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Smartlamppost news!
The partnership between Smartlamppost and Wingsys - Interactive Technology lead to the the creation of test bed by Wingsys premises. This will allow them do improve and develop new equipment and #solutions. In order to make it possible, it was necessary to replace an existing lamp pole by a Smartlamppost one, allowing us to evaluate the integration’s effort and operational impact. The success of this operation was only possible with cooperation of CM Famalicão and E-REDES.
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BABLE Livestream: Talking...
BABLE GmbH presents to you the first Linkedin Live open dialogue discussion featuring a Use Case from the EIT Urban Mobility Best Practice Database (report to be released). Click here to join the event on LinkedIn ! This online event will present an engaging dialogue about a Use Case on the BABLE platform with a city official from Stockholm and their private project partner from Scania CV. The goal of the event is to showcase the collaboration that is needed between the public and private sectors and to give the opportunity to the audience to ask important questions to our panellists about the project and their cooperation. Featuring: - Robin Billsjö is working as an Urban Freight Strategist at the City of Stockholm Transport department. In his work, he regularly interacts with a wide range of both internal and external stakeholders in developing new and innovative solutions to secure accessibility for freight whilst reducing its negative impacts on the climate as well as the local environment. A primary mission is raising the general awareness of the importance of freight transport in a vibrant and sustainable city. Robin has previous experience working within the transport field for both private and public organizations. - @Jana Helder has a background in technology management with a focus on mobility and renewable energy. At BABLE, her focus is on developing neutral solutions that explain and implement technologies and possible projects in the Smart City market. She is one of the authors of the EIT Urban Mobility Best Practice Database report. - Magnus Blinge is a Research Manager in the area of Transport Systems Solutions at the Innovation Office at Scania CV with a focus on Urban Logistics. He also holds a position as Adjunct Professor in Sustainable Logistics at Linköping University, Sweden. Magnus has worked in collaborative research and innovation projects in the field of sustainable freight transport solutions for more than 25 years in academia, at a governmental agency (Vinnova) and in the private sector. Read the Use Case ahead of time here (log-in or sign-up for free to see the complete Use Case). Please feel free to invite colleagues and those that may be interested. There will be many opportunities for audience engagement and for you to ask questions. See you all there!
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Digital Workshop |...
Tuesday, 27 April 2021 • 14.00 – 16.30 GMT | 15.00 – 17.30 CEST ***SIGN UP HERE*** EVENT SUMMARY Is a Circular Economy the key to fight Climate Change? How can Germany and the UK efficiently cooperate in future projects to tackle Climate Change together? Join our digital workshop to explore the links between Climate Change and Circular Economy on a deeper level. Listen to short expert lectures from UK and German representatives, take part in the subsequent Q&A and get actively involved through the breakout sessions. Participants of the workshop are keen on engaging internationally and see potential in cross-national cooperation. The digital workshop on Climate Change & Circular Economy is co-organised by the British Embassy Berlin, the UK Science and Innovation Network Germany (SIN) and BABLE . KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Dr Marianna Marchesi | Lecturer in Architechtural Design & Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow | University of Cardiff | Social Innovation for a Circular Economy in Urban Communities Dr Beate Ginzel | Director Digital City Unit | City of Leipzig | Digitization to face Climate Change - approaches from Leipzig Iain Gulland | Chief Executive Officer | Zero Waste Scotland Dr Anne Velenturf & Mike Howroyd | Project Lead & Deputy Project Lead | Yorkshire Circular Economy Living Lab | University of Leeds | Key Messages from the CIWM Festival of Circular Economy Dr Nana O Bonsu | Research Fellow in Responsible Business and Sustainability | Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham | Rethinking what Net-Zero Emissions Transition & Circular Economy could mean in our Changing World PRELIMINARY AGENDA (CEST) 14.30 | Admission & Networking – Join us around small virtual tables on the Remo platform for an informal exchange before the official event starts 15.00 | Welcome & Setting the Scene 15.05 | Speaker Keynotes and Q&A Panels Virtual Coffee Break 16:20 | Breakout Sessions 17.20 | Wash-Up & Presentation of Results 17.30 | Happy Hour & Optional Networking
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InnovaCity Munich |...
