…and knowledge, encouraging richer levels of participation. Smart City development and services through partnerships, collaboration, and community was a major theme at the London Policy Conference (#lonconf) on December 12-13, 2011. Jointly hosted by IPPR, a leading UK think tank, and London’s new think tank, The Centre for London (incubated by Demos), the conference was a platform and network for all those with an interest in London’s…

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Tags: #lonconf, Cisco, cloud services, IBSG, infrastructure, London Policy Conference, network, S+CC, Smart City, Smart+Connected Communities, urban services, urban sustainability

I am in San Francisco this week to attend a City Protocol workshop along with the Meeting of the Minds 2012 conference (Twitter: @meetoftheminds), which brings together thought leaders from the world’s most innovative organizations to spotlight fresh ideas in urban connectivity and sustainability. All week, I’ve been surrounded by urbanists and city experts talking about ways to make cities better. At many city events worldwide, I see a lo…

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Tags: Cisco, City Protocol Society, IBSG, ICT, meeting of the minds, san francisco, Smart Cities, Smart City, Smart City Framework, Smart+Connected Communities, urban innovation

…nt, business, investment and tourism increases, city leaders see a growing role for technology to enable the development of communities that champion social, environmental and economic sustainability. Urban Development in the 21st Century A Smart+Connected Community is designed with technology at the center to improve the efficient management of city operations — and the development and delivery of new services to citizens. City leaders and…

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Tags: ICT, Service Provider, Smart+Connected Communities, technology, urban planning

The City of Stockholm is one of the most knowledge‑worker intensive cities in the world, and is home to world-leading financial institutions and high‑technology companies. Cisco’s Smart+Connected solutions are helping the City of Stockholm make connected learning access available throughout its schools. Teachers are able to access the Learning Management System anywhere on school premises over their WLAN and have their own virtual classroom. St…

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Tags: 21st century skills, Borderless Networks, edtech, education, Smart + Connected Communities, Stockholm, Sweden

Wim Elfrink, Chief Globalisation Officer and EVP, Emerging Solutions and Anil Menon, SVP, Smart+Connected Communities (S+CC) and Deputy Chief Globalisation Officer talk about the value of industry analysts and their appreciation of these ”Conceptual Thinkers” after an analyst roundtable session they hosted on S+CC at C-Scape 2011. The robust and highly interactive discussion with industry analysts was highlighted by the participation…

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Tags: Anil Menon, C-Scape 2011, Living PlanIT, S+CC, Smart + Connected Communities, Wim Elfrink