SmartPlanet: Is a free nationwide WiFi network coming to the U.S.?

Is a free nationwide WiFi network coming to the U.S.? Tyler Falk, 4 February 2013 The United States government wants to make access to fast and free WiFi as easy as accessing public roads. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has proposed to free up digital infrastructure to allow free public access to WiFi — more powerful …

SmartPlanet: SmartNation Starts with SmartBra Whose Temperature Sensors Detect Tumors

Early detection is key when it comes to tackling breast cancer but getting screened more than once a year can be impractical, especially for women under 40. Now, one medical company hopes to make spotting tumors as easy as getting dressed in the morning. The First Warning System is a “smart bra” designed to catch …

SmartNation: 3D Printing May Put Global Supply Chains Out of Business

3D printing may put global supply chains out of business: report By Joe McKendrick | October 9, 2012, 7:06 PM PDT Will 3D printing make global supply chains unnecessary? That’s a real possibility, states a recent report from Transport Intelligence. 3D printing (or “additive manufacturing,” as it’s called in industrial circles) takes offshore manufacturing and …

2003 Information Peacekeeping & the Future of Intelligence – The United Nations, Smart Mobs, & the Seven Tribes (Full Text Online for Google Translate)

Information Peacekeeping & the Future of Intelligence ‘The United Nations, Smart Mobs, & the Seven Tribes’[1] Robert David Steele Ben de Jong, Wies Platje, and Robert David Steele, PEACEKEEPING INTELLIGENCE: Emerging Concepts for the Future (OSS International Press, 2003), pp. 201-225. Original as Published Full Text Online for Ease of Automated Translation