Smart city

New approaches to smart city and smart region discussed at Moscow forum (March 3)

February 4, 2022

On March 3, 2022, Moscow will host the nation-wide business forum “Smart City & Region: Digital Technologies on the way to Smart Country.” The event will be held offline, with the possibility of participating in online broadcast. This event aims to establish an open and trusting dialogue between government authorities and business; assess the situation and forecast its development;  formulate specific proposals that can be used …

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Moscow city creates heat map of taxi rides

July 16, 2021

The Moscow city authorities are introducing ‘PROtraffic,’ a heat map [data visualization technique — editor] showing the magnitude of a taxi traffic in the city, based on data from the mobile apps of taxi service aggregators.  Intended to “help solve a number of transport problems in the capital,” this online service shows taxi ride distribution across the city by …

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Moscow online event on smart cities attended by 193,000 people from around the world

May 28, 2021

No less than 193,000 people attended virtually the first edition of Smart Cities Moscow, an international online forum which took place earlier this week in Moscow. Eighty-six speakers from Russia, China, Switzerland, Canada, Spain, the United States, Sweden and other countries shared their views, offering fascinating insights about smart city developments across the world. “A …

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Private-public partnership launches $69 million smart city program in Russia’s Far East

September 14, 2021

Digital Primorye, a smart city solution provider launched by the Far East High Technology Fund (FEHTF) and VessoLink Group,  is working on some 30 projects to develop digital services and high tech systems in such sectors as transport, public utilities, education, health care, and more..  These projects are taking shape in Primorye, a Far Eastern Russian region that …

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Moscow city introduces catalog of 68 smart city projects

April 29, 2021

The Moscow city authorities have made available a catalog of smart city projects conducted in the Russian capital. Intended for the international community, this catalog is published in English for the first time. Six categories are offered: human and social capital, digital government, urban environment, urban economy, end-to-end technologies, and digital technologies and communications. Each featured project …

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World’s megacities gather in virtual event to discuss global smart city challenges (May 25-26)

May 17, 2021

On May 25-26, Moscow will host Smart Cities Moscow, an international online forum dedicated to smart cities and the ‘new normal’ in the urban environment More than 50 international speakers are expected, including heads of administrations of large megacities across the world, professors and experts from leading educational institutions, business representatives in the field of …

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Russian e-scooter startup raises $16 million to become regional leader

July 19, 2021

An e-scooter startup called Urent has raised 1.2 billion rubles (nearly $16 million at the current exchange rate) in equity funding and loans. The investor pool includes Citimobil, a Russian ride-sharing company, Sber, the state-controlled digital and finance giant, and Sistema SmartTech, a new venture vehicle of the Sistema conglomerate. The latter contributed 200 million rubles …

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Moscow’s Digital Twin project receives international ISOCARP award

November 12, 2020

The “Digital Twin” project, which allows to model the development of a city taking into account all parameters, received an award from the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP). The Digital Twin is based on a photogrammetric model of the city and an archive of panoramas of the streets of Moscow. The visual …

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Russian university ranks global cities by innovation attractiveness

October 21, 2020

What prompts researchers, heads of corporations, startup founders, designers, architects, and artists to choose a particular city? Which megacities have an edge in the competition for the best minds? To answer these and other questions, an expert team from Moscow’s Higher School of Economics — a top Russian university — has developed the ‘HSE Global Innovation Index’ (HSE GCII). HSE …

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Moscow city authorities mandate night partygoers to register with QR codes or SMS

November 12, 2020

Moscow partygoers will be required to register their phone numbers before they can enter bars, nightclubs and other late-night establishments, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced Thursday as the city sees a renewed rise in coronavirus cases.  Starting Oct. 19, all visitors of establishments operating between midnight and 6 a.m. will be required to scan a QR code or …

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Smart city solution developer to receive up to $3.4 million from major corporate funds

October 13, 2020

Alphaopen, a Moscow-based developer of IoT solutions for smart construction, will receive up to 260 million ruble ($3.4 million) from two major corporate funds: Orbita Capital, the venture arm of state corporation Rosatom, and Veb Ventures (formerly VEB Innovations), which is backed by state development agency VEB.RF (Vnesheconombank). The startup will receive a first tranche of 130 million rubles, the second …

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Moscow Metro to introduce facial payment technology

November 12, 2020

Commuters in Moscow will soon be able to take a ride on the metro with just a turn of their heads, as the Russian capital embraces next-generation facial payment technology. At least one turnstile at each metro station will be equipped with the contactless facial recognition technology as soon as next spring, Moscow authorities say. The system, which …

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