New study released – Socio-economic impact of open service innovation

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/item-detail-dae.cfm?item_id=7195 This study assesses the economic and societal potential and impact of open service innovation approach in Europe. The study is coordinated and led by Logica business consulting. The consortium consists of IBM, Nokia, Intel, Novay and Innovation Value Institute. The study considers the role of users and citizens in open, user-driven service innovation, as …

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Free IBM RedGuides about Smarter Planet topics

This IBM® Redguide™ publication is the first paper in the Smarter Cities™ Series of Redguide publications. This particular guide provides insight into the IBM Smarter Cities vision and explains how information and technology can help make cities smarter. It focuses on the foundation that is used to build a smarter city. It also explains how …

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Free courseware (Transforming Engineering Education)

Keep your approach to teaching engineering topics current with a complete solution for measurements, circuits, and controls education from National Instruments.  Using tools like the NI LabVIEW graphical programming environment,  NI hardware, and the NI Multisim circuits teaching environment extends hands-on-learning from the laboratory to the dorm room and equips students to experiment easier, learn …

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Service Science INFORMS sponsorship – contribute scholarly articles

The <<Service Science: http://www.sersci.com/ServiceScience/>> team is working extremely hard in pursuit of receiving its full INFORMS sponsorship. If done successfully, all papers (including previously published papers) will be archived as INFORMS publications. I understand that we all are passionate about the fast development of Service Science. To ensure that we have good quality papers published …

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Cambridge Service Alliance

Consider joining the Cambridge Service Alliance on LinkedIN a unique global alliance between leading businesses and universities. Founded by Cambridge University, in alliance with BAE Systems and IBM, the Alliance was formed in 2010 and is designed to bring together some of the world’s best firms and researchers devoted to delivering today the insights, education …

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