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Four keys to unlocking more inclusive smart cities
Chris Penrose AT&T Mobility About This Blog It is the Internet of Things, but with an enterprise angle. Take that to mean industry vertical applications, development ecosystems, product design, hardware, deployment and more. Latest Blog Posts Why is it so hard to see IoT devices on the network? Blockchain could help answer one of IoT’s […]
The partnerships enabling disabled city residents to better explore their surroundings
Author By Katie Pyzyk @_PyintheSky • Published March 15, 2018 As cities work to add technologies to improve residents’ lives and mobility, many are putting a renewed focus on inclusivity and equitable innovation distribution. Yet despite this inclusivity push, experts say people with disabilities remain an overlooked group, especially during city planning processes. “Very few […]
World Urban Forum 9, Day Two: Art, Housing and Smart Cities for All
BY NEXT CITY | FEBRUARY 8, 2018 his week, planners, policymakers and urban practitioners from across the world are gathering in Kuala Lumpur for World Urban Forum 9. This story is part of Next City’s coverage of the Forum. For more stories, visit our World Urban Forum 9 pagehere. Each day during World Urban […]
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 […]
Microsoft builds and integrates Azure Location Based Services directly into the cloud
November 29, 2017 Microsoft believes that advances in technology will solve many of the problems created in the industrial era and help make society safer, more sustainable, efficient and inclusive. For example, as enterprises harness the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) to connect their physical assets to the cloud, they are dramatically […]