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ICT is the key to a smart city

By: Patrik Cerwall | Fri, 25 May 2012 08:22:52 +0000

Tags: Business, People, Society, Technology, connected devices, ...

Last week I attended the New Cities Summit in Paris, where discussions about how to achieve a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable urban future took place. I was impressed with the wide range of representatives from the worlds of business, policy, technology, infrastructure, finance, government, civil society, philanthropy and academia. This highlighted to me how [...]
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Socializing leads to satisfaction

By: Mikael Eriksson Björling | Wed, 23 May 2012 11:49:07 +0000

Tags: Applications, People, Society, Technology, 50 billion connections, ...

In my previous post, I wrote that commuting is the biggest source of stress and frustration for people living in cities, according to a new Ericsson ConsumerLab report, City Life. So what makes city residents feel at ease? Social networking. Those who live in the city spend a large chunk of their time socializing. On [...]
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How much commotion does your commute cause?

By: Mikael Eriksson Björling | Tue, 22 May 2012 14:11:00 +0000

Tags: Applications, People, Society, Technology, cloud, ...

I consider myself lucky. It takes me 15 minutes to drive to my work: Ericsson’s headquarters in Stockholm. It takes me 25 minutes if I ride my bicycle, 40 minutes if I run, and 45 minutes if I take public transport. Depending on the method of transport I choose, the maximum I have to travel [...]
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What does your social media profile say about you?

By: Peter Linder | Mon, 21 May 2012 12:00:19 +0000

Tags: Business, People, Society, Technology, applications, ...

On May 18, the IPO of Facebook came at a valuation of USD108 billion. If you’re a baby boomer like me, you might wonder how this event will impact your future career. Until about six months ago, I was representative of most baby boomers– I was using one social-media tool for friends and family life [...]
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Connectivity can shape urban life

By: Patrik Cerwall | Wed, 16 May 2012 09:35:36 +0000

Tags: Applications, Society, Technology, Connectivity, ICT, ...

A number of interesting topics were raised during the second day of the New Cities Summit. Questions were asked, such as can you design a city top down, like they are doing at the high-tech business center in Skolkovo, Russia, or at the King Abdullah Economic City? And if so, will it have a soul once the [...]
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Paris, a city embracing innovation

By: Mikael Eriksson Björling | Wed, 16 May 2012 08:26:04 +0000

Tags: Business, People, Society, Technology, ICT, ...

This week, the New Cities Summit takes place in Paris; a city that has experienced groundbreaking changes in city planning – think Georges-Eugène Haussmann. Haussman was famous for modernizing Paris during the mid-19th century. The reconstruction of Paris involved all aspects of urban planning, including the demolition of 27,000 of the city’s 66,000 buildings. This [...]
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Future cities depend on industry collaboration

By: Patrik Cerwall | Tue, 15 May 2012 09:33:24 +0000

Tags: Business, People, Society, Technology, 50 billion connections, ...

The inaugural New Cities Summit in Paris is well under way. The organizers have successfully gathered about 800 participants from 60 different countries. The Mayors of Vancouver, Canada and of Liverpool, UK are mingling with representatives from academia like theoretical physicist Geoffrey West, Distinguished Professor and Past President at the Santa Fe Institute in New [...]
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This May 15 be a part of something bigger

By: Ulrika Bergström | Mon, 14 May 2012 13:38:00 +0000

Tags: People, Society, Technology, 50 billion connections, Connectivity, ...

Aday.org’s global photography project kicks off tomorrow, May 15. So wherever you are in the world, and whoever you’re with, grab your camera and capture your day – so that others can enjoy it in the future. The project encourages people, business and society to come together, to share a piece of history that will be [...]
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Building networked cities

By: Patrik Cerwall | Mon, 14 May 2012 09:38:30 +0000

Tags: Business, People, Society, Technology, 50 billion connections, ...

I am excited to be here at the New Cities Summit in Paris. The event, which runs from May 14–16, brings together global urban thought leaders and decision makers to discuss the impacts of urbanization. Every hour the global urban population grows by 7,500 people, due to migration, urban sprawl and natural population growth. That is [...]
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Capture what is close to you and share it with the world

By: Ulrika Bergström | Thu, 10 May 2012 13:57:15 +0000

Tags: Business, People, Society, 50 billion connections, connected devices, ...

As we move toward a Networked Society, it’s easy to focus on the technical challenges of building physical networks to transport cars, power, bits, bytes, and so on. But I think the true value of such a society is that it enables us to connect, socialize and share our lives with one another on a [...]
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