Infrastructure
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The local government’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate the funds for a “comprehensive technology infrastructure remediation project.” It comes in response to a critical IT outage last summer. -
National Grid is expected to install the devices for 121,000 customers in the city. They will enable people to track energy usage via a portal, and will immediately alert the utility to power outages.
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A new report from the Urban Institute outlines how many of the projects developed as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including technology work, have been slow to finish and deploy.
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The evolution of FutureStructure - cities and communities that function as connected systems - is well underway.
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A selection of stories about what's being built, how its being built, and how those things connect.
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New dynamic lighting on the River Bridges, vision of Mayor Stodola and gift to city from Entergy, turns them into beacon of civic pride; Former President Clinton on-hand to flip the switch
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Haier, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Qualcomm, Sharp, Silicon Image, TP-LINK and more unite to enable interoperability across multiple devices, systems and services and support broadest cross-industry effort to accelerate Internet of Everything
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A look at 30 of the world’s social housing developments that break the mold, undoing negative stereotypes and serving as remarkable works of architecture in their own right.
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New device transforms any bike into a hybrid electric scooter.
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Transportation officials scrambling to determine what’s in Bertha’s way.
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Five Questions for Jerry Irvine, National Cyber Security Task Force member and CIO at Prescient Solutions.
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Group is asking Governor to repay $500 million loan to the general fund.
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The sometimes quizzical company looks to build a most unusual headquarters.
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WiFi network covering 95 city blocks in Harlem will provide nearly 80,000 residents with connectivity on-the-go.
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The New York MTA releases a new regional transit map ahead of the nation’s biggest spectacle.
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Deutsche Post demonstration heralds a vision of things to come.
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The Year When the ‘Things’ Get Smart, the Connections Get Faster and the Technology Gets Personal.
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The growth of rooftop solar has changed the look of many homes, and reduced the power bills for those home owners. But the math is much different for power utilities.
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Throughout history, cities have served as hubs of civilization. They have grown, expanded and evolved to fit the needs of their citizens. But the problem has been that different parts of the city have different needs, oftentimes leaving the overall whole overlooked.
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All of the wisdom in better management of soft infrastructure will be lost if it isn’t integrated tightly with its companion elements of hard infrastructure and technology.
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Thinking differently helps defines what we call soft infrastructure, a necessary step before creating hard infrastructure. When that happens, old things can be used in new ways that are transformative.
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