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TSTT unveils its renewed multidisciplinary international Steering Committee

The new composition brings together experts from Europe, the Americas and the Middle East to advance the organization's global, sustainable and innovative vision through 2030 The Tourism and Society Think Tank (TSTT) has completed the renewal process of its governing bodies with the re-election of Mr. Antonio Santos del Valle as President of the institution…

Governance, international cooperation, Steering Committee, sustainable tourism, Tourism and Society Think Tank, Tourism Innovation

How the rising backlash against international institutions can spread

Research explored how to contain the spread of popular sentiment against international cooperation beyond borders In 2015, Greece voted against austerity measures demanded by the International Monetary Fund and almost plunged out of the European project. In 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave it. The same year saw the election of an American president…

Governance, institutions, international, opinion, populism, referendum

Pointing the way to climate resilience in south-east Europe

How effective are the nature-based solutions implemented in Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia? A new report compares their climate adaptation strategies, highlighting challenges and opportunities The EU-funded ARCADIA(opens in new window) project has published a report(opens in new window) comparing the effectiveness of nature-based solutions (NbSs) across the regions of Plovdiv (Bulgaria), Centru (Romania) and Podravje…

Climate Adaptation, climate resilience, climatechange, Governance

When ‘good’ corporate governance creates incentives for bad behavior

Companies may find it more profitable to misbehave and suffer penalties rather than follow the rules In November 2018, a wildfire tore across Butte County in Northern California. The inferno engulfed homes, leveled the town of Paradise, and killed 85 people. Investigators discovered that aging and poorly maintained transmission lines operated by Pacific Gas &…

businesses, European Regulation, Governance

Seven Conditions for creating a Smart City through Partnerships

Megacities are even outperforming countries in terms of economic activity. Meanwhile, societies are facing unprecedented challenges that need to be tackled in order to foster a sustainable, fair and prosperous future. As cities are where most power, people and money are concentrated, they are the stages upon which most of humanity’s challenges will be played…

Featured Article, Future Cities, Governance, Open Data

A first Smart City E&C in Saint Petersburg

The aim is to promote Spanish companies and those of other European Union countries to the Russian market. Between May 31 and June 2 Saint Petersburg (Russia) holds the first edition of the Exhibition and Congress dedicated to the theme of Smart City. The Saint Petersburg International Smart City and Smart Home Expo & Congress…

Governance, New Technologies

Awards for cities for the first time

The Smart Cities India Awards will recognize pioneering projects that aim to make cities more liveable, sustainable and economically viable by honouring best practices and models in the smart cities concept.

Governance, Sustainability

Global Business Models of Smart and Sustainable Cities

There are apparently no fixed pattern, rules, norms or even common trends in which a city is evolved over time and turn into the state of being recognized as a Smart city. With the passage of time, even the concept of smart cities undergoes metamorphosis; and what we see and believe today to be a…

Featured Article, Future Cities, Governance, Smart Cities India, Technological Solutions

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

Rio de Janeiro – Smart Mobility

I have been following smart cities’ projects for almost one decade. Just in 2015, I visited personally 25 vibrant projects around the world. 2016 will not be different, I have already 15 speeches scheduled in world-class congresses, so it will be definitely a great opportunity to be following the new trends and sharing everything with…