20 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. For his next project, he’s building a web for open, linked data that could do for numbers what the Web did for words, pictures, video: unlock our data and reframe the way we use it together. Continue reading…

The Intelligent Community Forum (IFC) announced its annual list of the Smart21 Communities of the year 2010. The list highlights communities from 13 nations and includes 10 that appeared on last year’s list. One American state, Virginia, contributed three communities to the list. There were one Chinese and two Australian communities on the list, as well as three from Canada, which has had more communities named by ICF than any other nation. Continue reading…

A new study by the Center for an Urban Future finds that New York City’s leading universities and scientific research centers have not become catalysts for entrepreneurship and local economic development the way similar institutions have in other regions. Continue reading…

Toronto’s Vital Signs annual report provides a snapshot of the trends in the city, highlighting progress it should be proud of and challenges that need to be addressed for quality of life. The goals of report include inspiring civic engagement, providing focus for public debate, and guiding donors and stakeholders who want to direct their resources to areas of greatest need. Continue reading…

The Business Week Magazine publishes a special report entitled “Growth Through Innovation” which looks at how innovation can steer a company’s strategy, even in tough times. Continue reading…

FORTUNE Small Business magazine and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced the 2009 list of the 50 best places in the United States to launch a business. Topping the list are Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the no. 1 large city; Huntsville, Alabama, as the no. 1 medium city; and Billings, Montana no. 1 small city. Continue reading…

A special feature on November issue of Wired UK’s magazine is about Digital Cities. The magazine explores how real time data is reinventing urban life, transforming our cities, informing their citizens and improving economic, social and environmental sustainability. The Wired’s Digital Cities package contains of five stories: Continue reading…

The seventh OPEN DAYS took place between 5 and 8 October 2009 in Brussels with 125 seminars, workshops, debates and exhibitions for around 7,000 participants. More than 250 event partners have joined forces, among which 213 regions and cities from 33 European countries, and more than 600 speakers were actively involved. Continue reading…

The EU’s plan for leadership in green technologies will focus on a network of “smart cities” which will demonstrate renewable and other low-carbon energies in Europe. The recommendations are featured in a draft communication Continue reading…

The SmarterCities NYC forum, organized by IBM in New York City on 1-2 October, continued the conversation started in Berlin in June to explore new approaches to regional partnership, identify roadblocks, evaluate frameworks for investment and review the tools that are helping our cities meet 21st century realities. Continue reading…