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connected ideas: crowdsourcing, smartmobs, jams
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IBM's version of crowdsourcing or collective intelligence. Have done it since 2001
This page is an events pge for IBM Jam events
The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. GLOBE's vision promotes and supports students, teachers and scientists to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and the Earth system
"A conversation about the theory and practice of collective intelligence, with emphasis on Wikipedia, other instances of aggregated intellectual work and on recent innovative applications in business. "
"They were drawn by IBM CEO Sam Palmisano’s objective to invest up to US$100 million to develop and bring to market the best ideas from the event. Their dialog resulted in tens of thousands of creative and far-reaching ideas, "
In 2005, over three days, the Government of Canada, UN-HABITAT and IBM hosted Habitat Jam. Tens of thousands of participants - from urban specialists, to government leaders, to residents from cities around the world - discussed issues of urban sustainability. Their ideas shaped the agenda for the UN World Urban Forum, held in June 2006. People from 158 countries registered for the jam and shared their ideas for action to improve the environment, health, safety and quality of life in the world's burgeoning cities.
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10 items | 1 visits
connected ideas: crowdsourcing, smartmobs, jams
Updated on Oct 10, 11
Created on Oct 10, 11
Category: Schools & Education
URL: