Tag: Smart Cities
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Spanish City Zamora Hosts the First-Ever Silver Tech Summit
On November 27, the Zamora Fair, the province regional authorities, and Rural Innovation Hubs organize the first technology summit for the Silver Economy. The technology summit, gathering several local enterprises, coops, and an impressive lineup of national and international speakers, aims to position technology as the tool to provide services and products for seniors and […]
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The 2020 Smart City Award Goes to Shanghai
Smart Shanghai — People-Oriented Smart City, the deployment of intensive digital Infrastructure, e-government services, a City Brain, and massive industrial digital transformation, made Shanghai the winner of the 2020 Smart City Award.
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Are Corporate Headquarters Doomed?
With its corporate headquarters and iconic buildings, the business district now has an uncertain future.
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The Six-Foot and 15-Minute City
There is consensus for making cities greener, healthier, and more liveable. The “15-minute city”, a planning concept based on proximity focuses on these goals
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Mayors Call for More Stimulus Funds for Green Recovery
Investing COVID stimulus funds in green solutions would create 50 million jobs, prevent 270,000 premature deaths, and deliver $280bn in economic benefits globally
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Volkswagen Group Retools German Factories for EVs
The biggest European automaker is retooling and building new facilities in Germany for Electric Vehicles.
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Fira Barcelona ready for SmartCityLive, this year’s urban innovation event
Co-organized with Mediapro as a TV show, Smart City Live will be the digital edition of SCEWC this year. It will be online on Nov. 17-18.
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New Normal driving exodus from cities, rebalancing rural towns
COVID-19 is leading the exodus to rural areas. It could hurt cities’ economies, but also presents opportunities for younger residents.
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Catalan Foundation Rezero Works Towards a Zero Waste Europe
Working closely with municipalities, regional and national governments, and at European level, Rezero promotes policies and good practices to reduce waste.
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Barcelona Hires IT Experts to Help Residents With Digital Tools
The city created the figure of IT agents to provide tech support and help to use email, digital IDs, videoconferencing, and online government services.