Smarter Planet is a corporate initiative of the information technology company IBM . The initiative was formed to encourage the ideas of business, government, and civil society leaders worldwide towards their path of achieving economic growth , near-term efficiency, sustainable development , and societal progress. Examples of smarter systems include smart grids , water management systems, solutions to traffic congestion problems, greener buildings, IBM's goal and strategy is to use the capacity of these technology and process management capabilities and, outside the realm of technology, to advocate for policy decisions that, according to the IBM's management, could "make the planet smarter.
30-585: Smarter Planet was officially formed in November 2008, when IBM's Chairman, CEO, and President Sam Palmisano at the Council on Foreign Relations presented a new agenda for building a "smarter planet". In his speech, he emphasized how the world's systems and industries are becoming more interconnected and intelligent, and that leaders and citizens can take advantage of this state of affairs to improve these systems and industries. In January 2010, Sam Palmisano gave
60-541: A 12-foot globe in the exhibit was created by Christian Matts and edited by Ben Suenaga. Smarter Planet's advertising campaign is also supporting TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talks. In 2009, IBM launched the Smarter Cities Challenge. Its goal is to aid major cities worldwide to run more efficiently, save money and resources, and improve the quality of life for their citizens. To date, Smarter Cities Challenge serves thousands of cities around
90-425: A 1969 alumna of Miss Porter's School , at an IBM training school. Palmisano joined IBM in 1973 as a salesman. From 1989-1990, he served a one-year stint as executive assistant to then-chairman and CEO John F. Akers . [1] During that time Palmisano was seen as a rising star and he had lunch with former chairman Thomas Watson, Jr. once per month. Palmisano afterwards ran the company's Japanese office. [2] He
120-507: A blocking assignment. He was also a union musician , and once was the opening act and played backup saxophone for The Temptations . He holds a bachelor's degree in history from Johns Hopkins University where he was member of Beta Theta Pi . He also played football ( center , offensive tackle , team co-captain ) there, and turned down an opportunity to try out with the Oakland Raiders . He met his wife, Gaier Notman,
150-464: A captain will have different responsibilities. For example, a captain of a basketball team must be the one to conduct the offense and be one of the most verbal on defense. In the NBA a captain will be the one to talk during interviews and also be the first one to be looked at after a poor performance. In basketball the captain can be substituted out of the game and there does not need to be an active captain on
180-502: A company that did more than sell computers; they believed that it had an important role to play in solving societal challenges". [3] [4] Palmisano's mandate was to move into new businesses with high-profit margins and potential for innovation. This included purchasing PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting in 2002 so that IBM could go beyond selling computers and software and help customers use technology to solve business challenges (marketing, procurement, and manufacturing). During his tenure,
210-566: A follow-up speech to the Chatham House called the "Decade of Smart". He highlighted dozens of initiatives in which leaders created smarter systems to solve the planet's most pressing problems. The speech aimed to inspire others to follow the leads of these innovators by helping to create a smarter planet. Smarter Planet's goal is to use the technology and intelligent systems in order to create smarter power grids, food systems, water, healthcare, and traffic systems. In 2008 and 2009, IBM ran
240-467: A rotation of team captains. Some of the greatest captains in history are the ones with the most subtle of traits that are required for success. From Sam Walker in his book The Captain Class he states that a captain is "the most important factor for a team's success". The responsibilities of a captain vary from sport to sport, but overall help determine the game. In sports like cricket or volleyball ,
270-513: A series of marketing campaigns in newspapers such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal . Each of these "op-ads" featured an essay about a system or industry that IBM claims can be made "smarter" through the application of technology. In January 2010, a display at Epcot 's Innoventions was installed. Its goal is to showcase how using technology can solve world problems "from reducing road traffic and city crime to improving food safety and local water supplies." A video that plays on
300-578: A total compensation of $ 21,159,289, which included a base salary of $ 1,800,000, a cash bonus of $ 4,750,000, stocks granted of $ 13,517,401, no options, and other compensation of $ 1,091,888. In 2010 Palmisano was awarded The Deming Cup , an excellence award presented by the W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity, and Competitiveness at Columbia Business School , for his ability to drive IBM to new levels of operational excellence and for his role in creating and leading IBM's Global Services business unit. Palmisano announced on October 25, 2011, that he
330-541: Is a former president and the eighth chief executive officer of IBM until January 2012. He also served as chairman of the company until October 1, 2012. Palmisano was appointed president and chief operating officer (COO) effective in October 2000. He was promoted to CEO in March 2002, while retaining the title of president, and named chairman effective January 1, 2003. Palmisano announced on October 25, 2011, that he
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#1732776075608360-567: The Linux operating system . Before leading IBM Global Services, Palmisano led the IBM strategic outsourcing business and before that, he was president of an IBM subsidiary— Integrated Systems Solutions Corporation —which ultimately became IBM Global Services. Palmisano was elected president and chief operating officer (COO) effective in October 2000. Palmisano was promoted to CEO in March 2002 and named chairman effective January 1, 2003, succeeding
390-532: The company also acquired 25 software companies that specialized in data mining and analytics so that IBM could help companies and governments to find patterns in web and internal data. Palmisano also prepared the company for cloud computing , originally known inside IBM as on-demand computing, where the center of innovation would be services and software, delivered over the Internet from data centers and connecting to PCs and other devices. [5] [6] In 2008, despite
420-523: The cost of components for larger IBM offerings like mainframes and servers. As IBM's PC group was profitable and generated around US$ 20 billion in yearly revenue, the divestiture resulted in IBM ceding the title of the world's largest information technology firm (by revenue) to Hewlett-Packard , the latter whose revenue had increased due to the acquisition of Compaq in 2002. However to Palmisano, moving to new high-margin businesses meant exiting low-margin businesses like PC manufacturing, plus PC manufacturing
