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Gordon Feller, Cisco IBSG Public Sector Practice | Nov 28th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: |
The Internet has become the very fabric of human evolution and communication. Shouldn’t all citizens of the world have a right to partake of it? (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Sep 24th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Culture | Region: | Cities: |
Video and online games have been incredibly successful at captivating large audiences. Now, the same dynamics that make people want to play commercially produced games are being applied to encourage people to get involved in their community and learn about important social issues. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Sep 1st, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles, New York |
Can new media help close the achievement gap in urban schools? Some education leaders and organizations are leveraging internet technology to help give students more opportunities to learn and develop. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Mar 9th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: |
While many cities are eager to embrace new media, the face remains that not everyone uses the Internet. As cities wait for the digital divide to narrow, other technologies—such as SMS messages—have the potential to serve as a bridge between cities and groups who have less access to the Web. (
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Holly Otterbein | Nov 18th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Houston, Philadelphia |
First, Houston planned for a “cloud” of free wireless to blanket the entire city. When that didn’t work, it settled for small “bubbles” of wireless in certain neighborhoods. The
Houston Chronicle recently reported that it, too, did not pan out. What’s next — a “nanopocket” accessible only to molecules? (
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Pooja Shah | Nov 13th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Philadelphia |
Join Next American CIty for a holiday celebration as we unveil Issue 21! (
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Holly Otterbein | Oct 1st, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Baltimore |
When WiMAX was just a geek buzzword seven years ago, people predicted that the successor to Wi-Fi would eventually bridge the digital divide. Baltimore recently became the first WiMAX city in America, and the service’s prospects look mediocre at best. Will WiMAX live up to its hype, or turn the divide into a chasm? (
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Scott Gabriel Knowles | Nov 8th, 2007 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Houston, San Diego |
A firefighter in San Diego pulls out his blackberry and sees that the wind direction has changed and the ridgeline above him as about to burst into flames. A police helicopter crew in Houston observes flash flooding at an intersection and all traffic lights leading to the area change to red. The Mayor of Philadelphia clicks his way down a street from his computer screen in City Hall, counting abandoned houses. Hardly the stuff of science fiction, hazards mapping is rapidly moving the knowledge frontier for first responders, hazards researchers, and urban officials.
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The Internet has become the very fabric of human evolution and communication. Shouldn’t all citizens of the world have a right to partake of it? (keep reading…)
Video and online games have been incredibly successful at captivating large audiences. Now, the same dynamics that make people want to play commercially produced games are being applied to encourage people to get involved in their community and learn about important social issues. (keep reading…)
Can new media help close the achievement gap in urban schools? Some education leaders and organizations are leveraging internet technology to help give students more opportunities to learn and develop. (keep reading…)
While many cities are eager to embrace new media, the face remains that not everyone uses the Internet. As cities wait for the digital divide to narrow, other technologies—such as SMS messages—have the potential to serve as a bridge between cities and groups who have less access to the Web. (keep reading…)
Join Next American CIty for a holiday celebration as we unveil Issue 21! (keep reading…)
