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IRIS Webinar: Urban Data Platforms – Experiences from the IRIS LH Cities
In the upcoming webinar, the three IRIS Lighthouse Cities Utrecht, Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur, and Gothenburg will present through concrete use cases how they use the local City Innovation Platforms (CIP) in the journey toward smart cities. The cities will share lessons learned regarding technologies, onboarding process and governance, and standard data models.
IRIS Case Studies – Alexandroupolis, Greece
Around 40km from the Turkish border, the Greek city of Alexandroupolis is an important city for Greece that serves as one of its main gateways to the Asian continent. In recent years the city has also benefited from local authorities’ renewed vision for the city; they want to transform Alexandroupolis into a sustainable city for its citizens by using new, efficient and user-friendly technologies and services.
Scalable Cities event: Moving from solutions to system change
The Scalable Cities community event “Moving from solutions to system change” hosted by the IRIS Smart Cities project will take place on the 1st and 2nd of June in Utrecht.
IRIS case studies – Focşani, Romania
The city of Focşani in Romania’s South-East region is quickly becoming a hidden gem for Romanian tourists. It also serves as the capital of Vrancea County, famous for producing some of the country’s best wines since the 15th century. Apart from its tourism credentials, the city has been working on becoming one of Romania’s best examples of a ‘smart city’ – that is, using digital technology to make traditional networks and services more efficient.
IRIS Case Studies – Vaasa
Finland has a lot to be proud of in terms of innovation. This year the country ranked 8th in the world in Bloomberg’s innovation index of world economies. Now many of the country’s big cities aim to become ‘smart cities’- those which use digital technology to make traditional networks and services more efficient. Mauritz Knuts from VASEK, presents the city’s ambition to implement smart city solutions from the IRIS project.
Dutch start-up experts cook up recipe for smart city business models
The Netherlands is home to one of the most accomplished start-up cultures in the world and Dutch researchers are now sharing their recipe for success hoping it can help other smart city businesses emerge.
Funding the future: How Vaasa is funding its sustainability initiatives
The city of Vaasa in Finland aims to become carbon neutral until the end of this decade.
Is it too late to change the future?
New paper envisions alternatives for sustainability transformations.
How to create urban systems that are more sustainable and safer for its citizens?
Have you ever been afraid of crossing a street when it is already dark? Do you wonder if the car will be able to see the crossing lanes in time and slow down?
9 ways to become smarter – faster
Using the experience, insights and technical detail established in IRIS cities and beyond is key. But, however you seek to replicate smart solutions; ensuring they make financial sense will turbo charge investment and take up.