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Dec 25th
Cisco joins City of Amsterdam to expand ecomap
Dec 25th
Technology giant Cisco and the city of Amsterdam today announced the rollout of Urban EcoMap, an Internet-based tool that enables cities around the world to provide smarter climate change information for their citizens. A city can use Urban EcoMap to create awareness among its residents of the impact of carbon emissions on their urban environment. It provides information on carbon emissions from transportation, energy and waste among neighborhoods, organized by district, and delivers tips on ways to reduce a resident’s carbon footprint.
Facts/Highlights:
- The application is an extension of the Urban EcoMap launched in May 2009 in the city of San Francisco. The Amsterdam version of the Urban EcoMap will be progressively expanded in the upcoming year with real-time information, which might also be linked to data from other agencies. More >
Amsterdam art expo going global
Dec 25th
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Holland, showcases more art and culture per square kilometre than any other country on earth. To highlight this, the four largest cities in Holland will be taking part in a large-scale art and cultural event called “Holland Art Cities” until early 2011. The top 10 museums in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht will join forces to put together an unprecedented art spectacle.Some of the most beautiful museums in the world are located within only an hour’s travel of one another in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. During Holland Art Cities, the cities will be inundated with art and culture. Cultural organisations and the top 10 museums from the Netherlands cooperated to schedule a cultural calendar of the highest quality. The programme, which consists of over 25 exhibitions, is a must for art lovers. More >
Dutch car maker Spyker may lose SAAB deal
Dec 25th
General Motors Co [GM.UL] is pressing ahead with plans to shut down Saab as chances of a deal to sell the Swedish brand to Dutch sports car builder Spyker Cars (SPYKR.AS) remain remote, a person familiar
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with the planning said on Thursday.
GM has not changed the plans it announced Friday to begin winding down Saab’s operations in January and it has started discussions with other interested parties as part of that process, the person said.
Spyker Chief Executive Victor Muller told Reuters on Thursday that his company was still in talks with the U.S. automaker about an acquisition of Saab. He said earlier this week that a final outcome would not happen until next week.
“We are still in discussions,” Muller told Reuters in a text message. More >
