Cities around the globe are confronted with growing populations, aging infrastructure, reduced budgets, and the challenge of doing more with less. IBM has developed a software portfolio, based on open cloud computing standards, that helps transform city operations to become more efficient.
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The University of Salford has designed a pilot MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) named “Search and Social Media Marketing for International Business’. This is a free online course that will provide information for businesses who want to gain a better understanding of social media in the workplace and enhance international trade prospects.
‘The Silent Intelligence’ published on September 20, 2013 is a book about the Internet of Things. The two authors, Daniel Kellmereit and Daniel Obodovski discuss about the history and trends of technology ecosystem and the future of connected cites, connected homes, connected health and connected cars. The aim of the book is to help executives, entrepreneurs, investors
With the European Capital of Innovation Award, the European Commission wants to acknowledge the outstanding achievement of a city in building up an innovation ecosystem, i.e. a system which links the citizens (People) with a built environment (Place) and public organizations and policy-makers (Public) through business (Private).