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	Welcome to the decade of smart Start here. Finish smart.
	The technology is here. The people are ready. The time is now. Getting instrumented, interconnected and intelligent
	Five innovations that will change cities in 5 years (US) How we'll get there

Conversations
	Smart videos about a smarter planet Tune in
	Making the planet instrumented, interconnected, intelligent Blogging for a smarter planet
	Explorations into the future of the planet See what we've found

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	New intelligence Smarter thinking about business analytics
	Business analytics and optimisation (US) What's the window of opportunity on an opportunity?
	IBM builds massive business analytics cloud for 200,000 employees and unveils version for clients (US) Read the press release
	"Breaking away with business analytics and optimisation for the intelligent enterprise" (US) Download the study

Conversations
	A brief history of intelligence Watch the video
	New intelligence for a smarter planet Tune in
	Short blasts from the future Follow IBM's BizAnalytics on Twitter

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	Smarter money Ones and zeroes can help the world be smarter about pounds and pence
	Fit, focused and ready to fight (US) How banks can get in shape for the battle ahead
	IBM launches London Analytics Solution Centre Local expertise to be enhanced with recruitment of 400 analytics specialists

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	Smarter banking and a sustainable business model for the industry Watch the video
	Innovation in banking Changes taking shape in the industry
	Building a smarter financial system Download the podcast

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	Smarter buildings Ideas for smarter buildings
	India's Greenspaces See plans for one of the world's smartest buildings
	Sustainable solutions from IBM Where we go from here

Conversations
	John Cohn shows how micro-forecasting can help control a building's carbon footprint Watch this Mad Science video
	Imagination, ideas and work that go into building smarter buildings See what's being said and done

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	300 million more people will live in cities by 2015 Ideas for making cities smarter
	Five innovations that will change cities in 5 years (US) Where we're headed

Conversations
	Cities, rethought Building cities for this century and beyond
	The tale of a smarter city: Less a collection than a system Watch the video
	A collaborative intelligence project for building a planet of smarter cities Share your ideas
	Discovering new ways of improving our cities Watch the video

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	Making people smarter Now is the time to build smarter education systems
	Desktops-as-a-service elongates the PC refresh cycle An example of cloud computing in action
	Smarter Planet University Jam report Issues, insights and opportunities for building a smarter planet

Conversations
	Scott Taylor, Teach for America, describes what smarter education means Insights from the front lines
	A major IBM initiative: helping schools teach "services" as a science Learn more about SSME
	The OpenCourseWare Consortium collaborates to produce free, high-quality educational material Take a look

Thinking
	Electricity powers computers. Computing now powers electricity. Learn about ideas for smart grids
	Which comes first: the smart grid or the electric car? (US) Take a road trip with the energy and car industries
	How an intelligent utility network works Let's build a smarter grid

Conversations
	A Mad Science solution for the power needs of fast-growing cities Watch the video
	Rudy Provoost, Philips Lighting, talks about power-ful trends Insights from the front lines
	Pacific Northwest National Lab and the Olympic Peninsula project A smart grid solution in action

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	Smarter food, from farm to fork Smarter food means less waste
	A traceability solution to manage product expiration dates, get promotional items onto shelves sooner(US) Making grocery stores smarter too
	Government of Manitoba: Ensuring health safety through food tracing (US) What we're doing now

Conversations
	Foul plea: One chicken's appeal for a smarter food system Watch the video
	Cultivating a smarter food chain Solutions for feeding the world
	A guide to when fruits and vegetables are in season Learn an easy way to cut your food's mileage
	Safeguarding the world's chocolate supply Watch the video

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	Smarter government, from town councils to international collaboration New ways of working for citizens
	Using unified communications in virtual worlds to solve the Tower of Babel problem Intelligence agencies get help protecting citizens (US)
	Irish government 10 years in the future (US) Modernising a country's public sector for the global economy
	Making military coalitions work better (US) Read the report

Conversations
	Community 2.0 The future of the local social web
	Government using analytics as a change-agent Toward more efficient government
	Gov 2.0: It's all about the platform See what the experts are saying

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	Smarter healthcare: instrumented, interconnected, intelligent How connections make the difference
	Healthier cities How healthcare works in the smarter city
	The Medical Home: a new model for primary care More care for less money
	IBM scientists reinvent medical diagnostic testing What we're doing now
	University of North Carolina: Enabling health informatics A practical solution

Conversations
	"Lord of the Rings" meets smarter healthcare See how movie animation can improve biological modeling
	Electronic health records for evolving healthcare Watch the video
	Marilyn Chow, Kaiser Permanente, discusses a smarter healthcare system Insights from the front lines

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	Economic stimulus See how investments are seeding growth
	How IBM is pursuing its share of $101 billion in tech stimulus spending Using stimulus money to fund a smarter world
	State of Arkansas Department of Education selects IBM technology dashboard to track economic recovery spending What we're doing now
	New computing cloud seen as first step in expanding Dongying and China's economy Read the story

