Dublin is one of Europe’s most vibrant capital cities. Situated on the mouth of the River Liffey, this Irish metropolis has a population of more than 1,300,000 citizens, and hosts some of the world’s leading technology companies and financial institutions. Like many large cities, it’s not without its fair share of challenges. However, Dublin is rising to those challenges, and has made a name as one of the most innovative and forward-thinking cities in Europe. Thanks to the Smart Dublin initiative, the city is well on its way to becoming a shining example of just how smart a smart city truly can be.
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Smart City Rotterdam: A Leading Light In Smart Innovation
By Joe Appleton on Jul 27, 2020 10:15:00 AM
The Dutch city of Rotterdam is Europe’s largest maritime port, and one of the world’s most important shipping hubs. Often referred to as the “Gateway to Europe,” Rotterdam sits in the Rhine-Meuse-Sheldt delta and has been an important trading center for centuries. Unfortunately, the city was devastated during World War II due to its strategic significance. The near-destruction of the city resulted in a post-war building boom which has led to ambitious and practical architecture.
With few historical landmarks remaining for preservation, Rotterdam has been able to whole-heartedly embrace modern design principles and infrastructure. This has made it fertile ground for smart city practices.
Today, the city is home to over 650,000 citizens of more than 180 nationalities. It’s a vibrant, multi-cultural hub with a progressive government. The city is eager to foster pioneering practices and cultivate innovative ideas. The goal is to build a smarter city that truly benefits its citizens.
Topics:
Smart Economy
Smart City Innovation
Smart Port
Rotterdam Smart City
C40 Cities
Smart City Planner
100 Resilient Cities
Next Economy
Rotterdam Innovation District
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Smart City Lublin: A Smart City with a Social Dimension
By Lisa Smith on May 29, 2019 1:00:34 AM
Lublin, with a population of 340 000 inhabitants, is the largest economic and academic center and also the only metropolitan macro-region in Eastern Poland. Including the Lublin Metropolitan Area, this brings together more than 608 000 residents in 21 neighboring municipalities, with a total area of 2121 km2. Lublin is among the most dynamically developing of Polish cities and holds top rankings for sustainable development, for its strategy for attracting investors, for quality of life, and for the level of its investment in infrastructure.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Smart City
Citizen Participation
Urban Mobility
Traffic Management
Citizen Empowerment
Public Transport
Waste Collection
Digital City
Green City
Bike-Sharing
Scooter-Sharing
Smart Transportation
Intelligent City
Social City
Lublin
Poland
Socially Intelligent City
ITS
Passenger Information System
Civic Budget
Public Transportation
Virtual Library
Digital Archive
Green Budget
Paid Parking Zone
Spatial Information
Pedestrian Standards
Urban Development Strategy
Civic Panel
Integrated Public Transport System
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Bologna: The Evolution of a Collaborative Smart City
By Jon Glasco on Nov 28, 2018 12:38:15 AM
Bologna, the seventh largest city in Italy and capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, was recently named as one of the top three smart cities in the country. The city was praised for its decisions and actions to "bring together the quality of the environment, welfare policies and territorial innovation in an overall balance." This smart city portrait provides a summary of Bologna's strategy and vision of a citizen-centric collaborative future.
