smart technologies

smart city-architecture

Smart Transformation Triggers a Robust Cycle of Economic Growth in Cities, According to ESI ThoughtLab Research

November 13, 2018 / Comments Off on Smart Transformation Triggers a Robust Cycle of Economic Growth in Cities, According to ESI ThoughtLab Research

Over five years, smart cities can raise GDP per capita by 21% and population growth by 13% November 13, 2018 (Philadelphia, PA) – ESI ThoughtLab today released key findings from a worldwide benchmarking study of 136 cities that found that smart city investments trigger a robust cycle of economic growth by unlocking savings and attracting […]

Read More

Preparing for the Coming Crisis in Cybersecurity

October 19, 2018 / Comments Off on Preparing for the Coming Crisis in Cybersecurity

“The cat 5 hurricane has been forecast, and we must prepare.”  This was not a warning from the National Hurricane Center, but from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who was talking about the “urgent crisis in cyberspace” at a summit in New York earlier in the year. Just as climate change is creating […]

Read More

Smart City 2025: Building a Vision and Business Plan for the Future

October 31, 2017 / Comments Off on Smart City 2025: Building a Vision and Business Plan for the Future

As technological, demographic, and economic shifts redefine urban centers, local government and business leaders need an updated vision and business plan for the future, with the performance gains to be achieved. To provide them with the required decision support and ROI analytics, together with our partners at ThoughtLab, we are launching a ground-breaking research program […]

Read More