Cisco, we think there’s never been a better time to make cities smarter and Kansas City, Missouri is helping to lead this charge with its smart streetcar debut this week. Kansas City is getting even smarter by tapping into technology advances to change the way people work and live today which is on […]

America’s Infrastructure Undergoes an Automation Makeover

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Through the use of digital technologies and innovation, Cisco enables cities to become Smart+Connected Communities that help to improve its citizens’ quality of life. One particular urban locale that is helping to set a great example of this is right here in the United States. Kansas City, Missouri has created a Living Lab to promote citizen engagement […]

April 7, 2016

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Trash Talking: What is Your City’s Digital Transformation IQ?

4 min read

Removing city trash daily requires tremendous logistics. But it’s not just a question of curbing bad aromas; it’s an issue of public health and sanitation. Cities are becoming smarter about deploying city services, going through a digital transformation to improve citizens’ quality of life and more. Read on ...

Denver In Running For $50 Million To Innovate City’s Transportation

3 min read

Greetings from the Mile High City! When the Bronco’s won Super Bowl 50 last month, a million happy fans gathered downtown for a victory parade and rally in Civic Center Park. Transporting a million people around a city the size of Denver, in a matter of hours, is no easy task. That day saw the […]

February 23, 2016

INNOVATION

Huge Opportunities for Service Providers at the Intersection of Fog and Mobility

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I have the privilege of being in Barcelona this week for Mobile World Congress. With nearly 100,000 attendees and an impressive conference agenda, it’s a week packed with not only ideas and innovation, but with interactions with leaders, startups, disruptors, and other major players in mobile technology. The topic of mobility continues to dominate and […]