The smart city market in Germany is more dynamic than ever before. This is shown by our Smart City Ranking 2025. This year, we have once again closely examined all cities with a population of 30,000 or more and analyzed how German smart cities have developed since the launch of the first ranking in…
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For our new practical dossier, our Urban Transformation team investigated the extent to which cities in Germany have already developed and established monitoring and evaluation concepts for measuring the progress of smart city measures.
Local authorities in Germany are increasingly facing challenges that they can only overcome through targeted urban transformation. But what trends will particularly shape this transformation—and thus the smart city market—in 2025? Dr. Lucía Wright provides some fascinating insights.
Data-driven decision-making not only offers great potential for city administration, it also contributes to the goal of sustainable and resilient urban transformation. In a guest article, Dr. Lucía Wright explains how administrations can make meaningful use of data to drive smart development.
Public utilities are key players in urban transformation. But how can they succeed in making themselves more sustainable? Dr. Lucía Wright has compiled some valuable tips in her guest article for the trade magazine Erneuerbare Energien (Renewable Energies).