With so much talk about the role of ICT in transforming the urban landscape and playing a key role in the evolution of smart cities, I thought it would be … More
Smart Cities Must Lead on Climate Change
As many of you know I co-authored the book Climate Capitalism with Hunter Lovins, which was published in 2011. In that book, Hunter and I articulated the business case for … More
Next smartchat: Benchmarking & Ranking Smart Cities
It´s that time again for our next smart cities Twitterchat, #smartchat. As usual it will occur at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/17h CET on Wednesday, December 5th. This month´s topic … More
What is the City Protocol Society Exactly?
That was one of the big questions I went to Barcelona to find out. The 2nd Smart Cities World Congress took place in Barcelona. It brought mayors, urban planners, technologists … More
Ranking Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Cities around the Globe
As readers of smartcitieshub.com know I am committed to supporting the growth of entrepreneurship in cities around the globe. During my Ph.D. program in strategy & entrepreneurship at the University … More
Smart Cities Need Smart People
I have just returned to Buenos Aires from a week in Barcelona at the Smart Cities World Congress. I had the opportunity to speak about economic policies conducive to smart … More
An aproach to the SmartCity paradigm from the mobile networks (en español)
El jueves tuve la oportunidad de conocer en Londres a Svetlana Grant, directora del Smart Cities and Connected Living Programme de GSMA. Hemos logrado conversar y ponernos de acuerdo sobre … More
Smart Cities Ranking Methodology
As Peter Drucker once said, “If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” I believe that benchmarking and rankings have their place in the sustainable and smart city movement. … More
Towards a Network of Smart City Technology Accelerators
Since obtaining my Ph.D. in entrepreneurship more than a decade ago I have been intrigued by initiatives around the globe to stimulate local economic and job growth via vibrant entrepreneurial … More
Financing & Implementing Smart Cities Projects-A Summary of our 3rd Smartchat
Yesterday we hosted the 3rd smartchat on the topic of financing and implementing smart cities project. We were fortunate enough to have Rick Robinson (dr_rick) from IBM as our guest … More
Next Smartchat w/ co-host Dr. Rick-Topic: Financing & Implementing Smart Cities Projects
On November 7th we will host our 3rd Twitter chat, #smartchat on the topic of financing and implementing smart cities projects. This month’s guest co-host is Dr. Rick Robinson, one … More
3 Steps to Electrifying Transit by 2030
I have been keenly interested in the slowly developing electric vehicle, EV, infrastructure and vehicle adoption programs in cities around the globe. Personally, I believe that we absolutely must begin … More