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The Port of Tallinn is looking to up its sustainability game starting at square one with port traffic. Let’s dive deeper into the smart port project that will reduce traffic loads and minimize air pollution, thereby affecting the future of Tallinn’s...
Article - 03/03/2019
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy
As cities develop and populations continue to grow, there is one common challenge most places face: transportation. In southwest Germany near the French border, Karlsruhe, the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg, has had a three-...
Article - 12/10/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Upward Mobility, Food and Water, Wellness, Shelter, Smart City Concepts, Definitions and overviews, Responsibility areas, Built environment, Economic development, Energy, Health and human services, Payments, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation
Austria’s fourth-largest city, Salzburg, may be known for its charming medieval and baroque buildings (as well as being the birthplace of famous composer Mozart), but the city is making a name for itself in the region as a leader in Smart Grids and...
Article - 11/28/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Transportation
The 1st SmartCitiesCouncil® - Europe Stakeholders’ Assembly recently took place in Dublin, Ireland on the 9th of November. The day’s theme was Accelerating your innovation economy and focused on how smart city solutions can advance innovation and...
Article - 11/21/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Economic development, Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Waste management, The Enablers, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Data management, Finance and procurement, Policy and leadership, Smart City Examples, SCC Spotlight Cities
In 2018, San Sebastián’s city council have continued to drive forward numerous projects started in 2016 to maintain the city’s historic core and seafront through using state-of-the-art technology. The municipality’s aim is to become a near-...
Article - 10/25/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Transportation
The Slovak capital of Bratislava has already introduced a slew of smart technology pilot projects such as solar benches that charge mobile phones and offer Wi-Fi, but despite all of its smart city advances, Bratislava still falls behind the other...
Article - 09/28/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy
Back in 2013, smart lighting wasn’t a mainstream topic like it is today. The historic city of Helmond in North Brabant in the southern Netherlands, however, was one of the first cities to adopt intelligent lighting technology as a way to solve its...
Article - 09/28/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy, Connectivity
In eastern France, Dijon is looking to step up its smart city game by getting its neighbours involved. The French city is joining forces with surrounding towns to embark on a €105 million information technology project that will improve city...
Article - 09/09/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy, Telecommunications, Connectivity
One of Europe’s least-visited locales, the Republic of Moldova, which sits sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, is also one of the continent’s least-urbanized countries. Over 55 percent of the population lives in rural areas—but this is all about...
Article - 08/31/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy
Over the past three decades, Sweden’s third-largest city, Malmö, has made the switch from a centre of shipbuilding to a start-up hub, with nearly half of its population under the age of 35. Just take a look at the one-time industrial Västra Hamnen,...
Article - 08/31/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy
Last fall, major automotive company Ford partnered up with smart city start-up Strawberry Energy to design a piece of urban infrastructure that’s not only functional, it’s also something that could impact the future of city planning. Rolling out in...
Article - 08/27/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy
At the moment, Finland is leading the way in Europe in terms of smart city development, using its resources to create new business models and efficient city planning. Start-ups and companies are assisting in this transformation of smart cities,...
Article - 08/14/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater
Located in northwestern Romania, Cluj-Napoca is considered the unofficial capital of the Transylvania region. The country’s fourth-most populous city is the economic hub of the region, home to a half-million inhabitants in the metropolitan area, as...
Article - 08/14/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy, Connectivity, Data management
Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia is home to 1.3 million citizens and contributes about 30 percent to the national GDP. As the country’s largest city continues to grow, it’s looking to achieve the title of “green capital” and become a model of...
Article - 07/19/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy, Public safety and security
The small city of Alba Iulia in central Romania is undergoing big changes, attracting the most European funds in the country for projects that are helping to seriously boost tourism. First on the list: the restoration of the 18th century Alba...
Article - 06/28/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation
Earlier this year, the European Commission took six EU countries to court. The offence: breaking the law on air pollution. In Germany, the “car capital” of Stuttgart—one of the most polluted cities in the country—continuously reached levels of 82...
Article - 06/28/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy, Transportation
Milano è una delle poche città cosmopolite a investire miliardi di euro nei suoi quartieri più trascurati, nell’ambito di un piano di modernizzazione che renderà la città più attraente e sostenibile che mai. Il nome è CityLife Park e l’ispirazione...
Article - 06/18/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Built environment, Energy
In the race across Europe for cities to become “smarter,” Ireland’s capital is more interested in the quality of life for its citizens than boasting the latest smart gadget. As part of the Smart Dublin strategy, the city is looking to provide better...
Article - 06/08/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation, Connectivity
While Trondheim only has a population of 193,000 residents, the historic city ranks the third largest in Norway. The city, which is home to 30,000 students alone, is slowly catching up to Nordic neighbours like Stockholm and Helsinki, which are...
Article - 06/05/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Upward Mobility, Energy, Transportation
The city of Hamburg currently ranks second-largest in Germany, with population of 1.8 million that’s expected to grow 20 percent by 2045. Not only is the city a cosmopolitan one, it’s also one of the country’s industrial hubs, with Europe’s third-...
Article - 05/30/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy, Waste management