by OASC Secretariat | May 14, 2019 | Blog
Creating the baselines for a digital market of replicable solutions for smart cities, the Front-Runner Smart Cities program involves over 11 cities from Europe as well as cities from Argentina and Uruguay. In our interview at Connected Smart Cities Conference 2019...
by Lea Hemetsberger | May 9, 2019 | Austria, Belgium, News
The OASC Council of Cities has re-elected Bart Rosseau, Chief Data Officer of Ghent, as Council of Cities Coordinator. Brigitte Lutz, Data Governance Coordinator of Vienna, is the newly elected Council of Cities Representative to the OASC Board of Directors. In a...
by OASC Secretariat | May 6, 2019 | Blog, France
Christophe Colinet, Smart City Project Planner of Bordeaux, shares his expectations for the future of Bordeaux in our interview at this year’s Connected Smart Cities Conference (CSCC). Hoping to “close the loop” between the technological innovation and the city’s...
by Lea Hemetsberger | May 6, 2019 | Events, News
On 2 May, procurement experts came together in Brussels to discuss the state of innovation procurement in Europe and find a solution to better reap the benefits of procuring ICT solutions for both public administrations and SMEs. Currently, innovative and data-driven...
by Lea Hemetsberger | Apr 30, 2019 | Events
On 2 May, the workshop Releasing the Power of Procurement Workshop will take place in Brussels. For those who could not make it, the European Commission offers a livestream broadcasting the workshop in full length. Tune in from 9:30 on 2 May:...
by OASC Secretariat | Apr 29, 2019 | Blog, Portugal
Vice-Mayor of Porto and City Councillor for Digital Innovation and Environment Filipe Araújo shares his overall impressions and future goals in light of 2019 Connected Smart Cities Conference (CSCC) that took place in Brussels. With a clear focus on citizen...
by Lea Hemetsberger | Apr 15, 2019 | France, Germany, Press Release, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden
This spring has seen a new wave of cities & communities joining the Open & Agile Smart Cities network (OASC). The digital city network now counts 132 member cities organised in 26 national and regional chapters. OASC and its members have the ambition to build...
by OASC Secretariat | Apr 10, 2019 | News & Events
On 8 April, Open & Agile Smart Cities hosted a workshop to discuss the development of large-scale IoT & data marketplaces in Europe. The event was jointly organised by the European Commission, the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) and the IoT...
by Lea Hemetsberger | Apr 5, 2019 | Blog
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 | Apr 2, 2019 | England, News
OASC founding institution Future Cities Catapult, a UK-based innovation agency, has teamed-up with the so-called Transport Systems Catapult to form Connected Places Catapult. The new Catapult, which came into being on 1 April 2019, combines the strengths and knowledge...
