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Smart City Strategy

Cities around the globe are becoming smart. However, they are following different strategic approaches and a "smart city" can be defined in different ways. With our smart city strategy insights, we shed light on the latest trends in terms of smart city evolution, strategic approaches, project implementation methods and the role of different stakeholders. Learn how other cities become smart and implement smart city strategies. 

Jon Glasco8 min read

Sustainable Cities Depend on Smart Ecosystems

During the coronavirus outbreak in Amsterdam, city leaders took steps to help citizens at risk of isolation due to lockdown ...
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Lily Maxwell9 min read

Rising Asian Stars: Smart Cities in Asia to Watch in 2019 - Part 1

There were an estimated 47 megacities in existence in 2017, and the majority were located in Asia. The region is facing ...
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Lily Maxwell13 min read

Rob van Gijzel on the Importance of Smart Cities & Smart Citizens

Rob van Gijzel, the former Mayor of Eindhoven and current Chairman of the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) Foundation in New ...
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Lily Maxwell24 min read

Jonathan Reichental on the Importance of Smart Cities & Smart Citizens

The importance of smart cities & smart citizens: In our new interview series, smart city leaders comment on the future of ...
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Lily Maxwell12 min read

How to ensure that your smart city strategy is inclusive

Many proponents of the smart city claim that it is by nature inclusive. However, like all other aspects of urban design and ...
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Thomas Mueller2 min read

Revealed: The UK's Leading Smart Cities

On October 23, Huawei and Navigant Consulting have released the 2nd "UK Smart Cities Index - Assessment of Strategy and ...
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Thomas Mueller1 min read

Call for a Human-Centric Smart City Approach

Over the past seven years, the smart city approach has changed fundamentally in terms of the strategies that cities and ...
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Dr. Alexander Gelsin1 min read

Collective Intelligence: Key Success Factor for the Smart City

As expressed by a number of urban strategists in the past two years, we have witnessed a gradual shift towards citizen-centric ...
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