City of Philadelphia - File #: 150114

• File #: 150114
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 2/12/2015
• In control: Committee on Global Opportunities & Creative/Innovative Economy
• Title: Authorizing City Council's Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to hold public hearings on Philadelphia's movement towards a "smart city".
• Sponsors: Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Jones, Council President Clarke, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Neilson, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/12/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass
2/12/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED

Title

Authorizing City Council's Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to hold public hearings on Philadelphia's movement towards a “smart city”.

Body

WHEREAS, A “smart city” uses digital technologies to enhance business performance, strengthen the access to resources in the City, improve the well-being of residents, and engage more effectively with its residents; and

WHEREAS, A “smart city” brings together technology, government, and society to enable a more efficient and impactful environment, mobility, economy, people, and governance; and

WHEREAS, A “smart city” responds faster to city and global challenges; and

WHEREAS, A movement towards a “smart city” is motivated by major issues pertinent to the City such as aging populations, economic restructuring, climate change, energy efficiency, and public transportation; and  

WHEREAS, Numerous universities and telecommunication companies such as MIT, URENIO, CISCO, and IBM have conducted research studies, designed prototypes, and developed new initiatives regarding “smart cities”; and

WHEREAS, The “smart city” movement has already been initiated by a number of cities such as Chicago, Boston, Barcelona, and Stockholm; and

WHEREAS, A movement in Philadelphia to become a “smart city” will allow the City to become more internationally competitive and recognized; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That it hereby authorizes City Council's Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy to hold public hearings on Philadelphia's movement towards a “smart city.”

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