ISCN Smart City Dialogue

with Ursula Eicker, Concordia University Montreal

Urban Digital Twins are changing the game for cities and regions at the intersection of city development, data and digitalisation, and citizen engagement. We’re talking with experts about their experience with digital twins, opportunities and the work ahead, in this episode with Prof. Dr. Ursula Eicker from Concordia University Montreal with a focus on net-zero city planning with digital twins.

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with Marcel Duffhuis, City of Utrecht

Utrecht is a city in the real world. But it also exists in the digital realm. The digital copy is called a digital urban twin. In this podcast, we will dive deep into the Utrecht 3D twin and how it came to be with Marcel Duffhuis, Programme Manager Digital Twin at the city of Utrecht. We will put a particular emphasis on how the twin came alive, how the cooperation with Amsterdam worked and what comes next for the Utrecht Twin. The podcast provides a wealth of information for city representatives, who are currently playing with the idea of implementing a digital twin themselves and supports them with new ideas, do’s and don’t’s.

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with Milou Jansen (City of Amsterdam)

In this episode we talk with Milou Jansen from the City of Amsterdam about how AI enhances and challenges urban governance and administrative processes in the smart city. We look at how you can embrace AI's potential for the city without overlooking important needs for defining rules of engagement with this emergent technology - a balance struck by the "Cities Coalition for Digital Rights" of which Milou is a coordinator and which comprises among others Amsterdam, Barcelona, Helsinki

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with Sophie Meszaros (Open & Agile Smart Cities)

In this episode we talk with Sophie Meszaros from Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC) about the exciting concept and potential of Urban Data Spaces. They describe an infrastructure and framework that allows the targeted sharing of data between various stakeholders who hitherto have kept their data closed. A smart city world awaits us with exciting new use cases and urban analytics thanks to various sectors and regions and their data sources being combined. Tune in to learn more!

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with Eddy Hartog (European Commission)

In this episode we talk with Eddy Hartog from the European Commission about the difficult-to-pronounce word of "interoperability". What is it exactly and why does it matter for developing smart cities and a fair and just digital future at large? How come that many digital systems so far tend to lock us in, making transitions and collaborations harder? What can we do about it? Tune in to learn more about regulatory changes and initiatives for a promising, interoperable future of smart cities in Europe and the world!

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with Federica Bordelot (Eurocities)

The EU Data Act is one of the most ambitious regulatory frameworks to usher a new and prosperous digital future on the continent and beyond. In this episode of the ISCN Smart City Dialogue Podcast we talk with Federica Bordelot from Eurocities about the implications the EU Data Act has for the development of common good-oriented smart cities. Join us for the conversation!

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In this episode we talk with Marcos Souza, coordinator of the Open Data Programme at Citinova, the Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation of Fortaleza, Brazil (Fundação de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação de Fortaleza), about their implementation process and challenges in the setup of an open data platform.

Marcos tells us about the many things they have learnt from the diverse interaction with various players and how automation can become a big part of making embedded and streamlined open data platforms a reality, as a cornerstone to common good-oriented smart cities!

Thanks for listening and being part of our international exchange towards better smart cities.

Here is the link to Fortaleza's open data platform: https://dados.fortaleza.ce.gov.br/

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In this episode we talk with Simon Höher from the Hybrid City Lab about Social Innovation in Smart Cities and with regards to Public Service. What is really enabling social innovation in the public sector of Smart Cities and what are characteristics and conditions different from other societal realms?

Simon also developed a "Pathfinder for Social Innovation in Digital Urban Development" on behalf of the ISCN and gives first glimpses into the content of this work.

The full publication can be accessed here: https://www.smart-city-dialog.de/system/files/media/205/1689679101/Publication-Pathfinder-Social-Innovation-in-Urban-Development.pdf

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In this episode of the ISCN Smart City Dialogue podcast we talk with Laura Dieguez from DKSR about their scoping of exemplary data strategies and good data interventions around the world, from Peru and Sao Paulo to Montreal and Jakarta, among others.

Tune in as Laura gives some hints and previews on the full study that can now be accessed and downloaded here: https://www.smart-city-dialog.de/system/files/media/203/1689678242/Publication-Data-Strategies-for-Common-Good-oriented-Urban-Development-Int.pdf

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In this episode we talk with Dr. Nadja Berseck, Business Design Lead at zero360 and author of the ISCN-study "Pathfinder for Social Innovation in Digital Urban Development", on human-centred Design in Smart Cities.

The full publication can be accessed here: https://www.smart-city-dialog.de/system/files/media/205/1689679101/Publication-Pathfinder-Social-Innovation-in-Urban-Development.pdf

For information on the International Smart Cities Network (ISCN) visit https://www.smart-city-dialog.de/en/about-us/international-smart-cities-network