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Smarter Cities

More than half of the people on Earth live in cities, and urban populations are projected to double by mid-century. IBM is helping cities around the world tackle serious urban issues and improve the quality of life of their citizens.

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Press releases
Date Title
21 Nov 2011 IBM Helps India’s Wave Inc Build Smarter Township
09 Nov 2011 City of Rio de Janeiro and IBM Collaborate to Advance Emergency Response System; Access to Real-Time Information Empowers Citizens
09 Nov 2011 IBM Selects Five Brazilian Startup Companies to Help Build Smarter Cities
09 Aug 2011 IBM and City of Portland Collaborate to Build a Smarter City
09 Aug 2011 IBM to Help Cities Predict Long-Term Effect of Municipal Policies
06 Jun 2011 IBM Applies Analytics to City Operations; Helps Build Smarter Cities
02 Mar 2011 IBM Helps Cities Take the Guesswork Out of City Services
01 Mar 2011 Cities Get Smarter with IBM's Location-based Analytics
27 Dec 2010 City Government and IBM Close Partnership to Make Rio de Janeiro a Smarter City
13 Dec 2010 IBM Helps Corpus Christi Build a Smarter City
04 Oct 2010 City of Dubuque Teams with IBM to Provide Citizens Smarter Water Services
21 Jul 2010 Memphis Police Department Reduces Crime Rates with IBM Predictive Analytics Software
05 May 2010 IBM Helps Finnish Transport Agency Manage Finland's Road Network
07 Dec 2009 IBM and City of Chesapeake Build a Smarter City
23 Jun 2009 IBM and SFPUC Team to Help Reduce Water Pollution in the San Francisco Bay and Pacific Ocean
12 Jan 2009 Fire Department of New York Selects IBM for Intelligent Fire Safety System

Photos

  • IBM CEO Sam Palmisano and SVP Ginni Rometty Receive Key to the City of Rio de Janeiro

    IBM CEO Sam Palmisano and SVP Ginni Rometty Receive Key to the City of Rio de Janeiro

    Date added: 09 Nov 2011

    IBM Chairman, President and CEO Samuel J. Palmisano (left), and IBM Senior Vice President and incoming President and CEO Ginni Rometty (right), receive a key to the city of Rio de Janeiro from mayor Eduardo Paes. IBM became the first corporation to receive the honor following the successful launch of the Rio Operations Center. IBM is hosting its Smarter Cities Forum in Rio today to help government and business leaders learn how to tackle the challenge of mass urbanization

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  • Rio Operations Center

    Rio Operations Center

    Date added: 04 Oct 2011

    IBM worked with Rio to design a command center that integrates over 20 city departments to improve emergency response management and collaboration across the city. Predictive analytics capabilities use information to decide how to best react to current events and how to best plan for what is likely to happen in the future in order to minimize impact on citizens.

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    Rio Operations Center 3

    Date added: 28 Dec 2010

    The Rio Operations Center, which will be located in Cidade Nova, will integrate and interconnect information from multiple government departments and public agencies in the municipality to improve city safety and responsiveness to various types of incidents, such as flash floods and landslides.

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Contact(s) for the Press kit

Vineeta Durani
IBM Media Relations
917-472-3694
vineeta.durani@us.ibm.com

Meredith Hannon
IBM Media Relations
512-740-3285
merhannon@us.ibm.com

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IBM Smarter City Online Game

IBM Smarter City Interactive Experience

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