{"623345":{"#nid":"623345","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Smart Cities and Data-Driven Energy Policy Launch","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtcui.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/23\/open-government-data-policies\/\u0022\u003EOpen data\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;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 growth. Researchers at Georgia Tech are exploring how open data supports smart governance, looking specifically at its use in the creation and implementation of local energy efficiency policies and programs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe research project, Smart Cities and Data-Driven Energy Policy, was officially launched last week at an event that brought together energy, data and urban governance experts from around the world to share their own insights and learn about Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s efforts to increase energy efficiency. Local expert speakers at the event included the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thegreenlinkgroup.com\/\u0022\u003EGreenLink Group\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s Chief Technology Officer, Xiaojing Sun, Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s Energy Programs Manager, Megan O\u0026rsquo;Neil, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.southface.org\/\u0022\u003ESouthface Energy Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s program coordinator, Mary Howard.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHaving already investigated the work that goes into\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtcui.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/26\/wrangling-legacy-data-preparing-for-sociotechnical-change-in-the-smart-city\/\u0022\u003Ewrangling data\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtcui.wordpress.com\/2017\/09\/25\/designing-the-smart-city-a-programmatic-approach-to-inclusive-innovation-in-atlanta-external\/\u0022\u003Edesigning the smart city\u003C\/a\u003E, this project will explore real-life examples of data-driven energy policy in the Southeastern U.S. in order to better understand the processes that lead from indirect efficiency programs to more formal energy policies at the city-scale.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe project is led by researchers at Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/urbaninnovation.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Urban Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartcities.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESmart Cities and Inclusive Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;initiative in partnership with local public officials and experts from throughout the Southeast. It is funded by Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Strategic Energy Institute\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.energy.gatech.edu\/epicenter-gt\u0022\u003EEnergy Policy and Innovation Center\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(EPICenter), which is committed to understanding the processes behind and the approaches to data-driven and evidence-based policymaking.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis project is expected to yield insights into the various processes and strategies that are employed to support adoption and implementation of city-scale energy efficiency initiatives, the ways in which data are being used to support the creation and adoption of local energy efficiency policies, and ultimately how such data can be used to advance broader smart city goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at Georgia Tech are exploring how open data supports smart governance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers at Georgia Tech are exploring how open data supports smart governance."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-15 17:20:57","changed_gmt":"2019-10-07 14:46:20","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"623343":{"id":"623343","type":"image","title":"Smart Cities and Data-Driven Energy Policy","body":null,"created":"1563211078","gmt_created":"2019-07-15 17:17:58","changed":"1563211078","gmt_changed":"2019-07-15 17:17:58","alt":"Smart Cities and Data-Driven Energy Policy","file":{"fid":"237397","name":"ddep1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ddep1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ddep1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":316742,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ddep1.jpg?itok=l4-Bggcn"}},"623344":{"id":"623344","type":"image","title":"Smart Cities and Data-Driven Energy Policy","body":null,"created":"1563211102","gmt_created":"2019-07-15 17:18:22","changed":"1563211102","gmt_changed":"2019-07-15 17:18:22","alt":"Smart Cities and Data-Driven Energy Policy","file":{"fid":"237398","name":"ddep2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ddep2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ddep2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":203708,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ddep2.jpg?itok=9vmzX7eI"}}},"media_ids":["623343","623344"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"594329","name":"Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167987","name":"smart cities"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}