Sentences with phrase «cities technology innovation»

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The key is for entrepreneurs in places like Kansas City and Nashville and Cincinnati to take the right lessons from the Bay Area, by focusing on the mindset: the idea that innovation comes through iteration, that failure should be embraced for what you can learn from it and that every business can be transformed by technology.

To truly be a global leader in digital technology, innovation needs to become a significant part of the city's identity — how the world sees it and how it sees itself.

While cities and states can certainly reduce their emissions from existing sources, energy technology innovation is a critical part of combating climate change, said Akshaya Jha, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who specializes in energy and environmental economics.

The Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, explained that Canada must think beyond trade and investment to build new opportunities and partnership through innovation hubs and by tapping into the growth of developing smart cities — urban areas that use communications technologies to manage their infrastructure.

St. Paul, Minnesota, 01 May, 2013: The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans & Programs — the Honorable Sharon Burke — visited the Twin Cities on Wednesday to survey the technology innovation available in this region for Department of Defense energy needs.

With a personal desire and eye for design and innovation, Shaul has focused his entrepreneurial energy into the emerging technology industry by founding various innovative startups and startup incubators around the U.S. Initiating efforts include being co-founder of OfficePort, a co-working business center with two locations in Kansas City and one in Chicago.

The two - day event was presented by VentureWell and hosted by the Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo, an annual event convening 200 + global city leaders to prospect and partner with innovation technology and service providers.

«We've been winning more contracts with cities, counties and states across the country, so a lot of growth there, and then just ramping up the pace of innovation for our clients — more services through the technology, more capability,» Thomson said.

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Albanese suggested that he'd back a deputy mayor for innovation, a title that has a rough equivalent already in the city but which Rahul Merchant holds while also being commissioner of the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

But thanks to plasma technology, one city's rotting rubbish will soon release far less methane — and provide power for 50,000 homes — because of an innovation in plasma technology backed by Atlanta - based Geoplasma.

Last December, the Department of Transportation launched a Smart City competition asking municipalities to submit plans integrating technology innovations to help ease traffic and reduce greenhouse gases.

City of Hope's renowned physicians and researchers utilize the latest in technology and innovation to treat cancer, coupled with our enduring belief in providing unparalleled compassionate care.

Leigh Craig will be talking about the latest innovations, C - Learning will showcase the practical ways to apply robust Cloud technologies, whilst Leeds City College's representatives will be explaining the practicalities of implementing a Google for Education strategy along with the results gained so far from completing the Google journey.

The Cincinnati, Upper Arlington, and Orange City school districts are building on new approaches already in place to expand 21st Century assessments, technology use, and learning time and places, precisely the «edges of innovation» I discuss in Education Nation.

The aim of the event is to promote the exchange of knowledge on smart cities in Spain, based on innovation and technology as development tools.

In 2011 Baltimore City Schools submitted a successful proposal for an Investing in Innovations (i3) grant to offer a three year (2012 - 2014) summer program designed to expose rising sixth through eighth grade students to VEX robotics.1 The i3 - funded Middle School Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Summer Learning Program was part of a larger Baltimore City STEM summer learning program entitled «Create the Solution» in 2012 and «22nd Century Pioneers» in 2013 and 2014.

In 2011 Baltimore City Schools submitted a successful proposal for an Investing in Innovations (i3) grant to offer a three year (2012 - 2014) summer program designed to expose rising sixth through eighth grade students to VEX robotics.1 The i3 - funded Middle School Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Summer Learning Program was part of a larger Baltimore -LSB-...]

In 1943, the city of Oak Ridge was born in innovation, technology, and creativity.

The NOLA Mini Maker Faire, the city's offshoot of a national celebration of do - it - yourself technology and innovation, will hold its fifth annual festival Saturday at Delgado Community College.

In launching #NativeMBK with the City of Albuquerque, Kara Bobroff, Executive Director and Founding Principal at Native American Community Academy shared, «This is an amazing opportunity for Native Youth and our larger Native American communities who convene annually in Albuquerque through the Gathering of Nations to highlight the importance of equity in the technology and innovation sector.

While Columbus is the winner of the Challenge, we believe each city has come out of this process with a stronger sense of how to address transportation challenges with technology and innovation.»

By challenging American cities to use emerging transportation technologies to address their most pressing problems, the Smart City Challenge aimed to spread innovation through a mixture of competition, collaboration, and experimentation.

