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The United Nations Implementation Program for Smart Cities (United for Smart Sustainable Cities Implementation Program - U4SSC IP) strengthens the networking activities of the private sector and cities with a partnership program for companies in order to generate and implement smart and sustainable projects that are necessary to realize on a global scale. Furthermore, the program strengthens the active contribution of businesses to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The three partners announce the Global Guide for Development of Smart and Sustainable Communities at this week’s Green Standards Week in Valencia. As a global partner platform, the German company bee smart city contributes by connecting and enabling networking of stakeholders and interested parties in the United Nations' Smart City Program worldwide.

• The UNITED FOR SMART SUSTAINABLE CITIES (U4SSC) implementation program and bee smart city have announced an English-language guide to transform urban communities to smart sustainable cities.

• UNITED FOR SMART SUSTAINABLE CITIES (U4SSC) selects bee smart city as its global Smart City network ecosystem.

• Cities around the world find proven smart city solutions and the world's largest expert community at bee smart city.

• The partnership accelerates the transformation process of communities to Smart Sustainable Cities: from the networking of all stakeholders through KPI analysis to financing and strategy development.

bee smart city is proud to continue its partnership with Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona: the world’s leading smart city conference and exhibition. With expected more than 21 000 professional visitors, over 800 exhibitors, along with high level representatives from more than 700 cities and over 420 international speakers, as well as 60+ side events, Smart City Expo World Congress is the place to be this November 19-21.

Leading experts will share their vision of how to build more sustainable and livable urban environments while putting people at the centre of every decision. This event provides a unique meeting point for the whole smart city ecosystem where corporate leaders, public representatives, entrepreneurs, experts and academics from all around the globe come together and open new paths for international collaboration.

bee smart city has partnered with Asia’s largest smart city conference and exhibition - World Smart City Expo. Continuing the partnership from last year, World Smart City Expo incorporates a variety of city-relevant events under a unified theme of smart city including ‘Smart City Summit Asia’ . The event is prominent and has been growing in 2019, as it is expected to receive delegations from more than 200 cities and 65 countries, altogether more than 20,000 individuals. That's 142% increase of visitors compared to the previous year.

The exhibition categories include: Smart Energy, Infrastructure, Sensor, Service, Home, Building, Mobility and Government related technologies. Top-level executives of world smart cities will talk about their city’s stories bonded with new technologies at the conference and there will be an international arena to meet leaders from global cities, companies, academia, and other associated parties.

The City of Lublin and bee smart city have signed a partnership agreement at Smart Ecosystems conference in Gliwice, Poland, on May 29. The goal of the partnership is to advance and to promote Lublin’s smart city strategy and to share expertise, lessons learned and solutions.

Cities and communities have to deal with an increasing amount of urban challenges every day that impact livability and prosperity, as well as their priorities and perspectives for future development. Decision-makers, concepts and sustainable solutions are sought after worldwide. Also, an important factor is geodata, as without precise information, many smart city solutions are simply unimaginable. 

bee smart city and SMART CITY SOLUTIONS part of INTERGEO continue their partnership in 2019. The topics covered in the conference include mobility and transport, energy and environment, security and resilience as well as open data and data management. With the help of use cases and technologies that enable the participants to think ahead and engage in meaningful discussions, the attendees will have great opportunities to network, explore the newest market innovations and get inspired.

To tackle the current challenges and be prepared for future development opportunities, the sharing of best practices among cities and communities is crucial, as it helps to be informed about new solutions that can be adopted and further advanced.

If you look for solution providers that are capable of providing tailored approaches and solutions, or if you are willing to build partnerships with cities for a joint journey towards a smarter city, you should not miss participating in the event.

bee smart city and Smart Cities New York are continuing their strategic partnership to help cities and municipalities develop and become more prosperous and livable. Smart Cities New York is a global event based on the core principle that cities are Powered by People.

In 2019, it's time to address urban challenges and opportunities with the central theme “The Future Is Now.” 

bee smart city is proud to partner with IMPACT>MOBILITY - the only conference in Europe to unite more than 200 private and public stakeholders and foster smart mobility development and confront the data monetisation, customer experience and many other challenges. With more than 15 hours of networking, over 30 speakers, and over 20 sessions the event will help building and strenghtening partnerships, developing platforms and integrated services that are suitable for the needs of modern and dynamic smart cities.

The IMPACT>MOBILITY event in 2019 covers four important themes: 

• Data Platforms & Business Models,
• The Road to Mobility as a Service,
• Investment & Financing Mobility,
• Last Mile & Connected Infrastructure,

each with useful content for all the stakeholder groups of mobility development - includng but not limited to city representatives, mobility service providers, telecoms and IoT platform providers, analytics platforms, as well as automakers and public transit authorities.

bee smart city partners with Smart City Summit & Expo (SCSE), Asia's largest annual smart city trade show. With more than 30,000 professional visitors and more than 1,200 booths, SCSE 2019 is the biggest smart city platform and IoT application exhibition in Asia. SCSE takes place from March 26-29 at Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1 in Taipei, Taiwan. bee smart city acts as media partner, will join SCSE with a delegation of partner cities and companies, and will hold an insightful speech on smart city development at CTalk, the platform for practitioners and city representatives to share their experiences and visions.

bee smart city and Labcities merge to form the world’s largest solution- and product-based smart city business network and community, representing a new kind of platform for all smart city market actors, with already more than 10,000 members from 150 countries. Through joining forces under the brand of bee smart city, the smart city platform and community grows to more than 1,500 registered companies, 600+ cities and communities, more than 500 smart city solutions and a total reach of 300,000+ smart city actors, globally.