The cities of Brussels (Belgium) and Malmö (Sweden) were awarded with the 5th Award for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning and EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Award ...
Digital India: Key Player in the Smart Cities Mission
The campaign launched by the Government of India with an aim to move towards cashless economy, ‘Digital India’ has now emerged as a key player ...
Coastal resilience through restoration of coral reefs
In the Caribbean, a lot of people depend on coral reefs for their survival. With many being unemployed, fishing opportunities and revenues from tourism ...
European railway apps leading the cause for public transit
Public transportation is often considered less and less convenient in comparison to services like Uber that offer door-to-door service. European railway ...
Swiping app to vote on goverment issues
Santa Monica and West Sacremento, California, are testing an app that, similarly to Tinder, lets citizens swipe left and right to show approval or ...
Leaders identify key ideas to shape the future of cities at Green Cities
At the Green Cities conferences in Sydney, government and business executives worked out strategies to mitigate climate change, cope with population ...
Think tank for cities to share solutions
An initiative called Operational Excellence in Government, operating from the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center, has built a web platform to assist ...
How European cities are adapting to mitigate climate change
The Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, an initiative that works towards reaching climate and energy objectives in communities, published a report ...
Web portal for cities to learn from one another
The EU Comission created a web portal for cities to exchange of best practices and urban strategies in October of 2016. News on EU policies and information ...
Illinois makes effort to become first smart state
US state Illinois is establishing a statewide agency to make its cities smarter. Its purpose will be to monitor investments for smart city initiatives ...
