In a world in which fear and insecurity are being twisted into hate, and inequalities, xenophobia and authoritarianism are on the rise, a renewed municipalist movement is emerging to defend human rights, democracy and the common good. Fearless Cities is the first book written by and for the global municipalist movement.

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Metagenomics & Metadesign of Subways & Urban Biomes

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• DNA
• mass transit

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges

Municipalities across the country have joined together to create a new global non-profit organization called the Open Mobility Foundation to support the development of open-sourced software that provides scalable mobility solutions for cities.

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• Civic data
• Partner networks and coalitions

The Global Laboratory of Future Mobility

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• In-person meetings

It explores how different stakeholders in the Smart City ecosystem can come together to build safer, more efficient and sustainable cities of the future.

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Civic I/O is a network of innovators and instigators committed to the hard work of progressing their cities. United by a common drive and ambition, civic leaders join together to help each other imagine and realize what is truly possible, altering the course of their city’s future and making a lasting impact.

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• Socialize online

Data 101 will be a multi-session course designed to introduce data fundamentals and help residents unlock features of the Open Data Buffalo portal to benefit their communities.

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• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

The Integrated Technology Platform for Local Government

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• local
• towns

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• Govtech
• Bureaucracy tech

The CityLAB is an experimental laboratory for the city of the future.

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• Build something

Calgary’s LoRaWAN — a long-range, low power digital wireless network — sensors will be used to categorize noises like gun shots, trains, construction and road noise through the work of a government partnership.

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The Vanguard conference is an experiential urban leadership gathering of rising urban leaders working to improve cities across sectors, including urban planning, community development, entrepreneurship, government, transportation, sustainability, design, art and media. By selection only.

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Supernormal is an architecture, urban design, and research firm investigating the inevitable overlap of cultural and digital practice.

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• urban planning
• Sustainable cities and communities

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• Civic data
• Data visualization

With Hush City app, you are an active part of a soundscape and citizen science research project to map and evaluate everyday quiet areas.

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• noise

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• Civic data
• Emerging tech

The playful, city wide system that lets you talk to street furniture.

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• Sustainable cities and communities

• The Tech
• Participatory democracy
• Engagement tech

The National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) is a collaboration between the Urban Institute and local organizations that connect people with neighborhood data.

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• neighborhoods
• trainings

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• Civic data
• Indicators

LSE Cities is an international centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science that carries out research, graduate and executive education and outreach activities in London and abroad.

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• Sustainable cities and communities

• Research and policy centers
• Peer-reviewed research

Hear from all of your residents and better connect to your community's heartbeat with Zencity, a cross-channel platform that takes civic engagement to the next level

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• Sustainable cities and communities

• Media
• Artificial Intelligence
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City Council unanimously approved a resolution on Monday to provide a framework for dealing with current and future technologies that impact privacy

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“Marsad Baladia” , or the Municipality Observatory, was launched in January 2014, aiming to monitor municipal activity through access to information, and to present it in a clear and updated manner. The project also aims to strengthen the link between the municipality and citizens,

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• Advocacy tech
• Watchdogging and transparency

Smart City Expo World Congress is the world's biggest and most influential event on urban innovation.

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• Smart Cities and sensors
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Internet access in major global subway networks

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• mobility

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• Foundational layers
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Our platform provides unprecedented situational awareness and actionable insights for decision-makers.

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• earthquakes
• floods

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• Artificial Intelligence
• Adjacent Fields

In partnership with the Social Tech Trust, the Civic Innovation Challenge is calling on tech startups and innovators to develop solutions to London’s biggest challenges.

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A global platform connecting physical places: a curated network for civic innovation, connecting local innovators with government, academia, business, and community both within their cities and around the world.

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• Urban planning