“ We can best achieve these goals by working together on interoperable smart city architectures that can serve as the foundation for innovation in cities worldwide and we are pleased to join with FIWARE through our Global City Teams Challenge in an international, cooperative effort.”Īs stated by Juanjo Hierro, FIWARE Chief Architect, “ FIWARE’s participation in the GCTC 2016 initiative has the main goal of showcasing the benefits coming from the adoption of common “de facto” standard technologies in and for Smart Cities that FIWARE has been developing over the last few years. “ Cities around the world are looking to advanced Internet of Things concepts to make their communities safer, more vibrant, and more livable and workable,” said Chris Greer, Senior Executive for Cyber-Physical Systems at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology. This also represents a great opportunity for the FIWARE community to expand its reach internationally and contribute to boost innovation for the development of Smart Cities’ applications and services all over the world”.
19th November 2015.- FIWARE is proud to announce that the FIWARE’s participation as a Partner in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s, NIST, Global City Teams Challenge 2016, GCTC 2016, program has been officially confirmed on the 12 th November 2015 at the GCTC 2016 Kick-Off Workshop in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.Īs explained by Jacques Magen, responsible for FIWARE globalization activities (FIWARE Mundus Programme), “ FIWARE and GCTC share common objectives in providing cities and their stakeholders with an environment and a program that can help them replicate Smart Cities solutions and services that are efficient and scalable through replicable, standards-based collaborative platforms.
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