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Smart city solutions help cities to provide better services, to increase government efficiency and to tackle major challenges with the ultimate goal of creating a more livable, sustainable and prosperous city or community. In our solutions section, we cover new and proven solutions across all six smart city indicators - Smart Economy, Environment, Government, Living, Mobility, and People - to provide you with the right knowledge to help you identify and assess suitable solutions. To deep-dive into hundreds of solutions and to connect with thousands of experts and practitioners, join the global smart city network and community.
Joe Appleton2 min read

FIWARE Tackles The Open-Source Economy In Its Latest White Paper

Open-source innovation is at the forefront of ensuring that software-based processes, operational models, decision-making, and ...
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Joe Appleton9 min read

How Bettair Cities Gives El Prat de Llobregat A Breath Of Fresh Air

When it comes to air quality, cities that attract heavy industry are often some of the biggest victims. For the municipality of ...
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Jon Glasco11 min read

Bridging America’s Digital Divide: The Search for Equitable Solutions

More than 35 years ago, an American entrepreneur challenged the monopoly power and anti-competitive practices of AT&T - at ...
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Dr. Sebastian Schlögl11 min read

City Climate - Modern City Climate Monitoring for Smart Cities

As early as in the 19th century, people recognized that the air quality in rural areas was much better than in urban areas. ...
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Thomas Mueller6 min read

CityTech RUHR: How Cities Innovate through City-Startup Collaboration

The first edition of CityTech RUHR, Germany’s largest international smart city startup challenge, concluded with the successful ...
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Thomas Mueller1 min read

Solutions for Cities: International Digital Ideas Competition started

The Covid-19 pandemic has posed similar challenges to cities and municipalities around the world. What have we learned from the ...
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Jon Glasco8 min read

How Universities Add Value in Smart City Innovation

Urban innovators with smart city aspirations rely on university knowledge and resources when addressing complex issues. Through ...
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Thomas Mueller2 min read

Thinxtra launches Sigfox LPWA IoT Network for Smart City Hong Kong

On the 1st of November, Sigfox's exclusive network operator Thinxtra showcased the start of its territory-wide low-power ...
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Bart Gorynski4 min read

The Use of Crowdsourcing to accelerate Smart City Development

The evolution of smart cities has shifted from technology-centered approaches via government-led strategies to a human-centric ...
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