Seoul named top smart city
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Barcelona - Seoul has won the top prize at the World Smart
City Awards in Barcelona. The accolade recognizes the South Korean
capital’s digital inclusion policy that
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WEF launches toolbox to decarbonize cities
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Geneva - The World Economic Forum has launched a platform to
help city leaders, national governments and businesses identify
decarbonization solutions for climate-stressed cities around the
world. The
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Glasgow adopts women-focused urban planning strategy
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Glasgow - Glasgow City Council has voted in favour of a motion
to adopt a "feminist city planning" strategy. The Scottish city’s
approach will improve women’s safety
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Special commission approves credit for innovation park
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Zurich - The special commission of the cantonal parliament has
approved the credit of 97.5 million Swiss francs for the Innovation
Park in Dübendorf. The commission is
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NEOM invests in urban air mobility
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Bruchsal – Saudi Arabia’s large-scale smart city project,
NEOM, has joined a Series E Financing Round for Volocopter. The
urban air mobility pioneer will use the funds
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Urbanpreneurs help build sustainable cities
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Geneva - Urban entrepreneurs can help make cities sustainable,
safe and resilient, says the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development. In a report, the organization shows
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Smaller cities lead innovation in America
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New York – America’s smaller cities are pulling knowledge
economy away from big urban centres and leading innovation,
according to recent findings. To continue growing, they are
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Chile focuses on urban planning to foster innovation
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Santiago - With rational urban planning, cities can become
dynamic centres of innovation, says the United Nations Development
Programme. UNDP is now partnering with Chile’s Ministry of
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Swiss and US start-ups working on innovations for sustainable cities
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Bern/New York - The two networks Swissnex and Impact Hub New
York Metropolitan Area have launched a program for start-ups based
in Switzerland and the USA. As
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European Urban Initiative calls for sustainable innovation in cities
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Brussels - The European Urban Initiative has launched a
50-million-euro call to support urban innovation and cities’
capabilities to build sustainable development. It translates the
green values of
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World Bank helps Dar es Salaam adapt to climate change
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Washington – The World Bank has approved new financing to
strengthen climate change resilience in flood-prone Dar es Salaam.
The funds will help reduce the flood exposure
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ETH launches Energy Now! initiative
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Zurich - The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
(ETH) invites to three events focusing on the topic of energy. The
first workshop for the ETH
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Gender-equal planning helps cities succeed
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New York - Cities cannot function well if women do not have an
equal say in how they are planned, says the United Nations
Development Program. On
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Streetlights help London prepare for extreme weather
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London - The City of London is using its streetlight network
to better prepare for extreme weather events. The project, part of
the British capital’s Climate Action
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Expectations are key to making pilot projects permanent
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New York – City leaders often test innovations through pilot
projects but advancing these pilots to permanent programs can be
difficult. According to experts, the greatest challenges
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Norman Foster launches UN sustainability declaration
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San Marino - Architect Norman Foster is to launch the San
Marino Declaration. It outlines a set of sustainable urban design
and architecture principles written by the
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Hilti Foundation builds bamboo houses for 6,000 people
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Schaan - Hilti has created safe, affordable houses for 6,000
low-income individuals in the Global South with its innovative
cement and bamboo frame technology. Additionally, the environmental
impact
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Building in unused spaces helps cut emissions
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New York - The key to controlling emissions is developing more
buildings in cities’ unused spaces, according to a media report.
Building in underused parts of cities
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Adaptive cities are key for a sustainable future
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West Palm Beach - The smart cities concept, representing
innovation and digital transformation, is necessary but not
sufficient, say experts. To become sustainable and resilient,
cities must be
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New smart city takes shape in the Philippines
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Capas - A new smart city is being developed in the
Philippines. New Clark City will prioritise factors including
affordable housing, waste management, waste-to-energy technology,
sustainability and green
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