Since 2005, Barcelona hosts the largest and most important exhibition for the mobile industry: the Mobile World Congress (MWC). After six years, in 2011, Barcelona was chosen as GSMA Mobile World Capital and will continue to be the site of GSMA Mobile World Congress through 2023. Besides the positive externalities generated into the local economy, […]
How the Collaborative Economy Is Changing Cities
Sharing in cities is not a new idea. In fact, cities emerged as an instrument for taking advantage of the benefits of agglomeration and they are the primary point where communities share: from communal spaces and shared infrastructure, to homes and public services. However, in recent years, collaborative initiatives have multiplied and expanded at an […]
Yinchuan: What Makes a City Smart?
Following-up on our latest blog entry about the TM Forum Smart City InFocus conference, this post is going to focus on the host city of the event: Yinchuan. Yinchuan is a city in the northwest of China with a population of about 2 million people, which has been selected as a pilot city to become a […]
Smart City InFocus Conference in Yinchuan
A few months ago, the IESE Cities in Motion Team had the great opportunity to attend the TM Forum Smart City InFocus conference, which took place in Yinchuan (China) on September 7-9, 2016. Through this blog, we would like to share with you a few ideas and thoughts both from the conference and from Yinchuan. This […]
Welcome to IESE Cities in Motion
On behalf of the IESE Cities in Motion team, welcome to our blog! IESE Cities in Motion Strategies is a research platform that was launched by the IESE Business School Center for Globalization and Strategy and the IESE Department of Strategy. We are an initiative that brings together an international network of experts, specialized companies […]