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Blog:Open Data Isn’t Just For Mega Cities: The City Of Palo Alto Proves That

Many of the marque open data programs are in the big cities. Think New York City and its NY Big Apps Contests, or Chicago or London or Barcelona or Rio de Janeiro. But smaller cities are also sitting...

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Blog:Taking Lessons From Smart Cities

On Sunday I will be participating in IBM’s Middle East and North Africa CIO Conference 2010, where I will present my research on Smart Cities. I’m looking forward to speaking with...

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Report:Smart City Leaders Need Better Governance Tools

Smart City Governance Brings New Opportunities For Tech Providers

Interest in smart cities has taken off like wildfire. Cities of all sizes navigate the challenge — growing demand for new constituent services within increasingly constrained budgets —...

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Blog:Public Sector Opportunity Is Recognized By VCs. Watch For Civic Innovation.

Today I attended a conference for Russian entrepreneurs organized by Digital October.  I’m going to digress a moment and describe the location which for a Moscow veteran is one of the...

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Blog:Making Smart Cities Safe and Safe Cities Smart

I spent a lot of time last week thinking about public safety.  What is public safety?  How do you achieve it?  Well, it seems to me that it could be anything and everything; but that...

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Blog:Government Innovation Is Not An Oxymoron

  Really, it is not. I was heartened to see that it doesn’t even make the oxymoron list, which does however include “government worker,” “congressional ethics,” and...

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Blog:Meeting Of The Minds 2012: A Glimpse At The Future Of Work And Innovation

A few weeks ago, I attended the Meeting of the Minds 2012, a conference dedicated to urban planning and sustainability, or smart cities. The conference was a great balance of academics and nonprofit...

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Blog:START And Growth: Sustainability For Growth

Everyone’s using the term “sustainability.” And, I’ll admit I’m a little jaded. But, given that it’s around to stay for a while, let’s take a look at the...

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Blog:"Xerox this" Takes On A New Meaning: Business Transformation

I attended a Xerox analyst event last week in Grenoble, France, and was very impressed with both the setting and what I heard. Xerox is much more than the verb it was once associated with, and office...

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Report:Africa's ICT Forecast Looks Increasingly Cloudy

Understanding The Cloud Computing Opportunities In Africa

After years of stagnant enterprise spending on information and communications technology (ICT), Africa is gearing up for a new period of growth. As political stability across the continent gradually...

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Blog:What Is A City, Let Alone A "Smart" One?

While I started my previous blog post with the observation that KACST was not a “city,” Caroline Spicer, Strategy and Market Development Leader for IBM Global Business Services, made the...

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Report:Open Data Changes The Business Of Government

Open Data Pioneers Offer Lessons For Launching Initiatives

Data has become quite the buzzword lately, with everyone looking to mine their big data for customer insights, operational efficiencies, and business performance improvement. Governments are no...

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Blog:Redefining The “Public” Sector?

Or maybe I should title this “When Public Sector Isn’t ‘Public’ At All.” In recent blog posts, I’ve written about how “cities” are not just those...

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Blog:Sputnik Moments Drive Education Investment: Good News for Tech Vendors

“Winning the Future” was the theme of the recent US State of the Union address.  With the global economy and new education performance rankings as our “sputnik moment,”...

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Blog:Technology Opens Doors To New Workplaces

“Telecommuting” and flexible work spaces are nothing new. I’ve worked from home, from public libraries, airport lounges, and even Sun Microsystem’s iWork Cafes and drop-in...

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Blog:Emerging Markets Report Optimism And IT Budget Increases

Last week, Forrester released results from our “Global IT Budgets, Priorities, And Emerging Technology Tracking Survey.” Highlights of the survey are reported in Chris Mines’...

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Report:Governments Embrace New Modes Of Constituent Engagement

Social Media, Mobility, And Open Data Transform eGovernment From Electronic To Engaged

One of the most significant changes in city governance has been the growing trend toward constituent engagement — both with individual citizens and local businesses. Even in non-democratic...

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Blog:High Costs And Low Revenues... But 500+ Million Subs And Growing Fast: Welcome To The Indian Mobile Market!

Mature market telecom operators can learn from many of their fellow service providers in emerging markets.  Recognizing that contexts differ – and they certainly do – there is still...

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Blog:Beyond Study Abroad: There’s Vendor Opportunity In Education’s Global Expansion

[Co-authored with Rachel Brown] Recently, two top-tier American universities announced plans to launch new global satellite campuses. Yale University will partner with the National University of...

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Blog:Global Cloud Trends At Forrester’s Tweet Jam On Cloud Computing: September 15 At 11 AM EDT

I will be joining Forrester's Tweet Jam on Cloud Computing today to add some commentary on the differences we're seeing in attitudes toward "cloud" as a delivery model and in adoption across...

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Blog:Launch A Team Challenge: Get Smart Together

Ready, set, go.  Earlier this week IBM announced their Smart City Challenge – a competition for cities to help investigate and launch smart city initiatives.  IBM will award $50...

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Blog:Running Pamplona: ICT Drives City Initiatives (Not The Bulls)

Twenty three years ago I arrived with a backpack and my best friend.  Last week I went back.  The city was as welcoming this time as it was the last, although the circumstances of my visit...

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Report:Schools Move Beyond The Basics: Competition Will Drive Technology Into The Education Market

Tech vendor strategists are attracted by the "edu" opportunity — a large and fast-growing user base and increasing reliance upon technology by governments, educators, parents, and students. But...

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Blog:Crowdsourcing In Vermont Engages - And Empowers - Citizens

[Co-authored with Charles Green] In my last blog I asked the question, “What’s it take to be a smart city?” One of the critical elements lies in smart governance. Smart governance...

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Blog:Open Data Is An Asset! New US Federal Guidance For Reaching Its Full Potential.

  The recent Executive Order Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum Open Data Policy –...