Summary: Last month Birmingham fought off 140 cities from around the world to become the first English city to be awarded an <a href="http://smartercitieschallenge.org/">IBM Smarter Cities Challenge</a>. Their successful bid outlined plans to develop a strategic city ’simulator’, a sophisticated tool which will support future investment decisions and help identify ways to maximise and accelerate jobs and long term growth in Birmingham. <br> <br> On today's podcast, <a href="http://www.2degreesnetwork.com/profiles/stephenkennett/">Stephen Kennett</a>, 2degrees Cities and Built Environment Community Manager, speaks with Mark Wakefield Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs Manager at IBM UK about what attracted them to the idea and how it will be taken forwarded. <br> <br> Find out more about 2degrees, the world's largest community for sustainable, efficient business <a href="http://www.2degreesnetwork.com/">here</a>. <br> <br> Music today by <a href="http://www.whalersmusic.com/">The Whalers</a>
