EU Regional Competitiveness Index 2010, a JRC Scientific and Technical Report written by Paola Annoni and Kornelia Kozovska, measures the competitiveness of European regions at the NUTS2 level by developing a series of indicators and a composite index.
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Puneet Gupta, Vice-President of IBM India and South Asia, points out a number of new solutions that capitalize on instrumented, interconnected and intelligent capabilities, solutions and devices that can be applied to any city: Continue reading
Amsterdam, Smart City is collaboration between Amsterdam city, businesses and governments with the aim to show how, now and in the future, energy saving. Continue reading
The geographical expansion of innovation networks globally is giving rise to various forms of hybrid systems of innovation in which established innovation hubs cooperate with agents and organizations scattered all over the world. Any innovation ecosystem can develop a hybrid dimension by using digital / virtual platforms Continue reading
The venture capital industry in the UK has been in a period of decline. This has been particularly true for early-stage venture capital. The present report of NESTA provides an update on the venture capital market in 2009, Continue reading
John Underkoffler explores some ideas about the future of user interface on 3D space, which is a key issue for intelligent / smart cities. The web, he says, is a fantastic interface, but also a kind of distraction; we have forgotten to invent new interfaces. What happens next? where we go from here? Continue reading
Smart city projects are opening a huge market of $1.2 trillion investment in a decade. The estimation is Continue reading