The Smart Cities Council is a leading consortium of over 120 member organizations employing 1.5 million people and generating $2.7 trillion annually that have worked on over 5,000 smart city projects. It includes major companies from finance, transportation, utilities, technology, telecommunications, and construction. The Council also has over 70 premier advisors from universities, laboratories, standards bodies, environmental groups, development banks, agencies, and associations. The document discusses how smart cities should be green through initiatives like net zero carbon and renewable energy, resilient through programs like 100 Resilient Cities, agile through continuous improvement and predictive analytics, and visionary through initiatives in countries like China and India. It offers for the Council to be a resource

1. Global Cities Challenges
Dr. Stuart Cowan, Chief Scientist

2. WHO
is the Smart
Cities
Council?
A leading consortium
of smart city practitioners and experts
120+ member and advisor organizations
employing…
1.5 million+ people generating…
$2.7 trillion+ in annual revenues
that have worked on…
5,000+ smart city projects past and
present

3. Premier Companies
Multinational financial and transport
 MasterCard, Daimler, Cubic
International utilities and energy/water firms
 Enel, Itron, S&C Electric, Veolia
Public sector specialists
 Alphinat, Imex Systems, SunGard
Innovators
 Enevo, K2 Geospatial, Trove Data, Clevest, IES
Major industrials
 ABB, Alstom, General Electric, Schneider
Electric, Siemens
Global technology leaders
 Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Intel
Telecommunications leaders
 Qualcomm, Ooredoo, Saudi Telecom Company,
Allied Telesis, Verizon, AT&T
Leading construction & engineering firms
 Bechtel, Black & Veatch, CH2M

4. Premier Advisors
70+ of the world's top researchers, academics, and NGOs:
 10 universities from 6 countries
 2 national laboratories
 6 international standards bodies
 7 of the world’s largest environmental advocates
 2 development banks (World Bank, Inter-American)
 6 municipal and federal agencies
 4 industry and technical associations
 7 philanthropic

5. SMART
Cities
Are
GREEN
Cities
Net zero carbon
100% Renewable smart grid
Net zero water
Net zero waste (Circular
Economy)
Multimodal transportation
systems
Smart Watersheds integrating
ecosystem services

6. SMART
Cities
Are
RESILIENT
Cities
Rockefeller Foundation:
100 Resilient Cities
Housing and Urban
Development:
Resilient by Design
Citizen engagement and
social capital

7. SMART
Cities
Are
AGILE
Cities
From long-term urban
plans to …
Continuous situational
awareness
Operational optimization
Predictive analytics
Agile procurement and
development across
departments

8. SMART
Cities
Are
VISIONARY
Cities
China
- 375+ Pilot Smart Cities
- Internet Plus
India 100 Smart Cities
US federal initiatives

9. SMART
CITIES
COUNCIL
AND
GCTC
SCC is a resource for
GCTC Action Clusters
SCC can publicize GCTC
efforts with website and
newsletter

10. Global Cities Challenges
Dr. Stuart Cowan, Chief Scientist
stuart.cowan@smartcitiescouncil.com