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.
Topic: smart-city-development
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Bologna: The Evolution of a Collaborative Smart City
By Jon Glasco on Nov 28, 2018 12:38:15 AM
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Smart Government
Smart Mobility
Smart City Development
Smart People
Urban Innovation
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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.
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Smart City Strategy
Smart City Solutions
Smart City Development
Smart City
Smart People