Episodes

  • Japan's PLATEAU initiative for jointly built Urban Digital Twins

    Japan's PLATEAU initiative for jointly built Urban Digital Twins
    Feb 20 2025
    The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is promoting the development of digital twins for cities across the country. With a dedicated initiative for urban development policy named PLATEAU, the ministry brings together cities, science and industry to develop new ideas on how to harness the power of city twins with impressive virtual environments – from park management to improving emergency responses. For more information on us, the International Smart Cities Network (ISCN), visit https://www.smart-city-dialog.de/en/about-us/international-smart-cities-network
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    32 mins
  • Visions for AI shaping the City

    Visions for AI shaping the City
    Feb 20 2025
    Hubert Beroche is the founder of Urban AI, a think tank specializing in the field of AI in the urban context. In this podcast episode, we’re discussing with Hubert Beroche, what role AI currently plays in cities in Europe and beyond, what use cases are emerging and what challenges are still to be addressed. For more information on us, the International Smart Cities Network (ISCN), visit https://www.smart-city-dialog.de/en/about-us/international-smart-cities-network
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    47 mins
  • Binding together sustainability and resilience with data in Norwalk, USA

    Binding together sustainability and resilience with data in Norwalk, USA
    Feb 20 2025
    Brian Bidolli heads the Redevelopment Agency of Norwalk, Connecticut. In a move towards more sustainability and resilience, the city released a sustainability and resilience plan (SRP) with the ambition to become Connecticut’s greenest city. Among the biggest resilience challenges that the city is facing are extreme heat events and storms, as well as rising sea levels. As priorities Norwalk has set out to improve access for citizens to the waterfront and to open spaces and parcs, but also the redevelopment and transit-oriented developments. The use of data and digital infrastructure is the bracket binding together all these efforts. For more information on us, the International Smart Cities Network (ISCN), visit https://www.smart-city-dialog.de/en/about-us/international-smart-cities-network
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    40 mins
  • The AMALI data programme for African Cities

    The AMALI data programme for African Cities
    Feb 20 2025
    Tiffany Davis is a seasoned expert in data and data governance for urban development. She worked as an Open Data Specialist in the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, advised the City of Baltimore and currently, she leads the AMALI Data Programme – an initiative to support cities in Africa in managing data for better urban planning and development. In this interview, we’re discussing the role of data governance as a basis for every city and region to work with data. For more information on us, the International Smart Cities Network (ISCN), visit https://www.smart-city-dialog.de/en/about-us/international-smart-cities-network
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    44 mins
  • Green and liveable urban transformation in Masaka, Uganda

    Green and liveable urban transformation in Masaka, Uganda
    Feb 20 2025
    Masaka is a booming city in Uganda. The city recently embarked on the journey towards becoming a more liveable and more resilient city. In this episode, we’re talking to Mayor Namayanja to hear how the city is achieving its goals – by planting trees, analyzing data and connecting with other African cities for better data governance. For more information on us, the International Smart Cities Network (ISCN), visit https://www.smart-city-dialog.de/en/about-us/international-smart-cities-network
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    35 mins
  • Buenos Aires' virtual city model to enhance urban development

    Buenos Aires' virtual city model to enhance urban development
    Feb 20 2025
    Buenos Aires is a bustling and densely populated megacity. Nearly 14 million people live in the Gran Buenos Aires metropolitan area - and the city continues to grow. The city started working with data and publishing open data early on. Recently, Buenos Aires developed the open-source tool Ciudad 3D to speed up urban planning and provide a more efficient and digital way for citizens to obtain building permits. And there is much more to come. We'll talk to Axel McCallum, Undersecretary for Administrative Innovation, about current and future projects and how to drive innovation in a city government. For more information on us, the International Smart Cities Network (ISCN), visit https://www.smart-city-dialog.de/en/about-us/international-smart-cities-network
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    40 mins
  • The transformative potential of AI in cities

    The transformative potential of AI in cities
    Feb 19 2025
    In this episode of the ISCN Smart City Dialogues, Anita Klingel (PD) and Marlene Damerau (City of Gelsenkirchen) discuss the transformative potential of AI in cities. The podcast explores the role of cites in the development of AI, the impact of regulations such as the EU AI act, and the German communal competence centre for urban AI (URBAN.KI). For more information on us, the International Smart Cities Network (ISCN), visit https://www.smart-city-dialog.de/en/about-us/international-smart-cities-network
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    53 mins
  • Helsinki Innovation Districts

    Helsinki Innovation Districts
    Feb 19 2025
    In this podcast episode we will look at how Helsinki, the Finnish capital, became what it is today: a leader in public sector innovation. Particularly, we will look at the Helsinki Innovation Districts run by Forum Virium Helsinki supporting the City of Helsinki’s strategy. For more information on us, the International Smart Cities Network (ISCN), visit https://www.smart-city-dialog.de/en/about-us/international-smart-cities-network
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    39 mins