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Our healthcare "system" IBM Chairman Sam Palmisano addressed the 2009 Medical Innovation Summit with insights into America's healthcare problems as seen from a systems point of view.

Embotellamiento Mexico City is one of the most congested cities in the world. Traffic causes major economic, societal and environmental challenges for the city and its citizens. IBM has a point of view on how to solve that.

Five Qs: Smarter cities By 2050, 70% of the world will live in cities. IBM's general manager for the public sector explains why IBM is focused on cities and what we can do to make them sustainable centers for progress.

In the news All the issues cities face for development, sustainability, and livability can be daunting. Fortunately, help is at hand. Intelligence is being infused into the way our cities work.

Smart? Discuss. One of the best things about cities is the diversity of voices you can hear and read. Follow the conversation—with guest bloggers, event tweeters and others—and let us know what you think.

Park good ideas here Share your own ideas for the smarter city you want to live in and help build in this collaborative intelligence project for building a planet of smarter cities.

One city's story If we want to make our cities truly smarter, we need to have a keen eye for the way all the different parts brilliantly come together and take shape. Here is a look at some of the ways New York comes together.

A vision of smarter cities Learn how cities can lead the way to a successful, sustainable future and by what criteria you can help your city measure its progress on the path to prosperity.

Fire analytics The Fire Department of New York will be able to pool information from disparate sources and deliver it from a new command center to firefighters as the information becomes available.

Tale of a smarter city A city is a living environment of different cultures, peoples, ideas and systems that are interdependent yet all determine and shape the others' identities. This is the story of smarter cities.

Smart new looks Sometimes, it helps to visualize what goes into making a city work. Explore a growing collection of images about smart cities...and IBM's Smarter Cities/New York conference in particular.

Sustaining Dubuque, USA This community of 60,000 will be one of the first "smarter" sustainable cities in the U.S. The project will create an international model of sustainability for communities of 200,000 and under.

Ideas for smarter cities

Two centuries ago, the planet had just two concentrations of a million or more people: London and Beijing. Today, there are 450 such shining cities—the economic, governmental, cultural and technological power plants of a global urban age. Our future depends on keeping them running and growing brightly.

Smarter economic stimulus

Governments, businesses and nonprofits are doing what they can to get national and global economies on firmer footing. While IBM works with governments at every level around the world, three areas in particular could spur growth: smarter healthcare, smarter grids and broadband access.