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Smart City Strategy

Cities around the globe are becoming smart. However, they are following different strategic approaches and a "smart city" can be defined in different ways. With our smart city strategy insights, we shed light on the latest trends in terms of smart city evolution, strategic approaches, project implementation methods and the role of different stakeholders. Learn how other cities become smart and implement smart city strategies. 

Laura Puttkamer5 min read

Proximity: The Key to Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods

Smart cities are always looking for ways to make their neighbourhoods greener and more liveable. The COVID-19 pandemic has ...
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Jon Glasco7 min read

Smart Sustainable Cities in Spain: The Commitment to a Green Economy

Climate change is currently showing on of its harshest side. Europe is groaning under the heat and further droughts in ...
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Joe Appleton9 min read

Smart City Resilience: Mitigating the Risks of Climate Change

Climate change is a very clear and present danger. Though the term usually conjures up images of melting ice sheets and dying ...
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Jon Glasco9 min read

The Circular Economy: Vision, Problems and Smart City Solutions

Our current economic model - known as a linear economy - is not sustainable. This is the warning we hear from scientists, ...
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Jon Glasco11 min read

Smart Tourism - Innovation and Reinvention for an Industry in Crisis

As 2019 drew to a close, the travel and tourism industry had reasons to celebrate. The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), ...
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Joe Appleton20 min read

Smart City Leader Interview: Jamie Cudden, Smart Dublin

Jamie Cudden is the leader of Dublin City Council’s Smart City program. The Smart City program focuses on embracing new ...
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Jon Glasco8 min read

Sustainable Cities Depend on Smart Ecosystems

During the coronavirus outbreak in Amsterdam, city leaders took steps to help citizens at risk of isolation due to lockdown ...
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Thomas Mueller2 min read

Smart Cities Made in Germany: 32 Model Projects selected

On the 8th of September 2020, Horst Seehofer, Federal Minister of the Interior, Building and Community, announced the decision ...
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Joe Appleton12 min read

How Can Smart Cities Improve Urban Public Health?

Urban public health is currently in the spotlight as city populations struggle to deal with the threat of COVID-19. As lockdown ...
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Joe Appleton8 min read

The 15-Minute City: Nurturing Communities For Smarter Cities

The term “smart city” has a different meaning for different people. For most, it conjures up a vision of a ...
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