Urban Solutions: Metropolitan Approaches, Innovation in Urba...

Urban Solutions: Metropolitan Approaches, Innovation in Urban Water and Sanitation, and Inclusive Smart Cities A New Generation of Ideas   Wilson Center 5th Floor Conference Room March 15, 2016 1:30 –...

The City as a Laboratory - Training Program 2013-2015

  For the first time in history, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. Demand for services is increasing, but the capacity of local governments to deliver is challenged by diminish...

SLB Connect - Smart Citizen Engagement for Improved Service ...

The SLB Connect Initiative has been implemented by WSP with the following two defining attributes: 1. extensive use ICTs for rapid data collection, improved quality assurance and transparency/ dissemi...

Upcoming events and learning opportunities

eLearning Course: Technicity, The Ohio State Uiversity on line Course (date TBD) https://www.coursera.org/course/techcity We are part of the 'TechniCity'. The increasing availability of networks, sens...

Notes from the Smart Cities KSB Launch

Notes from the Smart Cities KSB Launch February 12, 2016   Proceedings: The KSB opened with remarks from Practice Managers Ming Zhang (GSURR) and Doyle Gallagos (GTIDR). After a few riveting presentat...

How GIS Supports Planning of Smart Cities

FEBRUARY 8, 2016BY SANGEETA DEOGAWANKAGIS INDUSTRY Original from: http://www.gislounge.com/how-gis-supports-the-planning-and-development-of-smart-cities/   The year has begun with one of the most exci...

Smart City Definition

New Study from University of Birmingham identifies five key common elements of Smart Cities:   1) digital technology; 2) environmental sustainability; 3) civic initiatives; 4) mobility; and 5) busines...

CitiSense 2013-2014

Citisense 2013: Innovation From Within http://goo.gl/48lAk7   CitiSense 2014: Towards Human-Centered Smart Cities http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/ict/brief/citisense

Citizen-Driven Innovation: A Guidebook for City Mayors and P...

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/21984   This guidebook aims to bring citizen-driven innovation to policy makers and change agents around the globe, by spreading good practice on open ...

WBG past events on smart-cities-relevant topics (updating)

[webinar] Open and Agile Smart Cities; Connected Smart Cities Network http://www.oascities.org/open-and-agile-smart-cities/ [webinar] The Internet of Things Opportunity and Challenge for Smart Cities;...

WBG Smart-cities-relevant publications (updating)

[Paper] Matthew E. Kahn. Sustainable and Smart Cities: http://imagebank.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/IW3P/IB/2014/05/20/000158349_20140520111810/Rendered/PDF/WPS6878.pdf   [Paper] Malaysian ...

WBG Smart-cities-relevant projects (updating)

Transport & ICT   P157787, Shaanxi Xi'an City Intelligent Public Transport Project  China, IBRD/IDA, FY: 2018 Team Leader(s): Arturo Ardila Gomez, Yan Zong, Practice Area (Lead): Transport & ICT , Req...