Smarter Cities

More than half of the people on Earth live in cities, and urban populations are projected to double by mid-century. IBM is helping cities around the world tackle serious urban issues and improve the quality of life of their citizens.

Smarter Stories for Better Cities: Rick Robinson at TEDxWarwick 2013

With cities around the world growing at a rate of 2 people a second, 5 billion people are expected to be living in cities by 2030. IBM's Rick Robinson explains how government organisations can unravel the challenges faced by this rapid growth in the urban population.

At Ecobuild, Building Magazine spoke to Trevor Miles, real estate and facilities consulting lead at IBM, about how collecting and analysing the energy performance data of buildings is uncovering inefficiencies and producing savings.

Transport infrastructure is one of the main contributors to the increase of carbon emissions. But decarbonising the industry is likely to be challenging given that transport demand has continued to rise. In this video, the Economist Intelligence Unit investigates how to make transport more sustainable.

Sustainable transport from Energy Realities Videos on Vimeo.

IBM UK Smarter Cities YouTube playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8F9C03E19DB37161&feature=plcp

IBM UK Smarter Cities Twitter: @CitiesIBMUK

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Visit the UK Smarter Cities site here.

IBM Smarter City Online Game

Why city transport is set to become 'smarter' - BBC interview

*Press releases*
Date	Title
04 Mar 2013	Miami-Dade County and IBM Establish Public-Private Partnership on Smarter Cities Initiative
15 May 2013	IBM helps transform Thames Water using Big Data Analytics in preparation for future growth
17 May 2013	Big Data Helps City of Dublin Improve its Public Bus Transportation Network and Reduce Congestion
28 Nov 2012	The UK Ministry of Defence Uses IBM Technology to Create Smarter, Greener Buildings
25 Oct 2012	IBM Establishes the Smarter Energy Research Institute to Advance the Utility of the Future
14 Nov 2012	Belfast Earns IBM Smarter Cities Challenge Grant
14 Nov 2012	IBM Names Worldwide Recipients of 2013 Smarter Cities Challenge Grants to Improve Urban Life
17 Oct 2012	Contract awarded for new DIO Infrastructure Management Solution
27 Jun 2012	City of Davao and IBM Collaborate to Build a Smarter City
27 Jun 2012	IBM, Notre Dame, Emnet Help South Bend, Indiana Protect Public Health, Reduce Pollution with Smarter Cities Cloud Analytics
27 Jun 2012	Veolia Transdev and IBM Collaborate to Improve Urban Transport in Cities
11 Jun 2012	Charleston Police Department Aims to Reduce Crime Using IBM Predictive Analytics
07 Jun 2012	IBM Smarter Cities Technology Helps NYC Envision Solar Energy Leadership through CUNY Ventures
09 Apr 2012	Citi Partners with Streetline and IBM to Provide $25 Million Financing for Cities to Adopt Smart Parking Technology
27 Mar 2012	IBM and Hydro One Team to Improve the Power Grid in Ontario
16 Mar 2012	Birmingham awarded IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant
15 Mar 2012	IBM Names Worldwide Recipients of 2012 Smarter Cities Challenge Grants to Improve Urban Life
07 Mar 2012	IBM Analytics Help Sonoma County, California Conserve Water
05 Mar 2012	IBM Transforms The Louvre into Europe's First Smarter Museum
24 Feb 2012	City of Zhenjiang, China and IBM Collaborate to Build a Smarter City
25 Jan 2012	IBM to Help Rochester, Minn., Police Department Fight Crime
25 Jan 2012	Las Vegas Metro Police Department Expands Public Safety Operations with IBM Crime Analytics Software
24 Jan 2012	IBM and VELCO to Build Next Generation Communications Network for Vermont Energy Grid
23 Jan 2012	Cities Outlook 2012 Tips The Cities That Will Offer The Silver Lining To The Gloomy National Economic Forecast
05 Dec 2011	IBM Extends Smarter Cities Initiative through Acquisition of Cúram Software
22 Nov 2011	New Affordable Warmth Dividend To Help Vulnerable Elderly Glaswegians
22 Nov 2011	IBM survey suggests that Glaswegians consider air quality, safety and security and cooperation between public and private sectors top priorities for their city
14 Nov 2011	City of Sunderland Selects IBM to Deliver UK's First Smarter City on a Cloud
09 Nov 2011	City of Rio de Janeiro and IBM Collaborate to Advance Emergency Response System; Access to Real-Time Information Empowers Citizens
28 Sep 2011	IBM and Streetline Address One of the Great Unsolved City Problems: Parking
28 Sep 2011	IBM Global Parking Survey: Drivers Share Worldwide Parking Woes
09 Aug 2011	IBM and City of Portland Collaborate to Build a Smarter City
09 Aug 2011	IBM To Help Cities Predict Long-Term Effect Of Municipal Policies
22 Jun 2011	IBM survey reveals Londoners believe better cooperation between public sector services would improve the way the city is run
09 Jun 2011	IBM and The Metropolitan Museum of Art Collaborate to Preserve Works of Art
06 Jun 2011	IBM Applies Analytics to City Operations; Helps Build Smarter Cities
09 Mar 2011	Glasgow named an IBM Smarter city
13 Apr 2011	IBM, Caltrans and UC Berkeley Aim to Help Commuters Avoid Congested Roadways Before their Trip Begins
02 Mar 2011	IBM Helps Cities Take the Guesswork Out of City Services
27 Dec 2010	City Government and IBM Close Partnership to Make Rio de Janeiro a Smarter City
27 Jul 2010	Coventry City Council and IBM successfully demonstrate new approach to public engagement
16 Mar 2010	Peterborough Launches Smarter City Project to Transform City Systems and Drive Economic Growth

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IBM CEO Sam Palmisano and SVP Ginni Rometty Receive Key to the City of Rio de Janeiro

Date added: 17 Apr 2012

IBM Chairman, President and CEO Samuel J. Palmisano (left), and IBM Senior Vice President and incoming President and CEO Ginni Rometty (right), receive a key to the city of Rio de Janeiro from mayor Eduardo Paes. IBM became the first corporation to receive the honor following the successful launch of the Rio Operations Center. IBM is hosting its Smarter Cities Forum in Rio today to help government and business leaders learn how to tackle the challenge of mass urbanization

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Rio Operations Center

Date added: 17 Apr 2012

IBM worked with Rio to design a command center that integrates over 20 city departments to improve emergency response management and collaboration across the city. Predictive analytics capabilities use information to decide how to best react to current events and how to best plan for what is likely to happen in the future in order to minimize impact on citizens.

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IBM Rio Operations Center 1

Date added: 17 Apr 2012

The new Operations Center in Rio provides the incident commander and responders with a single, unified view of all the information that they require for situational awareness.

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IBM Rio Operations Center 2

Date added: 17 Apr 2012

At the new Rio Operations Center, the incident commander's view provides a summary of everything happening around the city on a video wall, including surveillance cameras, maps, simulations, news updates, resources and information about incidents.

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Rio Operations Center 3

Date added: 17 Apr 2012

The Rio Operations Center, which will be located in Cidade Nova, will integrate and interconnect information from multiple government departments and public agencies in the municipality to improve city safety and responsiveness to various types of incidents, such as flash floods and landslides.

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