Cary is a Smart City
We’re in a Triangle of Smart Cities
I was honored to be asked to join Mayor Nancy McFarlane (Raleigh), Mayor Pam Hemminger (Chapel Hill) and City Manager Tom Bonfield (Durham) for a panel at the Triangle Smart Cities Summit last month.
A View from the City
The “View from the City” panel was moderated by Governor Martin O’Malley, and we bounced a number of questions, ideas, and visions around the table regarding our take on “what IS a Smart City” and how we get there. If you want, you can watch the WHOLE thing below. What was apparent was that each of our municipalities is working hard to leverage technology to improve the lives of our residents – by tapping into the intellectual capital at our respective universities, engaging citizens and working across our city and town boundaries to find regional solutions and best practices. I highlighted a number of our wins – like Aquastar, that I’ve blogged about before – and new things on the horizon. Read More…
