Smart Cities
To meet the increased energy demands of the future, IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) develops standards and related activities for infrastructure and networking that are necessary to design, generate, automate, operate, deliver, distribute, support, and connect energy to cities, homes, and syste...
Bringing together technology, government, and society, smart cities are intelligent, sustainable environments that reduce environmental impact and offer citizens a high quality of life. The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the main technology drivers behind smart cities. And it’s not just the mund...
IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) offered a number of programs in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada over the last half of 2016 to share its activities in a number of new or emerging technology fields. In August, as part of an outreach program of the IEEE SA Corporate Advisory Group, two special events were...
The IEEE Bangalore Standards Special Interest Group (SIG), a joint initiative between the IEEE Standards Association and IEEE Bangalore Section, hosted an IEEE Standards workshop in Bangalore on 23 June 2016, targeted towards industry and technology leaders from the key ICT, energy, and medical sect...
Agreement Provides a Framework to Foster Closer Cooperation By Konstantinos Karachalios, Managing Director, IEEE Standards Association Canadian business executive and author Don Tapscott has been quoted as saying that “collaboration is important not just because it’s a better way to learn. Th...
On 12 August 2015, members of the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) met with members of the Israeli Smart Energy Association (ISEA), to participate in an ISEA member meet-up and present information on IEEE Smart Grid standards and activities. At the event, Moira Patterson, Global Affairs Program...
By John Randolph, Chair, IEEE 1264 Working Group Many people may not realize that animals can be a leading cause of electricity outages, which has an adverse impact on overall electric grid reliability. In fact, most electric utilities have experienced the problem of animal intrusions into electric ...
Everywhere in India, you feel the atmosphere charged with bullishness. Much of the optimism stems from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus on an empowered India. This is not just hyperbole. A great example is the recent 100 Smart Cities initiative in India, whereby infrastructure, information and c...
Originally posted in the IEEE Standards Education e-Magazine On 10 July 2012, the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) and DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE co-hosted the workshop “Standardization: Living in the Smart Cities of the F...
IEEE and DKE are partnering on a one-day workshop to promote the importance of standardization to practicing engineers and to highlight their key activities relating to the Smart Grid technology field, specifically eMobility and other aspects of Smart Cities. The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA)...