25.10.2013
The resounding message captured from the recent UCLG World Congress and World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders was citizen engagement. People care about the places in which they live, work, play, and worship, and take pride in the vitality of their city. In order to capture great ideas from citizens and leaders, IBM recently launched an...
09.10.2013
Fuente: finanzas.com
Las "ciudades inteligentes" que se están desarrollando en tiempo real en todo el mundo no sólo servirán para descongestionar el tráfico urbano, como ya lo están haciendo, sino para mejorar la vida del ciudadano y anticipar sus problemas.
En una mesa redonda sobre "ciudades inteligentes" celebrada en Rabat, en el marco del...
18.09.2013
By Michael Dixon, General Manager, Smarter Cities, IBM
Today we live in an urban world. Economic activity is happening in cities, and cities matter like never before.
This is because cities around the world are getting bigger, fast. By 2015, there will be 22 metropolitan areas with populations of more than 10 million people. Around the world,...
22.08.2013
By Alfred Vanderpuije, Mayor of Accra, Ghana / Source: IBM
As Mayor of Accra and Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, I would say that there are few areas as crucial for infrastructure investment as cities.
At the top of my agenda is Accra and the transformation of its existing systems and services for the benefit of its citizens...
06.08.2013
The progress of urban centres will soon be measured by their ability to innovate for a more efficient consumption of energy, water and other resources, i.e. their ability to maintain high levels of quality of life and sustainable development, Michael Dixon of IBM predicts.
Solving the challenges of fast growing cities- interview by Gorazd...