450-499: The court at all times, but in association football a captain must be on the field at all times. Usually the "Captain Band" will be passed to a player with similar seniority to the team when the captain is substituted out of the game. Although these responsibilities may vary from sport to sport, most responsibilities stay the same. When a team's performance is poor, one of the first individuals that fans, analysts, and other teams look at are
480-411: The decision for the two teams to be on either offence or defense is determined with a coin toss and a decision made by the captains. This decision is often strategically made depending on how the coin lands, since it can negatively or positively affect the outcome of a game depending on whether a given team starts on offence or defence. A captain is also the first one a referee looks to while explaining
510-475: The financial crisis and economic recession [7] , he launched I.B.M.’s Smarter Planet initiative which applies computer intelligence to create more efficient systems for numerous applications including utility grids and traffic management. [8] Although the services and consulting businesses, which then-CEO Gerstner had championed, provided most of IBM's revenue, software analytics had higher margins, contributed more profits and had more growth. Palmisano also led
540-477: The game is in progress on the field. In either case, it is a position that indicates honor and respect from one's teammates – recognition as a leader by one's peers. In association football and cricket , a captain is also known as a skipper . Various sports have differing roles and responsibilities for team captains. Depending on the sport, team captains may be given the responsibility of interacting with game officials regarding application and interpretation of
570-407: The results of a play or giving a foul, or flag. Oftentimes a referee will not discuss these matters with any other player than a captain or a coach. This is important because the reaction of the captain may or may not determine how the referee will proceed. A captain must stay calm and cool headed when talking with a referee to ensure the most accurate determinants of the game. Depending on the sport,
600-547: The retiring Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. after the Dot-com bubble bust. While his predecessor had saved the company from bankruptcy by downsizing the workforce and cutting costs and then leading IBM's resurgence with systems integration and services consulting (such as e-commerce), Palmisano's goal was to reestablish IBM as a standard-setting company. He was influenced by the Watsons , the company founders who "always defined I.B.M. as
630-416: The rules. In many team sports, the captains represent their respective teams when the match official does the coin toss at the beginning of the game. The team captain, in some sports, is selected by the team coach , who may consider factors ranging from playing ability to leadership to serving as a good moral example to the team. Coaches may also choose to change team captains from time to time, or to have
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#1732776075608660-489: The sale of the PC group to Lenovo which closed in 2005. The move was controversial inside IBM, as it had invented the personal computer in the 1980s, and the PC was one of the company's few products widely used by the masses and created strong brand recognition for IBM. Although it fell behind rivals during the 1990s, that division helped drive sales of other I.B.M. products in corporate accounts, and its purchasing power helped lower
690-499: The vice chairman of a new White House cybersecurity commission tasked with helping the country better defend itself against and withstand cyber attacks, the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity . Captain (sports) In team sport , captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while
720-473: The world in all areas of management including public safety, health and human services, education, infrastructure, energy, water, and environmental. IBM Smarter cities also include citizen participation through People4SmarterCities.com, so they can be part of the technological advances transforming their cities. Examples of major cities around the world using IBM Smarter Cities technology: Sam Palmisano Samuel J. "Sam" Palmisano (born July 29, 1951)
750-513: Was appointed senior vice president and group executive of the Personal Systems Group in 1997. He was then promoted to senior vice president and group executive of IBM Global Services in 1998, during the period when IBM shifted its focus from pure technology to embrace outsourcing and other services. He became senior vice president and group executive of Enterprise Systems in 1999 when the systems group drove IBM's move to adopt
780-524: Was becoming commoditized and offered few opportunities for innovation. It took five years but Palmisano was vindicated from 2010 onward as the Post-PC era of technology took hold . [9] [10] Also recognizing that drives were becoming a commodity, he sold off IBM's disk drive business to Hitachi and then signed a five-year deal to buy Hitachi drives. [11] As CEO of IBM, Palmisano has shifted many development and support positions to emerging markets. He
810-474: Was elected to the board of ExxonMobil in 2006. In 2021, he was voted off the board after an ESG - based shareholder revolt led by activist hedge fund Engine 1. He is also the Honorary Chairman of National Engineers Week 2008. In November 2008, Palmisano, during a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations , outlined IBM's Smarter Planet initiative. While CEO of IBM in 2009, Palmisano earned
840-401: Was established in 2013 to help educate societal stakeholders – as well as leaders from the private sector, public sector, and academia – on the globally integrated economy and its promise for a better future. In May 2013, Bloomberg LP appointed Palmisano as an independent advisor for the company's privacy and data standards. In February 2016, President Barack Obama appointed Palmisano as
870-485: Was stepping aside as president and CEO, being succeeded by Ginni Rometty effective on January 1, 2012. Palmisano continued to serve as chairman of the board until October 1, 2012. Samuel J. Palmisano is the chairman of the Center for Global Enterprise, a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of contemporary corporation, the management science in a globally interconnected world. The CGE
900-595: Was stepping aside as president and CEO. He was succeeded in these positions by Ginni Rometty . As of 2009, IBM was the largest IT company in the world and 45th largest company overall. Palmisano grew up in an Italian-American middle class family in Baltimore, Maryland . His father owned a body shop . As an offensive lineman at Calvert Hall College High School in Baltimore, Maryland he prepared earnestly, studying pregame scouting reports and seldom missed
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