Smart People

Team London Bridge (TLB), with support from Southwark Council, is developing an Action Plan to champion local aspirations and concerns. Selected for its simplicity, Commonplace designed and delivered a specific iteration of its web-based platform for public engagement. This allows people to visit the website and place a marker on the map to show their location of interest. The resultant interactions help forge suggestions and strategies for the Action Plan, with consultation data available to TLB in real time.

The first pilot for this project is Smart Work@IJburg. Every day several kilometers of traffic jams block the entrances and exits to the island. This makes IJburg a very suitable location to get people out of their cars. Amsterdam Smart City is therefore aiming at a Smart Work Center near the homes of the employees that are normally stuck in these traffic jams. ASC wants to make it as easy as possible. No hassle with payments for the employees. This is why a payment system is currently being developed.

TPEX - TelePresence Exchange International: To operate TelePresence Conference Centers (meeting rooms, boardrooms or classrooms ) in Amsterdam and environs, connected to a worldwide network of international conference centers. The aim of TPEX is to create an international network of multiple TelePresence Conferencing Centers worldwide and make them highly accessible for a broad business public.

With dDesk, users can access their personal work environment from any location. The virtual PC workstation is housed on an external server in a highly secure Deutsche Telekom data center, where data is also stored and maintenance carried out. The user requires a computer with an operation system, Internet access and a USB port. The dDesk Key, which looks like a flash drive, is also required for authentication. With dDesk, T-City is targeting small companies and private users that wish to reduce their PC administration tasks and avoid large investment costs.

The TeamViewer software application allows for remote control, desktop sharing and file transfer between computers. TeamViewer is compatible with multiple platforms, including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, and Android. TeamViewer allows a user to access another computer remotely using a web browser. TeamViewer was founded in Uhingen, Germany in 2005. It is designed to work either by installing it on a computer or running a "Quick Support" version that does not require installation.

GoFundMe is the World’s #1 Personal Fundraising Website. Based in San Diego and Menlo Park, GoFundMe was launched on May 10, 2010 and has quickly become the World’s #1 fundraising site for personal causes and life-events.

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The Sargfabrik is much more than a housing model— it’s a way of life. Along with the luxurious roof garden, a range of common areas creates a landscape of communication and pleasure, with a cultural house, restaurant, kindergarten, and twenty-four-hour bathhouse that is also publically accessible. Parking spaces for cars were kept to a minimum in order to make room for the swimming area, and only by designating the building a “residence hall” could public funding be secured.

Kiva is an international nonprofit, founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. We celebrate and support people looking to create a better future for themselves, their families and their communities. By lending as little as $25 on Kiva, anyone can help a borrower start or grow a business, go to school, access clean energy or realize their potential. For some, it’s a matter of survival, for others it’s the fuel for a life-long ambition. 100% of every dollar you lend on Kiva goes to funding loans.