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Anthony M. Townsend is an American researcher. Townsend specializes in research on the implications of technology on cities and public institutions. Currently Townsend is the director of research and Director of Technology at the Institute for the Future, a Palo Alto, California think tank established in 1968 to help companies plan for the long-term future. His interests span numerous topics including; mobility and urbanization, innovation systems and innovation strategy, science and technology parks and economic development, and sustainability and telework. In 1996 Townsend received his Bachelor's degree with a major in urban studies and a minor in physics. After attending Rutgers University, he attended New York University where he received master's degree in Urban Planning. Later, Townsend gained his Ph.D.]in Urban and Regional planning at MIT in 2003. While attending NYU, Townsend directed research sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security. He received a Fulbright Scholarship in 2004 to study the social impacts of broadband in South Korea. He is currently a visiting professor NYU in the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management. In 2001, Townsend cofounded NYC wireless, a non-profit organization that advocates and enables the growth of free, public wireless Internet access in New York City and surrounding areas. NYCwireless is an all-volunteer organization and serves thousands of individuals throughout the New York City metro area. Its most notable contributions are Wi-Fi hotspots in Manhattan parks. Townsend has been a technology consultant to major information companies including Nortel Networks, Quova and Telegeography, Inc. and has conducted cyber district feasibility studies in Jersey City and Newark, New Jersey in an effort to bring Wi-Fi access to these areas. At his current position at the institute for the future, IFTF, his work focuses on several inter-related topics: pervasive computing, the urban environment, economics and demographics, public and non-profit organizations, and the media industry. == References == *http://anthonymobile.com/about-me/ *http://mitworld.mit.edu/speaker/view/120 *http://www.nycwireless.net/about/ *http://www.iftf.org/ 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anthony M. Townsend」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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