Conversations
	Business leaders welcome President Obama Listen to President Obama's remarks
	Gov 2.0: It's all about the platform Read what the experts are saying

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	Demand is skyrocketing for more and smarter ways to communicate. Can we keep up? Learn about smarter telecom
	Solutions for smarter telecom Where we go from here
	From underdog to unbelievable: Bharti Airtel transformed the way India communicates Learn how it happened
	Telenor pioneers a new way to bring the benefits of RFID to small and mid-sized companies What we're doing now
	SK Telecom builds a cloud computing platform Read the press release

Conversations
	New business models, new technology, new economics of service delivery Learn what IBM's GM for the communications industries thinks
	Your phone knows a lot about you Is our mobile future steeped in sensors?

Thinking
	Intelligent transport: How cities can improve mobility (US) Move it, move it, move it
	How Stockholm got out of a jam Driving change in Sweden
	IBM opens a new global rail innovation centre in Beijing (US) How new partnerships are making smarter rail a reality

Conversations
	Smarter traffic: Robert Moses or Jane Jacobs? Tell us what you think
	Building a smarter rail system Watch the video
	Can Mexico City's traffic get smarter? Watch the video

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	Smarter water: not too much, not too little, just enough Ideas for smarter water management
	The global outlook for innovations in water (US) Meeting our biggest challenges
	Tackling smarter water management in Europe (US) How it will help
	IBM wades into water See what people are saying
	The Beacon Institute pioneers the River and Estuary Observatory Network (US) What we're doing now

Conversations
	Instrumented oceans, cleaner beaches, and safer surfing in Ireland Learn more
	Creating intelligent water systems Tell us what you think
	The SmartBay Project monitors water conditions in and around Galway Bay Watch the video

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	Smart work: Making organisations as smart as the people Ideas for working smarter
	Collaborate, connect and manage with smart work solutions (US) What we're doing now
	Identifying, understanding and managing focal jobs (US) Download the report
	Addressing human capital management issues during crises (US) See the personal side of business continuity

Conversations
	Check out Smart Work 3D Interactive (US) Experience smart work in action
	The way we work: A new era of openness, sharing, improvement Watch the video

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	Smarter IT infrastructure The backbone of a smarter business
	BR Allen Associates: Creating a dynamic information infrastructure (US) Read the analysis
	Improve service, reduce cost, manage risk (US) Benefits of a dynamic infrastructure
	Cloud computing: secure information wherever, whenever you need it Discover the future of computing architecture
	Here's why data centers put IBM ahead Get the real story

Conversations
	Q: How much smarter can IT infrastructure become? A: Lots. Find out the challenges and opportunities
	So...what is cloud computing, anyway? (US) Download the podcast
	Is green IT still smart? (US) Download the podcast
	An interview with Ross Mauri, GM of IBM Power Systems Watch the video
	Dynamic infrastructure for a smarter planet Watch the video

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	Smarter oilfields: Get to the first oil faster, increase recovery rates Solve problems before they start
	Repsol shows the future of oil exploration with smarter seismic imaging (US) Changing the game in deep sea oil

Conversations
	Upstream, downstream or chemical, there's a group for you Join the chemical and petroleum LinkedIn community
	Drilling company teams up with IBM to tap into valuable oil resources Watch the video
	News for the oil and gas industry as it happens Follow Oil & Gas Journal on Twitter

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	Smarter products need smarter manufacturing Getting as smart as the goods we make
	Supply chain visibility solution for electronics Where we go from here
	Airbus UK gets new, collaborative ways to help meet project demands, lower costs Retooled for the future
	400 supply chain professionals get their say Learn about the smarter supply chain of the future

Conversations
	A smarter planet starts with smarter products Watch the videos
	Join IBM scientist Grady Booch January 19 for a virtual conference on building smarter products Register now

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	Smarter public safety means safer citizens Ideas for every city and town
	A 3D fly-through toward a safer city Protecting the public in the smarter city
	Facilitating trade, enhancing security: e-customs in Europe Where we stand
	The NYPD changes the crime control equation How information helps combat crime

Conversations
	By collecting, analyzing and sharing data, your city can be safer Watch the video
	How law enforcement can get smarter Listen to the podcast, read Jeff Jonas's post
	Fernando Garcia Ruiz, Madrid Police Dept., on getting smarter than the bad guys Solutions from the front lines

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	Smarter retail strengthens loyalty and accelerates supply chains Ideas for improving margins and more
	Why advocacy matters to apparel retailers (US) See how customers are becoming marketers
	IBM software enriches the online shopping experience (US) Get the details
	The future of the consumer products industry (US) Where we stand

Conversations
	Macy's CEO discusses the role of technology in his industry Watch the video

The decade of smart is already underway

Learn why now is the time to make it happen