One year after disaster, Japan aims for 'smart' reconstruction
One year after the devastating triple disaster — earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown — in Japan, the government hopes to not
How do you measure a city's IQ? Barcelona aims to find out
What, exactly, is a smart city, and how do you measure its “IQ”? Those are the questions leaders in Barcelona
'Smart' cities aim to predict -- and manage -- traffic future
The “internet of things,” as the smart grid is often called, entails making our lives, homes and cities more efficient
Cities awash in data are missing out on efficiency 'gold'
Cities are increasingly awash in “big data,” and the intelligence hidden in that information represents a vast, untapped resource that
Isle of Wight envisions future as energy-independent 'EcoIsland'
Achieving energy self-sufficiency is an ambitious enough goal for an island community that’s not sitting atop a giant oil
Economy-minded English city aims for unique, cloud-based smarts
The city of Sunderland in the northeast of England is looking to the cloud to build a smarter community for
'Smart' city to blend high-speed networks with local food, energy
A new “smart” community planned for the Canadian city of St. Albert will feature an ultra-high-speed data network and other
London's new 'Crystal' to shine light on sustainable city technology
A Crystal is sprouting up in East London that Siemens hopes will become the city’s newest landmark … as well
South Korea's Incheon eyes 'smart city' makeover
Incheon city leaders hope to redevelop two areas of the Nam-Gu ward as a “smart city.”
Officials in South Korea’
Fast-growing Nairobi eyes smart tech for livability
Faced with growing pains that might be hard for residents or smaller or quieter cities to imagine, Nairobi could find