Topics:
Smart Mobility
Urban Transformation
Citizen Participation
Urban Innovation
E-Government
Citizen Engagement
Sustainable Urban Mobility
Bologna
SUMP
iCity
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Smart City Alba Iulia: Solutions For A Digital City
By Lisa Smith on Nov 21, 2018 11:47:27 PM
This city portrait is in two parts. The first part (Alba Iulia Smart City: How Central Romania Quietly Created a Hidden Champion in Europe) described the ambitious plans of the Alba Iulia City Hall as it uses tourism and strong partnerships with private companies to transform Alba Iulia into Romania’s first smart city. This second part takes a closer look at some of the smart solutions being implemented there.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Smart Mobility
Smart Lighting
Open Data
LoRaWan
Leading Smart City
Smart City
Public Private Partnership
Smart Parking
Smart City Technology
Citizen Participation
Air Quality
Virtual Reality
Romania
e-AlbaIulia
Tourism
Smart Water Management
Energy Efficiency
City Analytics Platform
Alba Iulia
CityApps
CityHealth
Alba Carolina Citadel
Wireless Network
InteliLIGHT
Orange Romania
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Smart City Palo Alto
By Lisa Smith on Oct 1, 2018 11:06:20 AM
A comparatively small American city in the very center of Silicon Valley, Palo Alto has thrown itself into the smart city scene, founding a number of tech-driven projects to solve the problems of its 67,000 citizens. The first challenge to overcome, however, is its size: Palo Alto will need to pioneer smart resource management in order to fund the deployment of its smart city initiatives and the larger-scale implementation of any successful solutions.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Smart Government
Smart Mobility
Smart Lighting
Open Data
Leading Smart City
Smart Collaboration
Smart City
Smart City Apps
Air Quality
Traffic Reduction
Citizen Innovation
Smart Water Management
Palo Alto
Stanford University
Palo Alto Apps Challenge
PaloAlto311
AdoptMeApp
Jonathan Reichental
Smart Resource Management
University Collaboration
Sensor Networks
Traffic Management
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Alba Iulia Smart City: A Quietly Created Hidden Champion in Europe
By Lisa Smith on Sep 27, 2018 2:13:35 PM
This city portrait is in two parts. This first part describes the ambitious plans of the Alba Iulia City Hall as it uses tourism and strong partnerships to transform Alba Iulia into Romania’s first smart city. The second part takes a closer look at some of the more than 100 smart city solutions being implemented there.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Smart Mobility
Smart Lighting
Open Data
LoRaWan
Leading Smart City
Smart City
Public Private Partnership
Smart City Technology
Citizen Participation
Air Quality
Romania
e-AlbaIulia
Tourism
Smart Water Management
Energy Efficiency
City Analytics Platform
Alba Iulia
CityApps
CityHealth
Alba Carolina Citadel
Wireless Network
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Smart City Bhubaneswar: A Citizen-Centered Approach for Smart Growth
By Sarah Wray on Sep 24, 2018 10:46:53 AM
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the state of Odisha in India. Known as “the Temple City”, it is an emerging hub for education, health and information technology, as well as a popular tourist destination. The city has a population of around 840,000 and has won a number of awards and titles – for example, it is:
- The only Tier-2 city in India where all of India’s top five companies have bases. These are Infosys, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra and Mindtree.
- Ranked as the third best place to do business in India by the World Bank.
- One of the planned four Information Technology Investment Regions in India.
- American Planning Association’s Pierre L'Enfant International Planning Excellence Award Winner 2017.
Bhubaneswar was selected as one of the first 20 Indian cities to be developed under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship Smart Cities Mission.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Smart City Solutions
Smart City Development
Smart City
Citizen Participation
Citizen-Centric Strategy
India
Smart Cities Mission
Odisha
Lessons Learned Report
Bhubaneswar
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Seoul Smart City Portrait: Collaboration and Smart Solutions
By Lisa Smith on Aug 29, 2018 11:14:58 AM
This city portrait is in two parts. The first part, Seoul Smart City: The Power of Citizen Participation, described the reorganization of the Seoul Municipal Government in order to empower citizens and create a stronger climate of citizen participation at all possible administrative levels. This second part takes a closer look at some of the specific smart solutions being implemented by the city.
Topics:
Smart City Solutions
Smart Living
Smart Environment
Smart Mobility
Open Data
Open Government
Leading Smart City
Smart City
Public Private Partnership
Citizen Participation
Smart People
Citizen-Centric Strategy
Seoul Innovation Bureau
Seoul Innovation Park
Hopeful Seoul
Seoul
Municipal Government
Seoul Digital Foundation
Civic Participation
South Korea
Korean National Energy Plan
Digital Innovation School
Seoul Youth Hub
Pay as You Throw
Citizens Environment Watch
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Seoul Smart City Portrait: The Power of Citizen Participation
By Lisa Smith on Aug 27, 2018 11:11:28 AM
This city portrait is in two parts. This first part describes the reorganization of the Seoul Municipal Government in order to empower citizens and create a stronger climate of citizen participation at all possible administrative levels. The second part, Seoul Smart City: Collaboration & Smart Solutions, takes a closer look at some of the specific smart solutions being implemented by the city.
