On december was announced that the 2012 TED prize was awarded to the idea of 'the city 2.0' and now it vision was just unveiled last february 29th, in California, marking the first time in the history of its existence that the award was given to a concept rather than an individual.

The City 2.0 is a platform created by the TED Prize to assist citizens anywhere in the creating their own City 2.0. It will become an ever-expanding network and knowledge base of city projects, with the ability to scale successes, learn lessons from failures, and instigate global action.

Then the statement of intent and feature video,below.

THE WISH

I am the crucible of the future.
I am where humanity will either flourish or fade.
I am being built and rebuilt every day.
I am inevitable. But I am not yet determined.
I wish to be inclusive, innovative, healthy, soulful, thriving. But my potential can only be reached through you.

You can forge a new urban outlook. Begin by connecting. Imagine a platform that brings you together, locally and globally. Combine the reach of the cloud with the power of the crowd. Connect leaders, experts, companies, organizations and citizens. Share your tools, data, designs, successes, and ideas. Turn them into action.

Together you can:

  • Bridge the gap between poor and rich communities.
  • Spectacularly reduce your carbon footprint.
  • Make nature part of daily life.
  • Empower entrepreneurship.
  • Re-imagine education.
  • Nurture health.

I am the City 2.0. Dream me. Build me. Make me real.

Join The City 2.0 on this website and read The Plan, The Needs and Questions here.

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Published on: March 7, 2012
Cite: "The TED Prize 2012 Winner: The City 2.0" METALOCUS. Accessed
<http://www.metalocus.es/en/news/ted-prize-2012-winner-city-20> ISSN 1139-6415
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