Day: Smart City
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Data&Innovation: How Munich thinks about AI and innovation
The InnovationLab and the AI Competence Center of the City of Munich are driving forward future topics such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things, and…
Competition
Munich's innovation competition: Smart City solutions sought
The city of Munich is hosting the innovation competition for the seventh time. The goal is to open the city administration to innovative ideas…
Inside Stories
Wow Urban Utopias: Enhancing Urban Living Spaces and Transforming Grey into Green
Many Munich residents are probably familiar with the term “Schanigarten” by now: these temporary outdoor areas of restaurants, usually set up in parking lots, are enjoying great popularity…
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Smart City Ranking: Munich in first place
In the new Smart City ranking by the digital association Bitkom, Munich has displaced long-time leader Hamburg from the top spot for the first time. The city performed particularly well…
Podcast
Smart in the City: Munich startups and urban space
In Bitkom's Smart City Index, Munich ranks second, just 0.8 points behind Hamburg in first place.…
Inside Stories
Munich ranks second in German smart city rankings
Munich ranks second in Bitkom's Smart City Ranking, behind Hamburg and ahead of Dresden. The Bavarian capital has secured…
Competition
Smart Country Startup Award seeks smart city and govtech startups
The digital association Bitkom is once again presenting the Smart Country Startup Award. Solutions from the fields of smart cities and government technology will be recognized…
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Sono Motors and MVG present solar bus trailers
The Munich-based mobility startup Sono Motors and the Munich Transport Company (MVG) are jointly introducing their proprietary solar technology in local public transport. The…
Inside Stories
Plan4Better: Urban planning tool for cycle and pedestrian paths
How can people in cities be motivated to drive less? Plan4Better has developed software that…
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Plan4Better wins the Smart Country Startup Award 2021
This year’s Smart Country Startup Award in the Smart City category goes to Munich.
Inside Stories
Smart City Index: Munich among Germany's most digital cities
Bitkom has compiled a smart city ranking of German cities for the third time. Munich ranks fourth behind Hamburg, Cologne, and…
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Bitkom: Citizens want more smart city solutions
Fewer emissions, less energy consumption, better quality of life: People in Germany see great potential in digital technologies for more climate protection and…
