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  • A mandate for change is a mandate for smart.

    We can make our world smarter. Intelligence can be infused into how we manufacture and sell... move goods, people and money... manage our companies and our countries. The world is ready for a smarter planet. Find out how we can build it together.

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    Welcome to the smarter planet series.

  • Smarter power for a smarter planet.

    In a world needing more energy, and a planet that must be preserved, waste is not an option. Billions of dollars are wasted everyday generating electricity that never reaches a single lightbulb. Fortunately, power can now be managed like the complex global system it is - a system that can become much smarter from the source, to the grid, to our homes. The world is ready for smart power. Find out how we can deliver it.

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    Welcome to the smarter planet series.


  • The roads to a smarter planet.

    Our current transportation infrastructure cannot support the world's traffic. In Australia alone, the latest estimates put the cost of time spent sitting in traffic at $11.1 billion annually. This figure doesn't include the cost of the fuel burned waiting for traffic to move. Smarter traffic systems reduce congestion, give better information to city planners, and shrink fuel consumption. We have the tools to transform our cities and make them work better. Find out how to start.

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    Welcome to the smarter planet series.

  • Setting the table for a smarter planet.

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  • How we can make our smart systems smarter.

    Information technology has taken us a long way over the past 50 years. But seizing the opportunities before us will depend on more than intelligent machines. It will depend on spreading intelligence across our technology infrastructures. Find out how we can deliver it.

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  • Attention shoppers on a smarter planet.

    Retailers today have lead times of 6 to 10 months, a stockpile of $1.2 trillion in merchandise, and mill $93 billion in sales every year - simply because they don't have the right inventory in stock.

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  • A new intelligence for a smarter planet.

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  • Smarter money for a smarter planet.

    Today, money has been reduced to zeros and ones.

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  • Welcome to #10 in the smarter planet series

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  • Diagnosis for a smarter planet.

    The problems with our healthcare system are well known, well documented and endlessly debated.

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