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR SUPERIOR FUEL ECONOMY Selected as one of Ward's 10 Best Engines in 2012, the Accent's all - aluminum 1.6 - liter Gamma four - cylinder engine features the latest innovations in engine technology to deliver an unsurpassed 138 horsepower and 123 lb - ft of torque and 27 mpg city and up to 38 mpg highway EPA - estimated fuel econoTECHNOLOGY FOR SUPERIOR FUEL ECONOMY Selected as one of Ward's 10 Best Engines in 2012, the Accent's all - aluminum 1.6 - liter Gamma four - cylinder engine features the latest innovations in engine technology to deliver an unsurpassed 138 horsepower and 123 lb - ft of torque and 27 mpg city and up to 38 mpg highway EPA - estimated fuel econotechnology to deliver an unsurpassed 138 horsepower and 123 lb - ft of torque and 27 mpg city and up to 38 mpg highway EPA - estimated fuel economy rating.

The vast amount of innovation occurs at the Book Expo America event in New York City, where people in the digital publishing, e-book, app and e-reader space all intersect to showcase their latest technologies and to close business deals.

In the challenge of smart services, cities must balance enhancing serviceability and streamlining processes with meeting citizens» expectations, fed by ongoing innovations in efficient technologies.

A non-intrusive and elegant medium, eink signs emit no glare or light pollution, enabling the technology to transcend its role of signage and become a medium of city innovation.

E Ink shows and talks about its latest innovations in consumer electronics, architecture, healthcare, retail and fashion at CES 2018, to bring dynamic elements to generally static environments such as architecture and design, as well as discuss how its ePaper technology is being integrated into smart cities and connected devices, famous for eReaders, also revolutionizing the digital signage, healthcare and retail industries as well.

The area around Vilnius Airport is a fast - developing commercial zone, and Vilnius itself has been ranked one of Europe's most promising cities for growing businesses that focus on innovation, technology and entrepreneurship.

«The Northern Powerhouse and Hong Kong share a parallel focus on science, innovation, technology and the arts; both dynamic cities are built on hard - working, business - savvy communities with a huge appetite for arts and culture.

Pittsburgh's strong work ethic has been the foundation for the many industrial milestones achieved here, and it continues to fuel the city's drive forward in new technologies and innovations.

«New York City has become a magnet for entrepreneurial innovation in technology and design.

As more and more cities take the opportunity to act as innovation hubs and test beds for sustainable urban energy technology, the closer the whole world will be to providing secure, sustainable and affordable energy for all.

The document also suggests that it is urgent to bring about transformations in key economic systems, from energy, cities and food to the «take - make - waste» economy, and leverage evidence and new information technology, political leadership, coalitions for change and innovation.

With such platforms, cities and other stakeholders can drive innovation (technology and business models), develop business cases, execute pilots, and form partnerships to implement and scale new energy solutions.

Such efforts should also spur innovation and investment in clean bus technologies which will consequently get adopted in other cities and towns too.

Slow Cities want to be at the forefront of cutting - edge urban planning ideas, technology and innovation.

The IoT has been in vogue for the past several years, giving rise this week to a new technology accelerator program launched in Toronto focusing on smart city innovation.

A year after advising South City Ventures on its investment in City Expert, a Belgrade based startup that gained traction rapidly with its innovations and use of technologies in real estate sale and rental sector, Zivkovic Samardzic has helped SCV on another share capital increase.

The Seattle area has become known as an international technology and innovation hub, with first - rate tech companies, universities, and a thriving start - up scene all contributing to the city's large and growing talent pool.

She collaborates on technology and design thinking projects with Nashville - area innovation hubs such as Vanderbilt's Wondr» y and Make Nashville, and is an organizer of Vanderbilt Law's Music City Legal Hackers.

She collaborates on technology and design thinking projects with Nashville - area innovation hubs such as Vanderbilt's Wondr» y and is an organizer of Vanderbilt Law's Music City Legal Hackers.

The city has been home to a good deal of invention and innovation, and a number of technology and pharmaceutical companies are now based here.

In many cases, city government has become the locus of innovation, leveraging data, technology, social impact bonds, and other tools.

Increasingly, US cities are leveraging technology to engage with citizens, demonstrating the potential of government innovation units and civic innovations such as participatory budgeting to improve government.

A New York City education technology innovation program aims to inspire more cross-pollination between entrepreneurs and educators.

Cities are also launching new roles such as chief innovation, information, data and technology officers.

Switzerland is another rising blockchain hub with cryptocurrency adoption widespread in cities like Zug, while the Prime Minister of Malta personally welcomed the proposed relocation of Binance HQ to their small island, while announcing his support for blockchain technology and calling on other EU leaders to join him «on the frontline in embracing this crucial innovation» and create the «Bitcoin continent of Europe».

Our technology allows us to move the physical world: We believe that, through innovation and entrepreneurship, we can have a meaningful impact on cities around the world.

Foxx says the Smart City Challenge was created to «challenge cities to inventory the challenges they faced and how they would use innovation and technology to solve those challenges.»