Rennes ouvre ses données au public Lundi 23 août 2010 1 23 /08 /Août /2010 11:05 En entreposant les données publiques d’organismes de son agglomération dans data.rennes-metropole.fr, la ville de Rennes et Rennes Métropole ont réalisé une démarche inédite pour une collectivité française de cette taille… et gagné leur place dans la sélection du trophée e-Démocratie. Initié en mars dernier et lancé fin juillet, le site data.rennes-metropole.fr suscite l’intérêt des universitaires de toute l’Europe et la curiosité de grandes métropoles françaises qui songent à l’imiter : Montpellier, Nantes, Lyon, Le Havre, etc. Il repose sur le principe de l’ouverture des données publiques ou Open Data. Provenant du monde anglo-saxon, l’Open Data consiste pour les collectivités, détentrices d’un certain nombre de données, de les rendre accessibles. Ce projet hors du commun nous a donné envie d’en savoir plus. blog-territorial (BT). Rendre l'accès aux services le plus facile possible BT. BT.
IBM Smart Cities, Helsinki | The power of the network 19th October 2011 Tim Stonor“What will the future city look like?” View the presentation Themes to be addressed 1. 2. Summary In addressing the question, “What will the future city look like?” Why? I will argue in my talk that it is a flawed idea. Digital technology is a new urban utility, of immense value to the social, economic & environmental performance of cities. However useful they are, digital technologies can not replace the powerful and beneficial effects of the highly connected street grid – the “essential structure” of urban living. Unless digital providers appreciate the risks of small-scale, dispersed settlement patterns, they may be lulled by the quaint imagery of a highly damaging rural idyll. Like this: Like Loading... Architect & Town Planner | Managing Director, Space Syntax Limited
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
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. The Urban OS works just like a PC operating system but keeps buildings, traffic and services running smoothly. The software takes in data from sensors dotted around the city to keep an eye on what is happening. In the event of a fire the Urban OS might manage traffic lights so fire engines can reach the blaze swiftly. The idea is for the Urban OS to gather data from sensors buried in buildings and many other places to keep an eye on what is happening in an urban area. The sensors monitor everything from large scale events such as traffic flows across the entire city down to more local phenomena such as temperature sensors inside individual rooms. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote
Pionnière, Rennes fait le pari du retour sur investissement Xavier Crouan, directeur de l’information et de l’innovation numérique de Rennes et sa communauté d’agglomération, et Karine Sabatier, directrice de la cantine numérique rennaise Rennes, ville numérique ? A bien des égards, la capitale bretonne apparaît comme un territoire d’expérimentation privilégié. Audacieux et pragmatique A la base de notre démarche, il y a la conviction que l’intelligence ne se trouve pas uniquement dans les institutions, mais aussi chez les étudiants, les développeurs, les entreprises, etc., souligne Xavier Crouan, directeur de l’information et de l’innovation numérique de la ville et sa communauté d’agglomération. Une telle démarche soulève en effet de nombreuses questions d’ordre juridique et économique. A Rennes, pourtant, les porteurs du projet misent sur un réel retour sur investissement, en raison de l’engouement croissant pour les services géolocalisés accessibles par mobile. Focus « S’appuyer sur la vitalité du tissu associatif local »
Smart Cities 2011 Global Conference | HOME 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.
2012: The Year for Digital Darwinism It's a new year, a new blog, and a new set of predictions to set goals and expectations for 2012. I won't bother you with the top 10 emerging social networks or apps to focus time and resources. Nor will I gaze in the crystal ball to reveal the five secrets to viral marketing and user/customer acquisition. 2012 is the year of transformation as digital Darwinism threatens rigid and traditional practices everywhere. Indeed, this is a time when organizations will invest in change to better adapt to emerging market opportunities, to more successfully engage with customers, employees and stakeholders, rethink systems and processes, and ultimately, revive the company's vision, mission and purpose. Leadership: As technology continues to evolve & permeate work and life, behavior, expectations and communication evolve. Vision: The stated outlook of organizational direction needs review. Culture: This is a time of change, which requires coalescence and solidarity. #AdaptorDie
« Rennes croit en la capacité créative des citoyens grâce à la libération des données » Rennes Métropole est la première collectivité française à ouvrir ses données publiques afin de permettre le développement d’applications au plus près des attentes et besoins des usagers. La démocratisation de cette démarche innovante passe notamment par l’organisation d’un concours à l’échelle du territoire rennais. Xavier Crouan, directeur de l’Information et de l’innovation numérique de la Ville de Rennes et Rennes Métropole, explique cette démarche et ses objectifs. Innov’in the City Pourquoi avez-vous ouvert et diffusé vos données dans la métropole rennaise ? Xavier Crouan On ouvre nos données car on considère que l’usage de l’Internet mobile va exploser, dans les mois et les années à venir et devenir un usage majoritaire. Les chiffres le corroborent, puisque d’ici 2015, 80 % de la « consommation Internet » se fera via les téléphones mobiles. Pouvez-vous nous présenter le concours « Rennes Métropole en accès libre » ? Quelle est votre conception de l’OpenData à Rennes ?
Digital Smoke Signals | Global Pulse Over the years, governments, development organizations and the private sector have invested untold billions in creating mobile phone-powered programs and services with the potential to help people lift themselves out of poverty and realize their dreams. Wherever people are using mobile phones to access digital services and participate in development programs, they are leaving trails behind in the data. We call this "data exhaust," and people everywhere are contributing to an ever-widening ocean of it, for free, merely by going about their daily lives. The private sector is now using innovative technologies to analyze data exhaust from commercial services to understand their customers, identify new markets, and make investment decisions. The time has come for policymakers to begin using these new kinds of data, tools and approaches to protect communities from multiple slow-onset crises that threaten to reverse hard-won progress in human development. The Invisible Descent into Poverty
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
Pillars Of Gaming: Game Functionality And Systems Round-Up [Future Of Gaming] In our research for the Future Of Gaming report, the PSFK consulting team noticed that in an effort to make their games more compelling and accessible to a wider audience, developers are using a combination of natural user interfaces, digital technologies and networked sensors to create new game play experiences. These systems are bridging the gap between virtual and physical game environments and offering more opportunities to incorporate gaming into every day life. Below are the key trends falling under ‘Game Functionality And Systems’. Gesture-Based Gaming Multi-Screen Experiences Mixing Realities Life-Sized Game Pieces Real World Game Environments Implications To learn more about what’s going on in the gaming space today, order a copy of PSFK’s Future of Gaming report.