Topics:
Smart City Solutions
Citizen Centricity
Open Data
Open Government
Leading Smart City
Innovation
Smart Collaboration
Smart City
Public Private Partnership
Citizen Participation
Civic Engagement
Citizen-Centric Strategy
Citizen Innovation
Seoul
Civic Participation
South Korea
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Prague Smart City: Building a Bridge to a Smart Future
By Jon Glasco on Aug 5, 2018 11:39:49 PM
Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic, has been known during its renowned history as a magnet of commercial, cultural, scientific and political activity. This thriving city, also known as the City of a Hundred Spires, is home to more than 1.2 million people and generates an estimated 25 percent of the Czech Republic's GDP. With its enchanting architecture, visual charms and historic landmarks, Prague is listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
If we could travel back in time to visit Prague in the 14th century, we would see builders constructing the Charles Bridge across the Vltava River to connect the city's Staré Město (Old Town) with Malá Strana (Lesser Town). Fast forward to the 21st century and we observe Prague striving to build a new type of bridge. As this article reveals, it is a bridge of urban transformation connecting today's city to a smart city future.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Smart City Solutions
Smart Mobility
Citizen Centricity
Smart Lighting
Leading Smart Cities
Innovation
Smart Collaboration
Smart City
Life Quality
Triangulum Project
Open Innovation
Czech Republic
UrbanACT
Smart Prague 2030
Intelligent Mobility
Smart Prague
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Smart City Zaragoza: The Power of Citizen Innovators
By Jon Glasco on Jul 1, 2018 7:56:20 PM
Zaragoza: Pioneering a Citizen-Centric Smart City Vision
Fifteen years ago, Zaragoza - the historic Spanish city situated between Madrid and Barcelona - pioneered a vision of a future digital district and knowledge-based society. Since then, the city has developed an impressive portfolio of smart city projects and new urban services. According to Daniel Sarasa, Urban Innovation Planner in Zaragoza and internationally recognized smart city innovator, one of Zaragoza's unique strengths is its culture of citizen involvement and participation. This culture has its roots in the reawakening of democracy. In the late 1970s, the city of Zaragoza (like other cities in Spain) looked back on thirty five years of dictatorship – and looked ahead to an uncertain future. During the years of dictatorship, Zaragoza had grown in population from approximately 235,000 to more than 500,000, but the civic infrastructure and public services needed to support this urban growth were inhibited by an autocratic national government which maintained severe austerity measures.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Smart City Solutions
Citizen Centricity
Open Data
Open Government
Co-Creation
Spain
Smart City Technology
Citizen Participation
Urban Planning
Zaragoza
Urban Innovation
Innovation District
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Smart City Taoyuan: Digital Infrastructure as Success Factor
By Lisa Smith on Jun 1, 2018 6:21:20 PM
ICF Top 7 Intelligent Communities – Taoyuan City
The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) releases an annual selection of seven different communities which it considers to have achieved a certain level of intelligence in the way they respond to the challenges of globalization and urbanization or, as the ICF prefers to call it, the Broadband Economy. The selection of communities for 2018 was released in February, and can be found listed on the bee smart city website. The Intelligent Community of the Year was chosen from among the Top 7 and announced at the ICF Global Summit in June.
Taoyuan City, Taiwan - Creating The Asian 'Silicon Valley'
Taoyuan City is positioning itself to be a hub for business and innovation in Taiwan. Located in the north of the island, not far from the nation’s capital of Taipei, Taoyuan City can count a third of Taiwan’s top manufacturers amongst its 47,000 companies, including the largest number of logistics companies on the island. Knowing that strong logistics systems and their supporting infrastructure are a necessary component to attract new businesses and encourage economic growth, the city took things a step further and established the Taoyuan Aerotropolis, and designated its international airport a free trade zone. It has also developed its transportation systems to swiftly and reliably connect its two million citizens both with one another and with their neighbors: as many as 261 bus routes criss-cross the city, and high-speed rail networks link it with Taipei and New Taipei City to the northeast and Hsinchu and Miaoli to the southwest.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Broadband Connectivity
Smart City
Startup Ecosystem
Internet of Things (IoT)
Intelligent Community Forum
ICF
Intelligent Community
Renewable Energy
Top7 Intelligent Community of 2018
Citizen Participation
Economic Development
Taiwan
Innovation Hub
Taoyuan City
Asian Silicon Valley
Smart District & Village System
Taoyuan
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A Portrait of the Smart City Winnipeg
By Lisa Smith on May 28, 2018 1:56:35 AM
ICF Top 7 Intelligent Communities – Winnipeg
The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) releases an annual selection of seven different communities which it considers to have achieved a certain level of intelligence in the way they respond to the challenges of globalization and urbanization or, as the ICF prefers to call it, the Broadband Economy. The selection of communities for 2018 was released in February, and can be found listed on the bee smart city website. The Intelligent Community of the Year was chosen from among the Top 7 and announced at the ICF Global Summit in June.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Driving the Smart Economy
The Forks, the number one tourist destination and historic site in Winnipeg, capital of Manitoba, overlooks the crossing of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, where humans are said to have gathered for at least 6000 years. When Winnipeg had its first council meeting as an incorporated city in 1874, it had a settled population of just 3700. It is now larger by around 300,000 people than Hamilton, its fellow Canadian city on the ICF's Top 7 shortlist for the 2018 Intelligent Community of the Year.