Join our 1,5 days Design-Thinking Workshop and help solve the mobility challenges of Munich on April 15&16! ABOUT INNOVACITY We organize Europe's Largest Mobility Competition with five online design thinking workshops that bring together innovators, entrepreneurs, companies and cities to shape the future of urban mobility. Join our InnovaCity Design-Thinking Workshop in cooperation with the "Landeshauptstadt München" (state capital Munich) - April 15th full-day and April 16th half-day (afternoon)! Participants will develop actionable solutions to urban mobility challenges with the winning teams receiving a chance to work with key stakeholders. YOUR KEY BENEFITS Join us and stamp your mark on the future of urban mobility in Europe! Tackle real world challenges We believe that learning is best when it is applied, therefore we are tackling real challenges provided by the cities. Learn user-centred design Solutions need to be thought for and with the final user in mind - This is why we teach you methods in user-centred design that can be applied to any challenge you might face. Connect with key stakeholders Whatever you do, if you do it with others it’s easier, therefore we bring people together from Cities, Startups and Corporates. Win awesome prizes > Pitch your winning idea on the global stage as part of our Global Week (event to be confirmed) in front of international experts from the EIT Urban Mobility Network > Receive individual mentorship & coaching from our team of experts (coaches, sponsors and/or municipalities) > Participate in the “Prototyping Crashcourse” powered by UnternehmerTUM WHO CAN APPLY? Anyone ... ... with an entrepreneurial mindset ... who wants to shape the future of mobility in Europe ... who has unique skills or experience that will help create mobility solutions ... who is interested in expanding their network. We welcome: Entrepreneurs, active in urban mobility Employees of a city, charged with mobility questions Employees of a corporate, active in the mobility domain Students and researchers, eager to solve mobility challenges Citizens, who want to shape mobility in their own city Register now and get an Early Bird Ticket! Looking forward to seeing you soon! P.S. We want there to be no barriers for entrepreneurship. If you cannot afford a ticket please apply for a waiver ticket by writing us an E-Mail: constanze.karl@unternehmertum.de
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eCitySevilla searching...
Sevilla has launched a Request for Information to get to know companies offering smart city products (energy, mobility, buildings). In this sense, eCitySevilla is looking for the participation of the best technology providers in order to generate an open digital platform ecosystem that allows the capture of information, its exchange and subsequent analysis with advanced information and communication technologies (ICTs) for the smart management of cities. Find more information here
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Call for Challenges
You have a challenge for which you need creative and innovative solutions? We are organizing a two-day bootcamp for highly skilled and motivated students of various backgrounds. The students are interested in entrepreneurship and creative problem solving. Dutch and German students are participating in the event - it is also a great opportunitiy to meet talents from various backgrounds. If you have a challenge or topic for the student teams to work on, feel free to get in touch with me (jana@bable-smartcities.eu). When? Friday, 16th of April Where? Online Deadline for Challenges: Friday, 15th of April
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IKEA steps outside the...
70 global and national partners have joined the Swedish city Helsingborg on the journey towards H22 City Expo in the summer of 2022. One of them is global giant IKEA who for the first time ever starts a collaboration with an entire city. Life at home and life in the city with IKEA Through three projects in Helsingborg, IKEA wants to explore what life at home might look like in the future, both inside and outside the four walls. Together with residents and local stakeholders, the aim is to tackle societal challenges with both inspiration and concrete action at three locations in the city. The Neighbourhood: Drottninghög IKEA will be working with residents and local stakeholders to promote skills development and strengthen social inclusion. The goal for 2021 is to establish a local urban farming venue, a dynamic marketplace, and a community kitchen. The Forest: Fredriksdal Students from around the world will share their visions of what an alternative, fully sustainable community would be like, and it will be built in the city’s Fredriksdal forest leading up to and during H22 City Expo. The Harbour: Oceanhamnen An abandoned warehouse in the Oceanhamnen harbour area will be used to showcase IKEA’s ideas for the sustainable home of tomorrow, with themes such as “The Future of Manufacturing” and “The Future of Retail”. Find out more about the H22 City Expo and the IKEA-partnership . Follow H22 on Linkedin and Facebook
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Study: Urban mobility...
