An article by our partner site LEONARD At least on paper, smart grids are brimming with promises – that they will upgrade energy management by keeping supply and demand balanced and that they will help to blend wind and solar energy into existing mixes, for example. And, most importantly, we hear, the people producing, distributing […]
France’s production base must look to optimise its competitiveness if it is to improve its energy efficiency. Driving performance is key to meeting environmental challenges. Industrial players are experiencing growing competitive, legislative, and environmental pressures to contribute to France’s economy. Juggling such pressures is not an easy thing to do at the end of a […]
The connected home concept offers the entire property sector considerable scope for innovation in terms of both services and business models. Diego Harari, sustainable development and innovation director at VINCI Immobilier, and David Ernest, innovation and energy director at VINCI Facilities, explain their viewpoints. How can digital technology revolutionise residential housing? Diego Harari. Through a […]
Martin Duval, co-founder of the company Bluenove, explains how civic technology like his platform for debate Assembl is transforming and speeding up collaboration between citizens and local authorities. Citizens want to engage in effective ways in the process of redefining cities. And thanks to digital technology, this has created a new paradigm for all decision […]
The city of Marsberg in Germany has replaced paper with an app that allows municipal employees to report data, a system driving quality and productivity. The 26 employees working in the municipal workshops of the city of Marsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia used an “old-school” system until the council switched to a digital reporting process, adopting […]
The smart building is unthinkable without technical system interoperability. And optimum interoperability requires a library of digital services. Welcome to smart building automation. It is called the “fourth fluid”, the first three (electricity, water, and climate control) being essential but complementary building functions. The fourth element, connectivity, is an additional dimension that supports the shift […]
Caution: It takes more than simply rolling out new technologies to create a “smart city”. This warning was issued by a person highly conversant in the sector, French MP Luc Belot, in the report he submitted to the French Prime Minister in April 2017 entitled “De la smart city au territoire d’intelligence(s)” (from smart city […]
The hypervisor developed by Actemium Paris Transport enables the operator of La Défense business district to view and correlate in real time all of the data transmitted on the site, ensuring efficient incident management. A smart city relies on the collection and real-time processing of an exponentially growing amount of data. A city within a […]
The Big Apple is counting on new technologies to implement the Mayor’s One New York Plan for a Strong and Just City. His strategy for achieving this goal has four tiers: expanding connectivity for all; piloting and scaling smart technologies to improve government services and better the lives of all New Yorkers; fostering education and […]