Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 20 | Page 30

LATEST INTELLIGENCE LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE UK The GSMA has announced that it has signed a £38 million partnership with the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID). The ‘Partnership for Inclusion, Innovation and Scale’ will provide funding for the GSMA’s Mobile for Development work on digital inclusion, digital identity, energy, water, sanitation and the reduction of the mobile gender gap. It will also include two new areas of focus: disability and climate. ITALY Planet Smart City, a global leader in smart affordable housing, has formed an international partnership with the Polytechnic University of Turin (PoliTo). The agreement is the most comprehensive of its kind for Planet which is developing a global network of partners to support innovative solutions for affordable urban living. 30 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com