Open data and citizen engagement equals sustainable cities of the future. CHAOS architects was founded in Helsinki in 2016, and since then it has been steadily claiming its place in the smart city and urban planning industry. Up to this day, CHAOS architects is the only European startup that addresses the smart city challenge, combining citizen engagement and big data with AI. THE PREMISE Data lies at the heat of the smart city. The technologies that are being developed for t

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At bee smart city we are certain that to become a truly smart city or community, municipalities need to advance in six key strategic action fields: These six key indicators are consistent with those in the widely adopted "Smart Cities Wheel", as developed by renowned urban strategist and smart city expert Boyd Cohen. From a strategic perspective, an approach that covers all six indicators can be regarded as a holistic strategy towards becoming a smart city (for a detailed ove

Over the past years, the smart city concept has reached a state of mainstream acknowledgment throughout the world. However, several important aspects are subject to constant debate: What is the best or a suitable definition? Does the concept apply to cities only or does it include rural or smaller communities? Is the concept technology- or human-centric? What are the key success factors? What are the strategic governance approaches? What can be derived from best practice? In

Over the past seven years, the smart city concept has changed fundamentally in terms of the approaches that cities or communities have chosen for urban transformation. Driven by technology providers in the early years, governments as leaders of the smart city movement have later understood that technology is “only” the enabler for reaching governmental, economic and societal goals. Today, smart city strategies still consider technology as an enabler, but governments have lear