The City as the Platform
I have just spent 3 days at the Metropolis08 Congress in Sydney (actually I'm about to head off to the third day and chair a workshop on technology and the city). Lots of fascinating discussions and stories from over 80 cities from all around the world. A couple of things have struck me. Firstly, given the predictions that within then next 30 years or so, over 70% of the world's population will be living in urban areas, the whole concept of the public sector and public management...