The IRIS Magazine: project highlights from the past five years
Over five years ago, in 2017, a large group of people from all over Europe embarked…
The IRIS tribe bids farewell but the solutions, lessons, and friendships live on
On the 8 and 9 March, the IRIS Smart Cities project partners and friends gathered at…
Minecraft as a tool for dialogue and urban planning
The City of Gothenburg showed how using digital platforms for dialogue with citizens could benefit urban…
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Citizen Engagement: the good, the bad… the ugly?
In this webinar and video presentation titled ‘A Paradigmatic Shift in Citizen Engagement’, Willem-Jan Renger of HKU University of the Arts Utrecht and Arno Peekel of the Utrecht Sustainability Institute…
Free IRIS Webinar: A successful MaaS business model
Watch our webinar on March 24th to learn about the business model of the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) concept implemented in Gothenburg and the experience which derives from the…
IRIS #SmartCityVisions Gain in Speed and Scale
A little more than a year ago I shared with you my reflections on the first year of the IRIS project. Now more than one year on the world around…
Can technology help us challenge our assumptions, behaviours and choices to make cities smarter?
Interview with Paolo Moura, Head of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships at Université Côte d’Azur – IMREDD
Reducing our emissions: a race against time for smart cities to perform
IRIS Smart Cities speaks with Mauritz Knuts of Vaasa Region Development Company and Co-Chair of a European working group on replicating smart city solutions about scaling up and transferring smart…
Alexandroupolis sets new CO2 reduction targets for 2030
IRIS project partner, the Municipality of Alexandroupolis recently renewed and underlined their commitment to CO2 reduction as part of the Covenant of Mayors.
The Smart City Business Model Canvas
IRIS published another open access paper. In this study we reviewed business model development frameworks and developed a practical tool to help cities assess business models by adapting components of…
Webinar: How numerical software tools support the creation of replication plans in smart cities energy projects
Watch our webinar on December 17th at 9:00 CET.
How to build a smart city: innovation diplomacy, transparency, trust… and a healthy amount of conflict…?
Turning smart city ambitions into partnerships and investment plans is a challenging path. To inspire and guide cities in this process, IRIS Smart Cities spoke with three people who made…
City councilors dive into sustainability actions at IRIS Utrecht
Early October 2019, a number of councilors from the municipality of Utrecht visited Kanaleneiland-Zuid, a neighborhood hosting many of the IRIS project’s sustainable and co-creation initiatives.