Smart is Worth the Effort
Facing Headwinds
Smart communities work by creating a triangle of collaboration with the utility, technology provider and community.
Perspective
Rhode Island: Jonathan Schrag
Smarter States, Smarter Communities
"Street lights as critical real estate to develop into small cell technology for advanced communications is exciting."
Illinois: Lori Sorenson
Smarter States, Smarter Communities
"Smart lighting is a foundation for implementing smart city technology."
North Dakota: Duane Schell
Smarter States, Smarter Communities
"We were in the top ten of the country with enabling texts to 911 statewide."
Virginia: Robby Demeria
Smarter States, Smarter Communities
"The digitally literate workforce – a farmer, a mechanic, a nurse, or software engineer – all require a level of digital literacy, computational thinking, in the new economy."
New Jersey: Sara Bluhm
Smarter States, Smarter Communities
"We are going through quite a whirlwind of advancement at the moment."
Directors Sue Gander and Dan Lauf
Smarter States, Smarter Communities
NGA’s Environment, Energy & Transportation Division directors explain the initiative.
Smarter States, Smarter Communities Initiative
National Governors Association
NGA explains the initiative, then takes us behind the scenes with staff from governments in Illinois, New Jersey, North Dakota, Rhode Island and Virginia.
Nominate a 'Fortnightly Smartest Community'
Tell Us Why It's One of the Smartest
We'll announce and feature the smartest communities in our June issue.
USAID and USEA on Front Lines of Energy Diplomacy in Europe
Why Are We There?
This is the first in a series of articles that will describe the Energy Technology and Governance Program, its work in the region, and its tangible benefits to the United States.