Jay Clemens
IBM Corp. and Beijing have forged an agreement to develop weather forecasting and cloud computing systems in a move to cut smog emissions in China, Reuters reported Sunday.
David Stanway writes IBM will work to collect real-time data on pollution trends and forecast development of smog as part of the company’s 10-year Green Horizon initiative for China.
“It is about how we can help cities improve management based on big data, and better predict (pollution) with accuracy so the government can take proactive action,” said Xiaowei Shen, China director of IBM Research.
Shen added that IBM will also adapt its analytic systems to help China leverage renewable energy usage, according to Reuters.
IBM believes the Green Horizon program could open fresh commercial opportunities in the pollution control and renewable energy markets in China, Stanway reports.
