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21Nov
What role do citizens play when developing smart city services?
The inspiring light festival GLOW in Eindhoven this November was accompanied with the Smart Lighting Event 2014. Attending professionals by far outnumbered the citizens, and that was exactly the point of discussion that arose in the dialogues about smart city development. Several organisations and cities showcased their smart lighting projects, like the Hoekenrodeplein…
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13Nov
New label “Smart Project for Smart Cities”
We know that many fashions are ephemeral, transitory. We know that the adoption of positions, policies and the choice of paths are often influenced by the media ‘hype’, by the immense information that comes through the several channels of communication that today the world has at its disposal to enter…
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04Nov
Mary-Ann Schreurs (wethouder): ”Licht is onderdeel van de openbare ruimte”
It is possible to watch this video with English subtibles. The subtitles don’t start automatically, you have to turm them on. How? Click on the captions icon at the bottom of the video. Depending on your location, the captions icon will look like one of the following: or Click Settings Click Translate Captions Click to select a language…
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04Nov
Citizens at the centre in the city of the future: smart city
The city will be the main focal point of the future Earlier this month the ‘Smarter cities innovation workshop’ took place at the IBM Netherlands HQ in Amsterdam. Delegates of city councils, energy companies and Telco’s met to exchange ideas and concepts about smarter cities. Peter Heij, Director-General of the…
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02Oct
The digital city: the new layer for entrepreneurs
In one of my former blogs I talked about my Smart City Radar. Apart from eight segments in which smart innovations take place, it also shows the three connecting layers of a city. These are the physical, planned city (both buildings, public space and infrastructure), the people inhabiting the city and,…
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15Sep
Smarter Cities of the future will be more open, Social
Michael Dixon, General Manager, Smarter Cities, IBM “Dramatic increase in the ability of citizens to use smartphones and social computing is also starting to provide cities with rich source of insight and an additional channel for communication.” By 2030 the urban population on the planet is projected to reach almost…
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03Sep
Fast Internet as a basic service
Why is the market so rigid and the government so reluctant? There is a new pyramid of Maslov trending on social media, where wifi is considered more basic to life than food, shelter and safety. NGA (next generation access) is considered essential, not only for watching tv, gaming and entertainment,…
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