Liverpool Hosts International Symposium: Building Smart Cities with Citizens and for the Public Good
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] Building Data Ecosystems to Unlock the Value of Big Data in Liverpool City Region [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="10"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] This is a guest post, written and provided by: Mark Boyle, Sue Jarvis, and Alex Singleton -...
MetroLab Network Enters Next Phase with 35 Partnerships between Universities and Local Governments
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, DC — JANUARY 14, 2020 — The organization will deepen its work with universities, local governments, and stakeholders in the civic ecosystem. 35 partnerships between universities and local governments in the U.S., U.K., and Canada have reaffirmed their...
A Look Back at the 2019 Summit
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column css_animation="none" width="1/6"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_gallery interval="5" images="8132,8131,8129,8130,8128,8127,8126,8125,8124,8123,8121,8122,8120,8087,8085,8074,8083" img_size="full" direction_nav="yes" control_nav="yes"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/6"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="44px"][vc_column_text]Another year, another Annual Summit under our belts! This year’s Summit, which took place in Boulder, CO on September 19-20, brought...
Welcome to our new UK members
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]MetroLab officially crosses the Atlantic to welcome our first three UK members. We’re delighted to be joined by: University of Bristol and the City of Bristol (England, United Kingdom) University of Glasgow and the City of Glasgow (Scotland,...
MetroLab welcomes 1st Canadian members
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]MetroLab officially heads across the border to welcome our first Canadian members: the University of Alberta and the City of Edmonton. [caption id="attachment_8001" align="alignleft" width="500"] View of the University of Alberta[/caption] We look forward to working with our new Canadian...
Rodolfo Scannone: Boston and Pittsburgh Partner on Student Trek
Earlier this year myself and a team of graduate students from Carnegie Mellon visited Boston in an immersive trek to kick-off our Social Innovation Fellowship. We met with academic, government, and social entrepreneurs to learn about the variety of ways that the City of Boston,...