New approach to standards and data use for smarter cities

Across Europe, there is increasing enthusiasm for the concept of smart cities, promising healthier, inclusive urban living for the benefit of society and environment. EU-funded researchers have advanced a Smart Cities Information Framework to guide cities in optimising access to and sharing of data, to meet their specific needs and become ‘smarter’.

To make a city smart, users and data need to be connected across sectors and the full range of relevant domains and applications to enhance information sharing. However, gaps as well as overlaps in the standards provided by the various standardisation organisations impede or may even thwart a city’s efforts to realise this goal. The EU-funded project ESPRESSO (systEmic Standardisation apPRoach to Empower Smart citieS and cOmmunities) was launched as a Coordination and Support Action to provide guidelines on how to effectively solve such issues.

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