Check out the following updates from the Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC)

Attend the Tech Jam Update (June 20-22, Portland, Oregon, USA)

• Register here 
• More than 20 action clusters working with municipal governments will present at the Tech Jam on June 20. Speakers include:
  • Kris Bailey, COO, Electric Cab of North America
  • Arik Bronshtein, CEO, UrbanLeap
  • Sudipta Bhattacharyya, IoT Solution Lead, Nokia
  • Benjamin Ng H. A., Assistant Vice President (Head of USA), Concorde USA & Singapore
  • Hiroaki Nishi, Chairperson of the Consortium for Town Management of Misono and Professor, Keio University
  • Limor Schafman, Director, Smart Buildings, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
• The list of on-stage presentations is available here.
• Data SuperCluster (DSC) White Paper Solicitation
  • DSC is exploring various approaches to better coordinate a number of projects relevant to data governance/platform/exchange. As a result, it’s soliciting a white paper from nongovernmental organizations, universities and industry experts with the possibility of consideration for inclusion in a common framework/blueprint for data governance and exchange.
  • You’ll have 5 minutes to present your white paper during the GCTC Data meeting that will be held concurrently at the GCTC Tech Jam (tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m. to noon [U.S. Pacific Time] on June 21).
  • The submitted white papers will be available to attendees at the Tech Jam and Data platform meeting next month.
  • Submit your data white paper here.

Welcome, New 2018 Action Clusters!

GCTC-SC3 continues to welcome new action clusters. The complete list and details of 2018 action clusters can be found here. This week’s highlights are:

• Suwon City, South Korea, w/ DELI-i Co., LTD—The mobile Edge Smart City Platform Services Based on Upcycling for National Digital Innovation.
• City of Rohnert Park, California, w/ Sonoma State University, et al—IoT-Enabled Smart City Workshop for City, Private and Public Community.
• Galway City, Ireland, w/ Dew Mobility, et al—Galway Smart City: Light Pollution, Air Quality and Noise Monitoring Smart System—IoT-Based.
• San Mateo County, California, w/ Adaptable Security Corp, et al—Cybersecurity Risk Assessment and Mitigation.
• Cleveland Water Alliance, Ohio, w/ Global Quality Corp—Smart Replicable Solutions to Water-Energy Nexus Challenges.
• City of San Leandro, California, w/ CryptoMove, et al—Implementation of Moving Target Data Protection to Secure Smart Lights and Sensors.

GCTC-SC3 Affiliated Events and Meetings

• Smart Buildings Community Meeting at the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)’s Network of the Future Conference June 5-8 in Plano, TX. TIA launched the Smart Buildings Program and Working Group in January to unite the communications infrastructure, real estate development, construction and government communities on the mission of creating a common understanding and pathway to developing what is known as smart buildings. In February, TIA joined in collaboration with NIST’s GCTC-SC3 to extend this work to interconnection and interoperability between buildings and municipalities. During this daylong workshop, the Smart Buildings Working Group will present and discuss the work accomplished thus far and its plans for pressing forward with next iterations.
• Smart Building Calls—Seeking partners to set up Global Cities Team Challenge Smart Building action clusters. Based on discussion during the April 20 webinar, interest was expressed in forming GCTC Smart Building action clusters on interoperability, cybersecurity and privacy; health care; transportation; and energy. Please join us May 24 for the follow-up meetings you are interested in.
  • Transportation—Public and private transportation, connected and autonomous, applications and infrastructure  (1:30 to 2:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time )
  • Energy—Energy efficiency demand by IoT applications and devices, and network infrastructure, energy generation and energy micro-grids. (2:30 to 3:30  p.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
  • Join Skype Meeting
  • Join by phone: +1 (571) 429-4616, access code: 74630718 (Dial-in Number)