July 14, 2021
Arizona State University’s Smart City Cloud Innovation Center, powered by Amazon Web Services, has been named a winner of the IDC Government Insights’ fourth annual Smart Cities North America Awards. The awards recognize the most innovative and forward-thinking municipalities across North America.”
The center, or CIC, has developed solutions to improve public safety, spur economic development and increase sustainability, and the Civic Engagement award from the International Data Corporation (IDC) acknowledges the valuable output of its community-minded efforts.
The CIC team partners with city leaders to tackle some of the most challenging of urban initiatives. From early drafting and brainstorming to the reveal of a prototype, the center employs Amazon’s innovation processes, cloud expertise and global solution platforms to advance the development of smart regions across Arizona and beyond.
On Jan. 7, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University hosted a virtual screening and discussion of “Picture a Scientist” a documentary film that chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for female scientists.