Muti-level Governance for Smart Cities and Communities
How can we unleash the full potential of data to improve policymaking at local and regional level and take better-informed decisions? How can we work together across borders and levels of governance? What is the role of local digital twins in achieving this? In Living-in.EU, we bring together cities, regions, and member states to discuss […]
Urban Digital Twins to Face Real-Time Challenges
Amidst digital transformation, Urban Digital Twins rise as potent tools for proactive urban solutions. These virtual replicas offer a holistic view of the city’s functioning, empowering informed decision-making. Despite its potential in optimizing operations, ensuring sustainability, and fostering participation, concerns for data privacy and inclusivity loom. Can cities navigate this virtual realm while building people-centric […]
Finalising the Steps Towards the 2030 Agenda
How can forward-thinking urban planning and innovative city living lead the charge towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development? Urban areas have a unique opportunity to implement key strategies and collaborative efforts to achieve the goals set for 2030, but how can cities navigate the complex intersection of innovation, inclusivity, and environmental goals effectively? […]
Smart Seoul : A World-Recognized City of Innovation
Smart city is the inescapable and inevitable challenge for global cities, having endless potential for our future world. As such, Seoul, who is the leading smart city & the winner of WSCA 2022 with the theme of Going Together with the Vulnerable, guarantees 5 digital rights for citizens, and Seoul Digital Foundation is carrying out […]
How to develop a resilient and inclusive smart cities agenda?
This session will showcase two delegation heads from Brazil, and Jordan through a moderated dialogue on their smart city journey so far and ambitions going forward.
On a Mission! A dialogue on unlocking climate neutrality in a smart way
The Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission aims for 100 cities to become climate neutral by 2030, inspiring all other cities to follow suit by 2050. As Mission Cities progress on their pathways to becoming climate neutral and engage in ambitious Climate City Contract processes, this session will explore how cities can leverage being part […]
Equality in Cities
Tools and policies implemented by cities to promote equality and citizen participation on critical urban challenges.
Data-Driven Smart City for Urban Well-being in Japan
In this talk, we present a data-driven smart city in which the well-being of citizens in urban areas is realized in Japan. These smart cities are providing various digital services for well-being such as welfare, healthcare, safety, disaster alleviation, education support, mobility, and carbon-free activity support. These services are supported by modern digital infrastructure for […]
Inclusion and Equity at the Core of City Planning
Urban spaces must ensure equal access to opportunities and resources, but systemic inequalities marginalize vulnerable populations, depriving them of core services. An intersectional approach is crucial to address issues as social exclusion, gender inequality or the digital divide. How can leaders and stakeholders address the diverse needs of communities as the first step towards inclusive, […]
Powering Smart City Innovations with Cloud Computing
Across urban sectors, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud is leveraged to build innovative solutions to make cities more livable, sustainable, and resilient. Hear about how government organizations are using the power of AWS to drive further innovation, move faster, increase security, and keep costs low to accelerate their digital transformations and deliver mission-critical outcomes.