The first edition of CityTech RUHR, Germany’s largest international smart city startup challenge, concluded with the successful development and implementation of pilot projects by three international startups in three participating cities of the Ruhr Metropolis. Three success stories reflect the high innovation potential that can be leveraged through the collaboration between cities and startups.
Topic: smart-city-solutions
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CityTech RUHR: How Cities Innovate through City-Startup Collaboration
By Thomas Mueller on Dec 1, 2020 1:56:40 PM
Topics:
Smart City Solutions
Smart City Challenge
Smart City
Smart Cities
Ruhr Metropolis
Business Metropole Ruhr
City of Cities
City Tech Ruhr
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AcceliCITY offers paid pilot projects for smart city startups
By Thomas Mueller on Apr 25, 2019 12:01:36 AM
bee smart city partner Leading Cities is now accepting applications for its second edition of the AcceliCITY smart city startup accelerator. Last year’s inaugural edition of the contest worked with 27 semi-finalists selected from more than 550 applications from over 40 countries.
“The goal of the AcceliCITY program is to facilitate sustainable growth, resiliency and quality-of-life improvements for cities around the world by addressing the critical needs of Smart City startups,” says Michael Lake, President and CEO of Leading Cities. “These startups are developing the innovative solutions to municipal challenges in the 21st century.”.
AcceliCITY offers the chance for startups to secure what they need most - paid projects to build their portfolio and validate their solutions. This edition will focus on the challenges of smart water and smart mobility through pioneering partnerships with the cities of New Bedford, Massachusetts and Mount Pearl, Canada. In addition, all applicants will compete to be selected for fast-tracking to the Urban Resilience Challenge. Those selected will automatically advance to the semi-finalist stage and compete for a 1st Place prize of $75,000 and 2nd Place prize of $25,000.
Topics:
Smart City Solutions
Smart Government
Smart Mobility
Smart City Startup
Smart City
Startup Ecosystem
bee smart city
Smart Cities
Startup
Solutions
Startup Accelerator
Startup Competition
Competition
Accelerator
Leading Cities
Smart Water
Pilot Projects
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How Universities Add Value in Smart City Innovation
By Jon Glasco on Feb 4, 2019 1:00:00 AM
Urban innovators with smart city aspirations rely on university knowledge and resources when addressing complex issues. Through access to research and thought leadership on urban challenges, smart cities benefit from partnerships with universities.
The Changing Face of Urban Innovation
When contemplating the need for urban improvement, cities once looked for efficiency gains, cost savings, and incremental, low-risk innovation to enhance local government operations. Today, urban residents demand much more from city leaders. Wicked urban problems such as homelessness, lack of affordable housing, pollution, congestion, inequality, social and digital exclusion, and environmental threats require bold thinking and a new paradigm in public sector innovation - made possible through collaboration with universities.
Topics:
Smart City Solutions
Smart City Development
Innovation
Smart City
Smart City Innovation
Smart Cities
Urban Innovation
University Collaboration
partnership
Urban Challenges
Smart Solutions
Smart City Ecosystem
University
Smart University
Research Project
University Knowledge
Research
University Partnership
Thought Leadership
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Smart Mobility: Challenges and Solutions in Smart Cities
By Jon Glasco on Feb 1, 2019 12:09:48 AM
Urban mobility is described as the lifeblood of modern cities, a critical economic factor, and a facilitator of smart, sustainable development. Planning a smart city that delivers effective and equitable urban mobility solutions is one of the most pressing problems for cities throughout the world. In this article — the first in a planned series — we provide a perspective on urban mobility challenges and examples of smart urban mobility solutions.
Topics:
Smart City Solutions
Smart Mobility
Smart Parking
Intelligent Mobility
Urban Mobility
Traffic Management
Public Transport
Mobility Solutions
Moovel
TimesUpp
Parquery
eCooltra
PSIRoads
Mobility as a Service
Micromobility
Traffic Congestion
Transport Poverty Reduction
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Three AcceliCITY Smart City Startups Gain Global Exposure
By Thomas Mueller on Oct 30, 2018 1:27:44 AM
Earlier this year, bee smart city partner Leading Cities, a global network for Smart City growth and collaboration, has launched a global Smart City startup accelerator program that provides potential capital from a network of investors as well as the tools and knowledge of how to do business with cities. In this year’s edition 27 semi-finalists have been selected from more than 550 applications from over 40 countries. From this global pack of urban innovators, three startups emerged as AcceliCITY winners - one for each track of the AcceliCITY program (clean energy, city visualization and general tracks).
