Innovation or Investments: What can transform the cities in India?
by Sreeram Ananthasayanam, Associate Partner, Government & Education, IBM Global Business Services, India Smarter Cities are defined as cities that provide sustainable economic growth and enhanced...
View ArticleTransforming Indian Cities: How to rein in the wrath of rain gods?
This is part of a series on how India cities are transforming to become smarter. By Dhamodaran Ramakrishnan, Director, Smarter Planet Solutions, IBM India/South Asia How can we rein in the wrath of...
View ArticleLeading the Charge with Electric Vehicles in Ireland
By David Lee Executive Partner, IBM Global Business Services, Ireland Internal combustion engines fueled by petroleum continue to power the vast majority of vehicles around the world and continue to...
View ArticlePaving the Road for Electric Cars
Charles Vincent, Chief Architect, IBM Global Center of Competency for Energy and Utilities By Fabienne Guildhary, IBM Communications, Energy & Utilities/Media & Entertainment Often, history...
View ArticleA Smarter, Healthier Economy Starts with Enabling Small Business
Marcelo Lema, General Manager, Client Financing, IBM Global Financing By Marcelo Lema The fact that small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) are a cornerstone of economic recovery and growth is a global...
View ArticleMeet Osamuyimen Stewart: Another Person for a Smarter Planet
Uyi Stewart, Chief Scientist, IBM Research-Africa By Richard Silberman, Writer/Researcher, IBM Communications When Osamuyimen (Uyi) Stewart left his native Nigeria 23 years ago to attend graduate...
View ArticleHow to Build Innovation Ecosystems in Africa
Takreem El-Tohamy, GM, IBM Middle East and Africa By Takreem El-Tohamy There’s a wonderful word in Swahili that I think expresses one of the imperatives for the future of Africa. The word is...
View ArticleIt’s No Shark Tank: How SmartCamps Are Empowering the Entrepreneur
Claudia Fan Munce,Managing Director, IBM Venture Capital Group; Vice President, Corporate Strategy, IBM By Claudia Fan Munce Starting a business is no easy task. According to even the most optimistic...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs Playing Key Role in Africa’s Growth
Gary Cohen, Chairman, IBM Africa; General Manager, Global Communications Sector By Gary Cohen I recently met with the CEO of a company recognized as an IBM Global Entrepreneur — to discuss growth...
View ArticleHow IBM’s Corporate Service Corps is Helping TNC Save the Rainforest
The Brazilian Amazon rainforest. (Photo: Haroldo Palo Jr.) By Steve Hamm, IBM Writer With its warm, wet climate and vast expanse of 2.7 million square miles of land, the Amazon River basin has the...
View ArticleA Balanced Approach to Combating Deforestation in the Amazon
Click here to view the embedded video. By Wayne Balta After years of progress, deforestation of the Amazon basin in Brazil has increased for the past two years running. It rose by 29% in the last...
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