UBIQUITY AND YOU

Smart Cities and Smart People in the Age of

Ubiquitous Computing

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LOCALLY NETWORKED, PORTABLE, OCCASIONALLY CONNECTED

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DISCRETE, PORTABLE, ALWAYS CONNECTED

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INFORMATION

DATA CAPTURE

NAVIGATION

INTERNET • DIGITAL CONTENT • LOW-COST COMPUTING • BIG DATA

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“THE BEST WAY TO PREDICT THE FUTURE IS TO INVENT IT.”

ALAN KAY

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