Smart City Technology Benefits And The World’s Top 10 Smartest Cities
Smart cities are places where digital solutions are leveraged to enhance the use of traditional networks and services. Thereby the aim of smart cities is to increase the quality of life for the residents, improve sustainability, and benefit businesses.
Announcing our Partners
This week we're announcing the first wave of companies joining our newly formed partnership programme. We'll be working closely with five businesses who’s work aligns with our vision of creating more inclusive, democratic, human led cities.
The Past, Present & Future of Community Engagement
Thanks to digital technology, the world is rapidly evolving and the way in which citizens and local governments can communicate and engage has never been more innovative.
100 FAQs on Civic Tech, Citizen Participatory Technology, And Everything in Between
Civic technology, or civic tech, enhances the relationship between the people and government and is the term given to any form of innovative technology used in the public sphere to impact society positively.
What is Smart Tourism (And Why Does it Matter)?
The concept of Smart Tourism is defined by the European Union as a destination facilitating access to tourism and hospitality products, services, spaces and experiences through ICT-based (Information and communications technology) tools. By investing and developing these resources a city's intelligence is strengthened and visitor engagement enhanced.
Civic Technology and COVID-19
The growth of urbanisation has placed increased demand on infrastructure and services such as transportation, water/sanitation, energy, and civic projects. As cities continue to expand and demographics diversify, it has become challenging for governments, on a local level, to make informed decisions representative of the local population.
The Power of Data
If the decisions and policies that shaped our societies were cakes, data would be the eggs, flour, sugar and butter. Without data, we’d do everything on a whim.
Civic Tech: Direct democracy made possible
Any excitement over developments in technology is usually reserved for labour-saving gadgets, automatism, and future utopias. Often overlooked is civic technology, which has the potential to have an overwhelmingly positive impact on our lives through expanding democracy and increasing citizen engagement.
