Smarter Planet

[1] The initiative was formed to encourage the ideas of business, government, and civil society leaders worldwide towards their path of achieving economic growth, near-term efficiency, sustainable development, and societal progress.

He highlighted dozens of initiatives in which leaders created smarter systems to solve the planet's most pressing problems.

Each of these "op-ads" featured an essay about a system or industry that IBM claims can be made "smarter" through the application of technology.

Its goal is to showcase how using technology can solve world problems "from reducing road traffic and city crime to improving food safety and local water supplies.

Its goal is to aid major cities worldwide to run more efficiently, save money and resources, and improve the quality of life for their citizens.