IBM To Give $50 Million In Tech And Consulting Services To 100 Cities

IBM today announced a plan to give away $50 million of its services and technology over the next three years to 100 municipalities through a program the company is calling the Smarter Cities Challenge.

Funded via IBM's philanthropic division, according to an IBM press statement, the Smarter Cities program aims to help municipalities around the world? with populations of 100,000 to 700,000 ideally? solve local problems in any of the following areas: healthcare, education, safety, social services, transportation, communications, sustainability, budget management, energy, and utilities.

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