Over the next 20 years, Winnipeg anticipates a growth of around 200,000 people to reach a six-figure population. In order to accommodate that change in an inclusive and citizen-centric way, the city introduced OurWinnipeg, a 25-year holistic development plan based on survey feedback from its residents that covered city services, health and quality of life, transportation and mobility, and all aspects of sustainable growth management.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Broadband Connectivity
Citizen Centricity
Canada
Smart City
Startup Ecosystem
Intelligent Community Forum
ICF
Intelligent Community
ICF Canada
Open Innovation
Top7 Intelligent Community of 2018
Citizen Participation
Smart People
Digital Equity
Economic Development
Knowledge Workforce
Winnipeg
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A Portrait of the Smart City Tainan
By Lisa Smith on May 22, 2018 12:15:16 AM
ICF Top 7 Intelligent Communities – Tainan City (Taiwan)
The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) releases an annual selection of seven different communities which it considers to have achieved a certain level of intelligence in the way they respond to the challenges of globalization and urbanization or, as the ICF prefers to call it, the Broadband Economy. The selection of communities for 2018 was released in February, and can be found listed on the bee smart city website. The Intelligent Community of the Year was chosen from among the Top 7 and announced at the ICF Global Summit in June.
Intelligent Community Tainan City, Taiwan
Taiwan’s oldest city dates back to 1590, when the area of what is now known as Tainan City was first settled by the Chinese. After being retaken from Dutch settlers in 1662, it became the seat of government and remained Taiwan’s capital until 1885. Today, it is still a major political, economic and cultural center for the country. But while Tainan City celebrates its rich past, it is also looking forward, investing in the future of its roughly 1.9 million citizens by placing a strong emphasis on their quality of life and their ability to participate directly in their city’s development. Like Chiayi City to its north, Tainan City, Taiwan, has been recognized as one of the most intelligent communities of 2018. Building its sustainable industries, offering free digital education, and demonstrating a strongly citizen-centric focus are what is putting it on the smart city map.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Broadband Connectivity
Smart Economy
Innovation
Smart City
Sustainability
Intelligent Community Forum
ICF
Intelligent Community
Top7 Intelligent Community of 2018
Air Box
Healthcare
Air Quality
Education
Economic Development
Tainan City
Taiwan
Livability
Solar Energy
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Ipswich Smart City: A Holistic Smart City Program for Growth
By Lisa Smith on May 21, 2018 11:13:45 AM
ICF Top 7 Intelligent Communities – Ipswich (Queensland, Australia)
The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) releases an annual selection of seven different communities which it considers to have achieved a certain level of intelligence in the way they respond to the challenges of globalization and urbanization or, as the ICF prefers to call it, the Broadband Economy. The selection of communities for 2018 was released in February, and can be found listed on the bee smart city website. The Intelligent Community of the Year was chosen from among the Top 7 and announced at the ICF Global Summit in June.
Ipswich, Australia - Following a Holistic Smart City Program
The city of Ipswich is young – that is to say, it has the youngest population on average in all of Queensland, Australia – and it is also growing faster than any other city in the state. Currently boasting around 200,000 inhabitants, its government projects that almost another three hundred thousand people will call the city home within the next twenty years, more than doubling its population and ensuring a need for an estimated 120,000 new employment opportunities. In preparation for this expansion, the Ipswich City Council created a twenty-year plan for the development of the city. Now in 2018, seven years later, the council has decided to extend its original plans by setting up a Smart City Program to direct the city’s growth. This kind of carefully guided development is possibly the reason it has been on the radar of the ICF since 2010, and is now in the running for Intelligent Community of the Year 2018.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Open Data
Smart Economy
Innovation
Smart City
Sustainability
Intelligent Community Forum
ICF
Intelligent Community
Top7 Intelligent Community of 2018
Healthcare
Education
Digital Skills
Economic Development
Ipswich
Queensland
Australia
Livability
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Smart City Hamilton: The Steel Capital of Canada
By Lisa Smith on Apr 29, 2018 11:14:55 PM
ICF Top 7 Intelligent Communities – Hamilton (Ontario, Canada)
The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) releases an annual selection of seven different communities which it considers to have achieved a certain level of intelligence in the way they respond to the challenges of globalization and urbanization or, as the ICF prefers to call it, the Broadband Economy. The selection of communities for 2018 was released in February, and can be found listed on the bee smart city website. The Intelligent Community of the Year was chosen from among the Top 7 and announced at the ICF Global Summit in June.
