Let’s hit the road towards connected, sustainable cities
On the occasion of the INNOVATIVE CITY event in Nice, the Metropolitan Nice Côte d’Azur and Bosch signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote joint projects in the field of urban innovation as well...
View ArticleConnected city: Get out of the silos!
The full article was initially published in German in the 03.2014 edition of Urban 2.0. Cities are booming, which raises the question: how can we continue to meet urban dwellers’ needs? The connected...
View ArticleA walk through connected Chicago
Last week, I attended the IoT World Forum in Chicago aimed to further promote the adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT). The event provided many case studies and best practices presented by...
View ArticleStuttgart Services: Say farewell to a congested city
Urbanization walks hand in hand with a growing demand for innovative mobility solutions – especially for commuters. Stuttgart is one of many cities aiming to reduce individual traffic and minimize...
View ArticleSmart City Rheintal: a project leader’s view
I recently blogged about the Virtual Power Plant (VPP) in the Smart City region of Rheintal. For that post, I interviewed the Bosch project manager about what insights the team had gained so far with...
View ArticleConnecting the grid with the internet
Two of my recent blog posts looked at the Virtual Power Plant (VPP) in the Smart City region of Rheintal. So far I’ve interviewed the manager of the project at Bosch and the manager of the Rheintal...
View ArticlePutting people at the heart of the city
As the Global Program Manager for Smart Cities at the Bosch Group, I have talked to many city representatives and stakeholders in recent years. I’m surprised to see that in many places, city planning...
View ArticleSmart cities 2.0: what works today
Let’s imagine a modern city in 2020. It is a smart city. Urban planning, ecology, and information technology reach into every neighborhood, to improve citizens’ quality of life. Sensor-based systems...
View ArticleBuilding the next communities in San Francisco
12,000 new residences, 5 million square feet of commercial space, and 350 acres of parks and green spaces – these are just three examples of the impressive figures resulting from “The Shipyard...
View ArticleHow to bridge the interoperability gap in a smart city
Apps for connected parking, intermodal mobility or security solutions: Smart city services and IoT smart city projects strive to enhance the quality of life in our cities. A variety of the diverse...
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