Connected and Sustainable
Mobility Solutions

_The Connected Bus, Personal Travel Assistant, Smart Transportation Pricing, Seoul PTA Launch May 2009: http://TOPIS.seoul.go.kr/PTA

Connected and Sustainable
Energy Solutions

_UrbanEnergy Management, Smart UrbanEnergy for Schools

Connected and Sustainable
Work Solutions

_Smart Work Centers

Connected and Sustainable
Buildings Solutions

_UrbanEnergy Management, Smart UrbanEnergy for Schools

Connected and Sustainable
SOCIOECONOMIC SOLUTIONS

_Urban EcoMap - San Francisco pilot launch May '09

Introducing Connected Urban Development

Connected Urban Development (CUD) demonstrates how to reduce carbon emissions by introducing fundamental improvements in the efficiency of the urban infrastructure through information and communications technology (ICT). Connected Urban Development was born from Cisco's commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative to participate in helping reduce carbon emissions. The founding CUD cities are: San Francisco, Amsterdam, and Seoul. In 2008 four new cities have joined the program - Birmingham, Hamburg, Lisbon, and Madrid - beginning a new phase for CUD and opening new avenues for collaboration in promoting smart urban environments globally.

Recent Events

May 09
21

CUD Global Conference in Seoul, 21-22 May 2009

The third Connected Urban Development conference, bringing together thought leaders from cities, academia and business took place on the 21-22 May, in Seoul, South Korea.

The conference, themed "Connecting Cities for Sustainable Living: An Urban Revolution" brought together global thought leaders from cities, academia, and business to showcase the innovative proof of concept models in the CUD cities, as well as to debate the technology architectures which will enable a connected and sustainable urban future. Event Details >>

Past Events

Sep 08
23

Amsterdam 23rd-24th September 2008

The second Connected Urban Development Global Conference 2008 took place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 23-24 at the Passenger Terminal. Event details >>

Featured Whitepaper

Digital Swarming - The Next Model for Distributed Collaboration and Decision Making

This executive brief takes into account current trends, standards, ideas, and research, and is intended to promote further discussions about digital swarming. The CUD, Personal Travel Assistant project is a current example of digital swarming. The project—an initiative involving Cisco, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and select cities—is helping cities connect their urban environments to enhance public services.

Featured Press Releases

Cisco and the City of Seoul Launch Personal Travel Assistant Solution

Cisco and San Francisco Partner on World's First Urban EcoMap Pilot

UN-Habitat award

Candidate for the Habitat Business Award for Sustainable Urbanisation

www.unhabitat.org

Featured Multimedia

Program Overview

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An overview of the Connected Urban Development program, with quotes from keynote speakers at the global conferences in San Francisco and Amsterdam.

Link to further information about Connected Urban Development


Connected Urban Development Visions from MIT's Mobile Experience Lab

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As part of the Connected Urban Development program, MIT is applying its unique and world leading technology perspectives to enhance the CUD cities agendas towards connected and sustainable cities.

This demonstration of a future vision of Connected Urban Development incorporates urban transportation options such as vehicle sharing and journey planning through interacting devices and information sources. Smart energy solutions, microgeneration, community generated urban information sources, piezoelectric energy generation are presented as scenarios for a pervasive, integrated vision of cities of the future.

Link to MIT proof of concept multimedia content