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Announcing the creation of the “Books and publications” page in the Leading Cities Website

The new “Books and Publications” section of the Leading Cities website aims to configure a space where Leading Cities’ network of researchers can share their latest publication(s) in order to provide a deeper vision about the challenges of the 21st century, related with urbanism, sociology, anthropology, philosophy and economy under the umbrella of Smart-Cities and…Read more Announcing the creation of the “Books and publications” page in the Leading Cities Website

Third day chronicle of the Smart City Expo and World Congress 2015

The final day arrived, our heads are spinning full of new ideas, and projects to share throughout the Leading Cities Network. Over the course of these three days at the Smart Cities Expo & World Congress we have learned about new technologies, private and public initiatives that could be the next revolution of the urban…Read more Third day chronicle of the Smart City Expo and World Congress 2015

Second day chronicle of the Smart City Expo and World Congress 2015

For the Leading Cities delegation, the second day of the #SCEWC15 has been a very productive day defined by the organization of different meeting ranging from Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, and his vice-president and chief of international cooperation Alfred Bosch and his team, to the Director of International Relations in the Mayor of Barcelona’s office.…Read more Second day chronicle of the Smart City Expo and World Congress 2015

Leading Cities @ Smart Cities

During this week and due to the participation and leadership role of Leading Cities in the Smart City Expo World Congress 2015 held in Barcelona we will share a series articles, with brief summaries regarding our presence in this global forum about city innovation, where cities, government, public and private sector meet to design the…Read more Leading Cities @ Smart Cities

“You can’t be smart without learning from mistakes” by Patricia Silva

Managing the public’s expectations, and making them see that trialling new urban solutions and failing is “not a bad thing, just a part of the process” - this step was “crucial to Boston’s success”, said Michael Lake, chairman and CEO of Leading Cities, yesterday, at the annual meeting of an international network of nine cities…Read more “You can’t be smart without learning from mistakes” by Patricia Silva