by Mark DeSantis | Apr 26, 2018 | Mobility, Society
The Cold War gave birth to the national highway system and the internet and, in earlier times, economic competitiveness motivated the building of the US system of canals and the laying of the nation’s rail lines. All were products of government forethought and action....
by Paul Carroll and Sarah Atkins | Apr 24, 2018 | Governance, Infrastructure
The Challenges Imagine, if you will, a Category 3 hurricane roiling up the East Coast and making a direct hit on Southern New England – the biggest storm to hit the area since the hurricanes of 1939 and 1954. The Northeast corridor interstate transportation system,...
by John Addison | Apr 23, 2018 | Resources, Society
I rescued over 140 people during my four summers as a lifeguard in San Clemente, California, from frightened children being carried out to sea in riptides to marines pounded with ten-foot waves. We now have kids growing up in cities that increasingly flood, whose...
by Peter Coffee | Apr 19, 2018 | Society, Technology
Peter writes the following from his personal perspective as an author, lecturer, and an implementer of various computing projects over a period of more than 35 years. His comments are not an official position or an indication of future offerings from salesforce.com...
by Chris Foreman | Apr 18, 2018 | Economy, Governance
Six degrees of separation is the idea that all things in the world are six or fewer steps away from each other, making a “friend of a friend” chain to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps. The world of government technology procurement relies...
by Nicole Rupersburg | Apr 17, 2018 | Global Mobility Research
This interview series is made possible by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations. Each month we feature a leading thinker from VREFs Global Mobility Research program. Meeting of the Minds talked with Dr. Alison Conway on the subject of the recent...
by Beth Gibbons | Apr 16, 2018 | Environment, Society
In 2011 and 2012, derechos caused over half a billion dollars in damage to central Ohio. Rural North Carolina is still reeling after Hurricane Matthew did $2.8 billion in damage there in 2016, not including an additional $2 billion in economic losses. And yet, climate...
by Peter Coffee | Apr 12, 2018 | Economy, Technology
Peter writes the following from his personal perspective as an author, lecturer, and an implementer of various computing projects over a period of more than 35 years. His comments are not an official position or an indication of future offerings from salesforce.com...
by Benjamin Algreen Adler | Apr 11, 2018 | Governance, Technology
Medellín is a city with a dark past and a bright future. In just 20 years it went from murder capital to most innovative city in the world, and yet it feels like the city is only just beginning to reach its true potential. An indescribable feeling hangs in the air of...
by Bas Boorsma, John Baekelmans, Bob Bennett, Dominic Papa, Raffaele Gareri, and Poul Erik Lauridsen | Apr 10, 2018 | Governance, Society
Digital Inclusion Many cities around the world benefit from innovation and digitization strategies. Smart Cities initiatives provide the catalyst for urban communities to become more resilient and sustainable, affording economic efficiencies, environmental...
by Aleksi Neuvonen | Apr 9, 2018 | Smart Cities
We are in the midst of an expansion of time horizons in city planning and governance. Cities look further into the future when forming strategies and blueprints. The shift to a long-term view arises from two major megatrends that shape our societies at a growing pace:...
by Mark DeSantis | Apr 5, 2018 | Infrastructure, Technology
Augustus Caesar, the first Roman Emperor, thought good roads so important that he retained the title of Curator Viarum or ‘Commissioner of Roads.’ For Augustus, road maintenance and a strong defense were synonymous, and one of the prime duties of government. Road...
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