The need for cities to fully harness the potential of data constantly flowing through them has never been more urgent. Data Driven Cities: 20 Stories of Innovation, highlights examples from around the world of how cities are doing exactly this: using new technology, data collection and analysis to improve services and liveability for their citizens. The report is part of a wider initiative by the World Economic Forum to empower city leadership in employing 4IR technology to improve the urban experience and using data to define and measure their preparedness for the transformation of the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Source: https://www.weforum.org/whitepapers/data-driven-cities-20-stories-of-innovation2017.11.15
2017.11.10
The Internet of Things – from hype to reality
Sensors in elevators that alert government agencies to public safety risks; data from school bags to keep children safe; garbage trucks with the smarts to save cities money… The Internet of Things (IoT) will change everything. That is the conventional wisdom. We set out to look for evidence of this change in the government. How fast is it coming? Is it real? And our findings were mixed – sobering, but also encouraging.
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2017.10.22
OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2017
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Governments are waking up to the opportunities and challenges brought by digital transformation |
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With its potential to galvanise economies, digital transformation is now high on the global agenda. OECD countries have set their objectives at the 2016 Cancún Ministerial on the Digital Economy. To maximise the benefits of digital transformation for innovation, growth and social prosperity, they are focusing efforts on the policy implications of the digital transformation, improving measurement, and developing an integrated policy framework for a whole‑of‑government approach. Despite good progress in the implementation of national digital strategies (NDSs) across the OECD co‑ordination remains a major challenge. Only few countries have charged a high‑level official or body dedicated to digital affairs with the co‑ordination of their NDS. Continue reading "OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2017" »
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2017.10.16Information Economy Report 2017These are still the early days of the digital economy. But already it is clear that it has had, and will continue to have, globally transformative impacts on the way we live, work and develop our economies.
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2017.10.01Crowd budget platform by CrowdpolicyCrowdpolicy, a pioneer company in the development of innovative solutions and technologies that promote the engagement of citizens, has completed the implementation of the CrowdBudget platform.
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