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750 cities, with The Smart City Journal

The platform is consolidated as a world leader in the sector, with news of the global fight against COVID in 60 cities in 15 days. The Smart City Journal, the official international platform, world leader in the sector, has wanted to collaborate with these cities, so their work and actions against the COVID 19 could…

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COVID 19 Inspired Competition Seeks City Resiliency Solutions

$125,000 will be awarded for winning submissions Leading Cities, in partnership with QBE North America is pleased to announce the launch of The QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge powered by Leading CitiesThe Challenge was developed to help accelerate innovations that foster a more resilient world which is more important than ever in today’s environment. Around the…

covid-19, Covid19, smartcities, smartcity, SmartHealth

Majors’ appeal for economic recovery front COVID 19

Here are the principles for a healthy, fair and sustainable restart: "No return to life as ever" The mayors of the most influential cities in the world have stressed that the recovery from CoViD-19 "should not translate into a return to life as ever, as we live in a world that is experiencing an overheating…

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Boston launches major expansion of covid-19 testing

In this next phase of testing expansion, the City is aiming to reach an average of at least 1,500 diagnostic tests per day to residents Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that his Administration is moving forward with a rapid expansion of COVID-19 testing, building on his continued commitment to ensure equitable access to testing…

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Miami Launching Two Programs to Help Small Businesses Recover from COVID-19

The Business Continuity Micro-enterprise Assistance Program will provide grants to qualified, for-profit businesses located in the City of Miami with five or fewer employees including the business owner The City of Miami is launching two new small business assistance programs to provide relief to City businesses affected by the COVID-19 economic downturn: the Business Continuity…

covid-19, Covid19, miami, smartcities

Grants open for businesses affected by COVID-19 in Melbourne

Approximately 200 capital works projects will be matched dollar-for-dollar for up to $10,000 to help businesses adapt to the changed conditions and could include investing in new equipment, upgrading shop fittings or investing in IT and vehicles. The City of Melbourne has released $5 million in financial support for small to medium sized businesses to…

covid-19, Covid19, Malbourne, smartcities, smartcity

A new unit for patients in Sofia

Mayor Fandakova talked with the director of the hospital, Prof. Dimitrov, with Dr. Valev, Dr. Mihalova and Dr. Vitkov, who took over the unit, about available protective suits and personal protective equipment. We are opening another unit for treatment of patients with COVID-19 at the municipal First City Hospital. The Pulmonology unit has already been…

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Helsinki offers businesses rent exemptions on commercial plots

The prerequisite in this case, however, is that the party receiving the exemption in turn waives at least the plot rental equivalent from the subletting party’s rental payments The City of Helsinki has decided to help firms in sectors that have lost business during the coronavirus outbreak by making it possible to apply for a…

covid-19, Covid19, helsinki, smartcities

Opening of individual food stands during the epidemic in Geneva

The Administrative Council of the City has decided to open 11 foods stands, located 70 metres apart, on the Plaine de Plainpalais and one food stand on Place de la Navigation The State Council has given its consent to the provisions which will be implemented in order to ensure compliance with the recommendations of…

covid-19, Covid19, Geneva, smartcities, smartsolutions

Grupo Etra, free recharges to COVID19 heroes with electric vehicles

Through its GIC company, with the taxi drivers, delivery people, health personnel who are contributing their grain of sand against the pandemic GRUPOETRA, market leader in the installation and management of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, has decided, through its company GIC, to offer free recharging of electric vehicles for users who are helping to overcome…