{"id":57992,"date":"2024-04-02T16:19:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T20:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=57992"},"modified":"2024-04-08T09:37:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T13:37:32","slug":"utc-quantum-initiative-and-research-institute-are-winners-in-idc-government-insights-seventh-annual-smart-cities-north-america-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-quantum-initiative-and-research-institute-are-winners-in-idc-government-insights-seventh-annual-smart-cities-north-america-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC Quantum Initiative and Research Institute are winners in IDC Government Insights\u2019 Seventh Annual Smart Cities North America Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"840\" data-attachment-id=\"57994\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/utc-quantum-initiative-and-research-institute-are-winners-in-idc-government-insights-seventh-annual-smart-cities-north-america-awards\/dbcea6cc-258f-4095-9d4c-bb4088b27587\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/04\/dbcea6cc-258f-4095-9d4c-bb4088b27587.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,840\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dbcea6cc-258f-4095-9d4c-bb4088b27587\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/04\/dbcea6cc-258f-4095-9d4c-bb4088b27587-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-57994 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/04\/dbcea6cc-258f-4095-9d4c-bb4088b27587.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/04\/dbcea6cc-258f-4095-9d4c-bb4088b27587.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/04\/dbcea6cc-258f-4095-9d4c-bb4088b27587-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/04\/dbcea6cc-258f-4095-9d4c-bb4088b27587-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/04\/dbcea6cc-258f-4095-9d4c-bb4088b27587-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/04\/dbcea6cc-258f-4095-9d4c-bb4088b27587-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/04\/dbcea6cc-258f-4095-9d4c-bb4088b27587-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just launched in 2023, both the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/research\/utc-quantum-initiative\">Quantum Initiative<\/a><\/strong> and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/research\/research-institute\">Research Institute<\/a><\/strong> at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga have been declared winners in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idc-gi.com\/\">IDC Government Insights<\/a>\u2019<\/strong> seventh annual <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/prodserv\/insights\/government\/smart-cities-awards\">Smart Cities North America Awards<\/a><\/strong> (SCNAA).<\/p>\n<p>Both won honors in the award program\u2019s education category, for efforts to facilitate smart campus and smart classroom education and engagement opportunities, and for robust engagement and outreach efforts via virtual, online and remote-participation platforms.<\/p>\n<p>At UTC, these efforts are seen in the Quantum Initiative\u2019s and Research Institute\u2019s joint pursuit of: \u201cStimulating cross-disciplinary R&amp;D capacity; providing experiential learning to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as lifelong learners and jobseekers through the Center for Professional Education; and engaging with community and economic development partners across the region to improve quality of life for every resident.\u201d That\u2019s according to the award nomination submitted by officials with the Enterprise Center, which convenes Chattanooga\u2019s Smart Community Collaborative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are privileged to be part of the collaborative environment in Chattanooga that facilitates much of our work, and we thank our colleagues at the Enterprise Center for nominating us for this wonderful recognition of our efforts,\u201d said UTC Vice Chancellor for Research Reinhold Mann. \u201cWe\u2019re super-motivated to double our efforts at educating the next generation of students across disciplines to understand quantum technology and to help realize its full potential in many important use cases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Enterprise Center Chief Operating Officer Geoff Millener praised UTC\u2019s role in enabling a more effective collaboration that maximizes unique and exceptional resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur partners at UTC are doing incredible work harnessing the potential of EPB\u2019s quantum network,\u201d said\u00a0Geoff Millener, COO at The Enterprise Center. \u201cWe&#8217;re thrilled our nomination led to an IDC Smart City award in education, as the next generation of quantum engineers and civic innovators are trained right here in Chattanooga.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with unique opportunities arising from EPB\u2019s launch of \u201cthe first municipal gigabit network in the country\u201d in 2010, to its launch of one of the first commercial quantum networks anywhere in 2023, come critical questions of how to maximize those opportunities for the benefit of all, the Enterprise Center\u2019s asserted in its award nomination of UTC\u2019s Quantum Initiative and Research Institute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are fundamental Smart City questions, ones Chattanooga began answering as Gig City more than a decade ago. They\u2019re questions Chattanooga Smart Community Collaborative partners are committed to answering in this new era \u2014 an era the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, through a first-of-its-kind Quantum Initiative, intends to lead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Winners in the SCNAA illustrate best practice examples of how forward-thinking municipalities are effectively leveraging technology and innovation to offer sustainable, new services and economic opportunities to meet the needs and expectations of diverse communities, the organization notes.<\/p>\n<p>With the recognition for UTC\u2019s Quantum Initiative and Research Institute, the University is among a field of just 14 honored entities in all of North America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur annual Smart Cities North America Awards recognize the best of the best among smart city initiatives and unlike anything else in the industry, provide a blueprint for government officials looking to execute similar projects,\u201d said Ruthbea Yesner, Vice President, IDC Government Insights and Smart Cities and Communities Strategies. \u201cWe congratulate the winners on their unwavering dedication to executing compelling projects from start to finish \u2013 leveraging cutting edge technology to offer sustainable, new services and economic opportunities and enhancing the lives of citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The awards are designed to recognize progress by North American states and municipalities to execute Smart Cities projects, and to provide a forum for sharing best practices to help accelerate Smart City development in the region. 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