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 ...

1. Infrastructure. Technology infrastructure is at the core of a smart city (network, IoT devices, etc.) and challenges can include power supply, connectivity and seamless integration.

Caption Designing an inclusive smart city: Duke researcher Pardis Emami-Naeini wants to make sure the ‘smart cities’ of the future are designed with residents firmly in mind. Photo by John ...

Much of what we have talked about has focused on autonomous smart buildings as the strategic chess pieces that form the foundation of our smart cities. We need to look at the complete city chessboard ...

“What makes the analogy between the smart city and the internal milieu of the smart body so instructive is that each of the components of the smart city must be carefully designed and integrated ...

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 ...

It could also drive political, design, and policy improvements. After all, to deserve the name, a smart city ought to be a better city, not just a more technological one.

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 ...

Racine is the smallest city in North America to win the competition, now in its third year. It is the first in Wisconsin to be dubbed a "smart city." ...

Too often, smart city projects end up being “just plain old surveillance,” said Julia Thayne, a founder of Urban Movement Labs who is helping to lead mobility innovation within the office of ...

In San Antonio, technology’s impact is an integral part of the smart city, said Emily Royall, the city’s emerging technology division head and senior IT manager. Before her current post ...