Www.nyc.gov/html/media/media/PDF/90dayreport.pdf. New York comme plateforme. Cities in Focus | New York City. The City As A Social Platform [VIDEO] Fracture victims who have their arms or legs in a cast are often oblivious of how to care for their broken limb or know how long it takes for a full recovery, but an inventive cast concept by graduate student Pedro Nakazato Andrade from the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design may help curb such worries and inform injured persons of their own healing process. The orthopedic cast Andrade has created, that he has named ‘Bones,’ is equipped with electromyographic sensors that are designed to read muscle activity around the user’s fracture.
‘Bones’ then sends the readings to a health management website for easy-reference. The cast device would also be able to tell its user what activities would be too strenuous to be performed. Watch the creative visualization of the project below: Bones at Revolve Exhibition from Pedro Andrade on Vimeo. Bones. How New York City Is Going Digital in 2011. The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delivers more than purpose-built electric vehicles — it delivers smart mobility services. Visit bmw-i.com or follow @BMWi on Twitter.
As New York City's first chief digital officer, Rachel Sterne's primary task is to assess city government's digital strategy. She and her team spent the first 90 days compiling a report, and the result is the Road Map for the Digital City, a 60-page dossier on the city’s digital reach, what the team plans to achieve and how to get there. Mashable recently spoke with Sterne about the Roadmap and what she plans to implement in New York. Greater Access to Digital The first area of emphasis is information access, which addresses the digital divide. Open Government With APIs Tim O’Reilly is responsible for the idea of “government as a platform,” and Sterne embraces this philosophy. Increase Citizen Engagement. NYC BigApps Ideas. PSFK CONFERENCE NYC 2011: Rachel Sterne. Rachel Sterne Vs. New York's Digital Bureaucracy.
In January, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg tapped Rachel Sterne to be the city's first chief digital officer--and ever since then, the 27-year-old (28 on Monday) has been on a tear, dragging New York into the 21st century. She's overhauled much of the city's communication with social media; launched NYC's Digital Road Map, a plan to transform New York into a high-tech metropolis; introduced smart and simple city solutions like adding QR codes to building permits; and held the city's first ever hackathon.
Her goal is to make government more effective and transparent through technology, to make the Big Apple run more like Apple. But the one element lacking in most of the buzz about her meteoric rise and even bigger ambitions is a way to prove it's all working. Until now. As with all public sector initiatives, the onus is on her to prove she's not just wasting tax dollars building a new digital bureaucracy. But Sterne acknowledges the agencies need to be held accountable. Dans les ruines de New York.