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...local information, to support city workers including police, building inspectors and social workers, and to remotely monitor infrastructure such as parking meters and cctv cameras. But governments usually mention economic competitiveness as their primary justification. "We see this to be an enabler for new opportunities, new businesses, and to attract new companies," says Yeng Kit Chan, head of Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority. "Without this new infrastructure Singapore would not have an edge over other locations." Late last year, Singapore said it would invest $20 million in a wireless project that will provide Internet access in public places such...
Employees at local businesses yesterday were cautiously optimistic about the Web site’s potential to attract more customers...
...People already love coming to Harvard Square and this new idea would not necessarily attract more tourists, but it would interest the younger generation,” said Sharian N. Clarke, an employee at the Harvard Square Hotel...
...community.“If you look at the restaurant today, and that building today…and you compare it to where it was six months ago, I think a reasonable person would say that we’ve done quite a lot to make that an attractive feature of the Square,” he says.Another bright spot is Z Square, a two-level café, restaurant, and bar which opened last October in the location of the old Wursthaus.Z Square’s sleek design reflects the Square’s trend towards sophistication, but its affordable...
...game).The speech, which lasted roughly an hour and a half, had a strange effect on me. It made me appreciate the sports environment at Harvard.Crimson sports don’t garner the same fanfare or attention as larger, non-Ivy League programs. We don’t attract the nation’s top prep school stars to play in Lavietes Pavilion and Harvard Stadium. A big reason for this is that the Ivy League has outlawed athletic scholarships, which leads to major prospects diverting their attention to other schools. But although this means that Harvard students can?...