FututreBoston Mission Statement:
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FutureBOSTON -- What Next for Boston and the Region in the Global Economy
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The FutureBOSTON challenges are:1.
- eHealth- The exploration of "eHealth" communications over a wireless networks and how it might better support improved health in a community from a consumer's perspective, lowering costs, improving care and making the delivery of medical service more transparent
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- City Design - The creation of new land use proposals in a city district that would allow an unsupervised child to play in safety, shaped by the advent of mixed-use zoning, densification to the standard of Vancouver, major commercial retail, green construction methods, multi-mode transportation and advanced sensor technologies
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- Environmental Sustainability - The search for the net-zero emission city of the future, incorporating co-generation, conservation, alternative fuels and new energy technology to create energy independence
"Talent is the world's natural resource," said Tom Piper, Executive Director of FutureBOSTON and a Senior Research Scientist at MIT. "FutureBOSTON is about engaging this talent worldwide in new ways over the web to help create a world class city that continues to attract and retain world class people."
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