Do you want to help move from words to action and create a transport-efficient society that is equal, accessible and resource-efficient? There is a lot of knowledge today about what needs to happen to reach national and local energy and climate targets....
On Tuesday 4 December, we are organizing the Viable Cities Outlook Day, focusing on the future based on the results of our strategic projects. We will also hold workshops where participants will contribute. The workshops will provide input for the next steps in the Viable Cities...
Barcelona Smart City Expo World Congress is the world's leading event for cities, that provides a unique meeting spot for smart city sectors and an innovative platform for urban action worldwide. In 2018, the event intends to reflect on what...
On the morning of 5 November, Viable Cities will host its first program conference in Stockholm. On the same day, in the afternoon, there will be an information meeting on the third call for Climate Neutral Cities 2030. During the week, information meetings will also take place in Gothenburg (7 Nov), Malmö (8 Nov) and Umeå....
There is now exactly one week left until the deadline for applications in Viable Cities' second call for demonstration projects Demonstration for viable cities. If you have any questions during the work with the application, you are welcome to contact us at the program office at Viable Cities....
The strategic innovation program Viable Cities in collaboration with the EU initiative JPI Urban Europe invites to a national consultation for Sweden as part of the development of the initiative's new research and innovation agenda. Time: Monday, September 24, 12 - 15 pm Program...
The E2B2 program has now opened a new call for funding research and innovation in energy-efficient construction and housing. The call covers approximately SEK 30 million and closes on November 6, 2018. One of the areas in focus is...
Viable Cities Mikael Edelstam attended the annual meeting of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP SCC) in Sofia in June 2018. Here he reports from the meeting. Several hundred people gathered in Sofia for two days to meet with...
The 2018 Almedalen Week in Visby attracted over 45,000 unique visitors and over 4,300 seminars and other events took place during the week. Of the week's events, 55 dealt explicitly with the topic of sustainable cities and 611 with digitalization - an intense and inspiring...
More than 75 people gathered to summarize Almedalen Week's discussions on sustainable cities at Teaterskeppet. The organizers were Sustainable Innovation, Viable Cities and IQ Samhällsbyggnad together with Riksbyggen, SABO, ÅF and White Arkitekter. The interest was great and the queue outside Teaterskeppet was long....
In connection with the Almedalen Week in Visby, Viable Cities held a seminar on 2 July focusing on digitalization for the transition to climate-neutral cities. Political representatives from Gothenburg, Umeå and Stockholm - Anne-Marie Hermansson, Hans Lindberg and Jan Valestad - presented their...
Nudging and citizen participation for sustainable lifestyles. Easier ways to travel environmentally friendly in the service. Cultivation systems in industrial areas. These are examples of the issues that are focused on in projects that have now been granted funding within the Viable Cities program, which is coordinated by KTH -...
Can digitalization help growing Swedish cities take the lead in becoming climate neutral? Monday 2/7 at 16.00 - 17.00 Teaterskeppet (Lilla Matsalen), Visby hamn, Visby Digitalization is a powerful enabler of innovation. Things like artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and the sharing economy are opening...
Information Meeting Second Call Demonstration for Viable Cities June 18, 2018 Thank you! Many thanks to all of you who participated in the information meeting on Viable Cities' second call Demonstration for Vibrant Cities! The presentation meeting, held in Stockholm, was webcast live and filmed. We...
Our second call for proposals is now open. The focus this time is on demonstration projects. Here you can read more about the call.18 June we have an information meeting about this that you can either follow on site in Stockholm or via the web. You can...
Information meeting Second call for Demonstration projects for viable cities June 18 at 13 - 14 The Viable Cities program now calls for 15 million SEK for demonstration projects. Viable Cities is a strategic innovation program that supports research and innovation in the field of smart, sustainable cities. Strategic...
The Swedish Energy Agency announces SEK 60 million for Swedish participation in the 2018 call for proposals within the European cooperation ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems (ERA-Net SES). The projects will help regions and local communities, with ambitious climate and environmental goals, to...
On 31 May, Minister for Housing and Digitalization Peter Eriksson inaugurated swedishtestbeds.com, a test bed portal for digitalized community building - an issue that is also prioritized within the government's collaborative program Smart Cities.The purpose of the portal is for more companies and organizations to gain knowledge about which environments...
China continues to show great interest in learning how Hammarby Sjöstad came to be. And what the future, Hammarby Sjöstad 2.0, will look like. The other day, Vice Minister Li Meng arrived with a delegation from the Ministry of Science and Technology...
On Friday, May 4, Viable Cities received a delegation from India led by Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The visit took place within the framework of a working meeting in Sweden focusing on the...
On April 9 and 10, a delegation from Viable Cities visited the European Commission and the European Parliament. The delegation. The delegation consisted of program manager Olga Kordas, board chairman Allan Larsson and board member Mikael Anneroth. These three people summarized their impressions and conclusions in a trip report that...
An analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and risks (SWOT) has been produced within Viable Cities. The document you can read below has been produced as a basis for Vinnova's assignment from the government to conduct a mapping and analysis of...
On April 16, we have now had our first general meeting with subsequent strategic discussion for the upcoming call. On April 17, we also held the program's second Strategy Day. We are incredibly happy with the great response and see ...
Strategy Day Documentation from Viable Cities Strategy Day 17 April 2018 Launch of four strategic projects The aim of the Viable Cities Strategy Day was to begin the collaborative work on the four strategic projects together with the members of...
Documentation from member meeting and workshop for the call for proposals April 16, 2018 - Viable Cities' first member meeting and workshop for the call for proposals Viable Cities has had its first member meeting on April 16. During the meeting, the board that has so far served as an interim board for...
