Tagged: Smart Cities & News
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Rockefeller Foundation reveals US$100m resilient cities challenge News
14.05.2013 To coincide with its 100th anniversary, the Rockefeller Foundation is kicking off a US$100m project to forge a network of 100 cities around the globe in order to make such... -
Economic impact of the ‘Internet of Everything’ will be US$14trn – Cisco’s Chambers News
19.02.2013 The potential economic impact of the ‘Internet of Everything’ economy is US$14trn for global private-sector businesses in the next 10 years, Cisco CEO and chairman John Chambers... -
ERC awards grants to two Irish scientists for smart city and glaucoma research News
23.01.2013 In its latest competition for ‘Advanced Grants’, the European Research Council (ERC) has awarded up to €2.5m in funding each to two Irish researchers to develop their research... -
Dublin City is planning a digital master plan – big reveal in June 2013 News
26.11.2012 Dublin’s digital masterplan to develop the city as a centre of digital excellence will be unveiled in June 2013, the city’s Lord Mayor Mr Naoise Ó Muirí said today. He said the... -
Swiss firm to pilot smart street-lighting project in San Francisco News
13.11.2012 A Swiss technology company called Paradox Engineering is about to start a pilot project to remotely manage the public lighting infrastructure in San Francisco, California.Categories: Sustainability, Software, R&D, Internet, Infrastructure Management, Hardware, Engineering, Energy -
Intel Labs spearheads strategy to make Dublin a smart, sustainable city News
04.10.2012 Intel Labs is working with Dublin City Council and Trinity College to kickstart the development and testing of citizen-centric services and solutions that will set the template... -
#DIF12 - Ben Hammersley - In 10 years' time, all your tech talent will be in Silicon Valley News
21.09.2012 British Prime Minister David Cameron’s ambassador to TechCity in London Ben Hammersley threw the cat among the pigeons at the Digital Ireland Forum in Dublin, warning that... -
Siemens opens new centre in London to pioneer smarter, greener cities News
19.09.2012 Siemens is today opening a new centre in London called the Crystal, which the engineering and electronics giant is claiming will be the world's largest exhibition dedicated to... -
Finally, a hi-tech solution for Ireland’s ghost estates News
11.05.2012 Researchers in New Mexico are constructing a US$1bn hi-tech ghost town that will run by itself without any humans. Surely someone must convince Pegasus Global Holdings that they... -
World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy in Dublin next week News
09.05.2012 Ireland will next week host a six-day international Congress on Water, Climate and Energy that is being organised by the International Water Association. -
Making European cities smarter, greener and more efficient News
12.04.2012 Sustainability experts from Ireland, Vienna and Madrid converged in Dublin recently to share their insights on making cities smarter and greener. -
Are cities missing out on ICT to become sensory hubs? News
07.12.2011 The rapid pace of global urbanisation is creating challenges for cities to innovate and become smarter. Just last week, the first-ever global smart city congress drew attention...Categories: Economy, Digital Media, Digital 21, Green Tech, CIO, Education, Energy, Global CIO, Green, Green Computing, IT ManagementTags: Smart Buildings, IBM, Accenture, Education, CO2 Emissions, digital, Green Economy, Smart Cities, ICT -
Bill Gates tweets on need for 'energy miracles' News
17.11.2011 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates yesterday tweeted “Wanted: energy miracles counter threat of catastrophic climate change. Innovation can make this possible”. He’s aiming to drive...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Life Sciences, Green Computing, Green, Government, Energy, Economy, Green Tech, Education, Supply Chain Management -
IBM SmartCamp finalists pitch for Silicon Valley trip News
14.11.2011 London will be the setting of the IBM SmartCamp this week, when five tech innovators from the UK will share their business plans around driving smarter, more sustainable cities....Categories: Green Tech, Computers, Economy, Education, Energy, Government, Green, Green Computing, R&D, Recycling Services, Renewable Energy, Science, Sustainability -
‘We need a clean energy revolution’ – Oracle News
09.11.2011 Oracle Utilities has published its Future of Energy report, which looks at critical energy areas such as smart tech, energy security, electric mobility and how smart grids are...Tags: Oracle, Smart Grid, Energy, Electric Cars, Smart Cities, IBM, EMEA, CO2 Emissions, Europe, Wind Energy, Ireland, Bord Gais, Clean Tech, Green Economy, -
Nissan unveils its ‘realistic' EV concept car News
09.11.2011 Nissan is gearing up to show off its third-generation PIVO 3 EV concept to the world at the Tokyo Motor Show. Its designers have given us a preview of some of the minute... -
Asia-Pacific conference looks at global green-tech opportunities News
24.10.2011 The recently held Asia Pacific Sustainability Leadership Conference brought together government, business and industry leaders to look at the latest green-tech and...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Leadership & Management, Green, Government, Green Tech -
EU’s €7bn R&D fund to generate 450,000 jobs News
19.07.2011 The European Commission’s €7bn FP7 R&D fund launched today by Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn is expected to generate 174,000 jobs in the short term and nearly 450,000 in the...Tags: US, China, Europe, Health, SMEs, Nanotechnology, Smart Cities, R&D, EU, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, FP7, European Commission -
Smarter Travel Funding Package to create more than 300 extra jobs News
11.07.2011 Around 330 extra jobs are going to be created with the announcement today of €4m in funding for sustainable travel projects outside the Greater Dublin Area as part of the Jobs... -
Sustainable car hire service GoCar extends Dublin reach News
07.07.2011 Pay-per-use car hire service GoCar has opened its seventh GoBase in the Digital Hub, as part of its plan to create a dense web of GoBases across Dublin City.