Challenge & Context Climate change is one of the main causes of increasingly extreme weather due to become more intense and frequent. While only 5% of Europeans were exposed to weather related disasters each year during 1981–2010, this number could increase dramatically by the end of this century due to climate change. …

Challenge & Context To ease interaction with a city’s administrative services, the creation of a chatbot is an easy and popular option, with many open source platforms currently available (Rasa, built for multidisciplinary enterprise teams, for example, can be an excellent starting point). Filling the bot with the right content, however, is a…

Challenge & Context A common feature of factories is usually the great diversity with regard to the age of the machines, their purpose, specificity of work and use of communication technologies. This means that within the production hall, numerous communication standards are generally not compatible with each other, and this can become a…

Challenge & Context According to the United Nations (UN) world population report (2018), by 2050, about 70% of world’s population will be living in cities. This leads to challenges such as shortage of space, inadequate and obsolete infrastructure, strained citizen support, environmental sustainability issues to name a few. Rapid urbanization exacerbates negative impacts…

Challenge & Context Air pollution is the greatest environmental health threat of our time. 9 out of 10 people globally are living in areas with levels of pollution over officially established health limits. The UN reports that “almost 80% of deaths caused by air pollution could be avoided if current air pollution levels…

Challenge & Context The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and, in particular, Sustainable Development Goal number 11, addresses the international community, asking all the countries involved to work, both individually and collectively, with the aim of making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe and sustainable. Currently, more than half of the world’s population lives…

EDITION 2 — Challenge & Context Cities of today face many challenges, the first of which is their ability to provide basic goods and services to their inhabitants, including — above all — water. To achieve the many goals around a state-of-the art water supply and treatment, digital technologies are being adopted. These technologies are playing…

Challenge & Context The beaches of Montevideo are loved by locals and visitors alike and provide an ideal situation to run a data-driven smart city project aimed at improving the beach-going experience. Montevideo has 18 beaches stretching along more than 15km of coastline and more than 30 lifeguard stations. By integrating cutting-edge FIWARE…

Challenge & Context Through the use of modern technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain and Automation solutions, there is massive potential to automate the medical industry and increase efficiency, productivity and security, whilst reducing costs to the hospitals and ultimately their patients. One downfall is that hospitals…