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November 2018 Smarter Together News
Welcome to the latest edition of news from the Smarter Together project, a member of the EU Horizon 2020 research program. The European lighthouse cities Vienna, Munich and Lyon as well as the follower cities Santiago de Compostela, Sofia and Venice come together in order to improve the quality of life of their citizens. Below you will find updates on the development of co-created and replicable Smart City solutions in 5 concrete areas– citizen engagement, district heating & renewable energy, holistic refurbishment, smart data and e-mobility.
Smarter Together Participates in Nordic Edge Expo
From 25-27 September, Smarter Together participated in the Nordic Edge Expo in Stavanger, Norway, joining over 4500 visitors, along with fellow members of the Horizon 2020 Smart Cities and Communities (SCC1) projects. To learn more about Smarter Together's participation in the joint stand, sessions, and workshops across three days, click here.
From Smarter Together Munich
Munich's Smart Lamp Posts Shine
One of the areas in which Munich has been hard at work is the development of "smart" city lighting solutions, or lamp posts which are enabled with sensors to gather data and provide real-time information and services to citizens. These lamp posts have been developed with the help of co-creation processes - take a look here to learn more.
From Smarter Together Lyon
E-mobility Overview in Lyon Confluence
Smarter Together lighthouse city Lyon, France has been at the forefront of e-mobility with ambitious plans to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions, transport-related noise, reduce dependence on fossil fuels and to alter mobility behaviour while strengthening multimodal mobility. Take a look here to read more on the topic.
From Smarter Together Vienna
Smarter Together Provides a Touchscreen Computer for Simmering Education Centre
On 28 September 2018, Smarter Together Vienna introduced a high quality all-in-one touchscreen computer with high quality graphic capabilities to the local public library at the peoples’ university VHS Simmering, located in the heart of the project area. For more information, click here.
Upcoming Events
7-8 November - Vienna, Austria Join more than 100 urban changemakers from across Europe in Vienna for the 6th edition of the Informed Cities Forum. The event will gather a mix of urban innovators and activists, local government representatives, researchers, entrepreneurs, experts and policy specialists, allowing for a rich learning experience and exciting debates.
Smart City Expo World Congress
13-15 November - Barcelona, Spain This year's Smart City Expo World Congress will concentrate on five main topics responding to the key issues facing cities: Digital Transformation, Urban Environment, Mobility, Governance & Finance, and Inclusive & Sharing Cities.
EIP-SCC Marketplace Matchmaking Event
14 November - Barcelona, Spain The EIP-SCC Marketplace Matchmaking aims to nurture and accelerate smart city solutions to support innovation to implementation, and solution replication and scale-up on energy, mobility and integrated infrastructures (ICT) solutions in our cities.
News From #EUSmartCities Sister Projects
Webinar: Common challenges and enablers for the replication of smart city solutions
On Friday 9 November 2018, at 10:00 CET, SCIS will host a webinar for a follow up of the replication workshop that took place on 28 September in Stavanger, after the Nordic Edge Expo. Join the conversation and register for this webinar by clicking here.
Replicate Project Releases Pilot Video of San Sebastian
Watch the latest video from Replicate project's Lighthouse City of San Sebastian, showcasing the city's newest developments on energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, and ICT and infrastructure! Click here to view.
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