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    May 18, 2021
    High touch, not high tech
    The cities of the future begin with finding solutions for the problems of today. When envisioning the cities of the future, startups and policy makers need to remember the most important factor: quality of life.There is an opportunity to make the right decisions and implement smart and sustainable urban solutions by using technologies that make cities smarter, livable and lovable.
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    December 16, 2015
    Making SAP Information Steward a Key Part of Your Data Governance Strategy
    Part 3 - SAP Information Steward Metadata Management and Metapedia Part 1 in our series on Data Governance defined the concept of Data Governance and gave suggestions on how to go about implementing an initial program at a corporate level. Part 2 provided an overview of how SAP Information Steward can help you get started with a Data Governance program and detailed the Data Insight module of the…
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    August 28, 2021
    Sustainability and the city: Reinventing the future with high-tech and low-tech solutions
    Known as the “The Gig,” Chatanooga boasts the fastest connection speeds in the United States, attracting startups and gig workers from as far away as San Francisco and New York.Some of the most creative ideas to reinvigorate cities and make them more sustainable are emerging from Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.Nearly 30% of the time people spent driving in downtown areas was to look for a…
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    September 9, 2021
    NY Comptroller: If COVID can’t kill a city, can it make it stronger?
    Wall Street’s success: The financial services sector’s resiliency has been a big key to maintaining New York’s revenue and financial stability. Government has a big role to play, but so does the business community, as do the nonprofit sector and labor—all big employment sectors in the city. It's in everyone’s shared interest to continue to be invested in the city’s future.If New York is to…
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    September 16, 2021
    Flying taxis and digital twin cities
    Flying taxis will be in the U.S. by 2028. Asia and Europe are far along on this; the UK is currently building its first “verti port” (vertical port) and Germany is going to roll one out next year. The U.S. isn't far behind.There are some big tech companies developing “digital twin” technology, and the conventional wisdom is that by 2025, lots of communities will be working with digital twins.The…
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    September 22, 2021
    MRT Jakarta CEO: Massive metro project will make the city more mobile, modern and sustainable
    The MRT is poised to become the “backbone” of Jakarta, changing the city landscape as we know it.The landscape of mobility is changing—with nearly every resident within 500 meters of public transit—and sustainability are core to the city’s long-term strategy for 2030.When all is said and done, Jakarta will transform into a modern city, the cultural and economic center of the country—and not…
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    September 27, 2021
    For Rent: San Francisco’s empty offices and the future of central business districts
    U.S. cities are getting bigger, and the pandemic has not affected that trend, at least for now. Non-coastal cities are rising along with “superstar” cities like Seattle, San Francisco and New York.The “central business district” is increasingly transforming into a central culture, entertainment and recreation district—a key to attracting urban dwellers who are otherwise able to work from home.The…
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    September 27, 2021
    How to build safer and more sustainable smart cities of the future
    3:28 – We are at an inflection point where: “Cities are becoming the focus of the human experience. The good news is that we have the technology to meet our needs, and the challenges are big but certainly the opportunities are sizable, too."4:40 – Economic shifts in the aftermath of COVID: “What does the tax based for a city look like. Is the way they’ve been gathering revenue and spending money…
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    September 28, 2021
    Future of cities: The view from the Microsoft Technology Center
    3:50 – Connectivity will be key: “I think we’re really starting to see the end of the office as we know it. In place of that we’re going to see more people permanently working from home. So, the question then becomes: how can you have the same experience at home that you would in the office? It’s happening now but by 2030, it will be a major trend."10:05 – Infrastructure and the internet as a…
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    September 28, 2021
    How quantum computing will impact the future of cities
    4:12 – The impact of optimization: “The big three with quantum computing are optimization, machine learning and simulation. All three of these will apply to cities in the future, and the one that will have the most immediate impact is optimization.” 5:40 – Smart cities on steroids: “To me, a smart city is not really a smart city unless it has perfect efficiency and that’s what quantum can…
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