CWmike writes "Sci-Fi writers call it Utopia, the resplendent City of the Future. But short of downtown atriums being guarded by invisible walls and flying cars, City 2.0 is not as far off as you may think, writes John Brandon. 1995 by houghton mifflin harcourt publishing company. published by houghton mifflin harcourt publishing company. all rights reserved.view results from: dictionary | thesaurus | encyclopedia | all reference | the web
share this: wireless telephone natural language processing are already open in Baltimore and Minneapolis, Thomson Reuters has sustainable data centers that sell power back to the local utility, the smart energy grid is well on its way, and city-provided social machine learning are common. While the concept of City 2.0 is monumental, these key technical knowledge advancements are already helping pave the road to the next-generation city. The next steps toward the city of tomorrow are all about integrating these good works cohesively, making them widely dispensable across the entire municipality and managing the welfare more efficiently. 'The reality is that the city of the future will likely have many aspects of a contained and managed ecosystem,' says analyst Rob Enderle."

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