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How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilienceSponsored by Vaisala

Cities around the world are trying to improve air quality, which in turn can help to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Sue Weekes explains the vital role played by compact air quality sensors and how using them in tandem with weather stations and other smart city devices can maximise their value.

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Espoo named most intelligent community

How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilienceSponsored by Vaisala

Study reveals the most intelligent and future-proof cities in the world

Espoo launches autonomous street sweeper pilot programme

Cities win funding for greener, smarter mobility programmes

Espoo accelerates deep tech innovation

Belgium Citymesh goes live with 5G Core SaaS

City scooters come to Helsinki

ViaVan launches first- and last-mile transit solution in Finland

Taoyuan named Intellligent Community of the Year

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Espoo (Finland)

Espoo is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. The city covers 528.03 square kilometres with a population of 292,913 residents. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki and Vantaa, while surrounding the enclaved town of Kauniainen.

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City Lights: Jukka Mäkelä, Mayor, Espoo

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Espoo’s Mayor, Jukka Mäkelä, talks co-creation, ambitious sustainability goals, city story-telling, ice hockey and more.

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What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

Solar city goes live

Trina Solar’s PV modules have begun operations in the 10MW Sustainable City in Dubai, which aims to use only clean energy sources

ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

Never fear, Watson is here!

Currently, the average data breach takes organisations an average of 201 days to identify and an average of 70 days to contain

Swedish city on path to smart

Energy company Mälarenergi is working with ABB to develop smart city solutions for the city of Västerås

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