Topics:
Smart City Solutions
Smart City Startup
bee smart city
Air Quality
Urban Innovation
Startup Accelerator
Leading Cities
AcceliCITY
Virtual Reality
Smart City Expo World Congress
Air Pollution
Partnership Program
Solu
PurCity
Sweden VR
Waste Collection
Visualization
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Launched: AcceliCITY - A New Smart City Startup Accelerator
By Thomas Mueller on Jul 4, 2018 10:34:44 PM
Boston-based Leading Cities has announced AcceliCITY, a global competition providing Smart City startups with access to international clients, capital from a global network of Smart City educated investors, and tools and knowledge in doing business with cities. The program bridges the gap between startups, cities, and businesses by providing select startups with access to Leading Cities’ proven track record of successful policy implementation, Smart City tools, and broad global network. bee smart city partners with AcceliCITY and Leading Cities to leverage its expertise and network to support Smart City startups.
Leading Cities and several partnering organizations - among them bee smart city - empower the AcceliCITY program to lower the cost of innovation for startups, cities, and corporations by streamlining the innovation and sales cycles for Smart City solutions. All partners provide access to an international network of mentors, investors, and decision-makers in city governments.
Topics:
Smart City Solutions
Smart Government
Smart City Startup
Smart City
Startup Ecosystem
bee smart city
Smart Cities
Startup
Solutions
Startup Accelerator
Startup Competition
Competition
Accelerator
Leading Cities
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Benefits of Open Data for Smart Cities
By Lisa Smith on Dec 10, 2017 8:36:56 PM
Open data could help to accelerate the development of smart cities by connecting the people most capable of creating smart city solutions with the data needed to generate and support them.
What is Open Data?
An overwhelming amount of data is being generated by both public and private concerns on an ongoing basis. This data is stored beyond the reach of most people, secured in government or proprietary databases or on individual electronic devices. The types and the depth of this data is growing as new and increasingly technological solutions are implemented to solve the problems of the governments, businesses, and private citizens of smart cities.
The potential advantages of data collection on such a scale are beyond question. Data collection is the most laborious part of any investigation, and yet the majority of global data is going largely unseen and unused. Limiting the number of people who can access it necessarily limits the number of problems to which it can be applied and, in most cases, prevents access to the people best able to apply it.
The solution to this is to make the data publicly available via an open government approach: open data.
Topics:
Smart City Solutions
Smart Government
Collective Intelligence
Crowdsourcing
Open Data
Smart Economy
Smart City Challenge
Transparency
Open Government
Co-Creation
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Thinxtra launches Sigfox LPWA IoT Network for Smart City Hong Kong
By Thomas Mueller on Nov 5, 2017 11:51:50 PM
On the 1st of November, Sigfox's exclusive network operator Thinxtra showcased the start of its territory-wide low-power wide-area (LPWA) IoT network in Hong Kong, providing cost-effective IoT (Internet of Things) connectivity for the city.
Cost-Effective LPWA Network provides IoT Connectivity
Until March 2018, 100 Sigfox base stations are expected to be installed throughout Hong Kong to provide long-range, low-bandwidth, low-power connectivity for businesses, research institutions, and government organizations to seize opportunities of the rise of IoT.
Topics:
Smart City Solutions
Smart Living
Smart Government
Smart Environment
Smart Mobility
Waste Management
Broadband Connectivity
Technology
Smart Lighting
IoT applications
Best Practice Solutions
LPWA Network
Sigfox Network
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The Use of Crowdsourcing to accelerate Smart City Development
By Bart Gorynski on Sep 11, 2017 3:32:44 PM
The evolution of smart cities has shifted from technology-centered approaches via government-led strategies to a human-centric focus. We have discussed this recently in our article Towards a new paradigm of the smart city.
Considering the benefits of a human-centric approach, the question is how a city can tap into the collective intelligence of citizens, entrepreneurs, businesses or other organizations to accelerate the development of a more livable and prosperous city. Collective intelligence can be considered as a key success factor for a smart city (see A review of becoming a smart city).
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Smart City Solutions
Smart Government
Collective Intelligence
Smart City Approach
Citizen Centricity
Smart City Startup
Best Practice Solutions
Crowdsourcing
Smart City Development
Open Data
3 MIN. READ
Smart Waste Management Solutions for Smart Cities
By Dr. Alexander Gelsin on Aug 31, 2017 10:41:50 AM
A growing number of cities around the globe are testing smart waste management solutions to create higher efficiency in terms of resources and costs associated with keeping their cities clean.
While equipping the bins of private households with latest sensor technology is tested only by a few cities (like Santander in Spain or Montreal in Canada), several cities start in public spaces with implementing smart waste management solutions.
The installation of smart solar-powered compacting bins can be observed in a growing number of cities (Amsterdam, Atlanta, London, Melbourne, Philadelphia, and others).
Topics:
Smart City Solutions
Public Spaces
Smart Environment
Urban Street
Waste Management
Broadband Connectivity
Energy
Recycling Solutions
Smart Bin
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