A coordinated campaign to promote the hashtag #endfossilfuelsubsidies during the Rio+20 Earth Summit has taken the internet by storm today.
A smarter government is more agile, more able to effectively respond to changing government needs and citizen dynamics. One of the best ways to improve the way our government works is through cloud computing.
What's the one thing all organizations have in common? They must identify new ways to grow revenue and expand their business to stay competitive.
No matter how you look at, it's the cloud that is driving the way information and technology is being consumed -- changing the way we work.
Around the dump, impoverished Brazilians live, work and play in the discards of consumerism. Toxic chemicals, fetid liquid, and a river of plastic trash all pollute the salt water around the mangroves, which eventually runs out to the sea.
In the past five decades, the media have covered a host of ecological topics, from environmental science to the ways consumers can live greener lives. But they have failed to explain their own contribution to environmental problems.
Last week, I set out to BeNOLABound, along with 26 other professionals, to meet with local business leaders and learn what New Orleans has been up to since I left. We took a chance, and were completely blown away by what many of us now describe as a life-changing experience.
It's no secret that government agencies store some of the world's most valuable data. In terms of applying technology to unlock the power of what big data has to offer, government data has the potential to solve some of society's biggest challenges.
With a population expected to exceed nine billion by mid-century and a fixed water supply, the world's demand for water is quickly outpacing its supply.
There's no shortage of European sporting events for fans to enjoy these days. The Euro 2012 football championships are going strong in Poland and Ukraine even while fans gear up for the London Olympics.
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I recently had the opportunity to organize a demo day for activists, bringing together an energetic group of technologists, artists and designers.
Just one of the many stellar sights to behold at this year's Kinetica. "Liquid Space 6.0," by Daan Roosegarde, represented by Studio Roosegarde. ...
Coming from IBM Research, I think of innovation in two dimensions. First, there is the continuous innovation that goes into IBM's products and services. But we also look for more exploratory challenges that help us advance science by leaps and bounds. We call them grand challenges.
Stanley Litow serves as IBM's Vice President of Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs and President of IBM's Foundation, with a career spanning th...
One city by the bay is making a name for itself with thriving sustainability start-ups, and surprisingly it is not the one you think.