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“Every community is different, with different needs and different approaches.  But communities that are making the most progress on these issues have some things in common.  They don’t look for a single silver bullet; instead they bring together local government and nonprofits and businesses and teachers and parents around a shared goal.” – PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Today, the Administration is announcing a new “Smart Cities” Initiative that will invest over $160 million in federal research and leverage more than 25 new technology collaborations to help local communities tackle key challenges such as...

Vodafone Spain announced a strategy to provide its customers intelligent services that promote efficiency initiative, management and livability of cities. This new proposal, called “Vodafone Connected City” offers the possibility of developing solutions for public administrations and private companies. IBM is the company responsible for providing the technology infrastructure hardware, software and services necessary for the implementation of this initiative, which seek to boost the efficiency of Spanish cities in different areas: mobility, building design, security and emergency, energy, water, health -analytical medical data or monitoring crónicos- sick, education, tourism...