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FIWARE’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ulrich Ahle will become CEO successor of the Gaia-X from November 1, 2023

FIWARE’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ulrich Ahle will become CEO successor of Gaia-X from November 1, 2023

“I will further work on the success of Data Spaces Business Alliance strengthening the collaboration between BDVA, FIWARE, Gaia-X and IDSA.” FIWARE Foundation e.V. announced that effective November 1, 2023, FIWARE’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ulrich Ahle will become the CEO successor of the Gaia-X AISBL headquartered in Brussels. The selection of a new CEO…
Leading Cities Announces Top 10 Urban Sustainability Solutions for 2023

Leading Cities Announces Top 10 Urban Sustainability Solutions for 2023

This groundbreaking program has established itself as one of the world's largest initiatives of its kind, bridging the gap between innovative startups and urban centers Leading Cities, the global nonprofit dedicated to advancing city resiliency and sustainability, in collaboration with QBE Insurance Group, is thrilled to unveil the top ten urban technology startups chosen as…
Smart cities in Canada: Most Canadian city dwellers say sustainability should be the goal

Smart cities in Canada: Most Canadian city dwellers say sustainability should be the goal

If you keep these objectives in mind as you manage your smart city, your city dwellers can rest assured that progress is on the way Many Canadians are excited about what a smart city in Canada could offer, whether it's improving administrative, health, energy, or mobility services To find out which services are most in…
GreenMov, the European research project on smart data models and services for mobility: a successful end

GreenMov, the European research project on smart data models and services for mobility: a successful end

After two years of intense work, the project has demonstrated smart-green urban mobility services in 3 pilots (Murcia - Molina de Segura, Nice and Flanders) The European research project GreenMov (Green Mobility data models and services for smart ecosystems), coordinated by Atos and co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union (CEF) has ended, and…
Young cancer survivors in Europe get increased post-cure help

Young cancer survivors in Europe get increased post-cure help

As medical advances in oncology enable more patients to beat tumour, greater attention is being paid to secondary effects from treatment. Leontien Kremer shifted the entire focus of her work as a young doctor in 1997 after an encounter she had with a cured cancer patient. ‘We had treated a boy of 16 for bone…
Energy Compact commitments for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 surpass USD 1 trillion

Energy Compact commitments for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 surpass USD 1 trillion

The report was launched ahead of the SDG Summit happening during the UN General Assembly and highlights the progress made in the Energy Compacts Since their inception in 2021, Energy Compacts have garnered 193 submissions that align with their Guiding Principles. This year, thanks to new multi-billion-dollar commitments, there has been a remarkable increase in…
Smart cities must prioritize vulnerable citizens

Smart cities must prioritize vulnerable citizens

Smart sustainable cities are “beacons of hope” but must deploy technology to help the vulnerable Smart sustainable cities need to ensure that vulnerable populations are not left behind in the drive for technological progress, international child protection and sustainable development expert Joanna Rubinstein said Tuesday. Addressing a gathering of international mayors of the World Smart…
New toolbox unlocks the power of big data for building energy management & policy making

New toolbox unlocks the power of big data for building energy management & policy making

MATRYCS toolbox offers stakeholders from the building sector, the opportunity to monitor and improve the energy performance of buildings; design facilitation and development of building infrastructure; receive policy impact assessments; and de-risk energy efficiency investments A toolbox of data-driven applications designed to unlock the power of big data for building energy management and policy making…
Seoul City and WeGO to Award First Seoul Smart City Prize

Seoul City and WeGO to Award First Seoul Smart City Prize

240 entries from 93 cities were evaluated by a panel of smart city experts through three rounds Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) and the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) will award the inaugural Seoul Smart City Prize on Monday, Sept. 25. Established this year by WeGO and SMG, the prize aims to promote human-centered smart…
New study by the University of Oxford finds that sewage release is worse for rivers than agriculture

New study by the University of Oxford finds that sewage release is worse for rivers than agriculture

The sewage discharge into rivers has a greater impact on water quality, and the animals and plants that live in rivers, than surrounding land use Rivers are crucial parts of the global water cycle, contain important biodiversity, and are essential for human health. However, water companies in the UK are allowed to release treated wastewater…

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