CEOs For Cities has launched an interesting project – the US Initiative. Whilst CEOs for Cities is purely focused on the United States, the organisation’s goals, model, and projects could easily be tailored for New Zealand.
I have been thinking a lot about life, the universe, and everything – mostly along the lines of where New Zealand should be headed, how local government can act as a catalyst, and what we need to do to ensure we get there. Change the rules I am fond of changing the rules (just ask [...]
Planned for launch late next year or in early 2011, Autolib’ will place 4,000 electric cars at 1,400 self-service rental and recharging stations around Paris for short-term, temporary use.
There are some interesting things happening around the world, when it comes to local government opening up data for use by the general public.
You’ve heard of software-as-a-service (SaaS)? Well, Cisco intends to offer cities as a service, bundling urban necessities – water, power, traffic, telephony – into a single, Internet-enabled utility, taking a little extra off the top of every resident’s bill.
