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1969 |
ARPANET, the precursor to the modern Internet, is developed and put into service by DARPA, the U.S Defense Advanced Research Projects agency. This is foundational to the “Internet” part of the Internet of Things. |
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1974 |
Los Angeles created the first urban big data project: "A Cluster Analysis of Los Angeles" report. |
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1980 |
ARPANET is opened up to the public by commercial providers, making it possible for people to connect things if they want to |
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1994 |
Amsterdam created a virtual 'digital city' —D e Digital Stad (DDS) — to promo Internet usage. |
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2005 |
Cisco put up $25m over five years for research into smart cities. |
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2008 |
IBM Smarter Planet project investigated applying sensors, and network analytics to urban issues. |
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2009 |
IBM unveiled a $50m Smarter Cities campaign to help cities run more efficiently. |
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2009 |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided funding for smart grid projects. |
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2009 |
EU Electricity Directive required EU states to roll out smart meters to 80% of consumers by 2020. |
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2010 |
The Japanese government named Yokohama as a smart city demo project. |
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2011 |
IBM named 24 cities as Smarter Cities winners from 200 applicants. |
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2011 |
6000 visitors from over 50 countries attended the first Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona. |
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2012 |
Barcelona deployed data-driven urban systems, including public transit, parking, and street lighting. |
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2013 |
China announced the first batch of pilot smart cities, comprising 90 cities districts, and towns. |
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2013 |
The Mayor of London created Smart London Board to shape London's digital technology strategy. |
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2014 |
China launched the second batch of 103 pilot smart cities. |
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2014 |
Vienna City Council launched Smart City Wien Framework Strategy until 2025 |
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2015 |
China announced the third batch of 84 smart cities, comprising 277 in all. |
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2015 |
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the "Smart Cities Mission" for 100 Indian cities. |
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2016 |
Columbus won the US Dept of Transportation's $50m Smart Cities Challenge |
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2017 |
UK government launched a 5G testbeds and trials program. |
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2017 |
Hong Kong launched a smart city blueprint. |
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2018 |
Toronto and Google offshoot Sidewalk Labs announced a plan to develop a smart waterfront area |
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2018 |
London updated 2013 plans with the launch of the 'Smarter London Together' roadmap. |
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2018 |
IESE Business School Cities in Motion Index ranked New York, London, and Paris as its top 3 cities. |
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2018 |
Singapore won the Smart City of 2018 award at the Smart City Expo World Congress. |
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2019 |
Ford committed to supporting Cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X) standards. |
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2019 |
Sidewalk Labs' Toronto planning document was fiercely criticized over data privacy implications. |
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2019 |
G20 nations picked the World Economic Forum as the secretariat for a G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance. |
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2019 |
US Federal Communications Commission picked New York and Salt Lake City as 5G testbeds. |
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2020 |
Vietnam to start work on a new $4.2bn smart city close to Hanoi, with a completion target of 2028. |
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2030 |
By 2030, the number of cities in the world with a population of more than 10 million will grow to 43. |
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2050 |
By 2050, up to 70% of the world's population is expected to live in cities. |