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At Smart Cities Week in Washington, DC, Harvard professor Stephen Goldsmith talks about how to apply technologies in an outdated government system. Open data is the key to a smart city.

ZGF Architects is creating a smart city prototype in Kashiwa-no-ha, Japan. The project illustrates how City-as-a-Platform can be used in Japan and in the US to better serve citizens.

During Smart Cities Week in Washington, DC, Jeff Merritt, chief innovation officer for New York City, talked about successes and roadblocks that the city has experienced with smart city technology.

Atlanta has teamed with companies including Accenture, AT&T, GE and The Weather Company to launch IoT.ATL, an initiative to attract IoT companies and talent to make the city even smarter.

Space Tango enables customers to use microgravity for research and manufacturing. It builds autonomous systems launched into orbit for testing products in a gravity-free environment.

The next 30 years will result in 2 billion more people on the planet, and some will live in super cities. Connected cars and ridesharing will be among the methods used for transportation.

Amazon is changing consumer behaviors and those of small business owners through everything from free two-day shipping to the dominance of its Echo voice assistant products in the market.

As Alexa proliferates through the smart home and smart car, ZDNet’s Steve Ranger explains how Amazon could benefit from first-mover advantage with consumer IoT and machine learning.

Enterprise companies use open source code because it’s useful, reliable, and community vetted. TechRepublic contributor Matt Asay explains the big reasons open source is the future of enterprise tech.

Container solutions are the new normal for business. TechRepublic contributor Matt Asay explains how to get started in the cloud, and why big companies need containers.

At Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft’s James Phillips explains how low-code platforms can help businesses digitally transform.

ZDNet’s Larry Dignan and TechRepublic’s Bill Detwiler discuss Google’s AI and machine learning prowess and whether that translates into hardware sales to consumers or businesses.

At Microsoft Ignite, Jeff Willinger of Rightpoint explains the tools needed for digital transformation.

At Microsoft Ignite, Gartner analyst Annette Zimmermann discussed how virtual assistants are taking over businesses.

At Mobile World Congress Americas 2017, Brigid McDermott, vice president of blockchain business development at IBM, explains how businesses can build an ecosystem around blockchain.

TechRepublic contributor Matt Asay explains why your company should be invested in open source code, and how to avoid some of the common pitfalls.

Not all open source licenses are the same. TechRepublic contributor Matt Asay explains the differences between each license and how to choose the right solution for your company.

World leaders recently convened at the UN General Assembly to discuss global issues, including tech policy. Reporter Salima Yacoubi explains how the UN uses innovative technology around the world.