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Date Published
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CARTO Contributors
Word count
379
Language
English
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None

Summary

The Harvard Technology and Entrepreneurship Center organized a Strategic Innovation Symposium on digital prosperity in Latin American cities, bringing together academics, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders to discuss opportunities and challenges. The symposium highlighted the importance of location intelligence and data visualizations in creating successful city initiatives, with solutions like CARTO helping to solve challenges and create better societies through technology. By enabling governments, businesses, and citizens to use open data, cities can increase transparency, accountability, and livability, and drive policies that promote digital prosperity for global cities.