BA, University of Michigan; MA, Columbia University. Formerly: New York City’s first-ever Director of Innovation; helped organize the first entirely online public election in US history, laid the groundwork for the world’s largest, fastest municipal Wi-Fi network and led the creation and adoption of new guidelines and tools to promote the responsible and equitable expansion of the Internet of Things.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent about 90% of global business and more than half of employment worldwide. They play an acutely important role in the global economy — an...
The ambition of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 11 is to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. To achieve this, cities are seeking...
Data doesn’t lie - and what it tells us is that cities consume 78% of the world’s primary energy and generate more than 60% of all carbon emissions, with the biggest contributors being bu...
I don’t know the number of traffic intersections I crossed driving my daughters to school this morning. Or the last time I checked my email on a public Wi-Fi hotspot. But my city official...
過去数年、日本の物理的インフラやデジタルインフラは将来性の高い大きな進展を遂げています。世界経済フォーラムの「国際競争力指標2017-2018」では、<技術成熟度>の項目で順位を4つ上げ、イノベーションランキングでは世界第8位に。
In the last few years, Japan has made significant strides in future-proofing its physical and digital infrastructure. In the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index 2017-2018,...
