Dobrindt will autonomes Fahren gesetzlich regeln
Verkehrsminister Alexander Dobrindt (CDU) will schnellstmöglich eine Reform des Straßenverkehrsgesetzes auf den Weg bringen und damit das Fahren mit ...
Series: Business concepts that make cities work better
From a ridesharing service to informal waste picking – Citiscope takes a look at the innovative business concepts behind three startups and social ...
Air quality in Chinese cities continues to improve
According to China’s environment ministry, the air quality in the country’s largest cities continues to improve. In the first half of 2016, ...
German energy reform: from leader to follower?
Germany’s energy transition scheme, called Energiewende, has succeeded and made the country a world leader in the field of renewables – but an ...
Map shows incredible growth of megacities
Urban areas are growing rapidly around the world: According to the most recent UN World Cities Report, the number of cities with more than 10 million ...
Paper: “Das Datenzeitalter mitgestalten”
Im Bereich eGovernance und digitaler Verwaltungsangebote besteht in Deutschland noch großer Handlungsbedarf – das hatten zuletzt Daten der EU- ...
Partnerships crucial for building sustainable & resilient cities
A sustainable and resilient city cannot grow by itself, knowlegde of multiple stakeholders is required to come up with integrated solutions. Judith Rodin, ...
Additive Manufacturing – Die Zukunft liegt beim 3D-Druck
Daimler, VW, BMW & CO planen zukünftig Ersatzteile per 3D Printer herzustellen. So will Mercedes-Benz, Tochterunternehmen der Daimler AG, bereits ab ...
India could meet climate goals earlier than planned
India’s outgoing climate minister, Pradesh Javadekar, sees his country as a world leader in the fight against climate change. According to his ...
Turning Olympic food waste into meals for the needy
The amount of food that is wasted or lost is steadily growing – fortunately, so is the number of initiatives trying to stop this trend. “Reffetto- ...