In partnership with EIT Urban Mobility, the consortium led by BABLE , and composed by CARNET, CTAG, DTU, and UPC, and Miljöstrategi AB have conducted a survey across 16 European cities to understand and analyse mobility strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. This built the basis for a study on urban mobility strategies during COVID-19. The full report analyses the urban mobility strategies deployed by cities since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic . Each chapter provides extensive insights on aspects such as sustainable urban mobility system requirements, the impact of the virus so far on urban mobility, the role of innovation in this context, and the economic impact on new mobility. There is also a short version of the report that is part of EIT UM’s Urban Mobility Next series, which provides practitioners with exclusive content on cutting-edge urban mobility issues. It focuses on the main outcomes of the study, based on the analysis of the survey results as well as on selected best practices. There will be webinar on 23 March to present the results of this report and to give interested readers the opportunity to directly discuss findings with the authors. Click here to register and/or read the report: https://www.eiturbanmobility.eu/what-were-the-most-successful-urban-mobility-strategies-during-covid-19/ Cheers!
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Online event series :...
As part of EU Industry Week 2021 , Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) is presenting a series of events on the topics of smart cities, digital transformation and AI. The series includes a Smart City Germany-expert session about the energy, mobility and e-health sectors, which is taking place this Wednesday, 3 March 2021. During this session, @Peter Portheine , Co-founder Eindhoven International Project Office (EIPO), CEO of Brainport Smart District, The Netherlands, will be sharing his knowledge and experience on innovation eco-systems and explain their role as engines for smart economy in a smart city. Frank Speer, HUB-Manager International, Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH, will also provide insight into City Tech Ruhr, Germany’s largest international Smart City Startup Challenge. The experts from GTAI will be talking about Germany’s digital health market, different aspects of the energy sector and trends for future mobility, connected drive and the automotive industry. Event: 3 March 2021 / 11:00 - 12:30 CET Please register here
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Online event series :...
Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) is presenting a series of events on Smart Cities, Digital Transformation and AI, during EU Industry Week 2021. The first webinar "Smart City Germany – a growing market for urban technologies" takes place next Tuesday, 2 March 2021. BABLE’s CEO and founder @Alexander Schmidt is one of the panelists to discuss how German cities cope with the increasing urban agglomeration and the new demands on housing, mobility, digitalization, climate neutrality and health. He will be sharing his knowledge on how to continuously enable innovation in cities. Event: 2 March 2021 / 10:00 - 11:20 CET Please register here
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Funding opportunity for...
Searching for funding to plan and develop an urban energy project that promotes sustainable energy use and decreases emissions? At BABLE, we support cities through every stage of the ideation, financing, creation, procurement and implementation processes in order to drive the change for a better urban life. We are currently supporting a group of cities in obtaining funding which promotes sustainable energy use and decreases emissions ! If you would like to know more about this opportunity, get in touch by messaging @Tamlyn Shimizu ( tamlyn@bable-smartcities.eu ) or @Miguel Mosca ( miguel@bable-smartcities.eu ).
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5G Ready | The pioneer...
We believe that we can make dreams come true or... Make Smart Cities Come True! Guimaraes, birthplace of Portugal chose Smartlamppost to implement a pioneering project, "Guimarães 5G Ready". This was a big step for us in order to present our solutions to the community. Take a look!
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Launch of ENTRANCE H2020...