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - Creating a Smart Future
At the western end of Canada’s Lake Ontario nestles a city of almost 540,000 culturally diverse people. Once handling 60% of Canada’s steel production and earning the title ‘the Steel Capital of Canada’, its steel operations are now waning and the industrial city of Hamilton is looking for a new foundation for the future of its inhabitants.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Broadband Connectivity
Smart Economy
Canada
Smart City
Intelligent Community Forum
ICF
Intelligent Community
Top7 Intelligent Community of 2018
Education
Smart People
Digital Skills
Hamilton
Economic Development
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Smart City Espoo: Intelligent Community of the Year 2018
By Lisa Smith on Apr 19, 2018 11:53:54 AM
ICF Intelligent Community of the Year 2018 – Espoo
The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) releases an annual selection of seven different communities which it considers to have achieved a certain level of intelligence in the way they respond to the challenges of globalization and urbanization or, as the ICF prefers to call it, the Broadband Economy. The selection of communities for 2018 was released in February, and can be found listed on the bee smart city website. Espoo was recognized as the Intelligent Community of the Year 2018 at the ICF Global Summit in London.
Intelligent Community Espoo, Finland
Second in size to Helsinki and its neighbor on Finland’s southern coast, Espoo boasts a population of around 270,000 people – a significant increase from the 22,000 who called it home just a generation ago. Having transformed from a regional municipality into an industrial city with a large number of residents working in electronics and engineering, Espoo is now being recognized for its developments as an intelligent community.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Broadband Connectivity
Smart City
Intelligent Community Forum
ICF
Intelligent Community
Top7 Intelligent Community of 2018
Citizen Participation
Education
5G
PdP Course
School as a Service
Espoo
Smart People
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A Portrait of the Smart City Chiayi, Taiwan
By Lisa Smith on Apr 8, 2018 9:10:42 PM
ICF Top 7 Intelligent Communities – Chiayi City
The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) releases an annual selection of seven different communities which it considers to have achieved a certain level of intelligence in the way they respond to the challenges of globalization and urbanization or, as the ICF prefers to call it, the Broadband Economy. The selection of communities for 2018 was released in February, and can be found listed on the bee smart city website. The Intelligent Community of the Year was chosen from among the Top 7 and announced at the ICF Global Summit in June.
Chiayi City, Taiwan - an incredibly 'smart' city!
In Chinese, 'Chiayi' means 'awarded for loyalty'. The city was given this name in 1787 by the Chinese emperor after a 10-month siege, to reward the bravery of its citizens during that time. Chiayi City, now a provincial city of around sixty square kilometers in south-central Taiwan with a population of roughly 270,000 people, is being recognized once again for a very different sort of achievement.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Smart Living
Smart Government
Smart Environment
Smart City
Air Quality Monitoring
Intelligent Community Forum
ICF
Intelligent Community
Chiayi City
4G Networks
Top7 Intelligent Community of 2018
Air Box
Tourism Factory
Digital Government Services
Healthcare
Citizen Participation
Education
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Smart City Antwerp: The European ‘Capital of Things’
By Lily Maxwell on Mar 24, 2018 4:05:18 AM
Antwerp: The European ‘Capital of Things’
Antwerp is the economic hub of Belgium; as the Mayor of Antwerp, Bart de Wever, is fond of saying, “Antwerp is the city where the money is earned, Brussels is the city where the money is spent”[1]. This is understandable: Antwerp is the second largest port in Europe, and the 5th largest worldwide. It therefore plays an important economic role not just in Europe but on an international scale, and this is without even mentioning its status as the global diamond trade hub. With 550,000 inhabitants who span around 174 nationalities, Antwerp is also a small but incredibly diverse city. Its slogan ‘Atypical Antwerp’ seems fitting for an economically thriving city where architectural remnants of Flemish history and culture co-exist alongside a vibrant immigrant population, and an increasing number of innovative smart city initiatives. In many ways, the economically secure yet creative Antwerp is the perfect breeding ground for smart city development, as we will explore in this article.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Smart Mobility
Startup Ecosystem
Internet of Things (IoT)
smart city solution database
Belgium
Antwerp
Smart Citizens
Smart City Innovation
City of Things
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A Portrait of the Smart City Eindhoven
By Lisa Smith on Feb 27, 2018 10:43:53 PM
This smart city portrait provides an overview on the smart city approach and intelligent solutions implemented in the Dutch City of Eindhoven. For its achievements, especially in regards to open innovation, the City of Eindhoven was named the "Intelligent Community of the Year 2011" by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF).
