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Bathing in the goodness of what digital transformation’s really all about

Bathing in the goodness of what digital transformation’s really all about

We all love the countryside. (Indeed, there’s good evidence that as humans, we really need to be out in it as much as possible—a need the Japanese call forest bathing.) But unless you really are in a completely wild part of the world, what you are often seeing, from England’s green and pleasant land to the Netherlands’ rich tapestry of dikes and polders, is a very carefully managed industrial landscape.

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Using Nature’s Own Networks, Part 2: Europe and China want to connect us better physically. There’s no reason we can’t add a data layer on top to seal the deal

Using Nature’s Own Networks, Part 2: Europe and China want to connect us better physically. There’s no reason we can’t add a data layer on top to seal the deal

In the first part of our discussion on the huge potential for canals, rivers and waterways to not just be pretty parts of our industrial pasts but also to play a vital role in our digital futures, we talked about Europe’s vision for TEN-T—a cornerstone of European transport policy since the Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992, which has crystallised in the last decade into a multi-billion euro drive to build an effective, EU-wide and multimodal transport network across Europe.

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