By Stephanie Kanowitz
Jan 08, 2021
Market forecasts paint a rosy picture of smart city investment, but many municipalities are slashing budgets, laying off workers and cutting services as the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues. To adapt to the budget shortfalls resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, smart city efforts must be more strategic, said Ruthbea Yesner, vice president of Government Insights and Smart Cities at IDC Government Insights.
“We have to be really strategic with our plan and our investing because we just aren’t going to have any wiggle room in terms of money,” Yesner said. “Then the question becomes what are the foundational tools that you need to start to think about for resiliency and let’s take away contingency planning, disaster recovery, backup plans, redundant data centers, having a readiness response, a risk management response. I think that’s all what everyone thinks of when they think of business continuity. You have plans
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Velodyne Joins the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 1:10PM IST (7:40AM GMT)
Velodyne Lidar Advances Smart City Industry
San Jose, Calif., United States:
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) today announced it has joined the Qualcomm® Smart Cities Accelerator Program to promote using lidar technology in smart city solutions. By becoming part of the Qualcomm Smart Cities ecosystem, Velodyne will work more closely with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., governments and solution developers to create smart city applications that improve public services and enhance safety and quality of life.
Smart city solutions can use Velodyne’s lidar sensors to measure and monitor conditions in areas such as vehicle traffic, pedestrian safety, parking space management, speed measurement, V2X communications, queue and asset management, security and more. (Photo: Velodyne Lidar, Inc.)
(2) Taoglas, a leading enabler of digital transformation through IoT, today announced that it has joined the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program to help advance a smarter and safer future for people, worldwide, with its real-time analytics and end-to-end smart city solutions.
More than any previous year, 2020 has demonstrated the importance of targeted collaborations and Taoglas is proud to work with the accomplished members of the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program to drive technology advancements and ultimately, the enrichment of people s lives.
Launched in 2019, the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program is designed to connect cities, municipalities, government agencies, and enterprises with an ecosystem of providers to help deliver greater efficiencies, cost savings, safety, and sustainability. By connecting members searching for smart city solutions, the program aims to enrich people s lives through the accelerated transformation of city infrastructure a
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