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After studying at the University of Cambridge, she moved to Barcelona and is now based between Spain and England, working with several different urban-focused European organisations. She speaks French, Spanish and English, and aims to tackle German and Italian next! ## Blog Post by Lily Maxwell [ Lily Maxwell10 min read ## Smart City Antwerp: The European Capital of Things Antwerp is the economic hub of Belgium; as the Mayor of Antwerp, Bart de Wever, is fond of saying, “Antwerp is the city where ... Start Reading ](https://www.beesmart.city/en/smart-city-blog/smart-city-antwerp)[ Lily Maxwell10 min read ## Leading North American Smart Cities to Watch in 2019 In a 2018 report completed by the Eden Strategy Institute, 12 of the globe’s 20 smartest cities were located in the USA. ... Start Reading ](https://www.beesmart.city/en/smart-city-blog/leading-north-american-smart-cities-to-watch-in-2019)[ Lily Maxwell8 min read ## Rising North American Smart Cities to Watch in 2019 The US is, in many ways, the birthplace of innovation: it was there that Ford launched the first affordable car and there that ... Start Reading ](https://www.beesmart.city/en/smart-city-blog/eight-rising-north-american-smart-cities-to-watch-in-2019)[ Lily Maxwell7 min read ## Rising Stars: Eight Smart Cities in Asia to Watch in 2019 - Part 2 As we saw in our last article on Asian smart city stars, urban centers in Asia are facing mass urbanization on a much more ... Start Reading ](https://www.beesmart.city/en/smart-city-blog/rising-asian-smart-cities-to-watch-in-2019-part-two)[ Lily Maxwell8 min read ## Rising Asian Stars: Smart Cities in Asia to Watch in 2019 - Part 1 There were an estimated 47 megacities in existence in 2017, and the majority were located in Asia. The region is facing ... Start Reading ](https://www.beesmart.city/en/smart-city-blog/en/rising-asian-stars-smart-cities-to-watch-in-2019)[ Lily Maxwell16 min read ## Boyd Cohen on the Future of Smart Cities The importance of smart cities & smart citizens: In our interview series, smart city leaders comment on the future of smart ... Start Reading ](https://www.beesmart.city/en/smart-city-blog/smart-city-leaders/boyd-cohen-interview-future-of-smart-cities)[ Lily Maxwell9 min read ## Why BIM and CIM are Essential to Smart Cities Cities are both a key enabler of productivity and economic development, and essential to the social and political wellbeing of ... Start Reading ](https://www.beesmart.city/en/smart-city-blog/why-bim-and-cim-essential-to-smart-cities)[ Lily Maxwell23 min read ## Jonathan Reichental on the Importance of Smart Cities & Smart Citizens The importance of smart cities & smart citizens: In our new interview series, smart city leaders comment on the future of ... Start Reading ](https://www.beesmart.city/en/smart-city-blog/smart-city-leaders/jonathan-reichental-on-the-importance-of-smart-cities-smart-citizens)[ Lily Maxwell8 min read ## Blockchain Technologies: The Next Frontier of Smart Cities - Part 2 As we discussed in our previous article (Blockchain: The Next Frontier of Smart Cities - Part 1), blockchain has the potential ... Start Reading ](https://www.beesmart.city/en/smart-city-blog/blockchain-the-next-frontier-of-smart-cities-part-2)[ Lily Maxwell9 min read ## Blockchain: The Next Frontier of Smart Cities - Part 1 Blockchain is a hot topic. Until very recently, it was associated almost exclusively with cryptocurrency - bitcoin, Ethereum ... Start Reading ](https://www.beesmart.city/en/smart-city-blog/blockchain-the-next-frontier-of-smart-cities-part-1)[ Lily Maxwell8 min read ## Innovative Urban Planning for the Citizen-Centric Smart City Innovating urban planning to foster community-focused development is a critical element in the creation of smarter cities. More ... Start Reading ](https://www.beesmart.city/en/smart-city-blog/building-planning-citizen-centric-smart-city-part-1)[ Lily Maxwell11 min read ## Rising Stars: Eight European Smart Cities to Watch in 2018 The term ‘smart city’ is everywhere at the moment, but it is still mostly discussed about familiar names - Amsterdam, ... Start Reading ](https://www.beesmart.city/en/smart-city-blog/rising-european-stars-eight-smart-cities-to-watch-in-2018)[ Lily Maxwell6 min read ## The Need to Redefine the Smart Home and its Link to Smart Cities If the smart city is hyperconnected, energy and cost-efficient, and sustainable, aiming to improve the lives of all by ... Start Reading ](https://www.beesmart.city/en/smart-city-blog/redefining-the-smart-home-in-smart-cities)[ Lily Maxwell10 min read ## How to ensure that your smart city strategy is inclusive Many proponents of the smart city claim that it is by nature inclusive. However, like all other aspects of urban design and ... Start Reading ](https://www.beesmart.city/en/smart-city-blog/how-to-ensure-that-your-smart-city-strategy-is-inclusive)[ Lily Maxwell11 min read ## The inclusive smart city: 7 steps to tackling digital exclusion Although the quantity of people using technology in their everyday lives is constantly rising, a relatively high percentage of ... 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