If you’ve been following my commentary about the role of telecom infrastructure investment in new master plan cities, such as Songdo in South Korea — or Howard’s posts about recent developments in Africa — then you may have assumed that the economic gains are likely being reaped mostly in these type of markets. Actually, the positive impact is applicable to all types of environments, including established markets. As an example, cons…

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Tags: British Innovation Gateway, BT Group, East London Tech City, London Olympics, UK

If you missed BIO 2012, you missed a lot.  The public and private sector came together this week on Boston to examine innovation opportunities to promote economic growth through collaborative research and development projects.  The event drew 16,505 industry leaders from 49 states and 65 countries.  Boston was host to universities, researchers, state, local and federal government economic development representatives, clinicians and private indus…

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Tags: #economic growth, biotech, economic development, healthcare, innovation, private sector, public sector, research, university

Is there a nurse in your organization who has taken the lead in implementing technology in order to deliver better patient care?  If so, the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) wants to hear from you. AONE, the national organization of nurses who design, facilitate and manage care, is now accepting nominations for the 2013 AONE Innovation in Technology Award.  This award, sponsored by Cisco, honors an outstanding nurse leader who de…

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Tags: Cisco, healthcare, innovation

Since my first involvement with the ever growing East London Tech City, I’ve noticed that the social interaction is creating an electric atmosphere in Shoreditch. The lively restaurant and bar scene is also fuelling a vibrant business networking environment.  Tech-centric events are happening around the area — including the Silicon Roundabout Meet Up, the Mini Bar Meet and the Silicon-Drink-About. One of the Co-Working spaces that have bee…

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Tags: BIG, Digital Britain, National Virtual Incubator, open innovation, TechHub, VC

At a conference on developing sustainable, connected and scalable cities, Cisco hosted an international roundtable using Cisco TelePresence, a high definition, life-sized video meeting solution, with education thought leaders from Amsterdam, Brisbane, Hong Kong, London and Lisbon. Some participants joined via a Dialogue Cafe.  Under the auspices of the United Nations, the Dialogue Cafe Association is building a network of publically available, v…

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Tags: classroom, collaboration, communication, connection, education, global innovation in education, higher education, K-12, student, teachers, technology, university, VET, video