Smarter Cities

By 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities. This unprecedented urbanization is both an emblem of our economic and societal progress, and a huge strain on the planet's infrastructure. Thankfully, help is at hand; around the world, intelligence is being infused into the way our cities work.

See photos and video here of traffic, water, health care, energy and public safety.

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*Press releases*
Date	Title
01 Oct 2009	IBM Launches New Advanced Analytics Center In New York
24 Sep 2009	IBM Cloud Computing Helps Chinese City of Dongying Develop into a 'Smarter City'
23 Sep 2009	IBM, City of Bolzano, Italy, and TIS Innovation Park to Develop Smarter City
17 Sep 2009	IBM and Dubuque, Iowa Partner on Smarter City Initiative
16 Sep 2009	IBM, Shenyang, and Northeastern University Collaborate to Create Smart, Eco-City
03 Aug 2009	IBM Launches Advanced Analytics Center In China
24 Jun 2009	IBM Offers Smarter City Assessment Tool to Help Cities Prepare for Challenges and Opportunities of Unprecedented Urbanization
19 May 2009	IBM and Salerno Cooperate to Develop a Smarter City

Photos

IBM CEO Sam Palmisano and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Date added: 01 Oct 2009

IBM CEO Sam Palmisano and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg announce a new IBM Analytics Center in New York City. (Bob Goldberg/Feature Photo Service for IBM)

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IBM CEO Sam Palmisano and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Date added: 01 Oct 2009

IBM CEO Sam Palmisano and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg announce a new IBM Analytics Center in New York City. (Bob Goldberg/Feature Photo Service for IBM)

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New York Smarter Cities Conference: Governors Panel Discussion

Date added: 02 Oct 2009

October 1, 2009 -- At IBM's Smarter Cities conference in New York City (l. to r.) Tom Brokaw, special correspondent for NBC News, leads a discussion with Vermont Governor James Douglas, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, New York Lt. Governor Richard Ravitch and Rhode Island Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts.

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