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The Internet of Everything for Cities

Posted August 8, 2014 - 09:25

Subscribers may be interested in the point of view published by CISCO concerned with connectedness and liveability in cities and communities. Once it was the 'Internet of Things': now it is the 'Internet of Everything' in our Smart Cities. This is of course linked to the Big Data revolution and the ability of modern computing methods to analyse large and diverse digitalised information, and the use of sensors in objects of many sorts. I'd welcome your thoughts on this topic.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - 02-08-2014

Posted August 7, 2014 - 09:14

In this issue we feature 9 current papers on the theme of social capital:

From MDGs to SDGs, a process well underway - The World Beyond 2015 - Is Higher Education Ready?

Posted August 5, 2014 - 14:57

Last month saw a number of important developments in the run-up to the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the preparations for a broader set of follow-up goals.

Mexico City to host the second International Conference on Learning Cities in 2015

Posted August 5, 2014 - 14:46

Mexico City has been selected by UNESCO to host the second International Conference on Learning Cities. The decision was announced on July 14, at an event organized by the Mexico City authorities and attended by representatives of universities, national and international agencies, governmental and non-governmental organisations and the private sector.

Learning in rural areas – issues, barriers, current practice, opportunities for progress: a southern African perspective

Posted August 5, 2014 - 12:08

Rural areas in Africa are characterised by limited infrastructure.  This means that there are often no landlines, cellphone signals are not always present, water may be obtained from rivers, wells or standpipes and electricity may also not be present. Sanitation is likely to be basic, consisting of ventilated pit latrines. Equally roads are very unlikely to be tarred, at best there will be gravel paths, in many cases there are simply uneven tracks.

 

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