On the 8th of September 2020, Horst Seehofer, Federal Minister of the Interior, Building and Community, announced the decision that 32 Smart City Model Projects will be funded with around 350 million Euros in the second round of the national funding programme "Smart City Model Projects". In the first round of last year, 13 Smart Cities were selected and funded with the aim of accelerating urban digital transformation in Germany.
Topic: urban-transformation
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Smart Cities Made in Germany: 32 Model Projects selected
By Thomas Mueller on Sep 10, 2020 4:10:19 PM
Topics:
Urban Transformation
Sustainability
Smart Cities
Smart Cities Made in Germany
Digitalization
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Revealed: The UK's Leading Smart Cities
By Thomas Mueller on Oct 29, 2017 10:39:02 PM
On October 23, Huawei and Navigant Consulting have released the 2nd "UK Smart Cities Index - Assessment of Strategy and Execution of UK’s leading Smart Cities". The report features an assessment of 20 UK cities in their efforts of utilizing technology to address urban challenges and to seize development opportunities.
Bristol and London are the UK's smartest cities
Surprisingly, Bristol has been announced as leading smart city in the UK, followed by London. The two cities are spearheading the movement, well ahead of the other 18 cities that were analyzed in the report.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Technology
Urban Transformation
Smart City Development
Smart City
Smart Cities
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Smart City Evolution: A Review of Becoming a Smart City
By Bart Gorynski on Aug 31, 2017 4:12:36 PM
Over the past years, the smart city concept has reached a state of mainstream acknowledgment throughout the world. However, several important aspects are subject to constant debate:
- What is the best or a suitable smart city definition?
- Does the smart city concept apply to cities only, or does it include rural or smaller communities?
- Is the smart city concept technology- or human-centric?
- What are the key success factors of leading smart cities?
- What are the strategic governance approaches?
- What can be derived from best practices in smart cities development?
In our review on becoming a smart city, we will cover all of these topics that relate to the smart city evolution and defining the term smart city from a practical perspective.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Smart Government
Technology
Urban Transformation
Smart City
Smart People
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Redefining the Smart City Concept: A New Smart City Definition
By Thomas Mueller on Aug 31, 2017 3:33:12 PM
Over the past seven years, the smart city concept has changed fundamentally in terms of the approaches that cities or communities have chosen for urban transformation. Driven by technology providers in the early years, governments as leaders of the smart city movement have later understood that technology is only the enabler for reaching governmental, economic and societal goals.
Today, smart city strategies still consider technology as an enabler, but governments have learned that top-down initiatives or a master planned approach are not the determinants of success. Drivers for success are collaborative and participative citizen- or human-centric approaches. If a city or community wants to become smarter, it should take the needs and problems of its customers – citizens, businesses, workforce/commuters, entrepreneurs, academia and non-profit organizations – into account.
Topics:
Smart City Strategy
Smart Government
Technology
Urban Transformation
Smart City
Smart People