A core pillar of smart cities relies on mobility solutions and how citizens can benefit from these. Cities, by default, tend to be overcrowded with intense traffic that generates pollution and harmful emissions, along with blockages that affect whole city areas. Many cities have developed and implemented local strategies to reduce car use and promote […]
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Top 5 Smart City Trends For 2023 — Europe of Cities
As cities get smarter, they redefine and readapt urban ecosystems to new ways of functioning and living for citizens. The tech acceleration as a result of the pandemic over the last two years has also brought about so many changes to city structures that it sometimes feels like we’ve fast-forwarded into the future – and […]
Twitter And Its Impact On Cities — Europe of Cities
Elon Musk buying Twitter, or as he calls it, the “facto public town square”, has been one of the biggest news stories of the last week. After forking out around $44bn, he has promised to make online speech freer, which is no small thing. When Twitter first emerged in 2006, it attracted huge attention by […]
Start-Ups Are Helping To Offset Emissions Through Carbon Credits — Europe of Cities
Amongst the many initiatives from the European Union to fight climate change and achieve net-zero by 2050, one initiative that’s been gaining traction with high-energy industries is the possibility to buy carbon credits, in order to contribute to carbon offsetting. Since 2005, energy-heavy industries have been subject to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), which […]
Streamlining European Train Travel: A Unified Ticketing Vision
EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled a transformative initiative aimed at simplifying train travel across the European Union. With her proposal for a single digital platform for booking train tickets, travellers could soon enjoy a streamlined process for organizing train journeys across different EU countries. This proposal is not just about convenience, but […]
Pioneering Urban Innovation: The 22 Finalists of the EUI-IA 2nd Call
I’m thrilled to see the European Union’s commitment to fostering innovative urban solutions through the EUI-IA 2nd Call for Proposals. This call has ignited considerable interest across Europe, drawing 112 applications from 12 EU Member States. After a rigorous assessment, 22 projects were selected. These projects, supported by a total budget of EUR 98 million, […]
Ideas for Europe — Europe of Cities
The European Commission has recently announced the winners of the 10th edition of the European Prize for Women Innovators. Read More 2023 was off the climate charts. It was the hottest year we’ve seen, and it’s ringing alarm bells across Europe. Read More The EU has implemented the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which aims to […]