Good practices, innovative public policies, quality of life, environment and technology, smooth mobility, smart cities... innovative examples on a global scale.
Sustainable development, where people are at the centre of decisions, is built by nurturing an ecosystem where public space, stakeholders and innovation areas interact and learn, promoting a more humane territory for its citizens. Cascais, through its policies and projects, is at the forefront of this model.
Gerar valor sustentável na economia e sociedade através da ciência e tecnologia. Cabe à ANI promover a transferência de conhecimento, de modo a criar valor para economia nacional, estabelecer prioridades e definir indicadores com foco no apoio à adoção de conhecimento e de tecnologia por parte das empresas e da sociedade.
Tal é feito através do desenvolvimento de políticas e instrumentos destinados a apoiar a Investigação & Desenvolvimento Tecnológico e Inovação em Portugal, contribuindo para a consolidação do Sistema Nacional de Inovação (SNI) e para o reforço da competitividade da economia nacional nos mercados globais. Saiba mais aqui
Os IoTs (Internet das Coisas) referem-se a objectos do quotidiano que se tornam “inteligentes” por estarem ligados à Internet. São sensores, electrodomésticos, carros, câmaras ou sistemas de rega que recolhem dados e comunicam entre si ou com os utilizadores, normalmente através de aplicações no telemóvel. Exemplos concretos:
Um termostato inteligente aprende os teus hábitos e ajusta automaticamente a temperatura da casa.
Um sensor numa horta detecta quando a terra está seca e avisa que é hora de regar.
Numa cidade inteligente, sensores ajudam a gerir o trânsito, o consumo energético ou a recolha do lixo de forma mais eficaz.
Urban allotments, flowers, aromatic plants, shrubs, viewpoints and even trails form part of the rooftops of Denmark's largest city. With this initiative, the city hopes to improve air quality and reduce its carbon footprint.
Benefits of green roofs?
The rainwater harvesting system is used to water and maintain the plants. It is estimated that green roofs can capture up to 80 per cent of rainfall, reducing the risk of flooding during the wettest periods of the year. In turn, the soil on green roofs acts as a dust particle collection system, helping to keep the air clean. Read more
The National Smart Territories Strategy (ENTI), developed by AMA (Agency for Administrative Modernisation), is a catalyst for the digital transition, within the framework of the digital society, creativity and innovation, as a strategic challenge.
Launched in collaboration with various government, regional and local bodies, ENTI responds to a clear objective: to modernise the management of territories, involving local and inter-municipal communities, making ecosystems more efficient, sustainable and intelligent.
In 2021, Amsterdam implemented an innovative regulation making it compulsory to register all sensors installed in public spaces. According to this regulation, organisations that collect data in public spaces must communicate the location of the sensors and specify the types of data collected. As part of this initiative, the city has created the sensor registration map, a platform that allows citizens to visualise all the sensors in use in the public space. This approach was highlighted by the OECD as a relevant example in the global debate on transparency, and was included in its 2023 global trends report.
Copérnico is a cooperative - a social enterprise - that promotes the involvement of citizens in the transition to a new environmental, social and economic model. It promotes collective investment in renewable energy projects and the sharing of benefits between the planet, society and investors. It was created with the mission of bringing together citizens and organisations that share the will to be active agents in promoting an energy and social model based on the principles of sustainability Read more.
Dortmund, the ‘City of Neighbours’, has won the European Capital of Innovation Award for 2021. The German city has been able to reinvent itself, focusing on people as the engine of innovation. The inhabitants have developed a sense of cohesion. ‘Innovation next door’ is the motto of Dortmund's proposal. Neighbourhood values such as strong relationships, trusting communication and active participation characterise the ecosystem and have given rise to a joint vision. Good ideas emerge in neighbourhoods, backyards, living rooms, laboratories and workshops. Citizens, scientists, students, entrepreneurs, urban planners and administrators work together in ecosystems that facilitate innovation through collaboration.
This ranking, which links cities and happiness, is based on an annual survey carried out in more than 160 countries, covering 99 per cent of the world's population. Some current data: Around 4.2 billion people, more than half of the world's population (55.3 per cent), currently live in urban areas. It is estimated that by 2045 this number will increase 1.5 times, to more than six billion. At the beginning of the century, in 2000, there were 371 cities with more than one million inhabitants. In 2018, there were 548 and, by 2030, 706 cities are expected to have at least one million inhabitants. During the same period, the number of so-called megacities - cities with more than ten million inhabitants, most of which are located in the Global South - is expected to increase from 33 to 43, with the fastest growth in Asia and Africa. Currently, Tokyo (37.4 million), New Delhi (28.5 million) and Shanghai (25.6 million inhabitants) are the world's most populous cities. Read more.