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Innovation is the currency of cities

Innovation is the currency of cities

Cities are racing to adopt AI but often lack the budget and expertise. EU Cities Gateway is sharing solutions, skills and data to accelerate progress.

Toronto’s AI Planning Revolution: Can AI Make City Permits Faster?

Toronto’s AI Planning Revolution: Can AI Make City Permits Faster?

Toronto is testing artificial intelligence to conduct preliminary reviews of building permit applications. To this end, the city has created the CivCheck platform, where applicants upload plans and documents for AI review before formally submitting them as part of the municipal permit application process.

The Invisible Technology Making Cities Smarter and Safer

The Invisible Technology Making Cities Smarter and Safer

Smart cities have data and telecommunications networks comprising fiber optics, 4G and 5G mobile networks, and low-power networks for connecting sensors; smart electrical grids or smart grids that integrate renewable energy generation and smart meters to balance supply and demand; public service networks that connect street lighting, water management, and waste collection; and IoT networks such as LoRaWAN that connect devices and sensors to collect real-time data.

Micromobility Meets High-Speed Rail: Designing Integrated Transportation Hubs

Micromobility Meets High-Speed Rail: Designing Integrated Transportation Hubs

Micromobility matters for everyday life, but also for addressing last-mile challenges and as a connectivity component within a much broader, multimodal transportation system.

Cities are not ready (yet) for self-driving cars: these are the key aspects holding them back

Cities are not ready (yet) for self-driving cars: these are the key aspects holding them back

Why are our cities not yet ready to welcome self-driving cars? In this post we tell you all about it and analyze what progress we still need to make.

The challenge of redesigning cities to adapt to an ageing population

The challenge of redesigning cities to adapt to an ageing population

Urban environment is primarily designed for young people of working age. How are cities meant to cope with an ageing population?

Sponge Parks and Digital Twins: Proactive Modeling of Climate Extremes

Sponge Parks and Digital Twins: Proactive Modeling of Climate Extremes

Water is one of the major concerns facing 21st-century cities. There are many reasons for this: water scarcity has become a burden that has already subjected cities around the world to periods of drought and even water rationing, while major storms and flooding have a negative impact on their infrastructure, businesses, and quality of life. Finding solutions to such a wide range of problems may seem difficult, but this is precisely where sponge cities are emerging as a solution.

Sovereign Data Spaces: Why Trust Is the New Currency

Sovereign Data Spaces: Why Trust Is the New Currency

Sovereign data spaces are a key component in enabling companies, public administrations, and industries to collaborate and exchange data without compromising security, privacy, or ownership of the information. In this context, trust that this data can be managed in accordance with privacy and responsible use standards has become essential.

Circle House: Denmark’s first circular social housing project

Circle House: Denmark’s first circular social housing project

When completed, expected in spring 2027 after several delays, Circle House will mark a turning point in sustainable architecture in Denmark. The project comprises 60 social housing units built in Aarhus, based on the principles of a circular economy. This means, among others, it can be disassembled and its elements can be recycled without losing their integrity.