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sends information to a department, but cities will work vuith other
the data is only valuable if the right municipalities to share information
person sees it. Finding out through and technology."As ioT becomes
a sensor that there is a gunshot on mainstream, we are moving from a
a city street means that the city time when cities who were putling
services departrnent that mon itors money on loT initiatives were the
the sensors on the streetlight must 'leaders' in advancing smart cities,
be able to relay that information to to a time where the citres not
a 911 operator, investing in smart city solutions are
"This only rnakes sense the one being left behind,"Deloach
when you consider that loT said, adding that we are seeing
normally sits at the cross section more and more collaboration
between operationa I tech nology among cities where a lesson
a nd infonmation technology. iearned in Rio may have an impact
That gunshot detection system on an upcoming project in Atlanta
mounted in the streetlights needs and this coliaboration among cities
strategic, operational and fi nancial will increase in 201-7. According to
consicieration from m ulti ple him, collaboration between cities
parties," said Dori Deloach, and private industry is picking
president and Chief Executive up as cities and companies have
Officer (CEO) of lnfobright whois recognize there are opportunities to
also part of the lllinois Technology come together; he said.
Association's loT Council. "This rnay be with the mapping
of underground services in
Chicago or the LINK kiosks in
Berst said that more cifies will New York. But there is more and
be seriously consider cloud option more government to commercial
and X-as-a-service, including company collaboration going on in
soft wa re-as-a-service, p I atform- smart cities and it will increase in
as-a-service, a nd i nfrastructu re- 2017," said Deloach.
as-a-service, but procu rement
regulations are holding them
back."Many cities next year will
begin to address the policy changes
needed to be able to move to the
cloud," Berst claims"

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