by Lea Hemetsberger | Jan 11, 2021 | Press Release
The Open & Agile Smart Cities network (OASC) is one of the partners of a new € 30 million initiative launched by the European Commission. The goal of the “Rural Smart Communities” initiative is to develop rural digital service platforms and stimulate the economic...
by OASC Secretariat | Dec 14, 2020 | Belgium, Press Release
The City of Bruges, Belgium, is the latest city to join the Open & Agile Smart Cities network (OASC). Bruges is already the fifth Belgian city to join OASC following Antwerp, Brussels Region, Ghent and Leuven and the latest partner to unite forces in our...
by Lea Hemetsberger | Nov 16, 2020 | Press Release
After a decade of successfully hosting the annual Connected Smart Cities & Communities conference, the OASC network is shifting gears to amplify our impact on society. The registration is now open for the very first edition of CITYxCITY Festival. Join us and take...
by Lea Hemetsberger | Nov 9, 2020 | Press Release, South Korea
Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC) welcomes a new chapter to the network: The South Korean cities of Sejong and Busan joined the global network of smart cities & communities. Both Sejong and Busan are pioneers in establishing effective and efficient solutions...
by Lea Hemetsberger | Oct 1, 2020 | Belgium, France, Germany, Press Release
Launched in September 2020, the “Collaborative, Secure, and Replicable Open Source Data Lakes for Smart Cities” (ODALA) is a strategic project to improve data management in cities. European cities and regions from four different countries together with a cluster of...
by Lea Hemetsberger | Sep 24, 2020 | Belgium, Press Release
Leuven is the new European Capital of Innovation 2020. The award, also known as iCapital award, recognises European cities who are demonstrating their ability to harness innovation effectively to improve the lives of its citizens. Leuven, a member of Open & Agile...
by Lea Hemetsberger | Sep 16, 2020 | Press Release, Spain
The city of Logroño, capital of the Spanish region of La Rioja, is the latest city to become a member of Open & Agile Smart Cities. Counting more than 150.000 inhabitants, the city is a regional economic powerhouse and actively pursues digital transformation to...
by Lea Hemetsberger | Jul 29, 2020 | Press Release
Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC) together with our core partners Aarhus University and Connected Places Catapult have been awarded as Key Innovators by the European Commission’s Innovation Radar. The Innovation Radar awarded OASC’s efforts in building a smart city...
by Lea Hemetsberger | Jul 2, 2020 | Press Release, Turkey
The Open & Agile Smart Cities network (OASC) welcomes two new members: Istanbul and Izmir have joined the network – underlining their ambition as leaders of a sustainable and open digital transformation of the public sector. Istanbul is the largest metropolis in...
by Lea Hemetsberger | Jun 8, 2020 | Press Release
The international Open & Agile Smart Cities network (OASC) partners with SmartCT, an organisation working with cities & communities in the Philippines to support them on their digital transformation journey. The two organisations will work together to promote...