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New York comme plateforme. In an iPod World - The vision of City as an Operating System. Last spring, we ran a design challenge for "North Broadband".

in an iPod World - The vision of City as an Operating System

The idea was to prototype a digital ecosystem that leverages various digital, physical, intellectual and financial resources that are already in place in North Philadelphia to transform the neighborhood. Ninety students in 15 teams, representing five schools and colleges participated in the challenge. Smart cities get their own operating system. 30 September 2011Last updated at 12:23 By Katia Moskvitch Technology reporter, BBC News Smart cities with devices chatting to each other may dot the planet in the near future Cities could soon be looking after their citizens all by themselves thanks to an operating system designed for the metropolis.

Smart cities get their own operating system