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Smart City Expo World Congress 2025: Cities Take the Lead in Shaping a Human-Centered Urban Future

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Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 in Barcelona gathered 27,000+ participants from 143 countries to explore AI-driven urban innovation, sustainable mobility, digital transformation, and people-centered city solutions. Discover key insights, global collaborations, award-winning smart city projects, and the vision shaping the future of sustainable urban development.
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Urban Sustainability in North Macedonia: Green Cities and Smart Solutions

This feature explores urban sustainability in North Macedonia, where technology, civic action, and innovation are transforming cities like Skopje and Kumanovo. From smart mobility and digital transparency to grassroots clean-up movements and green public spaces, these initiatives illustrate a growing culture of sustainable urban living. Despite challenges, local governments and citizens are shaping a vision of greener, smarter, and more resilient Macedonian cities.
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Translating Systemic Intelligence into Urban Renewal – Vlorë, Albania

Vlorë, Albania
Vlorë, Albania, is redefining urban renewal through systemic intelligence — integrating data, design, and ecology into one adaptive framework. Guided by the IMM methodology and a cross-institutional collaboration, the city turns complexity into clarity, reconnecting people and nature. This case demonstrates how systemic intelligence transforms planning into a living process of regeneration.
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Building the Invisible Backbone of Smarter Cities: interview with Anatoly Zimin

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The future of urban technology, Anatoly Zimin reasons, is not about more dashboards or data,but about systems that quietly keep cities running. As the founder of GreenMesh, he develops IoT and AI solutions that connect diverse devices and infrastructures into…

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GIS in Serbia: A Policy Tool for Smart Cities and Sustainable Development

Belgrade
GIS in Serbia is becoming a crucial tool for sustainable urban planning and evidence-based governance. By integrating spatial data, policymakers can monitor environmental quality, improve resource allocation, and enhance transparency. Case studies from Pančevo, Belgrade, and Novi Sad show how GIS supports pollution management, citizen participation, and energy transition. With proper investment in data infrastructure and skills, Serbian cities can align with European sustainability goals while ensuring healthier communities.
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Trees-as-Infrastructure: How Urban Nature Builds Cool, Green and Resilient Cities

Stuttgart
Trees-as-Infrastructure is redefining how cities integrate nature into urban planning. By treating trees as critical infrastructure, this approach enhances climate resilience, reduces heat and flooding risks, and improves community well-being. The methodology, tested in Stuttgart, offers a scalable model for greener, healthier, and more sustainable cities worldwide.
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AI in Smart Cities: How Artificial Intelligence Transforms Urban Life

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Artificial intelligence is transforming smart cities by optimizing mobility, energy, safety, and citizen services. From digital twins to predictive analytics, AI in smart cities enables more adaptive and sustainable urban systems. Yet its success depends on addressing challenges and ethical considerations to build trust and accountability.
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Cross-Border Smart City Ecosystem: How Helsinki and Tallinn Built a Shared Future

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Helsinki and Tallinn joined forces to build a cross-border smart city ecosystem that bridges innovation and sustainability. Through the EU-funded FinEst Twins project, the cities piloted real-world solutions for clean energy, data, mobility, and healthcare. This model shows how collaboration across borders can scale urban resilience and improve quality of life worldwide.
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Balkan Green Cities: Greening the Urban Fabric and Why It Matters

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Across eight Balkan green cities, we compare total green infrastructure and accessible urban green using EEA metrics and municipal datasets. The piece traces how geography and planning traditions shape outcomes, then spotlights flagship projects—from Athens’ Ellinikon to Belgrade’s Linear Park and Tirana’s Orbital Forest. We conclude with tiered, finance-aware recommendations that help city leaders turn green on paper into green on foot.
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