IBM and Portland team up to see into city’s future

Is it possible to see into a city’s future? Perhaps, if you’re backed by a company like IBM . The computing giant has teamed up with Portland, Oregon for its Systems Dynamics for Smarter Cities program, creating a simulation of the city (a veritable “Sim City,” as it were), so governmental leaders can see the ways in which public policies might affect its future. IBM approached the northwestern cultural mecca back in 2009, working with representatives from a number of professions, including teachers, economists, city planners, and business leaders in the interim. The information collected was combined with governmental data to create a computer-based model of the city. Among other things, city leaders have used the model to work out a plan to reduce the city’s carbon emissions 80 percent by the year 2050. Add in a guide to those famous Portland food carts and we’ll be 100 percent behind the project. Continue reading IBM and Portland team up to see into city’s future IBM and Portland team up to see into city’s future originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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