Smart cities: Funding, platforms and more questions for CIOs

IT Strategy Alert News for CIOs and senior IT managers | March 9, 2017 Smart city projects have CIOs on the hunt for new business models Nicole Laskowski, Senior News Writer Becoming "smart" is on every city's agenda these days. But what projects should be extended beyond a pilot phase and how cities should fund the initiatives remain unclear. (SearchCIO.com) MORE NEWS   City CIOs debate the merits of the IoT-powered smart city platform Smart city projects often begin as a one-off. Now, city CIOs face the challenge of knitting it all together. (SearchCIO.com)   Smart city tech needs a strong data architecture Read why city CIOs should make sure they've got the right data foundation in place before they take on smart city tech. (SearchCIO.com)   Smart city data collection: Building the structure City officials recently gathered in Kansas City to brainstorm on a common language for smart city data collection. (SearchCIO.com)   City CIOs gather to swap smart city experiences A group of city CIOs gathered recently at Harvard University to participate in the 2017 Smart Cities Innovation Accelerator and talk about their smart city initiatives. (SearchCIO.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from IT Strategy Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget CIO and IT Management Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.