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Blisscity ─ The Smart City Convention Germany (Impressions)

Blisscity – Deutschlands Smart City Convention, hat am 21. und 22. November in Frankfurt am Main stattgefunden. Wir möchten Sie rückblickend an der ...

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Riga

Riga

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    Region: Europe
    Country: Latvia
    Inhabitans: 600.000 - 1.000.000
    Growth Forecast p.a.: -1% - 0%
Mayor's Message:
Projects: free Wifi
Domain: www.riga.lv
Twin City: Aalborg, Almaty, Amsterdam, Astana, Beijing, Bordeaux, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Queensland, Dallas, Tuscany, Kiev, Kobe, Minsk, Moscow, Norrköping, Pori, Prague, Rostock, Saint Petersburg Santiago, Stockholm , Jiangsu Taipei, Tallinn, Tashkent, Tartu, Tbilisi, Vilnius, Yerevan, Warsaw
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Specific Project Targets: To reduce CO2 emissions by at least 20 % which is to be achieved through a 20 % gain in energy efficiency, and utilize renewable energy sources to account for 20 % of the volume of energy consumed.
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Articles: 1) Riga publishes "Riga Smart City Sustainable Energy Action Plan for 2014 – 2020”
2) Riga (Latvia), so smart!
3) CITY OF RIGA
Message: Riga was one of the first capitals to sign the Covenant of Mayors in 2008. Through cooperating with other cities in the implementation of a number of energy efficiency projects, Riga has been able to introduce new innovative technologies that add to our comfort and make our lives more environment-friendly. Together with our partners we are committed to bringing our city closer to a smart city’s status. Nils Ušakovs Mayor of Riga
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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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    Region: South-america
    Country: Argentina
    Inhabitans: 1.000.000 - 3.000.000
    Growth Forecast p.a.: 1% - 2%
Mayor's Message:
Projects: Streetlight
Domain: turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en
Twin City: Yerevan, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santiago, Beijing, Zagreb, Prague, Santo Domingo, Quito, Berlin, Tel Aviv, Calabria, Osaka, Mexico City, Asunción, Lima, Warsaw, Lisbon, Moscow, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cádiz, Guadix, Madrid, Oviedo, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Vigo, Miami, Montevideo
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Specific Project Targets: The City set a global goal for 2030: to reduce GHG emissions by 30% compared with 2008 levels, in a business as usual scenario (BAU). By enhancing green spaces and planting trees and plants, the temperature of Buenos Aires is expected to fall by up to 6ºC by 2034. Green motorways and macro-blocks are also contemplated in the plan, the latter aiming for a 50% reduction in levels of noise pollution, and a 97% reduction in CO2 emissions.
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Articles: 1) 3 Ways Buenos Aires Is Leading Smart City Technology [VIDEO]
2) Buenos Aires: The Making Of A Smart City
3) Buenos Aires reaching out to young travellers
Message: Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri: “If you want to have a modern city you need to adapt and evolve. Every week cities receive hundreds of citizens that come to look for a job or new experiences or simply to have fun and they all demand quality services.”
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Johannesburg

Johannesburg

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    Region: Africa
    Country: South Africa
    Inhabitans: 3.000.000 - 10.000.000
    Growth Forecast p.a.: 1% - 2%
Mayor's Message:
Projects: Intelligent Wifi, Mass public transport – a true ‘silver bullet’, Smart crime fighting
Domain: joburg.org.za
Twin City: Accra, Addis ababa, Birmingham, Kinshasa, London, Matola,New York City, Taipei, Val de Marne, Windhoek
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Specific Project Targets: Outcome 1: Improved quality of life and development-driven resilience for all Outcome 2: Provide a resilient, liveable, sustainable urban environment – underpinned by infrastructure supportive of a low-carbon economy Outcome 3: An inclusive, job-intensive, resilient and competitive economy Outcome 4: A leading metropolitan government that pro-actively contributes to and builds a sustainable, socially inclusive, locally integrated and globally competitive GCR
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Articles: 1) Joburg – leading the smart city revolution in Africa
2) FUTURE JOBURG | The fluid future of Johannesburg’s 2060 city: The Modderfontein smart city
3) Africa: A playground of the future through smart cities
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New York City