Launch of four strategic projects The aim of the Viable Cities Strategy Day was to begin the collaborative work on the four strategic projects together with the members of the program. These projects will form the basis for the development...
Viable Cities has had its first general meeting on April 16. During the meeting, the board that has so far acted as an interim board for Viable Cities was elected and Chairman Allan Larsson was given continued confidence until the next AGM. After the AGM, a workshop was held with a...
What are the most urgent challenges in Europe's urban development? What are the most difficult challenges? What and how are these defined by different cities/municipalities and stakeholders? Within the framework of the European research and innovation initiative JPI Urban Europe, work is underway to...
Workshop | 12 - 13 April A rapid transition is needed for the world to meet its climate commitments under the Paris Agreement. Emissions need to be stabilized by 2020 and then halved every decade. One way to bring about a very rapid change is...
The Chairman of Viable Cities, Allan Larsson, was recently awarded the King's medal for "Outstanding contributions to Swedish government administration and politics". The King and Queen presented the medal and documents at a ceremony at the Royal Palace.
Our sister program Smart Built Environment is launching a new call with just over SEK 8 million in the pot. The call seeks projects that deal with incentives, business models and risks linked to the digitalization of the built environment. The deadline for applications is May 3. Read more about the call...
Interested in sharing and sustainability in cities? Don't miss the launch of Sharing Cities Sweden, a strategic project within the Viable Cities strategic innovation programme. The event will take place in Lund on 23 April. Speakers include Professor Oksana Mont, of the...
Sharing Cities is a national program for the sharing economy in cities, which is linked to Viable Cities and is funded by Vinnova, Formas and the Swedish Energy Agency. Through testbeds, the program will develop and evaluate sharing services and digital solutions The program operates in Gothenburg, Stockholm, Malmö and...
On November 23, the building at Teknikringen 10B was inaugurated where the SEED (Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering) and Real Estate and Construction institutions have moved in. The building was designed by AIX Arkitekter and built on six levels, five of which are above ground. On the entrance level there is...
It is important for companies to be at the forefront of development and to be early with new business ideas. That's why representatives from both automotive giant Scania and energy company Fortum sit on the board of Smart Cities. Digitalization and technology development...
As people acquire more digital tools, cities need to be redesigned. So says Olga Kordas who, with SEK 1 billion in her pocket, is leading Sweden's largest project to create smart and sustainable cities. Imagine that digital technology can make it possible to...
Umeå First call Energy and climate transition for viable cities November 16 Thank you! Many thanks to all of you who attended the information meeting in Umeå, about Viable Cities first call Energy and climate transition for viable cities! The presentation meeting held in Stockholm was filmed and...
On Thursday, November 9, we held a Strategy Day, where our partners met to discuss various strategic projects to be implemented by our members. During the day, participants took part in different workshops where they could brainstorm ideas and...
Malmö First call Energy and climate transition for viable cities November 10 Thank you! Many thanks to all of you who participated in the information meeting at Börshuset in Malmö, about Viable Cities first call Energy and climate transition for viable cities! The presentation meeting was held in...
Gothenburg First call Energy and climate transition for viable cities November 8 Thank you! Many thanks to all of you who attended the information meeting in Gothenburg, about Viable Cities first call Energy and climate transition for viable cities! If you want to see the material from the meeting again,...
The call welcomes project proposals that are based on a holistic perspective on the city and that use digitalization and citizen engagement to achieve a resource-efficient and fossil-free society more quickly. We are looking for pioneering projects that make a difference, in exciting new constellations of actors.
The Swedish Energy Agency calls for 10 million SEK within the European research and innovation cooperation JPI Urban Europe. The call applies a one-step process where an expression of interest is first submitted. It must be submitted no later than April 12, 2018 at 14:00. Read more here. JPI Urban Europe Joint ...
Olga Kordas, Program Manager Viable Cities, visited ElectriCITY on Thursday at their premises in Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm. Some 40 of the association's members and partners came to hear more about Viable Cities' first call for proposals and what it entails. There are...
Many thanks to all of you who participated on Tuesday when we held an information meeting at KTH, about Viable Cities' first call Energy and climate transition for viable cities! If you want to see the presentation again, or if you did not have the opportunity to participate,...
Stockholm First call for proposals Energy and climate transition for viable cities October 24 Thank you! Many thanks to everyone who came to the first call meeting in Stockholm. During the afternoon, program manager Olga Kordas presented the first call Energy and climate transition for viable cities, which can be seen in its...
Is digitalization an obstacle or an opportunity for sustainable societal development? How do we ensure that more efficient processes also contribute to sustainability? What are the concrete environmental problems that digitalization can solve? KTH invites you to a full day on how Sweden can digitize for sustainability. During the day, we take a holistic approach to how IT can help solve major societal problems. We share lessons from our research and talk to representatives from politics, business and government agencies.
The Swedish Energy Agency announces 42 million SEK within the Viable Cities program. We now invite you to information meetings in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Umeå.
Peter Ardell at KTH has interviewed program manager Olga Kordas about Viable Cities. This is what he writes: The strategic innovation program Viable Cities is now starting - the largest investment to date in Sweden in research and innovation on smart and sustainable cities.
The strategic innovation program Viable Cities is now starting - the largest investment to date in Sweden in research and innovation on smart and sustainable cities. SEK 960 million over twelve years will be invested in the program, which is led by KTH and brings together some 50 actors from several different research fields as well as business, government, municipalities and civil society.
At a seminar during the Almedalen week, the strategic innovation program Smart Sustainable Cities launched its new name: ViableCities.During the autumn, information and graphics will be updated, and soon www.viablecities.com will be where you will find all the news about the program.The seminar at Almedalen was filled to the brim with...
