Do cities have a pedestrian safety crisis?
Is there a pedestrian safety crisis in the world’s cities? If so, what role can technology play to make cities smarter? About the Problem…
Collaborative city
How inclusive infrastructure can help women
We hear about the gender gap, or the gap between men and women in the workplace, in the news nearly every day. It’s generally…
Long read – Beyond the smart city: Challenges for a humane city
To me, the ambition of a town to be a smart evokes conflicting feelings. It invokes aversion, if major technology companies consider cities as…
Unique eBook: Smart City Tales
Herman van den Bosch has been a writer at the Smart City Hub platform for quite some time now and has published many of…
Smart city technology: a case for digital social innovation
On November 4th 2011, the trademark smarter cities has been officially registered as belonging to IBM. It marked the beginning of a successful campaign to launch…
Be smart and put locals first
Administrators all over the world are extremely keen on smart cities as a way of combatting the urban challenges like congestion, pollution and lack…
Identifying specific needs and engaging local communities key to success of smart cities
With increased urbanization come a myriad of problems for cities in terms of infrastructure, economic development and sustainability. To effectively tackle these issues, local…
Smart building: The long way to a circular economy
Possibly, in 2050 the word waste can be removed from our dictionaries. At that time, the Dutch economy will be circular according to the…
What is a Digital City Brand?
The term “digital city brand”, which we have coined, is made up of the three separate terms “digital”, “city” and “brand”, which are also…
Privacy in Smart Cities
This morning I told my 15 year old daughter that I was reading about privacy problems that may arise in Smart Cities and…