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UrbanLeap Launches in Larger Cities, Plans Expansion
February 04th, 2019
Read more...UrbanLeap Launches in Larger Cities, Plans Expansion
The company, which offers a platform for government to systematically try out new technology and ideas, has launched in pilot-happy Las Vegas, Pittsburgh and San Mateo County, Calif. It’s also working to double its team.How Silicon Valley can use community input to bridge the big broadband gap
August 09th, 2018
Read more...Despite massive telecommunication investment in recent decades, many areas of Silicon Valley still have inadequate broadband services. This broadband gap denies many communities access to a critical tool of daily life in the 21st century, equal in importance to electricity, water and sanitation.
Digital Counties Survey 2018: Winners Prioritize Culture, Collaboration and Automation
July 20th, 2018
Read more...500,000-999,999 Population Category
Click points on the map above to learn more about each winner. Red indicates 1st place winners, yellow indicates 2nd place winners, green indicates 3rd place winners, and blue indicates winners that placed 4th through 10th.
1st Sonoma County, Calif.
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Fybr Partners with SMC Labs to turn San Mateo County into a Living Lab for Regional Innovation
May 21st, 2018
Read more...Fybr is pleased to announce a partnership with SMC Labs, San Mateo County’s Smart Region Innovation Lab, to deploy cutting edge Internet of Things (IoT) technology within two of the county’s innovation zones. SMC Labs will use Fybr’s end-to-end, integrated IoT platform to pilot several use cases, including parking, irrigation management, air quality and asset management. Fybr will also partner with SMC to test new technologies and potential solutions that facilitate the resolution of complex regional issues within San Mateo County.
SMC Launches First-of-its-Kind ‘Smart Region’ Innovation Center
May 21st, 2018
Read more...San Mateo County, CA opens smart region innovation center
May 21st, 2018
Read more...- San Mateo County, CA has opened SMC Labs, which it is touting as a “smart solutions” innovation center in Silicon Valley.
- The first-of-its-kind center for the region will bring together cities, residents, universities and businesses to share resources and work together to solve problems.
- Ulysses Vinson, San Mateo County’s chief smart communities officer, told Smart Cities Dive in an email the center will bring “new and innovative internet of things (IoT) technologies to 22 cities and large unincorporated areas of our county.”
Scaling Smart City Tech Could Help Clear Regional Obstacles
May 12th, 2018
Read more...San Mateo County, Calif., is set to lead a smart city project through a new IoT lab aimed at deploying the technology on a regional scale.
San Mateo County Opts for a Regional Approach to Technology
May 10th, 2018
Read more...In San Mateo County, Calif., we recognize that we must continuously leverage new technology to better engage with our residents, including providing more and better information and delivering our core services more effectively. Part of the mission of the Information Services Department (ISD, the technology department within the county) is to connect citizens both to each other and to their government.