Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) 153 White Desk is a municipal unit to which citizens report any of their complaints, requests and opinions via telephone, information offices and mobile app. Solutions Team checks all the applications by its public relations experts, gets in touch with relevant units or government bodies for generating solutions, and transmits the result to the applicant.
Smart City Platform is a technological platform, open and integrated with any service delivered to the territory. Smart City Platform condenses in a single, integrated proposal the entire technological power of the Maggioli Group: smart lighting, Internet of Things, cloud computing, smart metering, smart video surveillance and security, interoperable backoffice software solutions, mobile APPs.
The purpose of Budafok-Tétény's mobile app is to engage citizens in the care of local areas and increase satisfaction. With this app, district residents can easily report bugs in the public spaces. The announcement goes straight to the mayor's office and users can track the progress of their announcements: they are automatically notified when the announcement changes. Resolved notifications can be seen by everyone.
For years, the mayor of Kispest has been asking residents to share their suggestions as part of the Community Budget Program.
There are also many proposals that do not fall within the competence of the local government. For example, proposals for public transport, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings are forwarded to the relevant authorities in the capital.
Requests for several smaller investments, such as bench placement, minor repairs, or creating flowerbeds, are automatically scheduled by competent agencies as part of their next year's tasks.
SymbioCity is a Swedish government initiative run by Business Sweden and SKL International. Business Sweden oversees the SymbioCity trademark and promotes national exports on behalf of the Swedish government and industry. As part of Swedish international development co-operation, SKL International uses the SymbioCity Approach to support cities in developing countries to plan and build sustainably e.g. by identifying inclusive and innovative solutions. The SymbioCity Approach seeks to improve the living conditions of people in urban settlements.
At DOLL they fill a gap in the innovation chain by bringing public and private actors together on a neutral ground, where they can test, showcase and be inspired by cutting edge technology in a “one stop shop” with all relevant network infrastructures present across our 400 acre living lab.
All too often, smart city projects focus solely on technical solutions while failing to consider the input and impact on citizens. MK:Smart has turned this on its head and put citizens at the centre of smart city innovation, thus ensuring a bottom-up, community-driven input to the design of the project activities, complementing the top-down specification developed by the project team.
Thinking Energy, a joint interactive trial between E.ON and Milton Keynes Council, was established in 2011. It involves 75 family homes in Milton Keynes. The aim of the trial is to develop and test innovative ways to manage energy consumption in the home. The idea is that homeowners will benefit from improved comfort, convenience and cost savings.
Trial participants have access to energy data via a web browser, tablet or smartphone application on-the-go. The easy and convenient access to data is making it easier for customers to understand and control their energy consumption.
CityScore is an initiative designed to inform the Mayor and city managers about the overall health of the City at a moment’s notice by aggregating key performance metrics into one number. They provide an overview of the CityScore tool and data, but more importantly they show the potential users how they are using CityScore to make improvements across the City.
SzolnokApp is a new mobile application developed by Szolnok Municipality.
In addition to orientation, reading programs and news, the application is also capable of reporting bugs and city management problems. The application requires internet access and location. Part of the Szolnok application is the "City Guard" application, which aims to involve citizens in the care of local areas. The app allows residents to easily report bugs in the public spaces, helping to maintain the beauty of the cityscape. The application is submitted to the competent department of the Mayor's Office.