July 30, 2007 By News Report
The Digital Cities Convention in São Paulo is a day-long thought-leadership conference exploring the range of wireless technologies, applications and business models for cities, communities and regions, with a special emphasis on:
* Global best-practice sharing on sustainable business models with local-government case-study presenters from:
- Corpus Christi, Texas,
- Minneapolis, Minnesota,
- Macedonia (USAID),
- Mexico City, and
- San Francisco
* Jumpstarting broadband-wireless infrastructure debate with representatives from ABEP, CIASC, PRODERJ, and PRODESP;
* Policy and regulatory frameworks discussions, including recent ANATEL rulings for Brazilian cities;
* South American case studies; and
* Industry perspectives from Motorola, Cisco Systems, and Intel, including a Technology Showcase of leading vendors.
"The Digital Cities Convention is a unique opportunity to explore, in an international context, viable and sustainable business models in support of broadband-wireless deployment for cities and regions," said Sergio Queiroz, coordinator for science and technology of the Secretariat for Development of the State of São Paulo. "We welcome W2i to São Paulo State."
"W2i looks forward to hosting the 14th Digital Cities Convention -- our second in Brazil -- in support of the region's planning around wireless infrastructure, applications, and services, as well as its digital-inclusion initiatives," said Daniel Aghion, executive director, Wireless Internet Institute. "Metro-scale broadband-wireless stakeholders from around the hemisphere are invited to come to São Paolo, the world's third-largest metropolitan area, to share best practices."
For full program details of the Digital Cities Convention in São Paulo, visit:
http://w2i-media.c.topica.com/maahgd9abAeDvaMB3Bgb/
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