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CitySolver What do silos do Mary, I only speak broken IT!!!! I need to wise up really on datacentres etc
thinbluedba Great questions DigitalDruid! I find with many projects, there's always a great big push from the start to ramp up resources and funding to create a new system/application, yet when the job...
Nicole Ferraro Great post, Mary. I am all about civic hacking and making the most of the insane amount of data we're creating every day, and I'm obviously happy to see New York embracing this. I've downloaded...
Mary Jander You're totally right, NewDream. I was free to roam the neighborhood, create my own schedule, go out at night without curfew. And I didn't abuse the rules -- that is, what rules there were. Many parents...
Mary Jander Agreed, Mujuku! I heartily welcome these apps. I think cities serve as the best example of using data for analytics. And I think the future of most cities depends on how well IT executes.
NewDream I'd love to pat myself on the back for acquiring wisdom, but I think there are two major factors working together here. - We grew up to expect privacy because there was privacy, or at least the...
Mujuku I like the kind of experimentation that this kind of contest encourages. We are at a very early stage, and I'm sure that some very worthwhile apps will emerge in time. A friend of mine started an...
Mary Jander Haha.... yet! You know, NewDream, I sometimes think that us "older" folk -- by which I mean those who did not have cellphones in grammar school -- have a sense of privacy that is not shared by those...
NewDream Your are undoubtedly right, Mary, as the filtering becomes more and more sophisticated if will become increasingly difficult to overload the system with data. No matter how much noise is being...
Mary Jander Thanks for weighing in, NewDream. In light of the recent NSA revelations, it looks like the many systems that make up the US government are in fact not only glutted with our personal data but using...
ashepard DigitalDruid, Hi. Great point. My knee jerk reaction is why worry? Apps are upgraded or retired every few years. Then there is BSD 4.2 (1970's/80s), now called LINUX,...
ashepard Mary thanks for the post showing the good side of posting government data. We paid for it through taxes, lets use it. Its still hard to apply Mark Zukerberg's quote...
NewDream @DigitalDruid, sustainability will indeed be a big issue, and integration with the systems of record would enormously increase the value of these apps. I normally can be counted on toe toss in a...
Mary Jander Great point about maintenance, DigitalDruid. Cities like Asheville and Vancouver see the importance of having staff that understand and can cope with ongoing improvements to city applications. But...
Mary Jander Great question. I know this report mentions Barcelona, Calgary, Edinburgh, and Rio, among others. But if you start searching, you'll see an awful lot of plans, groups, studies, and general hopes...
Davedgreat2000 Mary, thank you great information. I wonder how many cities are actually doing this in the US, England?
Davedgreat2000 Mary, thank you great information. I wonder how many cities are actually doing this in the US, England?
Mary Jander Daved, the Miami-Dade project is ongoing, and results are planned. Here is a writeup that gives a couple of projections, such as saving $1M annually in water costs. I think it will take awhile to...
Mary Jander Daved, the Miami-Dade project is ongoing, and results are planned. Here is a writeup that gives a couple of projections, such as saving $1M annually in water costs. I think it will take awhile to...
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Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
6/18/2013
Never before has so much data been available to serve the public; and those cities willing to invest in developing it are reaping rewards.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
6/10/2013
Call it open data or government 2.0. Either way, the trend toward city-sponsored app development using public data is here to stay, fueled by contests in cities worldwide.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
6/6/2013
Smart cities rely on a complex web of underlying technologies, from a range of contributors. And phone companies are starting to emerge with a special role.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
6/5/2013
How do you feel about having information about where you live, what you owe, what you own, and other personal details posted on your city's website?
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5/15/2013
Thanks to rising insurance costs, new US regulation, and challenging technology requirements, private medical practices and rural hospitals are becoming extinct. Cities must ...
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
5/13/2013
The terms "analytics" and "big-data" are ubiquitous these days; and like many other buzzwords, they seem to switch meanings, depending on who's using them.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
4/29/2013
The police department in Vancouver, BC, used to double as a mental-health agency -- that is, until the city deployed information to fix the problem.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
6/18/2013
Never before has so much data been available to serve the public; and those cities willing to invest in developing it are reaping rewards.
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CitySolver What do silos do Mary, I only speak broken IT!!!! I need to wise up really on datacentres etc
thinbluedba Great questions DigitalDruid! I find with many projects, there's always a great big push from the start to ramp up resources and funding to create a new system/application, yet when the job...
Nicole Ferraro Great post, Mary. I am all about civic hacking and making the most of the insane amount of data we're creating every day, and I'm obviously happy to see New York embracing this. I've downloaded...
Mary Jander You're totally right, NewDream. I was free to roam the neighborhood, create my own schedule, go out at night without curfew. And I didn't abuse the rules -- that is, what rules there were. Many parents...
Mary Jander Agreed, Mujuku! I heartily welcome these apps. I think cities serve as the best example of using data for analytics. And I think the future of most cities depends on how well IT executes.
NewDream I'd love to pat myself on the back for acquiring wisdom, but I think there are two major factors working together here. - We grew up to expect privacy because there was privacy, or at least the...
Mujuku I like the kind of experimentation that this kind of contest encourages. We are at a very early stage, and I'm sure that some very worthwhile apps will emerge in time. A friend of mine started an...
Mary Jander Haha.... yet! You know, NewDream, I sometimes think that us "older" folk -- by which I mean those who did not have cellphones in grammar school -- have a sense of privacy that is not shared by those...
NewDream Your are undoubtedly right, Mary, as the filtering becomes more and more sophisticated if will become increasingly difficult to overload the system with data. No matter how much noise is being...
Mary Jander Thanks for weighing in, NewDream. In light of the recent NSA revelations, it looks like the many systems that make up the US government are in fact not only glutted with our personal data but using...
ashepard DigitalDruid, Hi. Great point. My knee jerk reaction is why worry? Apps are upgraded or retired every few years. Then there is BSD 4.2 (1970's/80s), now called LINUX,...
ashepard Mary thanks for the post showing the good side of posting government data. We paid for it through taxes, lets use it. Its still hard to apply Mark Zukerberg's quote...
NewDream @DigitalDruid, sustainability will indeed be a big issue, and integration with the systems of record would enormously increase the value of these apps. I normally can be counted on toe toss in a...
Mary Jander Great point about maintenance, DigitalDruid. Cities like Asheville and Vancouver see the importance of having staff that understand and can cope with ongoing improvements to city applications. But...
Mary Jander Great question. I know this report mentions Barcelona, Calgary, Edinburgh, and Rio, among others. But if you start searching, you'll see an awful lot of plans, groups, studies, and general hopes...
Davedgreat2000 Mary, thank you great information. I wonder how many cities are actually doing this in the US, England?
Davedgreat2000 Mary, thank you great information. I wonder how many cities are actually doing this in the US, England?
Mary Jander Daved, the Miami-Dade project is ongoing, and results are planned. Here is a writeup that gives a couple of projections, such as saving $1M annually in water costs. I think it will take awhile to...
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