February 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; the follower cities Santiago de Compostela, Sofia and Venice; and the observer cities Kiev and Yokohama 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 Munich Hosts Peer-to-Peer Workshop

From 17-19 January, Smarter Together project partners and Lighthouse cities Lyon, Munich and Vienna reconvened for a 3-day peer-to-peer workshop in Munich, Germany. Read more about this important milestone and knowledge sharing opportunity here.

Smarter Together Contributes to INEA Replication Workshop

On 26 January, more than 120 cities and project partners met to discuss smart city solutions and the potential for replication between Lighthouse and Follower cities in the context of the H2020 SCC programme. Smarter Together represented in a variety of ways - click here to learn more.

A Video Introduction to Smarter Together

Smarter Together has recently introduced a video providing an overview of project participants, themes, and demonstration areas in an illustrated and simple to understand way. Take a look by clicking here.

Lighthouse City News

Smarter Together Vienna Nominated for the eAward 2018

Since 2005, the Austrian "eAward“ has recognized the most successful contributions in the IT sector from the user perspective. Read more about the work Vienna is doing in the area of IT and data platforms and learn more about the award here.

Munich to Trial Several Smart City Innovations in 2018

A number of Munich innovations will go into service in 2018: smart lamp posts, e‑mobility stations, smart home elements and a smart data platform are just some of the solutions developed in the Bavarian capital. Read more here about the introduction of some of these innovations at the January peer-to-peer workshop.

Upcoming Events

Urban Future Global Conference

28 February-2 March - Vienna, Austria The Urban Future global conference is the world’s largest meeting point of city changers: committed people that actually drive change to make cities more sustainable.

Smarter Together General Assembly

7-9 March - Vienna, Austria Smarter Together will gather along with its project partners for the Smarter Together General Assembly, held in Vienna, Austria, on 7-9 March 2018. More programme details and agenda coming soon.

South East European Conference on Smart Cities

27-29 March - Sofia, Bulgaria The topics covered by this Smart Cities event are related to new urban technologies: the digital infrastructure system for citizens to live better; access to information; integrated services like intelligent energy, water, waste and resource management.

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