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  • The Rise of Smart Cities in Canada

    The rise of smart cities is a global phenomenon that is transforming the way we live, work and interact with our environment. At the forefront of this revolution is Canada, a country that is leveraging its robust telecommunications infrastructure and integrating Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to create smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable urban environments.

    Canada’s telecom infrastructure is a key enabler of the smart city revolution. The country’s telecom industry, led by giants like Bell, Rogers and Telus, has invested heavily in building a robust, fast and reliable network infrastructure. This infrastructure, which includes advanced broadband networks, 5G technology and satellite communication systems, forms the basis for the connectivity and data transmission required for smart city applications.

  • Three Canadian cities among world's "smartest" communities

    Three Canadian cities - Edmonton, AB, Vancouver, BC, and Fredericton, NB - have been named among the world's 21 smartest communities as the result of their smart and sensitive use of technology to foster socioeconomic progress.

    The three cities feature in the Smart21 Communities of 2008 list announced by the Intelligent Communities Forum's (ICF) recently.

    New York-based ICF is a nonprofit think tank that focuses on job creation and economic development in the broadband economy.

  • Top Canadian companies lead a smart cities delegation to India

    Twenty eight leading Canadian urban infrastructure, internet of things and artificial intelligence companies are arriving in India on a five day visit from Sept 17 to explore collaboration opportunities with Indian businesses in the infrastructure and smart cities sector. The delegation will visit Lucknow, Mumbai and Bengaluru to engage with business and government leaders.

  • Top smart cities in Canada, India and beyond

    This week’s Smart City roundup features Australia’s need to focus on smart infrastructure, Canada’s lead in the race for smart infrastructure deployments, fresh smart city solutions to be featured in Ecobuild 2016, and India’s new list of cities included in the 100 Smart Cities project.

    Australia’s need to focus on smart infrastructure

    The population in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne is set to double by 2050 and now officials are looking at how to better approach infrastructure planning and operation to accommodate this growth.

  • U.S. and Canada to Develop Electric Vehicle Charging Corridor

    U.S. and Canadian officials met in Detroit, Mich., earlier this month to announce the development of the 870-mile Binational EV Corridor that will connect Kalamazoo, Mich., with Quebec, Canada.

    Transportation officials from the United States and Canada have announced plans to develop the first-ever U.S.-Canada EV Corridor, which would place fast DC chargers at 50-mile intervals along routes from Michigan into Quebec, Canada.

  • UK: Let’s hear it for the people’s internet

    The UK government should take a leaf out of Canada’s book when it comes to consulting the public and creating trust

    No serious discussion of e-government can leave out Canada. All its services are available online, and they are accessible through three portals designed around citizens’ needs: the customer gateway, the business gateway and the international gateway. They also use common infrastructure such as the ePass secure authentication system.

  • USA: GSA Leads U.S. Collaboration With Other Countries on IT and Other Services

    The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced its participation in bilateral discussions with its Canadian counterpart agency Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) to be held on June 23 in Ottawa, Canada.

    Topics to be discussed during the 2006 meeting include public buildings operations, acquisition management, e-government and e-infrastructure, human capital and customer service, among others. This meeting marks the third time officials from these two government agencies have met.

  • USA: Showcase Ontario - Michigan emulates Canada’s e-government ideas

    If you seek to create a consolidated e-government service network, coveting your neighbours IT assets may be a good way to begin, according to one high-profile American CIO.

    Teresa Takai, CIO of the State of Michigan, said one way she keeps her network up to date is by "stealing [ideas] from others, especially the Canadians."

  • What Can We Learn From the Failed Smart-City Development Project in Canada?

    It was not just a mess, but an obvious mess.

    On May 7, the Google company Sidewalk Labs announced that it was withdrawing from its partnership with Waterfront Toronto, and its plans to create a smart-city neighbourhood called Quayside.

    The surprise announcement — attributed by Sidewalk Labs CEO Daniel L. Doctoroff to “unprecedented economic uncertainty” produced by the current COVID-19 pandemic — brings to a close one of the most bizarre and ill-conceived policy debacles we’ve ever come across.

  • With Telus Launch, Fast 5G Expands to 6 Major Canadian Cities

    Telus deploys mid-band 5G airwaves in Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Ottawa, and Victoria. Telus announced today that it "is beginning to deploy" its 3.5GHz mid-band 5G airwaves in Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Ottawa, and Victoria. With Rogers' network in Nanaimo, that now makes six cities getting the fast new form of 5G.

    Telus follows Rogers and Bell, which announced their new 5G earlier this week. While all three carriers already have some form of 5G, the new networks will have wider bands of spectrum devoted to 5G and thus offer faster performance.

  • Work in progress: analysing digital transformation in the Government of Canada



    Governments around the world are working to make digital transformation happen in order to improve services for citizens and support government priorities. This transformation is not just about implementing technology; it requires getting the right skills, culture, policies, and processes in place to capitalise on the benefits of data, AI, and digital tools

    Following the AccelerateGOV conference in December, Global Government Forum produced a report focusing on how to scale what works and overcome barriers to digital transformation. It is based on panel sessions, presentations and discussions at Global Government Forum’s AccelerateGOV 2025 conference held in Ottawa in December, as well as a survey of 228 Canadian public servants registered for the event.

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