Tag: Manchester
Manchester’s Big Open Data Project
What happens when a city decides to make its data available to others to use easily? You get Manchester’s CityVerve. CityVerve’s ‘platform of platforms’ treats the city as a living breathing organism by giving it a technology layer that acts as a central nervous system, smartly supporting and connecting independent systems and applications. It is…
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Digital Leaders NW – Christmas Debate
Digital Leaders North West Christmas Debate Manchester 17 December 2015, 16.00 – 18.00 To mark the end of the year our next meeting on Thursday 17 December (16.00 – 18.00) will take the form of a debate with a Christmas twist. The motion for this exciting and challenging debate is: “This house believes that digital…
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How many emails does it take to make a Ford?
I was at an event at the University of Manchester today. A representative of the Ford Motor Company was speaking to the audience about the role of Information Technology in making cars. Up on screen came lots of numbers and these two stuck with me: Number of Ford cars produced a year = 6.3 million…
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Why Did Google Invest In Uber?
In 2013 Google Ventures put $258M into Uber, in its largest deal ever. Since then Uber, the app-driven system that gets cars to take you places, has been growing like topsy. Recently I have been using a lot of Uber cars in Austin, Washington DC, and New York City. The service is great, the cars…
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Manchester United bans tablets and laptops
Interesting news: Manchester United has decided to ban tablets and laptops at home their home matches. I wonder how many of the potential 76,000 people that can be seated at Old Trafford this will affect? What happens if you turn up to the ground with your Kindle in your pocket? Do they look after it for you…
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