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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <title></title> <meta name="generator" content="LibreOffice 6.4.7.2 (Linux)"/> <meta name="created" content="00:00:00"/> <meta name="changed" content="2022-03-01T15:29:05.334617211"/> <style type="text/css"> p { color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 11pt } td p { color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 11pt } h1 { border: none; padding: 0in; color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 114%; text-align: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2 } </style> </head> <body lang="en-US" dir="ltr"><h1>November 2024 OpenCommons Newsletter <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/0/02/Opencommons_logo.png" name="Image4" align="right" width="150" height="90"> </img> </h1> This month we look at how open source software and open data improve smart city services and economics 7 March, 2022 In this edition we focus on how open source software and open data improve smart city services and economics. We start with a webinar on 17 March 2022 titled 'Neighborhood Data for Social Change Platform' where Elly Shoen will talk about the work underway at the USC Price Center for Social Innovation to provide a publicly available online resource for civic actors to learn about their communities, you can register for this event by clicking this link. <center><a target="_blank" href="https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=N284MTdodmtnYmE2N2EwYXNsZzZpN292MWpfMjAyMjAzMTdUMTYwMDAwWiB3aWxmcmVkLnBpbmZvbGRAb3BlbmNvbW1vbnMub3Jn&tmsrc=wilfred.pinfold%40opencommons.org"><img border="0" width="150" src="https://opencommons.org/images/2/21/OC_Register.jpeg" alt="Register"></a></center> We then explore a wider basis of the wider impact of open source with a report from the United Nations (UN) 'Impact of Open Source on the European economy' and an example of how open source has been used to make cities more livable called 'How Open-Source Software Makes Cities More Livable'. We hope you will enjoy this material. <h1>Projects</h1> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://opencommons.org/Neighborhood Data for Social Change">Neighborhood Data for Social Change</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/8/89/Neighborhood_Data_for_Social_Change.jpg/200px-Neighborhood_Data_for_Social_Change.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">The Neighborhood Data for Social Change (NDSC) platform is a free, publicly available online resource for civic actors to learn about their communities. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

</table> <a href="https://opencommons.org/Projects">More Projects...</a> <h1>Webinars</h1> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://opencommons.org/Neighborhood Data for Social Change Platform">Neighborhood Data for Social Change Platform</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/1/1f/Ndsc-800x445.jpeg/200px-Ndsc-800x445.jpeg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">The Neighborhood Data for Social Change (NDSC) platform is a free, publicly available online resource for civic actors to learn about their communities. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

</table> <a href="https://opencommons.org/Webinars">More Webinars...</a> <h1>News</h1> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://www.fiware.org/2022/04/01/the-third-edition-of-the-fiware4cities-booklet-is-out">FIWARE4Cities</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/c/ca/FIWARE4Cites.png/200px-FIWARE4Cites.png" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">FIWARE4Cities book edition 3 presents insight of cities into how they are using FIWARE and the benefits they are able to generate when making their cities smart, but also sustainable and resilient. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://openforumeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Open-Strategic-Autonomy-OFE-March-2022.pdf">Open Strategic Autonomy</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/f/fb/OpenStrategicAutonomy.jpg/200px-OpenStrategicAutonomy.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">An interconnected and open technology sector in Europe would provide the continent with cutting-edge, competitive solutions; well-paid jobs; and a turnover that contributes to Europe’s tax base and public welfare. As digitalisation and decarbonisation continue worldwide, an open technology sector would provide a strong geopolitical position, that allows Europe to set global technological standards, promote European values, as well as, maintain and grow Europe’s economy. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

</table> <a href="https://opencommons.org/News">More News...</a> <h1>Upcoming Smart City Events</h1> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2">

<tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px">02 Dec 2024 </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://smartcitiesconnect.org/smart-cities-connect-conference-expo-fall-2024/">Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo Fall 2024</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/5/58/SSCAustin2024.jpg/200px-SSCAustin2024.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px">Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo offers the most comprehensive conference, exposition and accelerator of smart city innovation in North America. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

<tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px">11 Feb 2025 </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://www.thesmartcityevent.com/east/">The Smart City Event 2025</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/0/06/TheSmartCityEvent2025.jpg/200px-TheSmartCityEvent2025.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px">Discover the nearly limitless potential of Smart Cities and how connected solutions will drive city wide improvements, better quality of life for residents and business opportunity for enterprises. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

</table> <a href="https://opencommons.org/Events">More Events...</a> <h1>Membership</h1> You have received this email because you have expressed interest in smart cities through the Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) or other related community. We try to ensure these emails are useful. To do this we have added GCTC Superclusters (sectors) to the mail list and you are invited to select which sector or sectors are of interest. You can select all to receive all emails or none to be dropped from future emails. To do this please select the options button below. <center><a target="_blank" href="https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=N284MTdodmtnYmE2N2EwYXNsZzZpN292MWpfMjAyMjAzMTdUMTYwMDAwWiB3aWxmcmVkLnBpbmZvbGRAb3BlbmNvbW1vbnMub3Jn&tmsrc=wilfred.pinfold%40opencommons.org"><img border="0" width="150" src="https://opencommons.org/images/2/24/OC_Options.jpeg"></a></center> Thank you for your support. </body> </html>

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