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28 Mar 2023 in News

In Vantaa, a climate cooperation project has taken place to work towards reducing regional carbon dioxide emissions.


12 Oct 2022 in News

Syddjurs Municipality has found a way to optimize the cleaning routine.


2 Aug 2022 in News

In Oslo, the city innovation program “SmartOslo” is funding demonstration projects initiated by a city entity in partnership with a startup partner.


25 May 2022 in News

Find out how Turku is becomming a data-driven city of smart decision-making in this "Smart City Update".


20 May 2022 in News

The Art Museum in Vejle is using AI to gather knowledge about the use and users of the museum.


21 Apr 2022 in News

City of Stockholm is exploring the potentials of IoT and data sharing in the largest urban development area in Sweden, Stockholm Royal Seaport.


11 Apr 2022 in News

Last week the Nordic Smart City Network was united in Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands for a couple of days of knowledge sharing, inspiration and planning for future projects.


4 Apr 2022 in News

Get the latest update from Tampere about the use of different types of data improving both public health and safety.


1 Mar 2022 in News

The city of Bergen is developing a platform for data storage and use in a "data lake" project. This will help secure better city planning and monitoring of the effects different measures has on the city.


22 Feb 2022 in News

Get an update on two projects in Kristiansand utilizing technology in different ways to support citizen engagement.


9 Feb 2022 in News

Reykjavík is setting up a network of smart air quality sensors and planning on sharing the data with the public on a special web portal.


22 Dec 2021 in News

The City of Oulu is developing a new chatbot service called OuluBot. The purpose is to provide a nerve centre for customer service that is more multifaceted that traditional chat solutions and understands customer needs better than today. With OuluBot, the city is trying to respond to the citizens’ demand after quick and easy information about city services.


16 Dec 2021 in News

Espoo is advancing digital solutions and better digital services with its Digital Agenda Program. The aim is to increase the efficiency and quality of Espoo’s digital services by identifying feasible development ideas and implementing these through controlled experiments and involvement of the citizens.


9 Dec 2021 in News

In Syddjurs the Health Data project is moving forward with the analysis of the motion data that was successfully collected in the Spring from schoolkids wearing wrist sensors.


2 Dec 2021 in News

Can you create a healthier city through better traffic data? Together with other Nordic cities, Tórshavn has set out on a project to explore just that question and create a better foundation for reducing exposure to pollution, creating better flow in transportation, increasing information to citizens, and improving healthier means of transport.


24 Nov 2021 in News

Green spaces play a key part in ensuring the wellbeing of people and nature in cities. Through different projects Helsinki is testing and developing smart and green solutions based on virtual reality that engages the citizens in the planning of green infrastructure in a co-creative and innovative way


18 Nov 2021 in News

Copenhagen Solutions Lab have just finished a partnership project about self-learning and data-driven solutions for district heating, that shows great potential for economic, energy-related, and CO2 related savings.


11 Nov 2021 in News

Citizens gather large amounts of data through their personal devices that could benefit the municipality’s planning and innovation processes. The use of such data creates challenges around trust, security, and data compliance. In the crowdsensing pilot project “I ♥ ViGÅ” Stavanger municipality aims to use personally generated data from heart rate monitors in a safe and co-creative way.


2 Nov 2021 in News

The Smart City must be driven by the city's challenges – not technology. That is the mantra of Smart Aarhus’ new strategy, where technology isn’t implemented for the sake of technology, but because it makes sense.


22 Oct 2021 in News

The City of Vantaa has a clear focus on making the city smarter and more sustainable when it comes to food. So, through different projects the city is starting to make food more local, alive, sustainable, and adapting new circular production and business models.