World Economic Forum [to 16 April 2016]
https://agenda.weforum.org/news/

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News 8 Apr 2016
Reforms to Accelerate the Delivery of India’s Smart Cities
:: The World Economic Forum has released a new report on Reforms to Accelerate the Development of India’s Smart Cities
:: The report highlights the reforms required at state and local levels to implement smart cities in India
:: The report recommends institutional, business-environment and sector-specific reforms to enhance public-private collaboration in India’s urban development programmes such as 100
:: The full report is available here
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News 6 Apr 2016
Ten Steps to build the Cities of the Future
:: The World Economic Forum has released a new report, Inspiring Future Cities & Urban Services
:: The report highlights the emerging technologies and business models that are changing the way urban services are delivered and proposes a 10-step action plan to enable cities to navigate the journey of urban transformation
:: The report proposes a “city maturity” model that highlights the various stages of urban development
:: The full report is available here
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News 5 Apr 2016
Can We Predict Real Estate Bubbles?
:: The World Economic Forum’s Shaping the Future of Real Estate initiative defines real estate asset ecosystems and how real estate bubbles could be limited through innovative solutions
:: An early warning system prototype to flag markets that may experience dramatic downturns has been designed
:: Download the full reports:
-Understanding the Commercial Real Estate Investment Ecosystem: An Early Warning System Prototype
-Understanding the Commercial Real Estate Investment Ecosystem: Case Study
-Infographic Commercial Real Estate Investment Ecosystem
-Shaping the Future of Real Estate Asset Pricing Dynamics Project page (all project reports)