Inflection Point: Smart Cities Move from Theory to Reality
By Ruthbea Yesner, Vice President, IDC Smart Cities & Government Insights on December 11, 2017 Filed under Microsoft CityNext The Smart City Expo World Congress, held in Barcelona from November 14th to 16th this year, was a truly exciting event. I’ve had the opportunity to attend this Expo multiple times since it first launched […]
Meet two guys on a mission to make smart cities accessible for all
By Laura Ruby, Director, Worldwide Accessibility Policy & Standards, Microsoft on December 8, 2017 Filed under Sustainable Cities The Smart Cities for All Toolkit Resources to help cities be more inclusive: Smart Cities for All: Guide to Implementing Priority ICT Accessibility Standards Smart Cities for All: Guide to Adopting an ICT Accessibility Procurement Policy Smart […]
Microsoft refuerza su apuesta por las ciudades inteligentes en Smart City Expo 2017
Guatemaladiciembre 7, 2017 Compartir Un año más, Microsoft quiso estar presente en el Smart City Expo World Congress 2017, que se celebro el mes pasado en Barcelona. En su stand de 500 m2, la compañía hizo vivir a todos los visitantes un viaje al futuro de las ciudades y los servicios digitales, con vecindarios que […]
Empowering the Transformation to a More Inclusive and Accessible World
Microsoft Accessibility BlogDecember 4, 2017 By Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (UN IDPD) serves as an important reminder that globally there are over a billion people with a disability. This year’s theme, “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all” is especially relevant to our accessibility efforts […]
Building a global movement for Inclusive Smart Cities…
The theme of today’s United Nations International Day of Disability is “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all”. At the Smart Cities for All global initiative, we see “Transformation” and “For All” as critically important. In June of 2016, Dr. Victor Pineda and I brought together our two organizations, G3ict and World Enabled, to launch a joint effort to ensure that increasing global […]