Category: Critical Infrastructure

In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.

Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.

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The World Needs Smart Cities

If you live in India (or follow what’s happening on the sub-continent), you know there has been a lot of discussion about smart cities. The excitement was created by the government’s commitment

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Moving Towards Smart Cities

“Twenty-first century technologies offer newfound promise for the future of cities,” write Rob Puentes (@rpuentes) and Adie Tomer (@AdieTomer), “more efficient resource usage, greater connectivity between people and places, and broader opportunity

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Smart Cities and the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is sometimes referred to as the Industrial Internet because it is primarily an emerging machine-to-machine network that will eventually connect billions of devices. I tend to agree

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Smart Cities and Driverless Vehicles

We’ve all heard the question, “Which came first the chicken or the egg?” A similar conundrum could be brewing in the transportation arena. Which comes first smart cities or driverless vehicles? According

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Towards the Digital Enterprise

“Technology is intertwined in nearly every aspect of business today,” writes Pierre Nanterme (@PierreNanterme) and Marty Cole, respectively Accenture’s Chairman/CEO and Group Chief Executive for technology, “with information technology fast becoming a

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Welcome to Infrastructure Week, Part 3

This is the final article in a three-part series celebrating the third annual Infrastructure Week. According to the website promoting the week, “Infrastructure Week will bring together thousands of stakeholders in Washington

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Welcome to Infrastructure Week, Part 2

This is the second article in a series of three celebrating the third annual Infrastructure Week. According to the website promoting the week, “Infrastructure Week will bring together thousands of stakeholders in

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Smart Cities and Smart Grids

In previous articles about smart cities, I have stressed the importance of implementing “people-first” strategies. After all, the whole point of smart city initiatives to is to make urban environments better places

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