“Ideopolis – Knowledge City-regions” is the culmination of a year-long research project involving in depth studies of ten UK and four international cities. Key to the success of an Ideopolis is “knowledge intensity” – the number of knowledge industries and knowledge workers within a city and its surrounding region. Continue reading →

A master thesis by Dragana Radovanović under the supervision of Leif Edvinsson. The purpose of the work is to identify factors associated with the Ragusa’s survival persistence and subject awareness, in order to highlight what the city of Lund may learn from this intelligent city. Continue reading →

This short paper written by Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, points out some critical features of intelligent spaces. Continue reading →

Take a tour of BusinessWeek’s architectural wonders of the world and find how innovative architecture meets cutting-edge technology in ten uniquely attractive and functional structures. Continue reading →

Habitat JAM, an unprecedented global event where tens of thousands of world citizens unite online to debate urban sustainability issues, will be held for 72 hours from 1-3 December, 2005. Continue reading →

In the 21st century, knowledge has become the most essential resource for urban competitiveness. City-Regions as Intelligent Territories is an international research project funded by the EU R&D Framework Programme. The project contributes in the understanding of territorial learning processes, knowledge dissemination and transfer, and social networks in a number of different urban environments. Continue reading →

The second national conference on Intelligent Cities, organized by the City of Whittlesea, discussed cases from Australia and overseas. The conference adopted the ‘Smart Community’ point of view, considering broadband infrastructure as an essential public utility. Continue reading →