World Smart City June Hangout
Contact Email
camcritt@citris-uc.org
Contact Name
Camille Crittenden
Date
Time Zone
Eastern
City
Davis
Event Website
http://www.worldsmartcity.org/session/junegooglehangout/
State
CA
Description
World Smart City June Hangout
Join Brandie Nonnecke and Camille Crittenden Discussing IoT & Sustainability: Practice, Policy and Promise
They will discuss the opportunities and challenges of IoT for sustainability within the sectors of energy, water, and transportation. They will offer recommendations for best practices in data access, stewardship and ownership, and include considerations for security, privacy, and interoperability of IoT. Their findings and recommendations will inform public decision makers, policy officials, technology developers, and consumers seeking to use IoT technologies not only for increasing infrastructure performance and efficiency but also for improving environmental sustainability and quality of life.
Camille Crittenden: http://blogs.berkeley.edu/author/ccrittenden/
Brandie Martin Nonnecke: https://nonnecke.com/
How to join: To join the hangout you need to have a Google Plus account. RSVP to the event to watch it here or below (live stream below will be visible when the event starts). Email us your gmail address to join the hangout: worldsmartcityforum@gmail.com
Country
USA
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