Innovation

Latest in Innovation

Read about the latest innovations, smart city projects and best practices from the European cities.

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  • Innovation
  • Ruse

  Ruse with a modern waste collection system

  Servicing the new containers is fully mechanized, between 3 and 4 times faster and quieter

  • 22 oktober 2020 21:30
  • Monika Dimitrova

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  • BG
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  • Helsinki
  • Innovation

  AI and surveillance – Helsinki looks for ways to make itself safer amid pandemic

  Local authorities are experimenting with ways to use cameras to determine how many people are in a specific area

  • 22 oktober 2020 14:30
  • Anton Stoyanov

  • EN
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  • Innovation

  Greek motorways will function with single e-pass come 4 November

  All e-toll systems on the country’s motorways will be fully integrated into a single framework by that date

  • 21 oktober 2020 21:30
  • Anton Stoyanov

  • EN
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  • Innovation

  Europe’s contact tracing apps intertwined in single framework

  Germany, Italy and Ireland’s COVID tracing apps have already been linked together with others soon to follow

  • 21 oktober 2020 14:30
  • Anton Stoyanov

  • EN
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  • Innovation

  Training of Fuengirola firefighters stands tall

  The local Fire Station will be equipped with a training tower

  • 20 oktober 2020 20:30
  • Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

  • ES
  • EN
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  • Ljubljana
  • Innovation
  • Welfare

  Ljubljana seeks innovative ideas from its youth

  The city will fund and support the implementation of the best ones

  • 19 oktober 2020 11:30
  • Aseniya Dimitrova

  • EN
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  • Innovation

  Greece launches interactive COVID-19 map

  The map will provide users with valuable knowledge on threat level and restrictions across the country

  • 18 oktober 2020 17:00
  • Anton Stoyanov

  • EN
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  • Culture
  • Espoo
  • Innovation

  Espoo theatre’s Fairy Tale Day celebrations go digital

  Hevosenkenkä Theatre will publish an online audio play for children to enjoy on Finland’s national Fairy Tale Day

  • 18 oktober 2020 10:00
  • Anton Stoyanov

  • EN
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  • Innovation
  • Hamburg

  Digitalization arrives at Hamburger Hochbahn

  Over 200 self-service terminals will be installed by 2021

  • 17 oktober 2020 10:00
  • Anton Stoyanov

  • EN
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  • Education
  • Innovation

  Graz unveils new long-term education strategy

  The city will place a special emphasis on digitalization and the digital skills of citizens

  • 15 oktober 2020 19:30
  • Anton Stoyanov

  • EN
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  • Cluj-Napoca
  • Innovation
  • Welfare
  • Hamburg

  EUDIGIT partners mark a productive project launch

  EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel wished them a successful implementation and expressed her commitment to working with the innovative cities part of the network

  • 13 oktober 2020 17:30
  • Aseniya Dimitrova

  • EN
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  • Innovation
  • Welfare

  The Netherlands unveils its first smart stores

  They will be located in Groningen and Haarlemmermeer

  • 12 oktober 2020 11:30
  • Aseniya Dimitrova

  • EN
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  • Economy
  • Innovation

  Up to date on commercial innovation in Zaragoza

  Recent developments were presented at the VIII Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  • 10 oktober 2020 13:00
  • Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

  • ES
  • EN
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  • Vienna
  • Tourism
  • Innovation

  New digital system launched to protect Vienna’s tourism and gastronomy businesses

  Over the last few months, different initiatives launched by the local government have prevented over 60,000 job losses in these sectors

  • 08 oktober 2020 14:30
  • Anton Stoyanov

  • EN
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  • Economy
  • Innovation

  Spain - ambitious on green hydrogen production

  The Government sees this as the key to achieving climate neutrality in the country

  • 07 oktober 2020 20:30
  • Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

  • ES
  • EN
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  • Espoo
  • Innovation
  • Welfare

  Espoo on a crusade against food waste

  The city is experimenting with different ways to tackle the issue that has only grown in magnitude in recent years

  • 07 oktober 2020 14:30
  • Anton Stoyanov

  • EN
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  • Innovation

  Düsseldorf’s new bike app ensures green wave for cyclists

  Over 70% of the city’s traffic lights have been synced with the new app

  • 05 oktober 2020 17:30
  • Anton Stoyanov

  • EN
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  • Innovation

  Smart Solutions For A Simpler City Life

  An easy guide for communicating smart city solutions to citizens

  • 05 oktober 2020 13:00
  • Telelink City

  • EN
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  • Luxembourg
  • Innovation

  Luxembourg to improve city communication with a new mobile app

  Its future users have participated from the start of the development

  • 03 oktober 2020 15:00
  • Aseniya Dimitrova

  • FR
  • EN
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  • Berlin
  • Innovation
  • Welfare

  German states take note of Berlin’s early corona-warning system

  Berlin's Traffic Light corona-warning system has been in operation for over three months and has attracted the attention of Germany's regions

  • 02 oktober 2020 11:30
  • Anton Stoyanov

  • EN
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  • Amsterdam
  • Helsinki
  • Innovation

  Helsinki and Amsterdam with first ever AI registries

  They show how cities use algorithms in a transparent way

  • 30 september 2020 19:30
  • Aseniya Dimitrova

  • EN
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  • Innovation

  Malaga is hosting the Greencities forum for the 11th time

  The host city will present some 20 innovative projects of its own

  • 30 september 2020 13:00
  • Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

  • ES
  • EN
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  • Espoo
  • Innovation

  Espoo awarded for innovative use of data

  The Finnish city has become a trailblazer in integrating data-driven projects into its services

  • 27 september 2020 20:00
  • Anton Stoyanov

  • EN
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  • Vienna
  • Cluj-Napoca
  • Espoo
  • Innovation
  • Leuven
  • Helsingborg

  Leuven wins the iCapital 2020 Award

  The lucky winner also receives 1 million euros from the European Commission to implement innovative projects

  • 24 september 2020 19:30
  • Aseniya Dimitrova

  • FR
  • EN
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  • Economy
  • Innovation

  Castilla-La Mancha Government will encourage teleworking with more than words

  Half a million euros will go towards stimulating this line of work

  • 24 september 2020 17:30
  • Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

  • ES
  • EN