Communities are still in the “early adopter” phase of IoT and smart city deployments, yet promise remains they can reap benefits by deploying the technology, according to Tony Batalla, chief technology officer for San Leandro, California, a town of 90,000 residents south Oakland.
“IoT and smart cities have tremendous promise,” everything from enhanced service delivery to reduced operating costs to environmental sustainability, Batalla said as part of the IoT Technologies Summit sponsored by Fierce Electronics.
Weiterlesen: US: California: San Leandro: Smart city ups and downs, from a city CTO
This month marks the beginning of a unique pilot program in Wisconsin where tethered drones will boost Internet connections for students living in rural areas within the Northland Pines School District.
Drones and broadband will intersect as part of a pilot program in rural Wisconsin that will bring high-speed Internet to students at home.
Weiterlesen: US: Wisconsin Tethered Drone Project to Expand Rural Broadband
Government workers often take the brunt of stereotyping that characterises them as lazy and unproductive.
A few of those might exist, but isn’t that true in every industry?
The truth in my experience is quite different. I’ve worked in city government for many years, and I’ve also interacted with many of them all over the world. In that capacity, I’ve often encountered the most passionate, selfless and hard-working people I’ve ever met.
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From communicating with residents to building lines of communication with county and state entities, four mayors discussed their experience with using open data in local government during a virtual event last Friday.
Does open data impact local government? And if so, how? These questions were addressed by several mayors of Southern cities during an online roundtable last Friday.
Hosted by What Works Cities, “Open Data Day 2021: Southern Cities” introduced a number of topics, ranging from strategies to increase community engagement to how data can be used to communicate with state and county governments.
Weiterlesen: US: Mayors’ POV: How Does Open Data Impact Local Government?
Smart city technologies and policies cover the gamut, from traffic management to water quality control and from regulation of scooters to facial recognition software.
To prioritize (somewhat), Fierce Electronics asked experts where attention needs to be focused in coming months and years. Some of their answers were not surprising, such as putting a strong emphasis on using technology to improve health insurance and healthcare as the world comes out of a global pandemic. But other answers were surprising.
Weiterlesen: US: Smart city tech: focus on healthcare, internet, and education