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District selected for smart city innovation program with Plug and Play

District Tech has been selected alongside 15 other startups for the first batch of Plug and Play’s smart city focused innovation program in Vienna. The 12-week program offers specialised support from the organiser’s team, its global network and VCs around the globe.

Smart & Clean Lahti

Towards a carbon neutral and zero waste city

Lahti has set itself targets of being a carbon neutral by 2025 as well as zero waste city and curbing over-consumption by 2040. Digital environment and intelligent design can create sustainable urban environments where residents can enjoy a high quality of life.

Connecting the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) with Smart Cities and Communities (EIF4SCC)

Interoperability is one of the main challenges, and a key component, for local administrations due to their interaction with the higher levels of public administration and the private sector. Furthermore, it facilitates the wider adoption of connected technologies and assures the compatibility of devices for citywide adoption, along with the development and deployment of services across sectors, cities, regions and borders.

Estonia: TalTech announces EUR 15 mln smart city competition

The Smart City Center of Excellence of the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) has announced an international competition for finding future solutions for problems experienced by cities; the total volume of the competition is 15 mln euros, and ideas to the competition can be submitted until Nov. 6, reported LETA/BNS.

 

Burgas on the way to becoming the first 5G city in Bulgaria

Burgas is among the top performing cities in Bulgaria when it comes to the length of the municipal optical network. An indicator which enables the seaside city to become the first 5G city in the country with full network coverage. This emerged after a meeting between Burgas Mayor Dimitar Nikolov and Radosvet Radev – Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) President – on 18 August 2020. On its part, BIA will commit to help with contacts and consulting assistance in the building of an IT hub to develop the new 5G network in the city.

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