Innovation Alliance for the West Midlands. Sharing ideas in science, technology and innovation. Last week saw the formal launch of the Medical Devices Testing and Evaluation Centre. Provides facilities, expertise and resources that will boost the Life Science community in the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.

7 steps to a Smart City. Cities either balance or create tension between human interaction and transport; how will self-driving cars change that equation? With thanks and apologies to Tim Stonor. A number of town .

Cities roles within the European Structural and Investment Funds. City Deals and Wider Devolution approaches in England. STUDIES AND REPORTS ON CITIES. Urbanism, Smart Cities, Innovation, Climate Change, Creativity and National and European Policy. The Importance of Local Economic Leadership. Middot; by Patrick Willcocks. Middot; Leave a comment.

I watched the Northern Lights in Iceland and trekked 10km around the lakes at the foot of Matterhorn on the 150th Anniversary of the first accent to its summit. 3 magnitude earthquake whilst visiting New Zealand and bathed in a log fire heated bath under the stars while hiking around the Banks Peninsula.

Listening to smart ideas from anywhere in Birmingham, and trying to help them. Have an idea that could make Birmingham Smarter? The Alliance on twitter.

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Creating a Business Case for Open Data. OPEN DATA and INFORMATION MARKET PLACES. CREATING A BUSINESS CASE FOR OPEN DATA. Many good examples such as the London Data Store.