Welcome to the ISCN Smart City Dialogue, a podcast series dedicated to exploring the latest developments and innovative solutions in smart city initiatives around the globe. Each episode features insightful conversations with leading experts from various sectors, including urban development, public policy, and academia.
Our guests share their experiences and expertise on how cities are leveraging digital technologies to enhance urban living, improve sustainability and develop common-good oriented smart cities.
The International Smart Cities Network (ISCN) is a project commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development, and Building and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Visit us on https://www.smart-city-dialog.de/en/international-smart-cities-network
The Smart Village App: Basic smart city tool, scaled large
In this episode of the ISCN Smart City Dialogue Podcast we talk with Konrad Traupe and Philipp Wilimzig about something that brings the Smart City into our hands on a daily basis: The Smart Village App as one example of a smartphone app with which municipalities can address their citizens through a most common interface.
We cover questions about the features of the Smart Village App, how it managed to already scale to 50+ municipalities in Germany, what it would take for it to make a larger geographical leap, what to expect from smart city smartphone apps in the future, and much more.
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24 Mar 2026
The Planners' Dilemma: Is Ethical and Responsible Use of AI in Urban Planning Possible?
In this episode of the ISCN Smart City Dialogue Podcast we talk with Pamela Robinson and Morgan Boyco from Toronto Metropolitatn University (Canada) about the dilemmas Urban Planners face when using AI in their work. We cover their interactive card set for exploring urban planners' dilemmas in AI use (they are open source, see link in the shownotes); some creative AI applications getting elegantly around dilemmas, crucial red lines with the mounting AI use in the urban planning profession, what skills to hone now as a planner, and much more.
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And for getting in touch with the International Smart Cities Network (ISCN) you can always reach out to us via iscn@giz.de
20 Feb 2025
Japan's PLATEAU initiative for jointly built Urban Digital Twins
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is promoting the development of digital twins for cities across the country. With a dedicated initiative for urban development policy named PLATEAU, the ministry brings together cities, science and industry to develop new ideas on how to harness the power of city twins with impressive virtual environments – from park management to improving emergency responses.
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Federica Bordelot
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