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Broadcasting today: Focus Sessions #2.

FOCUS SESSIONS #2 – Data changes everything: Smart(er) infrastructure rules our world

You’ve heard it before: cities represent 2% of the earth’s surface, but are responsible for 60%+ of CO2 emissions. And global population will increase by 2.5 BILLION PEOPLE (!!) in the next 25 years. Little more needs to be said to accelerate a complete rethinking of how cities should operate – it is either this or… well, or no future for cities at all.

So the race for smarter infrastructures is booming as it should. Lowering its carbon footprint is on top of every public administration agenda, with the added challenge of becoming resource-efficient and providing better services to citizens. While we all run against the clock, we’re still figuring out how to address the most critical spots of an improved infrastructure system: energy production and storage, transformation of current transport, a higher waste and water efficiency…

#2 DATA CHANGES EVERYTHING: SMART(ER) INFRASTRUCTURE RULES OUR WORLD

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SMART PORTS: PIERS OF THE FUTURE

The Smart Ports: Piers of the Future is an annual congress linked with the Smart City Expo World Congress, the main international summit on smart cities and urban solutions. For the first time in 2019, six leading ports in the world, Antwerp, Barcelona, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Montreal and Rotterdam, got together to link both concepts: Smart Cities and Smart Ports. In 2020, the Busan Port Authority joined the cause as one of the leading ports in Asia. It is a congress on innovation, sustainability and digital transformation. Some of the most innovative ports of the world share their innovative projects on Drones, Digital Twins, Green Smart Ports and Smart Port Cities among many others, while painting a picture of how our future should be. More sustainable, efficient and connected.

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SMART PORTS: PIERS OF THE FUTURE
 
HUAWEI

Huawei is an independent, privately-held company that provides Information and Communications Technology (ICT). We have nearly 194,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world.

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HUAWEI
 
GERMANY TRADE & INVEST

Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) is the economic development agency of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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GERMANY TRADE & INVEST
GERMANY TRADE & INVEST
 
C40 Cities

C40 is a network of nearly 100 mayors of the world’s leading cities who are working to deliver the urgent action needed right now to confront the climate crisis and create a future where everyone, everywhere, can thrive. Mayors of C40 cities are committed to using a science-based and people-focused approach to help the world limit global heating to 1.5°C and build healthy, equitable and resilient communities.

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C40 Cities
 
Fab Lab Barcelona

The Fab Lab is an innovation centre rethinking the way we live, work and play in cities.

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Fab Lab Barcelona
Fab Lab Barcelona
 
The Better Block Foundation

The Better Block Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that educates, equips, and empowers communities and their leaders to reshape and reactivate built environments to promote the growth of healthy and vibrant neighborhoods.

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The Better Block Foundation
The Better Block Foundation
 
Estudio Miralles Tagliabue

Estudio Miralles Tagliabue is an incorporated architecture, landscape, planning, interior and design studio based in Barcelona, Shanghai and Paris.

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Estudio Miralles Tagliabue
Estudio Miralles Tagliabue
 
BRIGHT CITIES

Bright Cities delivers tailor-made diagnosis and solutions roadmap to smart cities. It’s a disruptive platform that connects cities and public administrators to a new administration and development concept. It diagnosis cities and builds a roadmap so they can become better, more efficient and smarter every day, improving the lives of those who live and work there. It is passionate about public management and believes that any city can become intelligent through solutions that generate great impact on the daily lives of managers and citizens.

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BRIGHT CITIES
BRIGHT CITIES
 
Shanghai Smart City Development Institute

Shanghai Smart City Development Institute is a professional research institution in the field of smart city in China, guided by Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization. Since its establishment in 2012, the Institute has been committed to providing the industry with high-quality services, such as smart city top-level design, programming project, standard assessment, industrial researches, cooperation and exchange, and professional training.

Shanghai Smart City Development Institute
Shanghai Smart City Development Institute
 

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