The enormous advancements in ICT, coupled with device innovation and mobile broadband, mean that everyone wants their industry to be networked. Broadband networks are making this possible, putting the “smart” in smart grid, smart transport, smart healthcare and so on.
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By: Patrik Cerwall
25 May, 2012
Business , People , Society , Technology
connected devices,
ICT,
mobile broadband,
Networked Society,
Smart cities,
Stockholm Royal Seaport,
sustainability,
urban life
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 important it is that we collaborate when building the cities of the future. Continue reading
By: Mikael Eriksson Björling
23 May, 2012
Applications , People , Society , Technology
50 billion connections,
connected devices,
ICT,
mobile broadband,
Networked Society,
Smart cities,
Smartphones,
urban life
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 average, a city dweller spends two hours and 30 minutes socializing a day, with about 45 of these minutes spent online. This is much more than people who live elsewhere. They also have many more online friends, accessing online social networks as much as three to five times a day. Continue reading
By: Mikael Eriksson Björling
22 May, 2012
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cloud,
consumer devices,
ICT,
innovation,
mobile broadband,
Networked Society,
Smart cities,
urban life
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 each day is an hour and 30 minutes. The average commuting time in Stockholm is two hours, and in Moscow it’s as much as three hours and 30 minutes each day. Continue reading
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 and keeping the content private, and one tool to boost my professional appearance by pushing my contact list above the magic 500-contact borderline. Continue reading
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 people move in? How do we handle the extraordinary growth seen in China, and what is the impact on the hard infrastructure when people and the city become increasingly connected? Continue reading
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 made space for new boulevards, avenues and parks, turning the city into a sustained organic unit, and a huge modern workplace with a large economic turnover. Continue reading
By: Patrik Cerwall
15 May, 2012
Business , People , Society , Technology
50 billion connections,
Connectivity,
mobile broadband,
Networked Society,
Smart cities,
Sustainable Cities,
urban planning,
urbanization
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 Mexico; and Carlo Ratti, Director of the SENSEable City Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Continue reading
By: Ulrika Bergström
14 May, 2012
People , Society , Technology
50 billion connections,
Connectivity,
Consumers,
ICT,
innovation,
internet,
mobile broadband,
Networked Society
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. Continue reading
By: Patrik Cerwall
14 May, 2012
Business , People , Society , Technology
50 billion connections,
cloud,
digital natives,
mobile broadband,
Networked Society,
Smart cities,
Sustainable Cities
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.
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