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Open Data Strategies of Real-time Cities Part 2NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Data Strategies of Real-time Cities Part 2 : ICT Opportunities in Cambridge (UK) and Kazan (Russia) Successful second wave cities invest in their ability to absorb best practices and new technologies and to manage partnerships. Knowledge-transfer skills are needed to leverage expertise from academia, established and SME technology companies, collaboration networks, first wave cities, and other regional partners. They must also strengthen their ability to work with a wide variety of financial instruments, such as public–private partnerships, grants, and loans. However, they must avoid 'competition fatigue', whereby too much resource is allocated to project bids where the chances of emerging empty-handed are high. Second-wave customers prioritise broadband and mixed-technology access networks and urban infrastructure renewal. The latter may have significant government backing but lack the opportunity for ICT suppliers to lead. The main opportunities are, therefore, in solutions for problems of siloed and legacy back-office systems, and tools for designing citizen portals and mobile apps. Although customers favour open-source options, some early advocates have become more accepting of proprietary solutions with open APIs. Read the full report: http://www.reportlinker.com/p03607624-summary/view-report.html About Reportlinker ReportLinker is an award-winning market research solution. Reportlinker finds and organizes the latest industry data so you get all the market research you need - instantly, in one place. http://www.reportlinker.com __________________________ To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/open-data-strategies-of-real-time-cities-part-2-300218206.html SOURCE Reportlinker |