Berlin, September 29, 2023 – Today, FIWARE Foundation e.V. announced that, effective November 1, 2023, FIWARE’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ulrich Ahle will become CEO successor of the Gaia-X AISBL headquartered in Brussels.
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FIWARE'S Ulrich Ahle to Become Gaia-X CEO
By Joe Appleton on Sep 29, 2023 4:53:33 PM
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Open Data
Digitalization
Big Data
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Open Data and Innovation: Vast Opportunities, Untapped Value
By Jon Glasco on Aug 14, 2023 3:22:56 PM
More than a decade ago, governments throughout the world made a radical policy shift from storing data in government silos to opening the data for reuse by entrepreneurs, citizens, and businesses. This was the beginning of a global open data movement — an era when government data is made available under an open license in a usable, machine-readable form with minimal restrictions for reuse.
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Smart City Strategy
Smart Government
Open Data
Big Data
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The Top 10 Smart Cities In Asia (Updated 2021)
By Joe Appleton on Aug 26, 2021 9:30:00 AM
Asia is one of the most exciting continents on the planet, with rapidly evolving economies, fertile economic ecosystems, and bold leadership from proactive governments. But which cities are the smartest in the region? To get an idea, we’ve ranked the top smart cities in Asia using metrics from the IMD Smart Cities Index Report.
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Open Data
Smart City
Big Data
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Smart City Leader Interview: Michal Lakomski, Smart City Poznan
By Joe Appleton on Jun 21, 2021 11:57:44 AM
Michal Lakomski is the Mayor's Proxy for Smart City in the city of Poznan in the Greater Poland region. As the Mayor’s Smart City Proxy, and as the Director of Digitalization and Cybersecurity Department for Poznan City Hall, his role involves supervising and overseeing the city’s digital transformation and overall evolution into a modern smart city.
Under his leadership, Poznan has already made an impression as one of the most exciting and dynamic cities in Europe, embracing new technologies, supporting innovation, and putting its citizens first.
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Smart City Technology
Smart City Development
Smart City
Smart City Innovation
Digital City
Digitalization
Big Data
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The Benefits of Urban Data Platforms for Smart City Development
By Joe Appleton on May 17, 2021 1:12:05 PM
Urban data platforms (UDPs) are helping smart cities to evolve. These platforms serve as the supporting pillars for many smart city applications. They can map, combine, and store data from a wide range of sources, and process them to help form practical solutions to city-wide problems. Urban data platforms are an important part of any smart city ecosystem, taking data from government sources, private enterprises, NGOs, and members of the public, to help provide data-driven solutions that benefit everyone.
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Smart City Strategy
Smart City Development
Open Data
Internet of Things (IoT)
Artificial Intelligence
Big Data
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Smart City Leader Interview: Jamie Cudden, Smart Dublin
By Joe Appleton on May 7, 2021 9:30:00 AM
Jamie Cudden is the leader of Dublin City Council’s Smart City program. The Smart City program focuses on embracing new technologies to solve the many challenges that the city faces to make Dublin a more liveable city for all of its residents. Using pioneering ideas, involving 5G, Internet of Things, and Big Data, Dublin’s Smart City program has been able to develop and deploy a wide range of solutions for challenges such as citizen engagement, sustainable mobility, energy management, and more.
Since Dublin is a prime example of a smart city in action (read our Smart Dublin City Portrait for more information), we decided to get in touch with Jamie and find out how he helped to steer Dublin into a smarter future.
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Smart City Solutions
Smart City Technology
Smart City
Internet of Things (IoT)
Sustainability
Smart People
Big Data