Accounting for over 70% of global CO2 emissions, cities are key in reducing our carbon footprint. But technology is not enough, experts warn, to address the new challenges. To be really "smart", a city must take into account the main recipients of this transformation: the citizen.
It's all about connection. This is the key to making a city "smart", say the smart people working on the subject. And by "connection", they mean not only the technological kind but especially the human one. "A city is smart when a collective intelligence is in place", asserts Julio Lumbreras, program manager of the Spanish platform CitiES 2030.
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As technology advances at an ever-increasing pace, the way we live, work, and interact with our environment is constantly evolving. Now, more than ever, it is essential that city leaders come together to discuss and strategise how to harness the power of digital innovation to improve the quality of life for their residents.
That is the goal of the Mayors’ Digital Assembly, the political advisory body that provides guidance to the Living-in.EU movement. On 15 June, the movement organises its first EU Mayors Digital Assembly in Brussels, in the framework of the Brussels Urban Summit 2023. Local, regional, and national policymakers will get together to share their views on what leadership decisions are needed to accompany a city and a region in its digital transformation, and how to ensure that people are placed in the centre of the process.
ProptechOS finds European cities lag behind US counterparts in terms of being prepared for a smart connected future
A new study has revealed the 10 European cities that are best prepared for a smart future.
According to the research, from ProptechOS, London leads the way ahead of Amsterdam and Berlin. Paris and Lisbon rounded out the top 5.
Read more: Europe’s smartest cities revealed – how did London fare?
A study from a PropTech platform has revealed the ten European cities that are best prepared for a smart future – but which city has topped the list?
Using eleven indicators of a smart city, defined by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, ProptechOS has created a list of the European cities most adapted to emerging technologies and prepared for a smarter future.
European Cities Face Sustainability Challenges and More
While digital twin techniques have been applied successfully in manufacturing and construction, cities are so complex that they require more measuring and modelling effort. Moreover, since they are evolving all the time, it is not enough to simply measure and model cities only once. This article explores whether digital twin techniques can meet city planning needs and help them face their wide-ranging challenges – from sustainability to education, digitalization, infrastructure and healthcare.
Read more: EU: Can Digital Twin Techniques Serve City Needs?