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The building is one of the architectural points of pride in the Belgian city
According to Mayor Klaus Schneeberger, the cities of today need density and vertical expansion
Some reassuring news, and that doesn’t even take into account most of the summer stats
The European Commission has decided to take a mixed approach in terms of scalability here
This was the last EU border country that still allowed citizens of Russia to apply for Schengen visas
The new body will have between 100 and 150 from all walks of society and it will coin environmental proposals
The city’s hilly layout will provide a perfect testing ground for the new electric waste truck eEconic
They are a warm-up for the city’s requirement that all new taxis after 2025 must be CO2 neutral
The people’s choice award this year went to a Ukrainian project celebrating the vyshyvanka shirt
This will make it the first city in Finland, and possibly Europe, to feature self-driving vehicles in its public transport system
Energy is never lost, it only gets transformed – finally, someone’s making use of that principle
The new site was built by the Hundertwasser waste incineration plant and is now an organic part of the complex
Energy is never lost, it only gets transformed – finally, someone’s making use of that principle
The library will offer parents the option to try out different modes of transportation for their primary school children without any financial barriers
The building is one of the architectural points of pride in the Belgian city
The site has historic significance both to the city and to the whole of Europe, as the place where the Iron Curtain fell down
Coastal flooding is one of the most dangerous and threatening aspects of climate change since billions of people live near seas and oceans
This was the last EU border country that still allowed citizens of Russia to apply for Schengen visas
The library will offer parents the option to try out different modes of transportation for their primary school children without any financial barriers
The urban transhumance event aims to make the pastoral practices of the countryside familiar to the city denizens
Urban noise pollution can be a driver behind health issues like insomnia and cardiovascular disease, as well as a cause of decreased productivity
The campaigners argue that the event will be scary and stressful to the city's animals as well
The first such project to be introduced in Italy
On 15 April, the authorities in Rome announced the start of an innovative project that will take place at the Istituto Comprensivo Rosetta Rossi school. This involves the transmission of data through the Li-Fi (or Light Fidelity) technology in collaboration with the startup To Be, making it the first such experiment to be tried out in a school setting in Italy.
The project was presented by the mayor of the Italian capital, Virginia Raggi, and its promotion aimed to position the ambitions of the city council to make their city a role model in smart urban development that brings accessibility and quality of life.
Just like Wi-Fi, Light Fidelity is a wireless communication technology able to transmit data between devices, however, instead of using radiofrequency waves, it relies on light waves emitted from a source. The term and technology were introduced 10 years ago by Professor Harald Haas from the University of Edinburgh.
The benefits of Li-Fi technology supposedly lie in the ability to provide greater bandwidth and the elimination of the potential health risks that are present to people who are present in the areas covered by radio waves. Additionally, it has also been said that Li-Fi might provide greater security since one is only able to connect to a hotspot if standing in the ‘light cone’ area of the emitter.
The technical set-up of the experimental project involved the installation of a Li-Fi system consisting of 9 LED lamps, positioned on the ceiling of the computer room, with transmitters to connect the workstations to the Internet.
The Li-Fi network at the Rosetta Rossi Institute will allow for 20 computers to connect to the network with higher download speeds than the traditional Wi-Fi with the result of improved school work possibilities for pupils and teachers.
“Rome is the first city in Italy, and one of the first in the world, to experiment with Li-Fi in a school. We took this opportunity with great enthusiasm, strengthening our commitment to lead Rome towards an increasingly smart, innovative and sustainable future.
I am particularly proud that this technology, which is faster, more efficient and more secure than Wi-Fi, is being tested in a Roman school. Our students become protagonists of innovation,” stated Mayor Raggi on the occasion.
The new Biotop Wildquell will start construction in 2025 on the site of an old paint factory; it will provide hundreds of affordable, climate-adapted housing units
The mayor of the city is of the opinion that regional development once again prioritizes the North over the South
This was the last EU border country that still allowed citizens of Russia to apply for Schengen visas
The Minister of Agriculture urged citizens to plan better in order to reduce their personal household waste
The people’s choice award this year went to a Ukrainian project celebrating the vyshyvanka shirt
This will make it the first city in Finland, and possibly Europe, to feature self-driving vehicles in its public transport system
The new Biotop Wildquell will start construction in 2025 on the site of an old paint factory; it will provide hundreds of affordable, climate-adapted housing units
The mayor of the city is of the opinion that regional development once again prioritizes the North over the South
The Minister of Agriculture urged citizens to plan better in order to reduce their personal household waste
The city has drafted its own education language transition plan with the aim of ensuring equal opportunities for all students in the Estonian society
Coastal flooding is one of the most dangerous and threatening aspects of climate change since billions of people live near seas and oceans
This was the last EU border country that still allowed citizens of Russia to apply for Schengen visas
These will be spread across 11 EU countries and will serve to support the EU Missions
The European Commission has accepted to develop the idea
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