Safe cities
The reduction of crime is not primarily to be expected from effective police work, despite the best technological support, but from a society with…
Technology and innnovation
Future Cities: Smart by default. Humane by choice
Smart City Hub brings you an exciting new series of essays: “Future Cities: Smart by default. Humane by choice”. Every few weeks, a new…
Will autonomous cars make driving safer?
Most people who believe that autonomous cars will contribute to a more livable environment refer also at the potential savings of millions of lives….
Deloitte warns parking operators: technology is also coming for your business
Technology has made it easy and efficient to get from A to B. By accounting for real time information on queues and other disturbances,…
Hydrogen and the city: Smart, but still a promise for the future
Recently, Amsterdam[1] and Nijmegen published their plans for energy transition. The obvious conclusion is that they need a lot of hot water for district heating…
Helsinki’s startup ecosystem boosted by construction of large startup campus
Helsinki is developing an internationally significant startup campus with around 5,000 jobs and 70,000 square metres in connection to the successful Maria 01 startup…
Smart grid: where social and digital innovation meet
In no fields the role of digital innovation can be illustrated as well as in the domain of sustainable energy. This also applies to…
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…
Düsseldorf Airport: ready for takeoff with smart sensor technology
Düsseldorf Airport is one of the most important German hubs in international air traffic. In future, digital processes will play a role in successfully…
Barcelona: showcase of smart city dynamics
Barcelona was one of the first European cities to adapt smart city technologies. About ten years ago it started experimenting with digital technologies. The…