For the Best Tech Innovation in Commercial and Corporate Real Estate of 2016, at Realcomm.

Renato de Castro follows chasing smart cities’ projects. In 2016 he continues visiting vibrant projects around the world following the new trends and sharing everything with you. New chapter: tools that can be used to fire up your project following some modern management models.

From June 1st to 3rd, Istanbul was the host of the Smart City Expo edition for South-eastern Europe and the Middle East. The event was jointly organized by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Fira de Barcelona.

Tech Mahindra is working on UK’s first digital platform that uses satellites to identify community energy opportunities

Currently, 31% of India’s population live in cities, and generate 63% of the nation’s economic activity. Urban population numbers are increasing rapidly, with almost half of India’s population projected to live in cities by 2030. India’s continued economic growth will be driven by this process.

Saba has also added specific solutions to its approach to management concepts of mobility in city centres, such as the implementation of the VIA T parking access and payment system. In 2014, 4.4 million VIA T transactions were registered in over 40 car parks.

It is time to renew the classic perception of urban management and reformulate the measures to be taken to face population growth as expected in the coming years.

In the past 35 years Spanish cities have experienced a deep transformation. The democratic system requiring increased transparency and accountability, now possible through emerging new technologies, has put the citizen at the centre of decision-making for municipal managers.

The term “Smart City” is no longer a new concept. With the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities are dramatically increasing worldwide, gradually yet subtly becoming a part of everyday life. Advantech is publishing this whitepaper (see image) to increase public understanding by sharing success stories from around the world. This allows local governments planning to implement smart cities to learn from previous cases and, together with Advantech, promote the development of smart cities.

The main Spanish R&D&i project for smart cities with the development and testing of 33 experimental assets that will be incorporated into the offerings of the nine participating companies.

The Hebei Digital Education Center in China and the Findeter initiative from Colombia also awarded

Smart city development is a question of when, not if –a question of how, not what. Why? Because we live in a world experiencing economic turmoil, climate change, aging populations, and rapid urbanization. But we also live in the midst of tremendous technological innovations that have the potential to address the major issues that challenge every city.

You’ve probably read in countless places that cities are booming like never before in the history of civilization as centers of residence and commercial activities. It’s also probably clear to most anyone reading this article that there are myriad ways that technology can be harnessed to improve city operations and quality of life for city dwellers. But it may be less apparent what it takes to implement those new technologies and what challenges slow the pace of progress.

Cross-industry program brings together industries, the public sector and leading universities to strengthen competitiveness of European industry.

5G for Europe Ericsson announced in September the expansion of its cross-industry 5G research and development (R&D) program to a range of European markets.