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Last week Georgia Tech and the City of Atlanta co-hosted the Annual MetroLab Network Summit, which brought together more than 150 leading representatives from local government, major research...
Open data is a key ingredient in smart cities. It has the ability, when deployed well and supported properly, to increase government transparency, citizen participation, and economic innovation and...
The American Association of Geographers' new program recognizes those who have made significant contributions in advancing geography.
Capturing the Wind
At the corner of Fifth and Spring Streets in Tech Square, attached to a light pole, is a small sensor you’ve likely never noticed. It’s constantly monitoring environmental conditions in the area...
  On Thursday, November 2, Georgia Tech and the Georgia Municipal Association hosted mayors and public officials from 10 Georgia hub cities and counties at the inaugural Mayors’ Leadership Forum...
Computing and Social Good: Finding Innovative Solutions
Community involvement is a big part of Georgia Tech’s identity, with Tech faculty and students having a long history of working with local organizations and agencies to help solve problems.
IPaT Welcomes New Assistant Director for Business Operations
We are pleased to announce that Cynthia Moore has joined the Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) as the Assistant Director for Business Operations. Moore has over a decade of experience at...
City of Atlanta, Georgia Institute of Technology Launch North Avenue Smart Corridor Project
On Thursday, September 14, the City of Atlanta launched the North Avenue Smart Corridor. The approximately $3 million project is being funded by the RENEW Atlanta bond and is receiving technical...
Smart Data Revolution
Most cities are grappling with becoming truly smart, but they're making exciting progress. Testbeds and innovation districts have popped up across the country, and on a larger scale, cities are...
Georgia Tech faculty and staff speaking at ARC’s ConnectATL Summit
On Friday, September 22, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) will host ConnectATL, a day-long summit bringing together city and county government officials, local transportation experts, and...
Georgia Tech Smart Cities Researchers Showcase Work at Experience SmartATL Event
On Friday, September 15, Georgia Tech researchers will participate in the city’s inaugural Experience SmartATL event at Ponce City Market. The event, which will run from 10am to 3pm, will showcase...

On November 16th, IPaT invited the Georgia Tech community to attend the Georgia Tech Smart Cities Faculty Summit. Attendees discussed innovative and far reaching plans for grand challenges that tackle...

Debra Lam has joined Georgia Tech’s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) as the Managing Director for Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation. Lam brings to Georgia Tech over a decade of...
 

Highlights

Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation Managing Director, Debra Lam, has been named one of StateScoop's Top Women in Technology 2017. Lam joined Georgia Tech's...
For the second year in a row, Georgia Tech’s Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain hosted a satellite conference as part of the Integrated Network for Social Sustainability (INSS). The multi-site conference...
  On Friday, July 14th the Georgia Institute of Technology hosted a forum on sustainable mobility and smart cities, the first in a series of events planned as part of a three-year strategic...
  On July 21st 2017 at the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) offices, Georgia Institute of Technology—in partnership with ARC, Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), Georgia...

Cities have been around for thousands of years, so urbanization is hardly a new phenomenon — but it’s happening now at an unprecedented pace. In 1950 about 30 percent of the world’s population...