Opendatasoft Joins the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program
Opendatasoft joins the Qualcomm® Smart Cities Accelerator Program.
Boston, January 17, 2019 – Opendatasoft, a leading solution helping private companies and governments share and reuse data, joins the Qualcomm® Smart Cities Accelerator Program from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Opendatasoft joins an elite group of innovators to accelerate the global transformation of smart urban infrastructure, mobility and public utilities through secure wireless connectivity and IoT technologies.
“We are thrilled to join the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program! Opendatasoft deeply cares about safe, sustainable, and efficient cities. Successful data sharing is the first step to achieve this,” shared Franck Carassus, CEO of North America at Opendatasoft. “For almost a decade now, we have been developing a data sharing platform that helps cities and IoT companies share and leverage data to transform and improve urban populations’ daily life. We are looking forward to sharing our expertise with Qualcomm Technologies’ ecosystem!”
According to McKinsey report, the smart city industry is projected to be a $400 billion market by 2020, with 600 cities around the globe expected to generate 60% of the world’s GDP by 2025. As part of its collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Opendatasoft will further the advancement of smart cities.
“As the world seeks to digitally transform urban infrastructure and services, we are happy to have Opendatasoft join our Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program,” said Sanjeet Pandit, senior director, business development and head of smart cities at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “Opendatasoft brings its expertise in the field of data sharing to the program, and together we will speed the development and deployment of secure smart city solutions around the globe.”
About Opendatasoft
At Opendatasoft, we help you make your data bright! Opendatasoft is the leading solution helping private companies and governments share and reuse data. With the Opendatasoft platform, organizing, sharing, and visualizing all types of data has never been easier. Opendatasoft empowers professionals to innovate and contribute to their organization’s growth. Founded in 2011, Opendatasoft is trusted by over 250 clients across the world, in Europe, North America, Australia, and the Middle East.
We work with numerous cities and regions, including the cities of Paris, Bristol, Eindhoven, Vancouver, national Ministries, and large companies including Schneider Electric, Kering, Enedis, Saint-Gobain, SNCF, Euler Hermes, SFR, Total and Indigo Group. It’s time to make your data bright! For more information, follow Opendatasoft on Twitter (@Opendatasoft).
Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator is a program of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Qualcomm is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries.
Data drives effective, well-functioning smart cities and helps build local ecosystems that bring together all stakeholders to meet the needs of the entire community. However, sharing data between stakeholders can be difficult - based on recent Gartner research we explain how urban data exchanges transform smart city data sharing.
Data drives effective, well-functioning smart cities and helps build local ecosystems that bring together all stakeholders to meet the needs of the entire community. However, sharing data between stakeholders can be difficult - based on recent Gartner research we explain how urban data exchanges transform smart city data sharing.