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Smart City Portraits

Explore portraits of leading smart cities from across the globe to learn more about their individual smart city strategy, key initiatives, innovative solutions and implementation best practices. Certain smart cities around the world are leading by example. By examining the approaches and solutions that are delivering the highest impact, these best practices can be more widely adopted to replicate their success.

Lisa Smith9 min read

Smart City Alba Iulia: Solutions For A Digital City

This city portrait is in two parts. The first part (Alba Iulia Smart City: How Central Romania Quietly Created a Hidden ...
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Lisa Smith9 min read

Smart City Palo Alto

A comparatively small American city in the very center of Silicon Valley, Palo Alto has thrown itself into the smart city ...
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Lisa Smith9 min read

Alba Iulia Smart City: A Quietly Created Hidden Champion in Europe

This city portrait is in two parts. This first part describes the ambitious plans of the Alba Iulia City Hall as it uses ...
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Sarah Wray6 min read

Smart City Bhubaneswar: A Citizen-Centered Approach for Smart Growth

Bhubaneswar is the capital of the state of Odisha in India. Known as “the Temple City”, it is an emerging hub for education, ...
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Lisa Smith9 min read

Seoul Smart City Portrait: Collaboration and Smart Solutions - Part 2

This city portrait is in two parts. The first part, Seoul Smart City: The Power of Citizen Participation, described the ...
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Lisa Smith8 min read

Seoul Smart City Portrait: The Power of Citizen Participation - Part 1

This city portrait is in two parts. This first part describes the reorganization of the Seoul Municipal Government in order to ...
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Jon Glasco8 min read

Prague Smart City: Building a Bridge to a Smart Future

Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, has been known during its renowned history as a magnet of commercial, cultural, ...
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Jon Glasco10 min read

Smart City Zaragoza: The Power of Citizen Innovators

Zaragoza: Pioneering a Citizen-Centric Smart City Vision Fifteen years ago, Zaragoza - the historic Spanish city situated ...
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Lily Maxwell10 min read

Smart City Antwerp: The European ‘Capital of Things’

Antwerp: The European ‘Capital of Things’ Antwerp is the economic hub of Belgium; as the Mayor of Antwerp, Bart de Wever, is ...
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Lisa Smith9 min read

Smart City Portrait: Barcelona

This smart city portrait provides an overview on the smart city strategy and intelligent solutions implemented in the City of ...
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