February 2012
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Melbourne 2032. The city of short distances. Building a resilient sustainable city, by VEIL (Victorian Eco Innovation Lab)
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January 2012
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We wish for you to join the open-source platform Future City Lab and collectively THINK THE UNTHINKABLE. Participate, share knowledge, establish synergies and create a sustainable roadmap to give rise to the future city 2.0 by 2050.
Climate Change, rapidly growing megacities and the need for new energy sources are challenges we can leverage to develop cities that are vibrant, energy-efficient...
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“Scientists have created a cloud-computing system to connect first responders,...”
– Cloud-Based System to Improve Disaster Response - Cloud Computing | Smarter Technology (via smarterplanet)
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A Lot of People Sure Are Interested in Learning... →
via smarterplanet:
The well-loved education startup Codecademy is tapping into what appears to be a watershed moment for the inevitable spike in demand for computer science skills. Mashable’s Sarah Kessler offers some impressive statistics about the very recent explosion in interest:
Codeacademy, a startup that uses interactive online lessons to turn anyone into a computer programmer, has...
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The Social Media Enabled City →
smartercities:
IBM’s new webinar series kicks off with ‘The Social Media Enabled City’, covering innovative solutions to connect, collaborate and communicate with citizens through social media. It’s online and free to attend - register here.
TechCrunch: A City Is A Startup: The Rise Of The... →
irishboyinlondon:
An interesting piece comparing successful cities to start up businesses
On stage at last month’s Le Web conferenceShervin Pishevar, a Managing Director at Menlo Ventures, stated “The World is a Startup.” It’s an interesting perspective, and I think what’s true for the world is also true for countries, states and municipalities. With developments like last month’sannouncement...
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December 2011
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Our Massive Impact On Earth, In Glowing Maps
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This city life: Walkable Communities are the... →
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Earlier this year, I wrote a post about how where I live makes me happy.
Since writing about this, I noticed that a lot of visitors to my site were interested in the topic (the most popular search term people Google to get to my blog is “how does where you live affect your happiness”).
So, I…
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Open Source Cities: TED Prize 2012: Crowdsourcing... →
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Today, TED announced the winner of the 2012 TED Prize: the City 2.0. Breaking from their tradition of recognizing an individual global innovator, TED is embracing the concept of crowd-sourcing urbanism (an idea we obviously support at Open Source Cities). The organizers…
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How The "Internet Of Things" Is Turning Cities... →
When city services can autonomously go online and digest information from the cloud, they can reach a level of performance never before seen. First up, water systems that automatically know when it will rain and react accordingly.
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How Will Future Historians See Us? →
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It only takes $6 million to Educate the World! →
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“Standing shoulder to shoulder, all 7 billion of us would fill the city of Los...”
– www.brainpickings.org
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“In 1975, there were 3 megacities — Tokyo, Mexico City and New York City. Right...”
– National Geographic
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November 2011
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