The world bank Mesmo nos lugares mais remotos da América Latina, não surpreende mais a imagem de alguém trocando mensagens em seu celular de última geração. Agricultores, empresários, médicos e comerciantes estão unidos por este aparelho – agora interativo – que seduziu boa parte da população do planeta. Fazer ou receber uma chamada de celular na América Latina nunca foi tão fácil quanto agora. Segundo um novo estudo, 98% da população tem acesso a sinal de celular e 84% dos lares assinam algum serviço de telefonia móvel. As cifras que o estudo ‘Maximizando o Acesso Móvel para o Desenvolvimento’ (em inglês) reúne mundialmente também são impressionantes: 75% da população têm acesso a celulares e há cerca de 6 bilhões de assinaturas. O uso de internet nos celulares vem subindo desde 2005 e representando 24% de todas as assinaturas móveis na Venezuela e 21% no México. Exemplo a seguir Com relação à transição tecnológica de 2G a 3G, a América Latina é vista como um exemplo a seguir, segundo o estudo.
Next City Open Living Labs Radar “Even the biggest cities have small towns buried within them.” When Steven B. Johnson made that observation in his Wired article on what 311 calls can tell us about New York City, he referred to an unexpected connection that Mayor Bloomberg made with a former colleague in a city call center. As Gov 2.0 goes local, the neighborhoods of New York City will be a prime place to watch this year. Similar connections and reconnections, made intentionally or serendipitously through social networks, phones and in-person meetings, are part of the warp and weft of the fabric of civil society in every major city in the United States. Whether cities like New York can evolve to embrace more collaborative government isn’t entirely a matter of choice, given grim budget pressures and citizens demanding better services. “I was involved in e-government decades ago,” said Goldsmith, the former mayor of Indianapolis. Gov 2.0 makes all of those things “necessary but insufficient,” said Goldsmith.
Tom Sanchez | Professor, Virginia Tech Urban Affairs and Planning Foundation Kauffman The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation was established in the mid-1960s by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman . Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Kauffman Foundation is among the largest foundations in the United States with an asset base of approximately $2 billion. Our vision is to foster "a society of economically independent individuals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement of their communities." Improving student outcomes This commitment to improving education is evident in the hands-on administration and significant financial support we provide to the Ewing Marion Kauffman School , a public college preparatory charter school opened in 2011; Kauffman Scholars, Inc. , a multi-year college prep and scholarship program; Teach For America ; the KC Stem Alliance ; and more. Advancing entrepreneurial success Kansas City was Ewing Kauffman's hometown and thus the Foundation is deeply committed to our community.
Human Scale City About iDISC infoDev works with business enablers all over the globe to help innovative small- and medium-sized enterprises grow and create sustainable jobs. As part of our effort, we have formed the infoDev Incubation Support Center (iDISC), a hub for incubator managers to share their resources, networks, and best practices. The result is a community-generated trove of knowledge that can serve as the basis for future incubation efforts. Business Incubation Toolkit A chief resource of the former iDISC.net, the Business Incubation Toolkit is the world's one-stop shop for know-how on business incubation, a step-by-step guide for incubation managers along the entire journey of launching a business enabler, securing funding, finding partners, attracting innovators, connecting them with investors, and more. Looking to start an incubator? Incubator management training Best practice reports Flagship products iDISC activities have yielded high-value reports at the cutting edge of business enabling. All of iDISC
The Urban Technologist | A personal view of emerging technology and Smarter Cities Urbanscale | Design for networked cities and citizens What Exactly Is A Smart City? Having worked in the smart cities space for several years now, I am encouraged by the growth of the sector and the pace of technological advancements being developed for urban environments. However, I believe that the smart-cities movement is being held back by a lack of clarity and consensus around what a smart city is and what the components of a smart city actually are. While some people continue to take a narrow view of smart cities by seeing them as places that make better use of information and communication technology (ICT), the cities I work with (and most of the participants in the #smartchat, a monthly Twitterchat about smart cities held on the first Wednesday of each month) all view smart cities as a broad, integrated approach to improving the efficiency of city operations, the quality of life for its citizens, and growing the local economy. Later this year, I’ll publish my annual rankings of smart cities here on Co.Exist. Step 1: Create a Vision with Citizen Engagement
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