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A helping hand for all Amsterdammers who are struggling

Volunteers may accompany people on a walk, help with errands, or even just offer an ear for a comforting chat The volunteering platform Voor Elkaar in Amsterdam offers help to anyone currently experiencing difficulties. Volunteers may accompany people on a walk, help with errands, or even just offer an ear for a comforting chat. With…

Amsterdam, covid19solutions, GGD, Jorrit Boomgaardt, smartcity, Voor Elkaar, whatsmore

Austal launches VOLTA series of electric powered high speed ferries

Represent the future of commercial maritime transport, capable of zero emissions, lower operating costs, a quieter and more comfortable ride and outstanding reliability Austal Australia has launched the VOLTA™ series of electric-powered high speed ferry solutions, with the introduction of the Passenger Express 46V, a fully electric-powered 46 metre catamaran ferry design. Austal’s new VOLTA™…

Austal, ferries, newenergy, photovoltaics, smartcity, smarttourism, sustainablecities

IFC and Microsoft partner to foster female entrepreneurship in Brazil

The partnership involves three complementary efforts: a public workshop to discuss how to address Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) concepts in technology companies and startups at an early stage Microsoft Participações is joining the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets and a member of…

Brazil, ESG, IFC, microsoft, productivity, smartcity, smartworking, technologies, World Bank Group

Karuna Gopal conferred Skoch Challenger Award for contributions to public policy on urban development

Her seminal work spanning more than two decades in the area of Urban Reforms and Urban Innovations has attracted the Skoch group. Karuna Gopal’s seminal work spanning more than two decades in the area of Urban Reforms and Urban Innovations has attracted the Skoch group Karuna Gopal, President, Foundation for Futuristic Cities, has been conferred…

innovations, Karuna Gopal, Skoch Challenger Award, smartcity, Urban Reforms

Nottingham opts for state-of-the-art open-source IoT technology in pilot project to optimize its electric vehicle fleet

A mobile app enables the energy managers or maintenance crew to evaluate the system performance on the go The City of Nottingham is developing an intelligent energy management system (iEMS) for its Clean Mobil Energy project using OpenRemote's open-source IoT platform. This new data management solution will control the distribution of power between all system…

EVs, iEMS, IoT, Nottingham, OpenRemote, smartcity, sustainablecities, technologies

Moscow improved its position in the global ranking of smart cities

According to the mos.ru portal, in 2020 Moscow received several awards in the field of digital development The Russian capital moved up three positions and was ranked 44th in the latest Smart Centres Index by Z / Yen. Sydney, Bangkok, Melbourne, Milan were placed next to Moscow in the rating, which assesses the approach of…

innovations, Moscow, smartcities, smartcity, technology

Health experts arrive in Wuhan to investigate COVID-19 origins

Members of an international team studying the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19 arrived in Wuhan, China. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, was addressing the latest session of the Emergency Committee on COVID-19 established under the International Health Regulations (IHR), a treaty that guides global response to public health risks. The new coronavirus…

China, Covid19, IHR, investigation, smartcity, SmartHealth, Wuhan

EBRD reports record 2020 investment in response to Covid-19

€11 billion in 2020 through 411 projects, addressing the urgent needs of the 38 economies where it invests EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso said: “The Bank put in an impressive performance and delivered on its promise to help our countries and clients deal with the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our investments were sharply higher…

covid-19, EBRD, Europe, Odile Renaud-Basso, smartcity, smartnews

Pune scores above Mumbai in happiness report

The study covered 13,000 people across 34 major cities of the country during October-November 2020 Pune has emerged the happiest city in Maharashtra in the India Cities Happiness Report 2020 compiled by Rajesh K Pillania, a professor of strategic management at Management Development Institute, Gurugram. The city ranked 12th across India and has been classified…

happiest city, india, Mumbai, Pune, smartcity

Egypt launches EBRD-UNWTO tourism recovery assistance package

Ministries of International Cooperation, and Tourism and Antiquities have engaged with UNWTO and the EBRD to ensure their national priorities are addressed. The Covid-19 pandemic has placed an acute strain on global tourism. To boost the recovery of the sector, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the United Nations World Tourism Organization…