Smart Cities: Las Vegas focuses initiatives on improving city services

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Introduction 1. Over the last few years, Las Vegas has been focusing on improving the lifestyle and experience of its residents and even greater number of visitors, embarking on a number of initiatives to improve city services through safe, reliable, and efficient civic technology. 2. Las Vegas has partnered with Cisco to use the vendor’s Cisco Kinetic for Cities platform, which will help the city harness the power of data using data collection platforms such as city infrastructure sensors, mobile devices, and cameras. The city is also collaborating with companies such as Hitachi and IoT startups such as Motionloft and Numina to improve public services. 3. Las Vegas has established the Innovation District, which acts as a testing ground for breakthrough technology including alternative energy, autonomous vehicles, and smart mobility solutions. The Innovation District takes center stage in Las Vegas’s smart-city initiatives, and presents a platform for testing collaborative efforts between the city and its technology partners before they can be launched in a fully fledged manner. 4. The area of traffic and transportation is underpinning Las Vegas’s smart-city initiatives. The city is using data from multiple data sources, including sensors and cameras, to reduce traffic congestion, enhance mobility, improve citizen safety, and lower the response time to emergencies.