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In this conversation with Tom Dodd from the European Commission, I deep dive into the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Tom is the team leader for sustainability reporting at DG FISMA in Brussels, and shares with us some very interesting insights about CSRD and its key metrics. View this episode on youtube here: https://youtu.be/ASUuBZWaWmU
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Today we talk with Alice Charles. Alice works at the World Economic Forum and is the Lead, Cities, Infrastructure & Urban Services
See us on youtube here: https://youtu.be/jV09X14AOxw In this episode Alice share with us some World Economic forum insights on Cities, as well as shares some conclusion from a report recently published by the City of Belfast that Alice and the World Economic forum contributed to. With Alice I also discuss some Smart Cities best practices from Amsterdam and Helskinki.
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Today we talk with Cristina Bueti. Counsellor at the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva. When the United Nations defined its Sustainable Development goals in 2015, one of these goals was set to focus on Cities: The SDG 11. “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”. The ITU and Cristina have been a key driver to enable progress against the goals set in this SDG11, providing a framework used by over 150 cities around the world, all aspiring to become smarter & more sustainable.
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In this episode, I talk with Andres Guevara, BP vice president for City Integrated Solutions. It is great to hear, a historical Oil and Gas company, that restructures itself, and pivots to becoming an energy company. In doing so that aims to help its customers, Cities, in particular, become net zero by 2050 or sooner.
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Today we talk with Chris Shannon the CEO of FOTECH, a company that was recently acquired by BP, as part of their Launchpad Initiative. FOTECH has developed some unique sensing technology, based on Fiber Optic Sensing, which was initially developed for the energy industry, and is now being applied to Smart Cities. With Chris, we explore many smart city use cases, whether cities are trying to better control water pipe leaks or improve their Mobility or Security.
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Today we talk with Marc Elian Bégin, CEO of SIXSQ, a company that develops technology which enables cities to become smarter, by better taking advantage of their vast amount data produced at “the Edge”. we talk about the evolution of technologies which enable cities to become smarter, in detecting & responding to events, and even in developing an analytics & forensic capability similar to the black boxes which can be found on planes.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pierremirlesse/support
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In the European Commission, the Directorate General focused on Information technology is called DIGIT. Today we talk with Joao RODRIGUES FRADE head of sector for the Building Blocks in DIGIT. A Building Block is an open and reusable digital solution that can be used by a SmartCity or a smart government. Smart cities such as Vienna Austria or Caragena Spain and Smart Governments such as Estonia or Italy, use the DIGIT building blocks. These Building Blocks are of course endorsed by the European Commission and are very helpful to enable a smart city to accelerate its digital services.
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In this episode, we look at a startup company called Makemydayapp. When Electric vehicle drivers start their journey, they wonder how long and how far they will be able to drive without a recharge; and when they need to recharge, they wonder if they will be able to find a charging station available on their way. That is called “Range anxiety”. This is precisely the problem that MakeMyDay addresses and that we discuss with Cnaan Aviv, the CTO and co-founder of "Make My Day".
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In this episode, we look at a startup company called Waycare. Since 2016, Waycare has been trying to solve one of the world’s biggest problems - preventing fatalities due to traffic crashes. The Waycare platform serves as a tool for government agencies to break down data silos, open new channels of communication, and strategically manage resources. They’ve won multiple awards this year and are cherished by venture capitalists as a promising investment. Today we talk with Noam Maital, founder and CEO of Waycare tech.
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22 million vehicles around the world use Otonomo’s and its partners' technologies. Together they enable many use cases and services to feed real-time Live Cars data into data platforms. These data platforms are then used by cities and fleet owners to manage and improve their operations.
With Asaf, we talk about the creation and rise of Otonomo, we discuss the Urban Mobility challenges the company addresses, data governance, data security, consumer privacy, and data Sovereignty.
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On this episode we talk with the Smart city program director for Copenhagen, Marius Sylvestersen. Together we discuss the Smart Steps taken by Copenhagen to address Denmark's capital city main challenges. We talk about the value of Experimentation in Copenhagen's downtown CityLab, and about the value of Public-Private-Partnerships to accelerate a city's resilience and sustainability.
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The Wi-Sun Alliance is an industry consortium of 250 members of Global Corporations and World Leaders in Smart Utility, Smart City and Internet of Things Markets. In this episode Phil Beecher, Wi-Sun Alliance CEO, and I discuss Smart & sustainable Cities use cases, Internet of things, Edge computing and LED lighting, as offered by some of its members. More information on Wi-SUN can be found at https://wi-sun.org
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The European Network of Living Labs ( www.enoll.org ) is the international federation of benchmarked Living Labs in Europe with a global reach. Living Labs are all about user-centric open innovation and co-creation. Our guest today is Koen Vervoort. Koen is the Network Builder @ ENoLL. If you are interested to create a Living Lab in your city or accelerate your existing one, Koen shares some recipes to accelerate innovation in a multi-stakeholder environment.
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The OASC is a cities network which gathers over 150 Small and large Smart cities. The OASC ensures best practices and applications get shared for some of our cities' biggest challenges. My guest today is Davor Meersman, the CEO of the Open and Agile Smart City network. We talk with Davor about the OASC Synchronicity common operating Framework and his vision for Cities's Smart future. you can find more information about the OASC here : https://oascities.org
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Our guest today is Cristina Martinez from the European Commission. Cristina is the Deputy Head for Smart Mobility and Living at DG Connect. Cristina and I discuss the sustainability challenges European cities face, and some of the initiatives the European Commission is taking to address them. Thanks for listening!
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Pully is a small and quiet town along lake Geneva in Switzerland. This little town surprised the smart city community recently by announcing a major milestone achievement: It had verified and validated itself with the United Nations as the first Swiss “Smart City”! We talk with Alexandre Bosshard a member of the board and technical coordinator in the Utility Department at the City of Pully. Alexandre gives us some perspective on the work Pully has done to go through this verification process and shares some tips for other cities wanting to embark on the journey. More information can be found on www.pully.ch
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The Backbone of a Smart City lies in its smart use of technology; to develop its ability to understand what is going on, in real time, and respond to events & incidents in the most effective way. CCTVs, and Camera are some of these technologies. Our guest today is Bob Carter which works at Genetec, the leader in software for IP video surveillance, Access Control; and other security systems, most notably Security Centers. We talk with Bob about some of these use cases. Bob share some learnings and recommendations he gathered from the Smart Cities he engages with.
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Dubai has set itself on a trajectory to become the happiest city on Earth. Today we talk with Hannah Saud from the Smart Dubai organization. Hannah shares her perspective on the city where she grew up, works & lives in today. Dubai, the new regional Innovation hub.
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Welcome to season 2 of the smart and sustainable city podcast. A Big Thank you to all of you listeners from around the world ! This program is now in the chart of the top Smart City podcasts. In this season, based on your request, we extend our format and dig deeper in some smart city topics.
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In this episode we talk with Alan Marcus the chief digital officer of Planet Smartcity, a global leader in smart affordable housing. Alan and I discuss the need for affordable housing powered by smart & sustainable design. We look at how smart technologies can power communities to live better together.
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Improving Smartness and Sustainability of Cities towards realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the UNECE region. Dr Agata Krause is an adviser in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in Geneva, Switzerland. She works on the development and implementation of housing and urban policies in the countries and cities of the UNECE region. The United Nations run a Smart City program called United for Smart & Sustainable cities. Within UNECE, Agate is responsible for the evaluation of smartness and sustainability of cities using the UNECE/ITU standard KPI for Smart and Sustainable Cities. In this interview we discuss this United Nations program and the benefits for cities to participate in it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pierremirlesse/support
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