As the barriers to implementation of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data begin to dwindle, more and more industries start to ...
80 million USD for new smart city projects announced by White House
The funding announced by the White House will among others go to studies and projects that deal with topics such as communities, energy and climate, ...
G20-Gipfel: Nachhaltige Entwicklung und ein grünes Finanzwesen
Trotz oder gerade wegen der vielen andauernden Krisen und Konflikte wollen die mächtigsten Länder dieser Welt beim diesjährigen G20-Gipfel vor allem ...
The role of municipal finance in the New Urban Agenda
While the New Urban Agenda itself focuses mainly on the social and environmental dimensions of urban development, its most important apsect may be finance ...
European Commission approves new investment in cybersecurity
The European Commission has launched its first public-private partnership on cybersecurity to better prepare Europe against cyber-threats. The partnership ...
The week in civic data
Another week, another edition of #ThisWeekInData at Data-Smart City Solutions. This time, the weekly roundup of the latest developments on civic data ...
The risks of urbanization
In many countries, urbanization is a key driver of economic growth – at the same time, the process has unsustainable effects such as growing social ...
How cities build more resilience with less budget
While cities are facing rapidly growing environmental, economical and societal challenges, their budgets to tackle these issues are constantly ...
Explaining green bonds
When it comes to climate finance, “green bonds” are a popular topic – particularly as an instrument to fund the implementation of the Paris ...
Adapting to climate change will cost 500 billion USD by 2050
According to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), adapting to climate change effects will cost more than initially expected. ...