Recently, as a consortium member in the project, BABLE had the pleasure to participate in the ENTRANCE project's Kick-Off meeting, launching a three-year EU-funded effort toward developing Europe's leading matchmaking platform for innovative transport and mobility tools and services. Read on to learn more about the project! Launch of ENTRANCE: Accelerating the market access and scale up of “first of a kind” zero emissions sustainable transport solutions. ……………………………………………………………………………………. How can Europe boost the uptake and upscaling of innovative transport and mobility solutions? On January 14th, 15 organisations from 7 different European countries, coordinated by PNO Consultants, met during an online Kick-Off-Meeting of the ENTRANCE project, which started its work on 1st January 2021. Their goal is to create a European matchmaking platform for innovative transport and mobility tools and services. The project is funded with a grant amount of 1.5 million euro by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. The consortium will work together for 3 years to create the matchmaking platform aimed at propelling Europe's innovative transport and mobility solutions forward. Climate change and the resulting European climate protection measures are leading to major challenges in all areas of transport and mobility. ENTRANCE offers a legitimate European matchmaking platform and complementary off-line services designed to mobilise financial resources to accelerate the market access and scale up of “first of a kind” sustainable and zero emission transport solutions , thereby reducing the European CO2 emissions and pollutants caused by the transport and mobility sector. Are you building Europe's sustainable mobility system? Then ENTRANCE is where you need to be. The overall concept focus of the ENTRANCE project lies in the “supply-demand-finance” triangle that is envisaged for all transport and mobility modes and that aims at facilitating matchmaking between the providers of innovative technologies, products and services, buyers and investors. Through the ENTRANCE Matchmaking accelerator funnel workflow, first-of-a-kind zero, or near-to-zero, emission transport solutions will be identified, attracted and matched with potential buyers, and financing opportunities and knowledge on good practices on the deployment of innovative solutions, as well as European and national tenders and legislation will be exchanged through the online platform. Are you ready to bring your solution to market? ENTRANCE has got your back. Training and brokerage activities will be executed to increase the maturity of the ENTRANCE community and bridge the gap between innovative solutions and the market. In addition, to de-risk the uptake of innovative solutions, ENTRANCE will facilitate purchase aggregation through matchmaking activities and by setting up a neutral trustee for the orchestration of purchase aggregations . Access to finance will be supported through an online funding programme database and individual and personalised innovation finance advice and support will be offered. The funding advice will combine public funding, private investment opportunities, and the best mix of alternative finance models for solution providers. Finally, ENTRANCE will facilitate cross-fertilisation and clustering activities with European transport and mobility associations and initiatives to support critical mass and achieve a coordinated European effort to boost the uptake and upscaling of innovative transport and mobility solutions. Everybody is welcome to join ENTRANCE and help contribute to the ambitious goals envisaged by the European Commission for reducing the transport CO2 emissions by 2030 and 2050 and respond to the increasing mobility needs of people and goods thereby strengthening the European competitiveness and boosting growth and jobs. ENTRANCE has received funding from the European Union´s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No. 101006681. The consortium is looking forward to a successful cooperation so stay tuned for more updates on the activities of the ENTRANCE Matchmaking Platform, which will be established within the course of the project. Consortium information: The consortium consists of following organisations: - PNO Consultants, Spain, https://www.pnoconsultants.com - Innovation Engineering s.r.l., Italy, https://www.innovationengineering.eu/ - TRI-VIZOR nv, Belgium, www.trivizor.com - ITS Norge - Norsk Forening For Multimodale Intelligente Transport Systemer Og Tjenester, Norway, https://its-norway.no - Aerospace Valley, France, https://www.aerospace-valley.com/ - Instituto Tecnológico De Aragón, Spain, www.itainnova.es - Associacio Railgrup, Spain, www.railgrup.net - Vlaams Instituut Voor De Logistiek VZW, Belgium, www.vil.be - Alliance For Logistics Innovation Through Collaboration In Europe – ALICE, Belgium, www.etp-alice.eu - EurA AG, Germany, www.eura-ag.de/en/ - European Shippers´ Council, Belgium, https://www.europeanshippers.eu - CrowdfundingHub, Netherlands, www.crowdfundinghub.eu - EIT KIC Urban Mobility s.l., Spain, www.eiturbanmobility.eu - BABLE GmbH, Germany, www.bable-smartcities.eu - European Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) Platform, Germany, www.inlandwaterwaytransport.eu/
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How Cloudpick is helping...
Powered and partnered with Intel, Cloudpick is brining Autonomous Ai technology to the retail industry. https://webinar.intel.com/AutonomousStoreTechnology-TY
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Call for Projects: Global...
