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Smart Pets – Rovolon (Italy) 4 paws citizens

“The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated” - wisely quoted by Mahatma Gandhi.

Citizenship, Ecotechnology

Accesible Tourism & Smart Destinations in Spain

There are 3.5 millions of Spanish citizens with limited mobility, aged between 6 and 64 years old. In Europe they amount for 50 million citizens and in the world the figure is close to 500 million people, representing around a 10 % in each of the respective populations. It is a very large niche market.

APP, Citizenship, Mobility, Tourism

Curitiba – Smart People

For 2016, the city hall will be taking Education as the main area of investment. For the first time, the city will spend 30% of the global budget just for this sector. Considering the national average and the sharp financial crisis the country is facing, we can say that it is a hard decision and…

Citizenship, Digital Cities, Governance, Information Society

Smart People – Icities Curitiba

Curitiba has Smart City concept in its DNA. We can say that the first smart projects in Brazil were born there and the “father’ has a name: Mr Jaime Lerner, an outstanding Architect and former mayor. We visited the Icities, one of the most active organizations in Brazil oriented to Smart City development. They have…

Citizenship, Digital Cities, Governance, Information Society

Smart People – Icities Curitiba

Citizenship, Digital Cities, Governance, Information Society

Ericsson Innovation Awards 2016: The future of city life?

This year the open competition for students all around the world is all about cities The Ericsson Innovation Awards 2016 is an open competition for students all around the world. This year the competition is all about cities. Today, more people live in cities than in rural areas, and by 2050, about 70 percent of…

Citizenship, ICT, Smart Cities, Sustainability

Córdoba, digital city and open government

Municipal administration, social integration and citizen involvement can’t be understood without procedures allowing a higher interaction between the community and the municipal government.

Citizenship, ICT, Open Data

PPP for cities

The international benchmark on Point-to-Point Protocol in smart and sustainable cities Cities, and especially those in emerging countries undergoing swift growth, are forced to constantly develop and improve their services.

Citizenship, Digital Cities, Sustainable Development

Europe: Old City / New City

European cities will hardly grow in terms of the area occupied, as in the latest 150 years; therefore, they must be regenerated, rebuilt on themselves, rehabilitated, restored and adapted to new requirements. This should be done without losing the fundamental idea: providing service and life quality to its inhabitants.

Citizenship, Featured Article, Future Cities, New Technologies

and THE CASE OF ARGENTINA (6)

Argentina is a South American country, located at the southern and south-eastern tip of the subcontinent. It has a population of 43 million. Its nominal GDP is 21st worldwide; it’s the 23rd economy in the planet and one of the most industrialized emerging countries.