Social Media Enabled Cities Webinar 25th January 2012
Social media represents an exciting new opportunity for local councils to engage with their citizens. This webinar will bring together experts from local governments, digital agencies, and technology...
View ArticlePart 1 – Social media and the city – Social media is changing the conversation
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, foursquare – we no longer just communicate; we interact. In the process, how can the wealth of information being generated by social media help us better understand how our...
View ArticlePart 2 – Social media and the city – The smarter social media city
Social media provides local government with powerful and flexible tools to deliver information services through a variety of channels. Equally important, it provides unique tools for formulating policy...
View ArticlePart 3 – Social Media and the City – Key characteristics
What makes a smarter social media city? At its best, it is: Engaging It promotes citizen involvement and builds a new sense of ownership with scope for collaboration in every aspect of city life....
View ArticlePart 4 – Social Media and the City – New value for local government
With public-sector budgets under greater pressure and scrutiny than ever, having the ability to fine-tune services and to deliver them where they’re needed most is becoming increasingly important....
View ArticleWhat will Smarter Buildings bring us over the next twelve months?
Simon Parsons, IBM Global Business Services, addresses some of the key questions facing the AEC industry. What’s the challenge with buildings today? Buildings – from houses and flats, offices,...
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Diary of an EcoIslander: Part 1
Andy Stanford-Clark, Master Inventor and Chief Technology Officer, Smarter Energy, IBM UK & Ireland By Andy Stanford-Clark About four years ago, I set out on a personal mission to significantly...
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Diary of an Ecoislander: Part 2
Andy Stanford-Clark, Master Inventor and Chief Technology Officer, Smarter Energy, IBM UK & Ireland By Andy Stanford-Clark Last weekyou heard all about my personal mission to reduce the energy...
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Innovative Parking Plan Could Help Clear Birmingham’s Traffic and Skies
Naveen Lamba, Global Smarter Transportation leader, IBM Global Business Services By Naveen Lamba Circling for a parking spot, worrying about feeding the parking meters, and ultimately wondering if you...
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Inspiring Social Sustainability One Village at a Time
Vince Ward, Project Officer at the Southern Housing Group By Vince Ward What started out as a community-based energy project on the Isle of Wight has morphed into a bona fide social movement....
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