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26Jun
Smart is more than durable
29 and 30 May the Smart City Event 2013 took place. Two inspiring days at the Amsterdam Rai. This event has now been organised for the third year. Because of the big attendance, it is noticeable that the concept of Smart Cities addresses many people and keep them occupied. I…
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28May
3D printing: the new industrial revolution?
We can hear and read more and more about 3D printing and about all the possibilities this offers. Unfortunately also about the negative sides, like printing gunsā¦ In this blog I will mainly look into the possible influences of this technique according to cities. In 30 years? At the moment…
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15May
Hi-tech Parking Systems
Written by Vitor Pereira Since always, one of the major concerns of the towns, small, medium or large, has to do with the management of parking. It is known that parking is an important source of income for municipalities and, on the other hand, the efficient management of this valence…
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26Apr
Hildagarde McCarville (Dalkia): āThe smart cities of the future will be those that embrace the concept of less is moreā
Interview with Hildagarde McCarville (CEO Dalkia Netherlands): “We have no choice but to re focus our efforts on how we can generate and consume energy, water and waste in an efficient and sustainable manner. This is not merely an academic or political matter“. 1. For Dalkia, as European leader in…
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15Apr
Joost Brinkman (Accenture): People are waking up
Interview with Joost Brinkman, Manager Accenture Consultancy 2009 was the beginning of the smart city hype. At that time it was all very driven by technology, but that changed. Technology isnāt the driving motor anymore. It has become more about cooperation between citizens, local governments and the private sector how…
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02Apr
Hybrid City and Shopping New Style
The hybrid city is currently a fact. Before 1990 only built cities and their citizens existed. Since the rise of the Internet, the virtual world as new phenomenon has been added. At the beginning, that virtual world used to be entered from homes and offices. Nowadays the mobile Internet is…
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