The Living Streets Community Project is funded by the European Commission’s Life programme. The project will temporarily transform streets into community areas with space for neighbours and families to socialise.
The 'living street project' is when residents convert their street from a road into an attractive area that people can meet, grow plants and flowers, create an entertainment space and share food.
Walking is the most sustainable way to get around a city. It is also the most efficient and equitable way to use city space. Yet today, most major cities are designed far less for those walking than for motorised transport. Digital technologies offer people a way to campaign for city streets built for them, not just cars. In most cities, street signs are aimed at drivers, and often don't show those on foot the quickest way to a destination in a city. Walk [Your City] in the US produces signs that explain how long it will take to walk between popular destinations.
Helping the hearing impaired make phone calls: T-City improved the communications possibilities for deaf or hearing-impaired people in public areas with Telephony for the Hearing Impaired. The partners of this project are TeSS, the sign language interpreting service, and the “Deutsche Gesellschaft der Hörgeschädigten-Selbsthilfe und Fachverbände” (German Society for the Hearing Impaired). The terminals have an integrated screen, a special camera as well as access to TeSS.
BlindSquare is the World’s Most Popular accessible GPS-app developed for the blind and visually impaired. It describes the environment, announces points of interest and street intersections as you travel. In conjunction with free, third-party navigation apps it is a powerful solution providing most of the information blind and visually impaired people need to travel independently. Your safety is our highest priority. BlindSquare is self-voicing, announcing points of interest, intersections and user-defined points through a dedicated speech synthesizer.
Cities Unlocked draws on the expertise of Future Cities Catapult, Guide Dogs and Microsoft. We've come to understand the mobility challenges faced by people with sight loss in our cities. In response we've developed a new soundscape technology and highlighted further opportunities for innovation that could unlock cities for everyone.
The ŐsFehérvár card was first introduced six years ago, and since then the inhabitants of Székesfehérvár have come to know and actively use the opportunities offered by the system. Currently 179 business partners accept the card, offering products and services at a discount to card owners. This year the municipality decided to renew and extend the system. Residents of adult age with a permanent address in Székesfehérvár received their free ŐsFehérvár Citycard in September.
The eLearning Department of MTA SZTAKI started mobile-based software development in 2005. As a result of this activity, a new mobile application family was created with the brand name of GUIDE@HAND. These applications are able to meet a wide variety of demands and trends of the present life. The first such mobile application served for tourist purposes and was granted with several prizes in Hungary and abroad.
Overweight children and adolescents start off by having a fitness check-up on www.bigkidscoach.de. Based on the results, the system generates an individual training plan comprised of exercises designed to improve strength, coordination and flexibility. A 3D, animated personal trainer demonstrates the exercises on the screen. The results of the training can be evaluated graphically in a personal fitness profile and documented on a diagram. BIGkidscoach also offers a guide on sports where children can learn all about the most popular sports.
Informing locals and tourists with up-to-date information (in multiple languages) about local sights, institutions, statues with the use of the ever more popular smart devices. The aim of the „City hide-and-seek” game which is based on well placed QR codes, is to convey information on the available and viewable valuable contents at Debrecen’s (culturally) important locations in an interactive manner, specifically designed for a younger generation.
The smart home, an initiative of BeNext, aims to achieve automated and sustainable living with domotics. BeNext has created the first intelligent home of Amsterdam, with the demohouse at Herengracht. In the Demohouse more than 60 domotics products control the house in the areas of Climate, Control, Energy, Safety and Security. With the heart of the system, the gateway, all electrical appliances can be controlled and the temperature in every room can be regulated. The Demohouse is fully protected, from security cameras to automatic door locks.