New York City

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    Region: North-America
    Country: United States
    Inhabitans: 3.000.000 - 10.000.000
    Growth Forecast p.a.: 0% - 1%
Mayor's Message:
Projects: The Lowline, Museum Technology, The Subway
Domain: nyc.gov
Twin City: Rome, Peking, Madrid, Tokyo, Jerusalem, Budapest, Johannesburg
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Specific Project Targets: 1.New York City's greenhouse gas emissions will be 80 percent lower by 2050 than in 2005. 2.New York City will send zero waste to landfills by 2030. 3. New York City will have the best air quality among all large U.S. cities by 2030. 4. New York City will clean up contaminated land to address disproportionately high exposures in low-income communities and convert land to safe and beneficial use. 5. New York City will mitigate neighborhood flooding and offer high-quality water services.
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We Search: Developer and Engineers who are able to build the city of tomorrow
Articles: 1) Projects are turning New York into futuristic technology hub
2) Upgrade for NYC sidewalks
Message: Mayor Bill de Blasio said "Climate change represents one of the greatest challenges to our city, which is why we've committed to an 80 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. "To move us toward our goals, we'll need the city's brightest minds and ideas, which is why Urban Tech NYC is so important. By providing our most talented visionaries with the space and resources they need to grow, we're acting on our commitments to entrepreneurs, to innovation, and to a smarter and more equitable New York."
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Tokyo

Tokyo

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    Region: Asia
    Country: Japan
    Inhabitans: > 10.000.000
    Growth Forecast p.a.: 0% - 1%
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Projects: Kashiwa-no-ha Urban Development
Domain: kashiwanoha-smartcity.com
Twin City: New York City, Beijing, Paris, Seoul, Cairo, Moscow, Berlin
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Specific Project Targets: Energy use reduction by 30% over 2000 levels by 2030 by 20%
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Articles: 1) Kashiwanoha Smart City Project
2) The big tech firms are wrong. We must build smart cities from the ground up
3) UCLA Japan Center Opened in Kashiwa-no-ha
Message: "Tokyo must aim to be smart in terms of our environment and smart in terms of our economy. Technological advancement will play a paramount role in both regards. Tokyo must utilize the state of art technology in urban planning, energy policy, and economic reform, and Tokyo will aim for both environmental sustainability and economic sustainability. Leveraging the latest technology we need to back this up with the real policy and real budget. Implementation and support for eco-housing, small housing, and utlilization of renewable energy will be important policy considerations environmentally. I have also been a strong advocate for the undergrounding of the overhead cables such as telecommunication and power lines.This is not only meaningful for the resilience for the city, but is also important to regain aesthetics. For me, this is an important part of helping to make Tokyo look smart." Mayor of Tokyo,Yuriko Koike
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Dubai

Dubai

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    Region: Asia
    Country: United Arab Emirates
    Inhabitans: 1.000-000 - 3.000.000
    Growth Forecast p.a.: 2% - 3%
Mayor's Message:
Projects: Desert Rose Housing Project, The Silicon Park Project, Dubai mGovernment Initiative, Free City Wi-Fi & Parking App ,The Sustainable City
Domain: smartdubai.ae
Twin City: Barcelona, Beirut, Frankfurt, Detroit, Istanbul, Shanghai
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Specific Project Targets: Between 2016 and 2020, 2 per cent of all cars purchased will be either electric or hybrid vehicles. This target will increase to 10 per cent by 2030
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Articles: 1) Ideal Home Initiative Promotes Eco-Friendly Households
2) Dubai to Double Energy Efficiency by 2030
3) Dubai Is Building a Museum of the Future
Message: "We are obliged to fulfil our word in front of the world that we will create an amazing future connecting the minds of all nationalities, as we realise that the eyes of the entire world are looking to Dubai to know what we are going to do in years to come." Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality
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Eindhoven

Eindhoven

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    Region: Europe
    Country: Netherlands
    Inhabitans: 300.000 - 600.000
    Growth Forecast p.a.: 1% - 2%
Mayor's Message:
Projects: intelligent lighting, iCity Tender, Living Lab/Stratumseind 2.0, AiREAS​
Domain: eindhoven.nl
Twin City: Minsk,Nanjing, Białyston Chinandega, Emfuleni,Gedaref,Bayeux,Iași,Gumi,Tainan
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Specific Project Targets: Vision and Roadmap Urban Lighting Eindhoven 2030’.
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Articles: 1) Eindhoven as living lab for intelligent lighting
2) EINDHOVEN MAYOR NAMED EUROPEAN DIGITAL LEADER
3) Paved with good intentions
Message: "The 21st century will be the century of the city, following on from the 19th century, when national states were formed, and the 20th century, in which supra-national organisations like the United Nations, the European Union and the Bretton Woods Institutions took shape. The cities will be the first to be hit by all the known Global Challenges, such as mobility, housing, health, food and climate. Cities will have to find ways to provide their citizens with a safe, healthy and financially sound living, by taking a pragmatic and non-ideological approach. There is an opportunity here for urban politics to achieve this, not by viewing citizens solely as end-users and forcing solutions on them, but by collaborating with citizens in the use of modern technology, and working together with them, as co-developers of their own society". Rob van Gijzel Mayor, City of Eindhoven
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