On 16 March 2015, the first 31 cities from 5 countries started the Open & Agile Smart Cities initiative. Fast-forward five years, the network counts +150 member cities in +30 countries, across 4 continents. Interoperability and openness of data, digital solutions and urban platforms are now at the center of a worldwide debate on how […]
The first workshop of the COP-CITIES in 2020 is dedicated to “Scaling up Smart and Sustainable Cities”, with the ambition to discuss how smart cities can effectively contribute to Europe’s climate and environmental objectives embedded in the European Green Deal. The focus will be on scaling up successful use cases, working with locally or regional […]
A Digital Innovation Hub is a coordinated group of organisations with complementary expertise and a not-for-profit objective, offering a set of services to companies and public sector organisations, to support their digital transformation. This workshop will provide best practices and ideas on how Digital Innovation Hubs can support public administrations, smart cities and healthcare organisations. […]
Towards Intelligent, Inclusive & Liveable Cities for Everyone City leaders need new ways of thinking about planning, designing & building our cities - putting the citizen & liveability at the heart of all future projects, developments & transformations. Every city or municipality is different, with different challenges and a different culture - for cities to […]
The URBAN FUTURE Global Conference gathers CityChangers from all over the world – passionate people who drive change towards more sustainable cities. Cities are key to a sustainable future of our planet. Massive changes are necessary to fight climate change and social inequalities. But is technology really the most relevant solution to driving change? We […]