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Calgary's Utility Box Art

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · January 29, 2019 12:14 PM · 1 reaction

In most cities, the plain coloring of utility boxes blends in with the background scenery. But in Calgary, these fixtures have become three-dimensional canvases, decorated by artists to add a splash of color to the city streets.

In 2010, the city of Calgary initiated the Utility Box Public Art Program with the goal of deterring vandalism and graffiti. With the help of local artists, the plain grays and greens typical of these fixtures disappeared beneath vibrant artworks depicting everything from the local wildlife to abstract patterns. Given the boxes’ popularity among the people of Calgary, the program became permanent in 2011 and has continued to grow, engaging new partners and artists from around the city.

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Mini-libraries improving children’s literacy across Montreal

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · January 24, 2019 12:28 PM · 1 reaction

When is the last time you visited your local library? If it’s been a while, then you might want to take note of an initiative from Montreal’s NDG borough that’s bringing the books to you.

“It’s about promoting literacy through the book, the magical powers of the book,” said Helen Fortin, CEO and executive director of the Fraser Hickson Institute.

Fortin and her team of three have created the MINIBIBLIOplus program.

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Telia, Ericsson launch 5G pilot network in Tallinn

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · January 14, 2019 12:24 PM · 1 reaction

Telia and Ericsson have launched a 5G pilot network at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) that can be used by businesses and research institutions alike.

With the help of the network, researchers and students at TalTech as well as businesses and startups will be able to create and test solutions requiring ultrafast and quality data communications, the university said.

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Columbus, Ohio, Deploys First Smart Kiosk, Calls It IKE

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · January 14, 2019 12:22 PM · 1 reaction

(TNS) — Columbus' first interactive kiosk experience — or "IKE" — is now available to the public.

The 8-foot-tall touch-screen electronic tablets provide users information on stores, restaurants, hotels, services, parks, transportation and local events.

IKE Smart City launched the first screen in the Short North on Wednesday outside the UPS Store on North High Street.

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CBS Urban Data Centre Eindhoven bearing fruit

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · January 13, 2019 12:20 PM · 1 reaction

In September 2016, Eindhoven had a first: the launch of the very first CBS Urban Data Centre (UDC). The collaboration with Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is in keeping with Eindhoven’s ambition to develop into a smart society, which is a city that uses the power of technology and design for its inhabitants in the best possible way. Now, two years later, it is time to look back together with the municipality and with CBS to see what has been accomplished so far.

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Parkland County developing Smart Cities Challenge project

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · January 13, 2019 12:18 PM · 1 reaction

Parkland County is hoping to plant its flag as one of Canada’s great innovators.

The County has been named as a finalist in the country-wide Smart Cities Challenge, and if successful will land a $10 million grant to put a project aimed at growing the local agriculture industry into action.

The challenge is not for a brick and mortar project is geared at developing out of the box ideas for innovative social or infrastructure development.

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Hermes introduces Bravoflex in Eindhoven

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · January 02, 2019 4:04 PM · 1 reaction

A new flexible public transport service is now available in Eindhoven-Zuid, Waalre and Veldhoven. Hermes launched its “on-call” Bravoflex service.

Travellers can book a seat on a mini-bus using an app. The special bus picks up passengers at a selected bus stop. Passengers are then driven to their selected bus stop.

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Columbus, Ohio is named Smart Cities Dive’s city of 2018

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · January 02, 2019 4:02 PM · 1 reaction

Columbus, Ohio has been named City of the Year in the Smart Cities Dive website’s awards for its work on transit and electrification.

The US city won the US Department of Transportation’s inaugural Smart City Challenge two years ago – and is rolling out a variety of smart city-related programmes.

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Closure of Oshawa GM plant augurs transforming Ontario economy

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · January 02, 2019 3:59 PM · 1 reaction

Earlier this week, drowned out by the news that General Motors was going to close its historic assembly operations in Oshawa, Ont., there was another big industrial announcement in Ontario. It wasn’t about cars.

It was about chickens.

Maple Leaf Foods said it was going to build a new $660-million poultry-processing plant in London, Ont., that would eventually employ 1,450 workers. The Ontario government was going to provide $34.5 million in grants while the federal government was chipping in $28 million to build a state-of-the art facility.

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Canada needs to do more to nurture its tech clusters, report says

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · January 02, 2019 3:57 PM · 1 reaction

Canada’s growing tech talent is drawing more investment to cities like Toronto and Montreal, but the country could lose momentum if it doesn’t do more to encourage industries to scale up, according to CBRE Ltd.

The country lacks “tech clusters,” dense areas of activity that contain critical mass for companies and educational and research institutions, the Toronto-based brokerage said in a report Thursday. Tech clusters like those in San Francisco and Seattle have helped propel those cities to global success but Toronto is the only Canadian city competitive enough to rank among powerhouses in North America.

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