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12Apr
EU Pact of Amsterdam: what will change for cities?
On May 30 the European Ministers responsible for city policy will sign the Pact of Amsterdam. This is the establishment of the European Urban Agenda. What will be the effect on cities? The EU focuses more and more on quality of life in cities and on what European citizens want. Nowadays,…
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05Feb
Rip. Mix. Build. Digitale disruptie & de stad
Digitale platforms maken in toenemende mate nieuwe maatschappelijke concepten mogelijk die effect gaan hebben alle aspecten van de stad; van op de manier waarop we winkelen, werken, onderwijs volgen als ook hoe we energie en mobiliteit organiseren. Het is juist de combinatie van technologische en sociale innovatie die digitale platformen... -
28Nov
Smart Energy = sustainable generation, durable storage and smart distribution
There’s a lot of focus now on climate and energy, because of the Paris meetings. It also has its impact on (smart) cities: by keeping their ‘energy-households’ under a healthy focus, cities can become durably smarter. When watching all the data and graphs on this subject, it shows that about…
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28Oct
Increase of drones in the city
I expect that this increase will appear sooner then we expect it to do: the use of drones in the city. If you have a look at the multiple possibilities. Add to this the developments of the last fifteen years. Compare today’s drone to the first Apple computer of fifteen years…
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19Oct
It is smart to consider new urban technology as an incentive to redefine urban interests
Author: Rob Ruts Smartness in cities requires being smart in defining what stands in the way of realizing well thought through urban interests. Safety is such an interest, and a whole industry provides the hardware to observe and detect phenomena that are contrary to it. Being smart subsequently is wisely…
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06Oct
I left a piece of my heart in YinChuan
Although the wind of pragmatism from American cities is but poorly digested, I am flooded with the prosperous and strong will of the Chinese. I do not care for policy, nor geostrategic, but rather I absorb feelings and communicate emotions. Or at least I try; but it's becoming ever more...0 comments Read more -
30Sep
How Tel Aviv won the smart city award, without even knowing it is one?
Written by Ayal Zaum Did you know Tel Aviv is a smart city? It seems that even in the Tel Aviv municipality it was not known, until recently, with the international recognition the city has received, during the smart city expo in Barcelona. Smart city expo in Barcelona, which took…