February 2011
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Creating Intelligent Cities that People Actually Want to Live in | Sustainable Cities Collective
Creating new Intelligent Cities is a grand plan that should be lauded but what if nobody wants to live in the cities you’ve created? Masdar, Curitiba, and Sogndo are all excellent examples of urban planners looking to create viable, sustainable environments but how do you plan for something as...
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TEDTalks Sponsors | IBM Watson →
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Final Jeopardy! and the Future of Watson
The IBM team who designed Watson has achieved another milestone in the history of computer science. After the Jeopardy! challenge concludes, the team faces the task of developing real world solutions based on this technology.
The impact of a machine like Watson will be felt throughout business, government and society. Join the...
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Brisbane's traffic the most stressful in...
BRISBANE traffic has been rated the most stressful in the country as a result of poor planning, aggressive drivers and an over-reliance on private cars.
An IBM study of 1556 drivers found 90 per cent of Brisbane motorists felt increasingly stressed by traffic compared with 81 per cent in Adelaide, 78 per cent in Melbourne and 74 per cent in Sydney.
Worldwide, the cities assessed as having the...
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Artful Intelligence: How “Smart Windows” and “Dynamic Glass” Can Save Energy
Source: Fast Company
A manufacturer of auto-tinting windows just nabbed another $10 million in financing. Is this the future of glass?
In the future, those glass windows on your office building might also be able to beat IBM’s Watson at Jeopardy. That’s how smart glass is...
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WatchIn addition to the iPhone app now available in the Apple App Store (that includes the new CitiesGeo feature built on the Smarter Cities Tumblr content), and the Smarter Planet and The Social Business apps on the Android Market, you can text yourself a link to download the Smarter Planet app customized by GetJar for other phones such as Nokia (Symbian) Palm (WebOS) and 2,100 smartphone models.
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What Matters: What’s the biggest limit on city... →
Source: McKinsey
The world is in the throes of a sweeping population shift from the countryside to the city. Underpinning this transformation are the economies of scale that make concentrated urban centers more productive. This productivity improvement from urbanization has already delivered substantial economic growth and radically reduced poverty in countries such as China. The growth of...
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“Cities — not so-called failed states like Afghanistan and Somalia — are the true...”
– Urban Growth for the New Millenium - Parag Khanna on Cities | The Ideas Economy
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