Author: Jyoti Banerjee | Jun 30, 2017 | Smart Cities, Sustainability, Technology, Uncategorized
MK:Smart, the Smart Cities programme in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, may have come to an end in May 2017, but it continues to win awards. Its most recent win is at the Biztech #BrightSparc Awards where MK:Smart was recognised as the best Academic and Business...
Author: Fronesys | Feb 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Every organisation embarking on the journey to integrated thinking will be asking the following questions: How do we create value now and in the future? What is material to our success? Is our business model aligned to effectively deliver on our value...
Author: Fronesys | Feb 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Fronesys associate Thomas Odenwald was part of the Super Bowl 50 sub-committee, and we asked him to recap his experience of their mission to make Super Bowl 50 the ‘…most sustainable, most giving, most inclusive’ Super Bowl event ever. Is that what really...
Author: John Farr | May 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Entrepreneurship tools and principles to exploit urban data Jyoti Banerjee & Gerd Kortuem The hardest part of starting a new technology business is taking the first step. This is made doubly difficult when the new ideas relate to Smart Cities, a new...
Author: Fronesys | Sep 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Smart 2020 report found that the full life cycle carbon footprint of the ICT industry represents around 2% of worldwide emissions, and is projected to grow at a 6% annual compound growth rate. Although the sector’s emissions are rising, its largest...
Author: Fronesys | Sep 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Across the world, national governments and regional economies are putting considerable effort into digital start-ups in the hope of accelerating economic growth. This trend is driven by the clear recognition that start-ups – and particularly high-tech...