Tag Archives: smart

IBM declares Cambridge Canada’s first ‘smarter city’

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

09 Sep 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Robots crawl through sewers and a GIS-equipped bike monitors sidewalks as part of a new management system that tracks more than 250,000 infrastructure assets.

Ontario sets best practices for smart grids

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

16 Jun 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Ann Cavoukian, Toronto Hydro and Hydro One partner to produce the “gold standard” in privacy protection for electricity customers. Ontario’s privacy commissioner says the standards “take the guesswork out” for utility companies.

Interview with Ann Cavoukian: privacy, smart grids, best practices

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

16 Jun 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

An interview with Ontario’s privacy commissioner, the first to release best practices for protecting privacy on smart grids in partnership with two of Canada’s largest utility companies.

 

Festival Hydro transforms Stratford into WiFi hotspot

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

21 Apr 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Festival Hydro puts an innovative spin on the Ontario government’s smart meter program by using the technology to transform the City of Stratford into one big 802.11n WiFi hotspot. Nearly one quarter of the city will be covered in time for the Canada 3.0 forum next month.