sustainable cities

Mar
09

IBM names 24 'Smarter Cities' grant recipients

IBM has selected 24 cities worldwide to receive IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grants.  The grants provide the cities with access
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Mar
08

Cisco agreement eyes smart cities projects in India

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and Cisco have agreed to collaborate on go-to-market strategies in areas that include smart cities, virtual
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Mar
04

Duke, Verizon to make Charlotte's downtown smarter

Duke Energy has chosen Verizon Wireless to provide the telecommunications network that will connect the digital meters, signs and media
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Mar
04

IBM launches smart-city portal for decision-makers

IBM has gone live with a free web resource called City Forward that’s designed to improve the quality of
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Mar
04

Arup, Mitsui team up for low-carbon city projects

Arup and Mitsui & Co Ltd have signed an agreement to pursue the creation of a joint venture that will
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Feb
24

Siemens highlights energy projects for megacities

Siemens Energy plans to present four selected projects that can provide energy-efficient and eco-friendly power for megacities as part of
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Feb
24

Itron joins water/energy conservation project

Smart metering firm Itron Inc. has made a three-year commitment to the Frontier Project, a water and energy conservation demonstration
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Feb
21

Philips names eight 'livable city' finalists

Eight finalists have been named as contenders for the Philips Livable Cities Award, a global initiative designed to generate practical,
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Feb
17

Cisco to help Barcelona become smart-city 'blueprint'

Cisco will work with Barcelona to launch a pilot program aimed at transforming the city into a “blueprint” for sustainability.
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Nov
30

Energy, carbon: Not good enough yet

If sustainability efforts in 2010 can be summed up in one sentence, it’s this: “Some of us are trying
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