Info Session for Researchers: Smart City Challenge Participation

We kindly welcome all researchers who are interested in exploring the opportunities that Smart City Challenge 2024 has to offer.

WHEN?
April 17, 2024 at 14-15 (Tallinn time)

WHERE?
Tallinn University of Technology (Ehitajate tee 5, Tallinn).

Registered online participants will receive a link beforehand via e-mail.

Please register by April 10th.

Join us to discover why participating in the Smart City Challenge 2024 is a unique opportunity for you.

We will bring examples on how, as a researcher, you can contribute to developing innovative solutions to urban challenges, collaborate on interdisciplinary and international projects, and gain valuable experience shaping smart and sustainable cities.

Your involvement in the challenge opens doors to taking your research to the cities and making a real impact on urban development.

You are welcome to get acquainted with the challenges and solution ideas submitted in previous, 2023 round of the Challenge.

Ajakava

14.00 - 14.10

Introduction to the webinar by Külle Tärnov, Innovation Lead at FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

14.10 - 14.25

Experiences of 2 researchers from previous smart city pilot projects – Prof. Ivo Fridolin from TalTech, D.Sc. Aija Staffans or Dr Pilvi Nummi from Aalto University

14.25-15.00

Smart City Challenge setup and opportunities for researchers – Külle Tärnov

Speakers and moderators

Külle Tärnov, MBA

Head of Innovation, Estonia
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Tallinn University of Technology

Prof. Ivo Fridolin

Tenured Full Professor
Head of Biomedical Engineering Centre: Department of Health Technologies

D.Sc. Aija Staffans

Urban Planning and Smart Cities Expert
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Aalto University

Dr. Pilvi Nummi

EPlanning and eParticipation Expert
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Aalto University

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