Happy Global Community Engagement Day! On 28 January many people from around the world celebrate the importance of community and here at BABLE, our community is at the root of everything we do. To celebrate the occasion, show our appreciation and to give more voice to our growing community, we are enacting a call for projects which encapsulate the spirit of collaboration and community . Let us know about current and upcoming projects and opportunities with a comment on this post, a BABLE message to @Tamlyn Shimizu or an email to tamlyn@bable-smartcities.eu . Your projects will be highlighted in our newsletter on 17 February and shared via social media to show your contribution to a better urban life. Let us know if you have any questions!
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Event: Tampere Smart City...
Tampere Smart City Week 2021 conference presents solutions for the future cities in January 2021 In 26-28 January 2021, the Tampere Smart City Week (TSCW) conference will bring developers and city representatives together to discuss smart city development for the third time. In this virtual and international conference, we want to present solutions for the future cities. Welcome to join the conversation and find solutions for your cities needs! During the event the future trends of smart city development and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be discussed. These main themes will be discussed from various points of view, such as mobility, safety, sustainable development, digitalization, health tech and artificial intelligence. The event provides an opportunity to participate in international networks, share new information and work together. Tampere city region is a pioneer in offering different development platforms Tampere wants to make it to the top of smart city development and to be recognized globally as a flexible and smart city where citizens are taken into consideration. Above all, the city region aims to be a test platform for smart services, which promotes the operations of business and innovation networks through its activities and involves people in the development of the smart city. Read more: https://tscw.fi/en/welcome/ Tampere aims to be carbon neutral by 2030 Come and hear World Smart CIty Awards 2020 finalist city introducing methods for carbon neutrality by 2030. You will hear insights into climate budget, climate partnership model for companies, and examples of smart and sustainable neighbourhoods from Finland, Germany, and Estonia. https://tscw.fi/en/conference/sustainable-future/
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Webinar on Replication of...
Do you want to learn how cities like #Reykjavik and #Maia are taken through the City Lab & Project Development process to co-create Positive Energy Districts ? Don't miss the webinar from SPARCSeu with @Gretel Schaj and @Marielisa Padilla - on 21 January! https://lnkd.in/gXkED-k
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Financing Opportunity for...
In case you missed it in our last newsletter, we wanted to make sure you saw this funding opportunity! Description: The Federal Government promotes the digital modernisation of municipalities through Smart City model projects. Based on the "Smart City Charter" of the "National Dialogue Platform Smart Cities", which has developed a normative image of a smart, future-oriented municipality, cities and municipalities will be supported through this initiative. The deadline for applications is 14 March 2021 24:00. For funding support, please contact @Jana Helder For more information: https://www.smart-cities-made-in.de/ Finanzierungsmöglichkeit für Deutsche Städte Falls Sie es in unserem letzten Newsletter verpasst haben, wollten wir sicherstellen, dass Sie diese Finanzierungsmöglichkeit sehen! Beschreibung: Die Bundesregierung fördert die digitale Modernisierung der Kommunen durch Smart-City-Modellprojekte. Auf Grundlage der „Smart City Charta“ der „Nationalen Dialogplattform Smart Cities“, die ein normatives Bild einer intelligenten, zukunftsorientierten Kommune entwickelt hat, sollen Städte und Gemeinden unterstützt werden. Bewerbungsschluss ist der 14. März 2021 24:00 Uhr. Für Unterstützung bei der Finanzierung, fragen Sie @Jana Helder Für mehr Informationen: https://www.smart-cities-made-in.de/
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Short Survey about Cities...
Cities other than Brussels are interested in the e-rental model invented by Usitoo. We are launching a questionnaire in order to understand the challenges of tomorrow's cities. - Do you work in a city or are you a local elected representative? Your answer would help us a lot. - Not your case? Thank you for helping us to disseminate to your network. Explanation and survey: https://www.usitoo.be/en/usitoo4cities/
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Invitation to our new...
