#IoE

The Future of Cities is Here, and it’s Digital

What does your #CityofTomorrow look like?  Over the past decades, broadband Internet access has been an important enabler of economic growth, social inclusion and improved government services. Now, the latest phase of the Internet—the Internet of Everything (IoE)—is transforming our lives in whole…

June 18, 2014

GOVERNMENT

#SmartConnectedCity Series: A Smart City is a Safer City: Look to the Internet of Everything

Safety is a prerequisite for a healthy city economy. Businesses and families move to safer cities. Tourists think about it when deciding where to go for vacation. Events organizers heavily weigh safety when selecting venues. Increasing safety used to mean finding budget for additional personnel, veh…

June 17, 2014

GOVERNMENT

#SmartConnectedCity Series: A Smart Move for City Transport

If we ask why we have traffic, we find that studies show roughly 30% of all traffic congestion in urban areas is caused by drivers circling and struggling to find a parking spot. With cities growing at an estimated 10,000 people per hour, the situation isn’t going to get any better unless cities ma…

Summary – #SmartConnectedCity Series: Tackling City Challenges and Creating Opportunity with IoE and Smart+Connect …

What if… …You have access to unlimited computing power at a reasonable price… …Everything is connected to everything else… Then… Would you run cities the same way? Would you live your life the same way? I think you’ll agree that the answer is no. The Internet has already radically changed the way m…

June 16, 2014

GOVERNMENT

#SmartConnectedCity Series: City Infrastructure Management, City Wi-Fi and a Global Urban Services Revolution

Cities have traditionally operated their various agencies—utilities, healthcare, education, public safety, air quality, water and waste management—in silos, creating duplication in investment and limiting effectiveness. In the face of population shifts and rapid urbanization, cities and local govern…

June 12, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

#SmartConnectedCity Series: Tackling City Challenges and Creating Opportunity with IoE and Smart+Connected Communities

What If… …You have access to unlimited computing power at a reasonable price… …You have access to unlimited storage and bandwidth at a reasonable price… …Everything is connected to everything else… Then… Would you still provide healthcare and education in the same ways? Would you run cities the same…

June 11, 2014

GOVERNMENT

Cisco #SmartConnectedCity Series Kick-Off: Re-Defining the Citizen Experience through Technology and IoE

With the annual New Cities Summit coming up in Dallas, Texas, June 17-19,  we’re kicking off a new thought leadership blog series to explore the transformation of cities through the power of technology and the Internet of Everything (IoE). The series will feature posts with an in-depth look at the j…

How Dundee Precious Metals is Reinventing Mining with Internet of Everything

Maciej Kranz, VP and GM of Cisco’s Corporate Technology Group, shares his perspective on Dundee Precious Metals and the Internet of Everything I’ve traveled a great deal around the globe in the last year and am amazed at the interesting things organizations are doing with technology to connect the u…

High Energy at Cisco Live in San Francisco

Cisco Live is always a ‘High Energy’ event, and this week at San Francisco proved no different. It was also a place where Energy companies themselves had come to learn about the newest trends and product solutions from Cisco and, just as important, to mingle and network with peers and in…