The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
6 inconvenient truths about Smart Cities I’ll explore six “inconvenient truths” in this article to describe why I think that’s the case; and what we can do about it: The “Smart City” isn’t a technology concept; it’s the political challenge of adapting one of the most powerful economic and social forces of our time to the needs of …
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Robert, you are the originator of the concept of a Smart Nation, with your article in 1996 published in the Government Information Quarterly, entitled “Creating a Smart Nation: Strategy, Policy, Intelligence, and Information.” Quebec is a nation, recognized by Canada, with a distinct culture, a distinct geography, and perhaps a distinct future.
James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti 5.0 out of 5 stars From coffee table to scientific salon, a worthy offering, November 4, 2014 This is a spectacular offering on multiple fronts. On the low-end, it has got to be the coolest coffee table book around, something that could be usefully offered in every waiting room across …
Recommended by Paul Harper at LinkedIn. How Do Other Countries Create “Smarter” Kids? In a handful of nations, virtually all children are learning to make complex arguments and solve problems they’ve never seen before. They are learning to think, in other words, and to thrive in the modern economy. What is it like to be …
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4/4 Fabbing & cities: Barcelona Fab City This post is the fourth of 4 posts about Digital manufacturing (fabbing) environments that we have been publishing weekly on Fridays. In these posts I have shared my research on fab labs, open innovation and smart cities, mainly in Europe and in Spain. The fourth post is the …
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7 steps to a Smart City 1. Define what a “Smarter City” means to you 2. Convene a stakeholder group to co-create a specific Smarter City vision; and establish governance and a credible decision-making process 3. Structure your approach to a Smart City by drawing on the available resources and expertise 4. Establish the policy framework …
Major CDC Cover-up on Connection of Vaccines and Autism is About to Blow Open Like Mount Vesuvius This story about a very big cover-up on the link between vaccines and autism committed by the CDC has been making the rounds on alternative media for the last ten days. The implications to be seen in this …
