Meet the women leading the next generation of Smart Cities: Toni Townes-Whitley
Saeed Jabbar, Contributor Founder of Inclusion 05/15/2017 04:57 pm ET Updated May 15, 2017 I recently attended the Smart Cities Conference in NYC’s Brooklyn Navy Yard where I interviewed Toni Townes-Whitley, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector and Industry for part one of this series. You can read my in-depth interview with her […]
Smart Cities, inclusivity and accessibility: new toolkits from the “Smart Cities for All” initiative
By Margarita Angelidou on 12 May 2017. Posted in Intelligent Cities / Smart Cities The new toolkit aims to help cities implement smart city programmes that benefit all citizens, including people with disabilities and older persons. It is part of the Smart Cities for All initiative, launched by G3ict and World Enabled, to define and […]
Four Tools To Design Smart Cities For Persons With Disabilities
May 11, 2017 Smart Cities For All – a toolkit developed by World Enabled and G3ict – promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities and elders in smart cities around the world. World Enabled Leena ElDeeb Journalist A Cairo-based free spirit, with a growing passion for anthropology. The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information Communication Technologies […]
Why Does Mainstream Indian Discourse On Digital Inclusion Leave Out Disability?
India’s crusade for digitisation and digital inclusion has failed millions of Indians with disabilities. Will the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act change that? Dorodi Sharma There is a need to ensure equality in the digital realm. Credit: Reuters One of the strongest mandates of the newly enacted Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 is […]
New toolkit to help smart cities be more accessible
ICT and Cities8th May 2017Jonathan Andrews James Thurston, Vice President for Global Strategy and Development, G3ict, and Dr Victor Pineda, President of World Enabled and Co-Chair, Persons with Disabilities, on the General Assembly of Partners A new toolkit has been launched to help cities implement smart city programmes that benefit all citizens, including people with […]
Smart Cities NYC ’17: Microsoft’s deep dive into smart city tech
Microsoft made several announcements at Smart Cities NYC ’17, including a new toolkit for building accessible and inclusive cities. Also featured was an AI virtual assistant for Los Angeles. By Teena Maddox | May 5, 2017, 11:53 AM PST Everything from a new accessibility toolkit for smart cities, to an AI assistant, to a patrol […]
Microsoft helps launch new Smart Cities for All initiative and toolkit
Sean Dudley By Sean Dudley on 04 May 2017 Microsoft is extending its presence in the smart cities space with the launch of a new toolkit. Working with G3ict and World Enabled, Microsoft is supporting the Smart Cities for All initiative. This project aims to define the state of accessible technology across global cities, and […]
Four tools to ensure ‘smart cities’ don’t leave behind people with disabilities
Christopher Swope May 4, 2017 Masai children, June 2011. “The challenge we were seeing is that in many countries, there’s a strong focus on disability rights and accessible technologies, and a strong focus on creating new smart cities in their country — but those two efforts never came together,” says one advocate. (World Enabled) The […]
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