Machina Research, a global provider of strategic market intelligence on the Internet of Things, has published a White Paper sponsored by Philips, examining the criticality of open systems as key enablers of smart cities.
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The Global Innovation Index ranks the innovation performance of 128 countries and economies around the world, based on 82 indicators. Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Finland and Singapore lead the 2016 rankings. Among the GII 2016 leaders, four economies ‘” Japan, the U.S., the UK, and Germany’” stand out in “innovation quality,’ a top-level indicator that looks at the caliber of universities, number of scientific publications and international patent filings.
With the help of big data and analytics, urban planners can now use simulations to anticipate the impact of urban development programs. Using these tools, cities can become more sustainable and strategic, while the planning processes become ever more inclusive.
In recent years, many initiatives and events have been carried out to develop pragmatic and participatory solutions to social and environmental problems that have been made more pressing by the crisis and have been addressed inadequately or not at all by either the market or the state. At the same time, the significant changes in the economic and social context as well as in the policy developments, particularly in the EU, have led BEPA to update the initial report published in 2010 in order to reflect
Research and innovation are key to building a prosperous future for the EU. They therefore figure prominently in the Europe 2020 strategy and the European Semester process and underpin progress towards the 10 priorities of the Juncker Commission, from providing a new boost to jobs, growth and investment, to developing the digital single market and developing the Energy Union. This report presents an in-depth indicator-based analysis of the EU’ s science, research and innovation performance and provides insight into the underpinning factors and drivers.
Siemens City Performance Tool helps urban decision makers to identify technologies that offer the maximum environmental and economic benefits for their city.