NEW from BABLE! One of our goals at BABLE towards constantly driving the change for a better urban life is to put our thoughts and expertise out in the public area to foster an exchange of ideas. One new way that we are doing so is with our brand new Medium publication! We invite you to take a look and share your thoughts with us and the community. New articles: Looking beyond hospitals: public health in smart cities by our in-house public health expert and consultant @Shannon Macika Are smart villages the solution to an overpopulated urban society? by our Smart City Consultant @Miguel Mosca Call for authors: In addition to sharing our own thoughts, we would like to invite you to submit your piece for consideration for publication. We will consider posts for publication that holistically discuss topics relevant to smart cities (no individual or company-based promotion, please). Feel free to contact us with any questions about submitting your article for consideration.
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Community Spotlight -...
Community Spotlight: The City of Helsingborg is the first in the world to use AI technology to screen body temperatures - @Kristin Engholm Summary: By using unique technology and thermal sensors in combination with novel AI, the city of Helsingborg in southern Sweden is the first in the world to estimate trends of elevated body temperatures within a population. The technology aims at enabling a variety of efforts to improve public health. It is also being used to see if the collection of aggregated body temperature estimates could provide an early warning sign for impending epidemics. Read more about the project here and view the initial temperature trends here ! If you would like to be in our community spotlight for next week, please make a post and use the space to highlight some of the work you are doing or events you have coming up!
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Two free and open...
This year's HUPMOBILE general assembly was supposed to be held in Hamburg. However, due to the Coronavirus outbreak, we cannot organize it as a face-to-face event. Instead, we are organizing two short webinars on different days discussing the future of mobility in the Baltic Sea Region cities. During these two days, we will focus on the concept of Fusion Mobility and whether COVID-19 has an impact on the development of sustainable mobility. Fusion Mobility November 26, 10:00-12:00 (CET) During the first day, the focus will be on Fusion Mobility . The keynote speech will be provided by Mr. Manfred Neun , former chairman of the European Cyclists' Federation, who introduces the components of the Fusion Mobility. The theme will be further discussed with presentations of the best practices from similar projects. Mobility in times of Corona November 27, 10:00-12:00 (CET) The event on the second day discusses the effects of COVID-19 on mobility . The question "Censorship or Chance" will be discussed in Breakout rooms. Dr. Angela Francke from the University of Dresden, who was one of the first to conduct surveys on mobility behaviour in Corona times in Germany, will provide a keynote speech. Visit our event page for more details and to register.
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Smart City Officer...
++UPDATE: The trainings in November and December contain use cases demonstrating how cities are dealing with COVID-19 challenges.++ How does a city successfully prepare itself for the challenges of the 21st century and for COVID-19? And how does it provide its inhabitants with a liveable, sustainable and innovation-oriented environment? Learn about this and more by becoming a Smart City Officer w/ TÜV SÜD - Training ! 24-25 November (in German) 01-02 December (in English) https://www.tuvsud.com/de-de/store/akademie/seminare-technik/umwelttechnik/nachhaltigkeit/2118101?season=2020
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SOCIAL MEDIA OPPORTUNITY:...
Every week, we will feature a company or city that is active on the BABLE platform on our social media accounts! The criteria for selection will be based on the activity level - to be eligible, please make a post (or multiple posts) this week and make sure your profile is complete. What can you post about? Posts can be general announcements from your company or city, news on projects, updates, calls for collaboration, etc. To get the most benefits from our free and open platform, we encourage you to engage and interact with our community members as frequently as possible, driving new and stronger connections. Our community is growing by the day, and we are so excited to see so many innovative ideas and products coming together with solutions and use cases to create change in our cities. We hope to hear more about your projects and opportunities in your posts!
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INTERGEO 2020 | Free...
We're happy again to be part of this years digital INTERGEO. This years focus is on BIM in urban and district development, digital twin, data management & IoT for cities, data for traffic and mobility solutions as well as strategy and security topics. We are powering the Smart City Help Desk. And on a side note, we were able to secure some free tickets for our community . You also can invite your colleagues! Please send us an E-Mail to: community@bable-smartcities.eu so we can send you the ticket.