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Automated and smart mobility demos – a key step towards the European smart city of the future

The Show is a research and demonstration project that will support the deployment of shared, connected and electrified autonomous transport applications in some 20 European cities across a two-year period starting in 2021 The “Smart city” concept is not so new but it certainly gains momentum every day and the first smart city applications and…

Athanasios G. Giannopoulos, EMobility, Europe, smartcity, sustainablecities, The Show, TREDIT

Istanbul Goes Green in Show of Global Solidarity on the 5th Anniversary of the Paris Agreement

Joins cities across the globe lighting up their landmark buildings green in a show of global solidarity Istanbul joined cities across the globe lighting up their landmark buildings in green to reaffirm their deep commitment to the highest ambitions of the Paris Agreement five years after it was negotiated. Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) celebrated the…

C40, COP21 Paris Agreement, energyefficiency, globalgreening, istanbul, smartcity, sustainablecities

Etihad Airways launches first aircraft carbon offset programme in Middle East

Greenliner carbon offset programme has been sourced in partnership with Respira, an international carbon offset finance house specialising in tailored offset schemes across multiple sectors. Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has committed to purchasing carbon offsets, to completely neutralise the CO2 emissions of its flagship “Greenliner” 787-10 aircraft for a full year…

climatechange, Etihad Airways, Greenliner, Middle East, smartcity, smartsolutions, smarttourism, sustainablecities

New building in Eschborn: GIZ campus gets the go-ahead

GIZ’s new building in Eschborn will meet the highest sustainability standards The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has given the go-ahead for a campus in Eschborn. On 3 December, Chair of the GIZ Management Board Tanja Gönner and Managing Director Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel signed the contract for the purchase of a new property in…

Eschborn, GIZ, PHOENIX, smartbuilding, smartcity, sustainable architecture, sustainablecities

50.000 sensors and a “digital twin” simulator for Angers

The 2nd largest city in Atlantic France is now investing €178 million over 12 years to dive into the smart city of tomorrow Angers, in Atlantic France, started an ambitious 12-year project to make the city smarter. Thousands of sensors will be deployed in the city and their data will be analysed with many others…

Angers, Atlantic France, France, smartcity, sustainablecities, technologies

What BAU ONLINE will talk about: coronavirus, climate, urban development

The program will consist of three pillars: Forum Future of Building, BAU TV, Studio Bund BAU ONLINE’s conference program from January 13 to 15, 2021 will be varied and rich in content. All sessions in the three conference panels will be guided by the key themes “Digital transformation”, “Challenge of climate change”, “Resources & recycling”…

BAU ONLINE, congress, Covid19, smartbuilding, smartcity, sustainablecities

Iran Claims to Have Middle East’s Largest Innovation Ecosystem

The Iranian vice president for science and technology claims the country has the largest “innovation ecosystem” in the Middle East Sorena Sattari said thousands of companies are working in this field in Iran. “Over the past 7 years, we made all our efforts in cooperation with all state and private-sector institutions to develop an innovation…

Iran, Middle East, smartcity, sustainablecities, sustainableworld, technologies

Spain’s households are guilty of producing THIS much e-waste

Norwegians are the biggest culprits in Europe when it comes to e-waste, as the average amount produced per household is 57kg – the same weight as six small business printers Christmas is right around the corner and Spanish consumers across the country have already begun shopping for their loved ones. One of the most popular…

climatechange, e-waste, Europe, smartcity, sustainablecities

SMART TRAVEL 2020: a parade of destinations and smart solutions

Since the first edition, dozens of institutional, business and startups partners have participated. Partners that develop solutions, strategies and promote cities, destinations and innovation. In this year's edition, we have again amazing partners among them: Cities and Destinations:Bragança - the host city of Smart Travel since 2014Porto - The “unbeaten city” that wins heartsCaldas da…

Innovation, Smart Travel 2020, smartcity, smarttourism, sustainablecities

BlockApps Launches Agribusiness Blockchain Network ‘TraceHarvest’ Following Success with Bayer

BlockApps’ Ethereum-based TraceHarvest Network enhances food quality, safety and sustainability by bringing supply chain efficiencies, transparency, compliance and stewardship to agricultural products BlockApps, the leading enterprise blockchain platform provider, today announced the launch of the TraceHarvest Network which is transforming the way agricultural products are managed. The new blockchain-powered business network was developed in collaboration…