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Badajoz Es Más - Smart Provincia: a platform for unified data management
The unstoppable advance of ICTs in cities and rural territories, and the social, economic and cultural context that sustains it, requires skills and competences that position us advantageously in new scenarios and environments of territorial innovation. In this context, the Provincial Council…
Open Cities: what actions are being taken to improve collaboration and interoperability between Smart Cities?
Making a city "smart" is not easy. According to the report Smart cities: understanding the challenges and opportunities, the budget constraints and the lack of infrastructure are the two main barriers for populations wanting to implement Smart cities initiatives. In this context, interoperability an…
Open Data and Smart Cities Report: an alternative legal perspective
The commitment to so-called smart cities is currently one of the major commitments to technological innovation in the public sector, especially in the local sphere. This type of initiative aims to address challenges to sustainability in the urban context and, through the advanced use of information…
Projects reusing open data in Smart Cities, Part 2
Following initial contacts with Open Data and Smart Cities, the attendees at the International Open Data Conference enjoyed a second session dedicated to Open Data and Cities, moderated by Stephen Larrick from Sunlight Foundation, which gathered two experts from government bodies…
Projects re-using open data in Smart Cities - Part I
Every day the need of information increases in urban areas. The cities are becoming sophisticated ecosystems that, using the technological advances, are able to respond to the demands which arise in sectors so diverse as transport, health, education, waste management or infraestructures. In this con…
CITYkeys: working to build Smart Cities in Europe
Funded by the European Union HORIZON 2020 programme the CITYkeys project is an initiative to develop a performance evaluation system to assess the results of Smart City solutions across Europe. Several research institutes from Finland, Austria and the Netherlands cooperate with five cities -Rotterda…
Open and smart Cities: some legal aspects for a successful relationship
The relationship between Smart Cities and re-use of public sector information is unquestionable, as several reports have shown at both national and international level. From a legal perspective it is necessary to consider certain implications that will not only help resolve potential problems in adv…
Upcoming open data events in Spain
The Spanish thematic network on Open Data and Smart Cities was created in December 2014, an initiative fostered by research groups, technology centers, public administrations and private companies. On Thursday of this week, the network is hosting a meeting (12.00 to 14.00 pm) in Medialab-Prado…
Proyecto de Norma “Ciudades inteligentes. Datos Abiertos”
La apertura y reutilización de la información pública son pasos fundamentales en el camino hacia el Gobierno Abierto y las Smart Cities al permitir la colaboración ciudadana y brindar la materia prima necesaria para nuevos productos y servicios digitales, que dinamicen la actividad económica y empre…
Call for Papers de la Conferencia Internacional de Democracia Digital y Gobierno Abierto
Del 22 al 25 de mayo de 2015, se reunirán en Austria, durante la Conferencia Internacional de Democracia Digital y Gobierno Abierto (CeDEM por sus siglas en inglés), un nutrido grupo de especialistas internacionales en materia de democracia digital y gobierno abierto para debatir y analizar los reto…
