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Articles tagged “skift cities”

Tourism

U.S. Mayors Are Backing Innovation Districts To Transform Their Cities’ Brands

With the federal government deadlocked in intractable partisan debate, mayors across the U.S. are stepping up to drive progress by cultivating their innovation economies. A growing number are developing innovation districts to elevate their cities' brands.

Greg Oates, Skift | 7 years ago

U.S. Mayors Are Backing Innovation Districts To Transform Their Cities’ Brands

Ground Transport

Smart Cities Need Open Data and a Willingness to Test and Learn

Making a city smarter requires new ideas, and these fresh concepts need testing. The public sector shouldn't be afraid of trying new things and failing as long as the trials are targeted and don't cost too much money.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 7 years ago

Smart Cities Need Open Data and a Willingness to Test and Learn

Business Travel

The C2 Conference Is a Billboard For Montreal as a ‘Smart Living Laboratory’

While everyone is talking about the industry-leading creative conference design at C2 Montreal, the big story is how the 6-year-old event has evolved as a platform for the region's innovation economy to co-create the future of cities and collaborative urbanism.

Greg Oates, Skift | 7 years ago

The C2 Conference Is a Billboard For Montreal as a ‘Smart Living Laboratory’
Free Read

Meetings

Free Report: Defining Conventions as Urban Innovation and Economic Accelerators

The meetings and conventions industry is evolving into a global innovation distribution channel. The challenge is mapping and measuring those long-term impacts.

Meetings Mean Business + Skift | 7 years ago

Free Report: Defining Conventions as Urban Innovation and Economic Accelerators

Business Travel

Washington, D.C. Is Trying to Sell Meeting Planners on Inclusiveness

Washington, D.C. is promoting its high degree of inclusivity and diversity in the region's tech sector, compared to the national average, as a competitive advantage to attract more technology conventions and drive long-term economic growth for a broader cross-section of local communities.

Greg Oates, Skift | 7 years ago

Washington, D.C. Is Trying to Sell Meeting Planners on Inclusiveness

Meetings

The Rise of Civic Tech and Its Impact on Meetings, Conventions and Tourism

The CitizenLab platform fills the need in conventions today for an affordable, scalable community engagement tool connecting conference delegates and exhibitors with local citizens and policy makers.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

The Rise of Civic Tech and Its Impact on Meetings, Conventions and Tourism

Business Travel

Destinations Promote Tourism and Tech Culture With Pop-Up ‘Houses’ at SXSW Austin

In a super competitive market to attract high-tech talent, cities are promoting their overall livability and lifestyle attributes as much as their tech economies. At SXSW 2016, they accomplished that with expensive and experiential destination marketing strategies integrating local venues and global panels highlighting the future of business.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

Destinations Promote Tourism and Tech Culture With Pop-Up ‘Houses’ at SXSW Austin

Tourism

Travel Portland CEO on Acting Like a First-Tier Destination

Portland's indie spirit is paying dividends to help position the city in the global travel market as a place where creativity and innovation is valued and fostered to help connect visitors and locals.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

Travel Portland CEO on Acting Like a First-Tier Destination

Tourism

Singapore Repositions Image As a Cultural Hub With Local Artists

Singapore is using the SG50 events in New York, Beijing, and London as a coming out party to argue that it's more than a business travel destination with great food and shopping.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

Singapore Repositions Image As a Cultural Hub With Local Artists