{"597317":{"#nid":"597317","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Expands Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation Initiative","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026#39;s expanded smart cities initiative includes an interdisciplinary faculty council, strategic partnerships, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Enew web hub\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn partnership with the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology (IPaT\u003C\/a\u003E), Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s initiative on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESmart Cities and Inclusive Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E is developing innovative approaches to shaping resilient and sustainable communities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThrough research and development, strategic partnerships, and cutting-edge programming, the initiative brings Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s interdisciplinary expertise in technology and policy to the development of smart cities and communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute has assembled a 20-plus member interdisciplinary faculty council co-chaired by Gisele Bennett, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s associate vice president for research faculty interaction, and Beth Mynatt, executive director of IPaT.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMembers of the council include the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/design.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Design\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E Ellen Dunham-Jones, Catherine Ross, and Dennis Shelden, as well as representatives from four Georgia Tech colleges and nine schools.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is pairing the council with a number of key partnerships, including the City of Atlanta, which recently launched the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/news\/city-atlanta-georgia-institute-technology-launch-north-avenue-smart-corridor-project\u0022\u003ENorth Avenue Smart Corridor pilot project\u003C\/a\u003E. As the City\u0026rsquo;s official research partner on the project, Georgia Tech is helping to develop, deploy and evaluate smart technologies aimed at improving public safety, environmental health and traffic congestion along the corridor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the initiative, a new Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation website provides a comprehensive summary of key partnerships, projects, and data sets. Visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Esmartcities.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E for more information.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe initiative includes an interdisciplinary faculty council, strategic partnerships, and new web hub.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The initiative includes an interdisciplinary faculty council, strategic partnerships, and new web hub."}],"uid":"27343","created_gmt":"2017-10-12 19:03:46","changed_gmt":"2017-10-25 16:58:16","author":"Jennifer Salazar","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-10-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-10-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"597134":{"id":"597134","type":"image","title":"Smart Cities Initiative","body":null,"created":"1507573652","gmt_created":"2017-10-09 18:27:32","changed":"1507573652","gmt_changed":"2017-10-09 18:27:32","alt":"Banner for new Smart Cities Website","file":{"fid":"227585","name":"smart.cities.web_.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/smart.cities.web_.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/smart.cities.web_.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":428958,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/smart.cities.web_.jpg?itok=TyXrkVBi"}}},"media_ids":["597134"],"groups":[{"id":"545781","name":"Institute for Data Engineering and Science"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer | IPaT\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nalyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}