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TERRASSA SMART CITY

https://www.terrassa.cat/es/tei

Pla Director Smart City Terrassa




GRANTA education

https://grantadesign.com/education/teachingresources/


Find inspiration for your teaching and access case studies, exercises, active teaching packages and check our ongoing developments here.



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Lecture Unit 1: The materials of engineering

https://grantadesign.com/teachingresources/pptmaten18/

An introduction to engineering materials and processes, and CES EduPack as a database of information.



20 Most Ethical High-Tech Companies

https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1333281

Good ethics are simply good business. In light of that reality, more and more organizations are putting time and energy into perfecting their compliance and ethics practices and procedures.

Especially in the electronics and high-technology sectors, there are some excellent examples of organizations that have built stellar reputations and have built their business as a result.

“Over the last 12 years, we have repeatedly seen that those companies who focus on transparency and authenticity are rewarded with the trust of employees, customers, and investors. While negative headlines might grab attention, the companies who support the rule of law and operate with decency and fair play around the globe will always succeed in the long term,” Timothy Erblich, CEO of the Ethisphere Institute said in a written statement.

For a dozen years now, the Ethisphere Institute has annually recognized those companies that have made their mark on global society by paying attention to corporate governance, risk, sustainability, compliance, and ethics. The 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies report identified 135 companies spanning 23 countries and 57 industries.

“In 2017, we saw a profound change in the discourse around the world, but as part of that disruption we also saw global companies emerge as society’s leading voice to advance the human condition,” Ethisphere reported.

Organizations in the high-tech sector, including defense, distribution, manufacturing, logistics, automotive, and more, were well represented on the list. The awards were based on the following criteria:

    Ethics and compliance program (35%)
    Corporate citizenship and responsibility (20%)
    Culture of ethics (20%)
    Governance (15%)
    Leadership, innovation and reputation (10%).

Sustainable measures

http://sustainablemeasures.com/indicator-search

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/


Characteristics of effective indicators:


http://sustainablemeasures.com/node/92



Earthwatch is actively involved in encouraging the development of indicators of environment and sustainable development, as a way to improve the delivery of information for decision-making.  The short notes below provide access to some of the important work in this field.
http://www.un.org/earthwatch/about/docs/indicat.htm



The data we present, already since 2006, will give you a good insight in the level of sustainability of your own country as well as of all 154 countries included in the Sustainable Society Index, SSI.

http://www.ssfindex.com


Spiderweb all countries
Spiderweb all countries

The spiderweb shows the score of each of the 21 indicators of the country in green, on a scale of 1-10 (10=sustainable, 1=not sustainable). The red line is the weighted average score of all countries.

The future city of Africa. Sustainable City Development

http://fcafrica.org/

UNHabitat .predicts that 700 million people will be added to the cities of Africa in the next 35 years. That means an entire New York city needs to be built – every six months!
 
That is a great challenge, but also a unique opportunity to rethink the African city of the future, leapfrogging over the outdated infrastructure and mindsets of the 20th century and create a 21st century city based on African needs, African culture and African environment. Africa has already taken the lead when it comes to mobile banking and mobile health with new solutions are being developed and implemented in Africa faster than anywhere else.
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The rapid development of the cities in Africa open up the same opportunities for redesigning the city, based on the latest mobile and sensor technologies and the internet of things. African cities are not stuck in infrastructure in the same way as European and Amerian cities which gives them a big advantage in implementing the smart city of the future.
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That is why we are setting up “The Future City of Africa” conference and expo in Nairobi, June 9th-11th. There we will bring together the brightest minds of Africa. Up and coming thought leaders that are already starting to shape the future. Visionary architects, brave entrepreneurs, mad innovators and critical authors. Mayors that care about the future of their city and the prosperity of their people. Investors from Silicon Valley, Europe and Africa and business people that are ready to think out of the box and build the businesses of tomorrow.
The conference is set up by Phønix, the international place branding panel, in partnership with one of the leading cities in Africa – Nairobi, a ground breaking university when it comes to urban planning and sustainable development, and leading companies in smart cities and infrastructure development. We will be bringing in over 40 top speakers from all over Africa and beyond. The host of the conference is Dr. Evans Kidero, governor of Nairobi. See the already announced speakers and click AGENDA here to see more about the four main themes of the conference. 
 
The media will be monitoring the conference closely and all the major media will be covering the event. This includes CNBC Africa which will send a TV crew to the conference to create a one hour long documentary about the ideas presented, the speakers on the stage and the doers that attend.  See you in Nairobi in June!