20-04-2012 Breaking down silos was a key topic during yesterday’s thematic session about Smart Cities, at Smart Work Center Spaces in Amsterdam.
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Cities, companies and universities are all exploring Smart City opportunities. The publication Smart City dynamics and this website bring together the inspiring views and lessons learnt from experts across Europe. read more
There is no excuse for waiting: small scale solutions are within reach
03-04-2012 Smart Cities are like an iceberg. We can only see the tip and we have no clue of all the issues under water still to come. A representative from the City of Kortrijk (Belgium) used this metaphor to illustrate the uncertainties of Smart Cities at the seminar ‘Smart Cities in practice’ in Brussels on April 26th.
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‘Smart meters are useless in new finance model for cities’
12-03-2012 Smart Cities, great, but who is going to pay? How can investments and benefits be shared equally among the different actors? According to architect Thomas Rau, city officials and urban planners should rethink the traditional economy based on ownership, and look at payment based on performance.
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Chinese mayors interested in European initiatives
14-02-2012 The European Smart City approach strongly focuses on energy and on close involvement of the citizens. These are two key differences with China, according to a Chinese delegation that visited Amsterdam. Views and best practices from across Europe were shared with 25 Chinese local government leaders.
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‘Lead by the city may not succeed’
11-02-2012 Smart City initiatives are facing a major leadership challenge. The cross-sector approach Smart Cities need, requires so many different managing skills, that long-term city planning is better represented by a group of stakeholders from different sectors. Read the interview with David Sandel from the USA.
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‘Make it simple instead of smart’
07-02-2012 'Smart is often associated with complexity. That's why we prefer to avoid the term Smart Grids', says Joanne Meyboom-Fernhout from Joulz, winner of the IIR Smart Grids Innovation Award.
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Interview with EMI: It’s not difficult to become a Smart City
24-01-2012 'It's not difficult to become a Smart City' says the January newsletter from the European Metropolitan network Institute (EMI). It covers an interview with Heidy van Beurden, author of the publication Smart City dynamics. 'A lot of solutions are available and easy to reach.'
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Covenant of Mayors reviews publication
16-01-2012 The most fundamental success factor in Smart Cities is not to be found in smart technologies, but in governance and cooperation among local actors. This writes the Covenant of Mayors in their review of the publication Smart City dynamics.
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Access to data can create economic benefit
08-12-2011 Smart Cities pay off hugely in coming decades if we act now, according to the Climate Group in the report The New Economics of Cities. This report, a partnership research by ARUP, Accenture, Horizon and the Climate Group, was released this week.
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Covenant of Mayors Ceremony distributes best practices from publication
29-11-2011 Representatives from the Covenant of Mayors signatory cities were the first to read content from the publication Smart City dynamics. A leaflet with summaries of best practices from the book was distributed during the Covenant of Mayors Ceremony today in Brussels.
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