If a smart city is defined as a civilization that uses technology to support the community, then the origins of this concept date back at least to the Neanderthals.While the concept has, of course ...

New York City is redefining the 21st Century Smart City – which is why we are excited to host Smart City Expo USA for the first time in October. This two-day conference is great news for tourism and ...

Data drives the bus in smart cities. In response, municipalities worldwide are embracing “smart city” concepts and tools. Technology specialists such as Honeywell apply the latest generation ...

By that standard, many “smart city” initiatives fall short, not because the tools don’t exist, but because the focus is often on visibility and symbolic infrastructure rather than impact.

A 2016 report from the National League of Cities estimates that 66% of American cities had already invested in some type of ‘smart city’ technology, from intelligent meters that collect and share data ...

There are smart city projects around the world, said Josh O’Kane, author of a book about a failed Toronto smart-city project and a longtime business reporter with The Globe and Mail, ...

Below, 18 members of Forbes Technology Council discuss a few of the smart-city technologies on the horizon they believe will genuinely improve services and enhance everyday living. 1.

The term “smart city” was coined in the mid-2000s to describe an idealized blend of modern technologies, enlightened urban planning and broadly inclusive civic engagement. It’s a semi ...

Toyota, the car company, has just built a smart city where AI runs your home, self-driving vehicles navigate the roads, and robots share the sidewalks with humans. The first residents move in this ...

For example, Grand View Research expects the global smart cities market to reach almost $7 trillion by 2030, amounting to a compound annual growth rate of about 24%. Approaching the subject from a ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Not many people outside of a smart city know or understand what a smart city is. A smart city has the ability to integrate information and communication technologies (ICT) in ...

The smart city concept, however, has evolved, and now both the definition of and technologies within smart cities may look different from their early roots. WHAT'S IN A NAME?