Ideas for Europe — Europe of Cities

What are the key predictions for Smart Cities for 2027? Rapid advances in technology must serve a citizen-centric model of rebuilding and restructuring smart cities, that take into consideration challenges such as the climate, energy and food crises, as well as avoiding future scenarios that mimic the recent global pandemic.

So which advances, in the next five years, will be leading the charge in this direction?

What can we do to further encourage public transport and alternative mobility choices in a post-Covid world? With public transport systems in parts of the world at the risk of collapse, smart communities need to think of ways around the decline in demand, and use technological advances and available data to the best of their possibilities.

While much of the attention over the past few years has focused on smart parking applications and sensors, which have done a huge job in contributing to more fluid traffic systems in cities, the truth is that we need to look beyond apps and other tech – for example, by readdressing free parking in city centres and how this contributes to many other factors around traffic and parking.

As smart communities grow and new ones continue to appear around the world, a hot topic that often pops up is that of interconnectivity – and not just in terms of logistical infrastructure, but connectivity between citizens.