Topics:
Smart Mobility
Smart Lighting
Open Data
Leading Smart Cities
Smart Economy
City Portraits
Smart Collaboration
Smart City
Internet of Things (IoT)
Air Quality Monitoring
Smart Parking
Affordable Housing
Triangulum Project
Strijp-S
Eindhoven
Philips Lighting
Eckart Vaartbroek
Smart City Continuous Innovation Process
Open Innovation
Citybeacon
Brainport Development
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A Portrait of the Smart Nation Singapore
By Lisa Smith on Feb 12, 2018 9:17:09 PM
This smart city portrait provides an overview on the smart city strategy and intelligent solutions implemented in the City and nation-state of Singapore. Cities all over the world are applying new technologies to solve their problems and become smarter. Singapore’s take on technology, as endorsed by bee smart city, is that it should not be an end in itself – it should be made to serve the people, who should be firmly at the center of the smart city concept.
Topics:
Smart Mobility
Broadband Connectivity
Open Data
Leading Smart Cities
City Portraits
Smart Collaboration
Smart City
Roland Berger
Self-Driving Vehicles
Intelligent Community Forum
Singapore
Smart Nation Singapore
National Steps Challenge
Smart City Technology
Contactless Payments
Health Hub Portal
Smart City Apps
Juniper Research
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Smart City Vienna: A Collaborative Smart City
By Lisa Smith on Jan 28, 2018 2:40:16 AM
This smart city portrait provides an overview on the smart city strategy and intelligent solutions implemented in the Austrian City of Vienna. The city has placed a strong focus on the collaborative nature of growing smarter. In 2014, Austria’s capital decided to adopt a strategy generated with the help of businesses, research institutes, public servants and private citizens to decide on the directions the city should take as it develops.
Topics:
Smart Environment
Smart Mobility
Leading Smart Cities
City Portraits
Smart Collaboration
Life Quality
Sustainability
Austria
Smart City Wien
Resource Management
Vienna
Roland Berger
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Smart City Portrait: Barcelona
By Lisa Smith on Jan 22, 2018 12:02:31 AM
This smart city portrait provides an overview on the smart city strategy and intelligent solutions implemented in the City of Barcelona. The city is no newcomer to the smart city scene. In 2011 it launched a project designed to make the city more innovative, listing the sustainability of energy use and of mobility, open data initiatives, flexible smart services and social initiatives as key areas for development, and it encouraged connections among researchers in both the public and private sectors with a focus on these topics.
Topics:
Smart Environment
Smart Mobility
Leading Smart Cities
City Portraits
Barcelona
Internet of Things (IoT)
Francesca Bria
Air Quality Monitoring
Smart Parking
FabLab
Sustainability
Affordable Housing
Spain
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Amsterdam Smart City: A World Leader in Smart City Development
By Lisa Smith on Dec 10, 2017 7:32:31 PM
This smart city portrait provides an overview on the smart city strategy and intelligent solutions implemented in the City of Amsterdam. The Dutch capital city, is one of the early adopters of smart city strategies in Europe, following their strategic smart city approach since 2008. Today, the city is one of the leading smart cities in Europe.
Topics:
Smart Living
IoT applications
Open Data
Leading Smart Cities
Smart Economy
Amsterdam
LoRaWan
City Portraits
Netherlands
Circular City
Startup Ecosystem
Smart City Platform
Amsterdam Smart City
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A Portrait of the Smart City Toronto
By Lisa Smith on Dec 9, 2017 3:38:35 PM
This smart city portrait provides an overview on the smart city strategy and intelligent solutions implemented in the City of Toronto. Canada's largest city, has long been working on becoming smarter, being awarded the "Intelligent Community of the Year" by the Intelligent Community Forum in 2014. In 2015 the city made a big leap through a partnership with CityZenith. With a citizen-centric approach and the recently announced partnership with Google's Sidewalk Labs, the city now aspires to take another big leap forward to become one of the smartest North American cities.
Topics:
Smart Living
Open Data
Leading Smart Cities
Smart Economy
Canada
Google
Toronto
City Portraits
Sidewalk Labs
Sidewalk Toronto
Waterfront Toronto
Quayside
Waze
CityZenith
Intelligent Community Forum