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Anna-Kaisa Ikonen: “It is easy to develop smart solutions, but it takes time to change people.”
interview with Anna-Kaisa Ikonen, Mayor of the City of Tampere (Finland) What is a Smart City in your opinion, and what city is in your opinion the best Smart City in the world? In my opinion Smart City is not just a city of smart technological applications. Of course they…
0 comments Read more30AprPeter White: “We need holistic solutions for cities, developed and delivered through collaboration”
Peter White is Chief Operating Officer for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). He is one of the keynote speakers at the Smart City Event 2015 in Amsterdam. In this interview we talked about his view on smarter cities and the recent projects of the WBCSD. What is…
0 comments Read more14AprAnna Lisa Boni: “Involving citizens is central to a successful smart city”
Interview with Anna Lisa Boni, secretary general of EUROCITIES She is one of the keynote speakers at the Smart City Event in Amsterdam in june 2015 What is a Smart City in your opinion? And what city is in your opinion the best Smart City in the world? The term…
0 comments Read more07AprSmart = technology + sustainability + new economics
Smart is hot. Everyone wants to be a part of it. The consequence of this is that everything is called smart. Who can still see the forest for the trees? If you look back, you’ll notice that throughout history technology has played its part as a blower for cities and…
0 comments Read more17MarThe truth about smart cities? ‘In the end, they will destroy democracy’?
The Guardian stated this in a review about smart cities in december of last year. In this article, the author Steven Poole is reserved about the way technology in cities is developing. The common fear that the author refers to, is that large compagnies are about to take over the city. One…
0 comments Read more13MarSmart buildings: a world to win
Let’s talk about smart buildings… Smart cities usually are about energygrids, self-operating electric cars and online tools, with numerous appealing examples. Buildings are rarely mentioned. I think that real estate when it comes to being smart, stays behind. Of course there are solar panels and LED-lightning. That is contemporary technology,…
0 comments Read more06FebStop the profit thinking
‘Smart’ is about the clever use of technology to make cities more livable, safer and sustainable. I’ve written before about the why of using technology, using seven touchstones. The last three principles are about money: saves money, easier maintenance and part of business case. What strikes me about smart projects…
0 comments Read more03Jan« Previous 1 2 3 4 Next »Do we really want to be smart?
Smart (technology) is a fast arising trend. Many people observe this and join this trend. Or are they? A lot is happening now: technological developments are fast and many. It makes people hesitant: what’s really in it for me? Do I want all this? Even investing is difficult: How…
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