But to keep its top spot as best Asian city for innovation, Singapore needs to stay open to new ideas, new cultures, and new entrants, adds Solidiance.
The City has identified 15 innovation zones in key commercial and industrial corridors, and will work with the private sector to leverage the existing infrastructure and assets to ensure low-cost broadband is available in these zones with the ultimate goal of extension to all businesses in the City.
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The bank also participates to support technology innovation in New York City and to attract technology startup companies to the city, he added.
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As part of this experiment, New York City funded a series of independent studies to engage in the innovation process that is, to test whether the innovation was really working after some early promising results that gave the city the confidence to bring the model into regular-day instruction, learn both from mistakes and the positives, and iterate appropriately.
The institutions have argued that they contribute a lot already, saying they bring jobs, spur innovation and generally make the city more livable.
Dead rats don't necessarily mean fewer rats in the long run, said Thomas Lamb, chief of innovation and technology for New York City Transit.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, nearly 100 charter schools have opened in the city, putting a renewed emphasis on education and innovation.
Green startups have their company base in Pittsburgh because of how strongly the city welcomes and supports green technology and environmentally friendly innovation.
Back home in Pittsburgh, Heinz in September opened its first central research lab, the Innovation Center, just north of the city in Marshall Township, Pa.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has assembled an expert analytics team in his Office of Policy and Strategic Planning to lead the City into this new era of data-centered innovation.
As the city becomes a new center for health care and innovation, the question is: could New Orleans become a center where diseases like ALS are researched and cured?
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Dundee is a dynamic city with a strong cultural identity and a history of innovation and creativity.
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport said the next City of Culture would be a place with ambition, innovation and inspiration.
Pittsburgh "has transformed itself from the city of steel to a center for high-tech innovation -- including green technology, education and training, and research and development, " the president said.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for the council to demonstrate its innovation and forward-thinking approach to making our city cleaner and greener as part of our Environment Capital agenda, " she said.
While innovation happens all over the UK, the Tech City project in the East End of London brings together many of the elements needed for a successful ecosystem, including funding, a start-up culture, and a concentration of people who can help each other.
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Throughout the city is evidence of Barcelona's ability to blend tradition and innovation in art, architecture, food and even sport.
At a moment when the City of Detroit has been declared insolvent and foundations are looking for innovation, the approach carries two critical lessons for community development.
The FinTech Innovation Lab is operated through the Partnership for New York City Fund which was set up through 200 CEOs 15 years ago at the prompting of Henry Kravis.
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Ultimately, updating the City's digital infrastructure for the 21st century sets the foundation for innovation that will continue to move us forward.
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Some small technology firms in the temporary Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus won't be able to afford the inner city even if they want to be there, says Wil McLellan, founder of Stickman Studios.
"The cloud strategy gives City employees the ability to do their jobs more effectively while saving taxpayer dollars, decreasing duplication among departments and streamlining our operations across the board, " said Brett Goldstein, the City's Chief Information Officer and the Commissioner of the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT).
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Demonstrate that inclusion and innovation begin at home by adopting inclusive technology services procurement policies at city hall.
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Is there any city, community or region that can possibly compete with its stunning record of innovation, creativity, and wealth generation?
Much innovation will likely also happen in the downtown corridor, mid-city, and in Hollywood, where some say a closer proximity to studios and entertainment industry professionals will fuel faster collaboration.
In driving the building of this infrastructure, the City will first focus on establishing an open, gigabit-speed networks in key innovation areas.
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"The UW, the City of Seattle and Gigabit Squared are working together to make Seattle the most wired and connected city in the nation and to continue its role as a major leader in the innovation economy of the 21stcentury, " said University of Washington President Michael Young.
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"New York City's public pay telephone network has incredible potential, " said Chief Information and Innovation Officer Merchant.
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In advance of the 2012 Social Innovation Summit taking place next week at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, and as the third installment of an exclusive interview series, I spoke with Adam Brotman, Chief Digital Officer for Starbucks Coffee Company.
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