Smart Columbus will receive $15m of the city’s American Rescue Plan Act funding while Franklin County will contribute $5.2m to further support the initiative.
The City of Columbus, Ohio, has allocated $15m to expand access to digital resources and boost digital participation and skills among residents with limited resources.
Read more: US: Ohio: Columbus allocates $15m to help close city’s digital divide
The City has selected Juniper Cloud Metro solutions to build out a private 5G network, powering services for government, public schools, tourism and residents.
The City of Las Vegas has selected Juniper Cloud Metro solutions to build out its private 5G network, powering services for the city government, public schools, tourism and residents. The intention is that it will help the city reach its goal of becoming a model smart city by 2025.
Read more: US: Nevada: Las Vegas progresses plan to be a model smart city by 2025
A road map for New York City recommends taking a “challenge-based” approach to procurement and beefing up startup infrastructure.
New York City is poised to be a thriving hub for urban innovation, but first, it must get out of something researchers at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech and the New York City Economic Development Corp. call “pilot purgatory.”
Read more: US: New York: 3 steps for getting urban innovation pilots out of ‘purgatory’
As part of a strategic collaboration with Peachtree Corners, Bosch is demonstrating its video-as-a-sensor technology in various deployments throughout the city.
Situated alongside the Chattahoochee River at the southwest corner of Gwinnett County 20 miles outside of Atlanta is Peachtree Corners, Georgia, a vibrant municipality that is home to more than 45,000 residents and an innovation hub that houses some of the world’s most disruptive technology companies. In Peachtree Corners, the economic development corridor is in the center of the city in an area known as Technology Park (Tech Park). Since its inception, Tech Park has grown to over 500 acres and supports over 10,000 employees and 4,000 residents.
Read more: US: Georgia: Gwinnett County: AI drives smart city solutions in Peachtree Corners
The City of Raleigh will debut new interactive kiosks in the downtown area in hopes of improving the way people navigate the area.
The city will unveil 8-foot tall black boxes called IKE or interactive kiosk experience.
Each one has an interactive touch screen and when activated they'll help users get directions, find information about upcoming events in Raleigh as well as community and social service resources.
Read more: US: North Carolina: New interactive kiosks or 'Ikes' debut in downtown Raleigh