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Urbapps, now what? Contests, hackathons and urban mobile technologies
I keep counting some things fromUrbApps. I commented a few days ago that the orientation that we wanted to give at the launch wanted to avoid the competitive factor that some of the projects that are a reference for us have and that take the form of a contest. Without ruling out this possibility, which…
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UrbApps Valladolid: it is only the beginning
Last Saturday we celebrated the first of the activities that we want to develop from UrbApps. A workshop in Valladolid where we were able to meet people from the code world , design, urbanism and the environment, more or less. Themixture that we want to create of people and groups that see possibilities for social…
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V Course “Cities of the Future: from strategic planning to urban governance”
The University of Deusto, the Institute Tecnológico Superior de Monterrey and Bilbao Metropoli-30 organize the 5th Course “Cities of the Future: from strategic planning to urban governance”, which will take place from June 11 to 22 in Bilbao with the following objective: The course is oriented towards the analysis and knowledge of current methodologies in…
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KFC: Greenpeace’s new target
Among others things, Greenpeace is characterized by its aggressive denunciation and awareness campaigns. This time, the victim has been KFC, about whom he has produced aseries of audiovisual materials , as always with its acid note of humor, in the style of the recent campaigns created around the KitKat (Nestlé) or Barbie (Mattel) brands. The…
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The disruptive power of mobile applications in traditional commerce
The consumer market is continually becoming more sophisticated with new models of business in many cases supported by the use of information technologies: actors unknown a few years ago as Groupon,Groupalia, Letsbonus or BuyVIPthey are achieving significant business figures supported by a business model that allows them to carry promotions of interest to thousands or…
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A city without people is not an urban laboratory
A few months ago I dedicated a few paragraphs to what at that time was just a project in its early stages: a urban laboratory without peoples in the middle of the New Mexico desert. Among other things, we have already seen that these mega-scenarios are not unknown in history. Now we know a little…
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Highways, information?
I recently had the opportunity to read a article, in newsprint, about the protests of the #novullpagarr movement and the “warning call” that the government has made regarding thepossibility of establishing payment on certain highwayswith the objective of sustaining the maintenance of the roads. Among the data, opinions and interpretations that were provided, I was…
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The civic value of mobile applications
As this is the first edition of < a href="https://naider.com/blog/manu-fernandez/urbapps-applications-m%C3%B3viles-to-improve-the-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">URBAPPS, we want to start openly and surely in later sessions we can focus more (on topics and technologies), but always working on applications for the sustainability of the city in broad terms. It is about addressing the civic mobilization capacity that mobile device…
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7,000 million euros for startups
7 billion for startups You already know the quote: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” This famous phrase from Einstein could well summarize in broad strokes the solutions that political power is providing to “re-found capitalism”. Basically, putting money back in the hands of those who squandered…
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Assimilate Cultural Biodiversity to understand Natural Biodiversity
The last great reservoirs of biodiversity on the planet are linked to Ancient tribes, for years, many years, have taken care of their nature and their diversity, keeping them intact over time. They have wisely integrated human existence, in a harmonious synergy with their lands. The great biological diversity that they manage is not indistinct…