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.
As more of us live in cities, being able to create some green space easily is important. Bacsac offers a line of innovative geotextile bags that can be used to transform any space into a growing, living garden.
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.
It appears that great minds think alike. Further to my post about the application of the cloud computing paradigm to other areas, Peugeot has just announced its new Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS?) offering.
