Posts Tagged ‘smart city’

Intelligent air pollution meters and smart cameras

 Take aways, inspirations and learning from URBACT by the city of Miskolc (HU) “Around 2010 an important paradigm-shift has taken place in the mind-set of city managers, policy makers and industry leaders. Cities realized that building sustainable systems needs to include industry and technology providers to a far greater extent than originally thought. At the […]

By Mariann Majorné Venn, on May 29th, 2018 at 10:54

“I believe that this experience has given me a new insight on the European idea”

The URBACT City Festival was an experience that I will never forget. I guess many articles begin with such a common phrase, but allow me to explain my reasoning more thoroughly and maybe, just maybe, you may find something unique in my experiences. I attended the URBACT City Festival with no prior experience with the […]

By Lazaros Agapides, on December 28th, 2017 at 11:35

Smart Cities in Hungary: Comments on Some Recent Experiences

The term „smart city” is definitely becoming more and more often used in Hungary when urban development or city management is concerned. Here we are commenting on some of the recent ‘smart city’ initiatives in Hungary.

By Mariann Majorné Venn, on August 26th, 2015 at 16:11