Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. Decision makers and builders from greenfield cities across several continents took to the stage together to discuss the future for the world’s newest cities. The panel, moderated by Caspar…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. Cities are becoming more intelligent as new technologies produce ever more refined data, allowing us to map the needs of urbanites in real time. More than ever before, cities…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. “Entrepreneurship is as old as our species,” said Dayo Olopade, author of The Bright Continent, as she opened the discussion on how a startup community benefits the city as…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. Reducing CO2 emissions in urban transport is key to fighting climate change. Sixty percent of global transport emissions come from cities, while transport accounts for nearly 15% of global…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. City governments and public service providers must be able to efficiently meet the ever-changing needs of their citizens, whether it is a sudden, new phenomenon or a gradual trend.…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. When we think of urbanization, the world’s great megacities are the first to jump to mind. Yet, it is second, third and fourth-tier cities that most of the new…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. The master plan for Songdo International Business District (IBD) has set new standards in urban wellbeing and sustainability, both of which were at the heart of design process from…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. Despite its positive impact on the global economy, urbanization has deepened endemic inequality, as well as spatial, social and economic exclusion. Empowering cities and their citizens is crucial to…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. Public spaces are the heart of a city, where human interactions, leisure, culture and the arts intersect. Animating those public spaces requires thinking, planning and collaboration. How can we…
Jul 06, 2017
New, greenfield cities present a vast opportunity to build intelligent and connected communities from the onset. In his recent book Smart Cities, Digital Nations, Caspar Herzberg argues we must get these new cities right and learn lessons from past experience. John Rossant, Chairman, NewCities and Herzberg, President of Middle East and Africa Region, Schneider Electric,…
Jun 21, 2017
As Head of the Novartis Foundation, I have been lucky enough to travel around the world to cities as energetic as Rio de Janeiro, as vibrant as Cape Town and as striking as Hanoi. I’ve met hundreds of motivated individuals and organizations working for a better world. But it’s not an easy task. People living…
Jun 19, 2017
When I go to work every morning, I always take the bike. I love the fresh air when I drive through the city. And I love that I can both get exercise and get to my job faster than if I had taken the car. The city of Copenhagen is designed so that taking the…
