The Urban Systems & Services Parallel Session was moderated by Barbara Hale, the Assistant General Manager of SFPUC. She focused the session on how cities are becoming massive interconnected systems and how to use technology as a tool to improve the quality of life of citizens. Speaker 1: Modupe Ajibola, CEO, OTG Playa First upRead… Read more »
View this document on Scribd This is the urban century. Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. By the middle of the century more than two thirds of us will. But such growth comes with corresponding challenges. Municipal governments are facing challenges of increasing complexity, including climate change and the needRead… Read more »
Reblogged from Building the Marketplace for Cities: With participation, open source and shared practice the buzz words of city governance as we kick off 2013, LLGA offers cities the perfect opportunity to share what they’ve been doing with their global peers. Whilst municipalities have a duty to explain how they’ve been spending public funds andRead… Read more »
The City Walking project has won the Living Labs Global Award 2012 for the category of Terrassa. The City Council has awarded the two teachers from Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC) Jaume Figueras and Toni Guasch, responsible for the initiative, a certificate of recognition for having achieved this award. City Walking promotes sport as aRead… Read more »
The Lagos State Government, Nigeria – through the INNOVATE LAGOS project and Nollywood Workshops proudly announce the launch of the Nollywood Upgrade Project (Nollywood UP). Nollywood UP is an initiative to support sustainable growth in the Nigerian Film Industry through training, capacity building and innovation in film financing and distribution. Through Nollywood UP, the NigerianRead… Read more »
Agile Cities publishes a survey directed at companies that provide innovative products, services and solutions to cities, local governments or municipalities that undergo a competitive or other selection process. Click here to take the survey. Our objective is to learn about what processes companies use to sell innovations to cities, and in particular how theyRead… Read more »