Today we are excited to launch the Nordic Smart City Challenge 2021 in partnership with @NordicCities & @nordenen 🚀 The challenge invites #startups to pitch innovative solutions addressing cross-regional urban challenges. Visit nordicbaltic.tech/challenge to explore! #NSCC2021

With our increasingly international focus, PUBLIC are using our extensive resources and knowledge in the UK and Germany to advise work across Europe. For the latest updates on PUBLIC's international #GovTech mission follow @PUBLIC_Team & @PUBLIC_Germany public.io/insight/supporting…

To celebrate the fantastic pitches at the #NordicSmartCityChallenge we interviewed @KamuHealth, the winner of Challenge 1, to hear more about their #SmartCity solution helping citizens to manage their respiratory health across the Nordics ⬇️ nordicbaltic.tech/2021/03/01…

To celebrate the fantastic pitches at the #NordicSmartCityChallenge we interviewed Charge BnB, the winner of Challenge 3, to hear more about their #SmartCity solution helping citizens to easily charge their EV's 🚗 🚀 Read the interview here ⬇️ nordicbaltic.tech/2021/02/22…

Very well done to the Challenge 3 pitch competition WINNER ChargeBnB 🏆 🚀 The judges were super impressed by ChargeBnB's product which will help to optimise the use of electric vehicles across Nordic cities! 🚗 Take a look here chargebnb.io/

Great to announce the WINNER of Challenge 2 for the #NordicSmartCityChallenge - Breeze Technologies! @projectbreeze The judges loved how you pitched your solution which focused on urban air quality sensors, data and analytics 🌃 🏆 👏 Take a look here breeze-technologies.de/

Congratulations to Challenge 1 pitch competition WINNER @KamuHealth 🏆 💡 🚀 The judges were very impressed by KAMU's solution - helping citizens to monitor their respiratory heath! Check out their mission here kamuhealth.com/

“We are looking for disruptors that need to understand the landscape they need to operate in, but do not let that hinder their creativity" Nicole LeBlanc, sustainability and urban tech investor @NLeBlanc_ gives her perspective on how startups can work with governments 🌃 🚀

Q: What are the biggest barriers to adopting smart city innovation? A: Cities are more concerned about the day to day tasks and tend not to think outside the box. Tech companies, instead, run experimentations every time. @Erdemnino Founder of startup @DonkeyRepublic

Q: What are the biggest barriers to adopting smart city innovation? 1. Access to data 2. Lack of consolidation 3. Lack of access to best practises 4. Lack of investment Katarina Ammitzbøll, Member of the Folketing, The Conservative Party @Ammitzboell_K 🇩🇰

Starting now is our panel discussion 'How can we make sure Smart City innovations make a real impact?' with speakers: Member of the Folketing @Ammitzboell_K Investor Nicole LeBlanc, @NLeBlanc_ Founder @Erdemnino @DonkeyRepublic Julia Thomson @CitiesSharing

Next up at the #NordicSmartCityChallenge is a case study from Rikesh Shah, Head of Commercial Innovation at TFL @Rikesh_Digital 🚇 Rikesh will be giving his perspective on transport and sustainability in cities 🌃

Our final startup pitching for Challenge 3 is @ramos108 from BikeTrace @Bike_Trace 🚲 BikeTrace can track and trace bicycles, helping to keep them safe from theft in Sweden! 🇸🇪

Pitching for Challenge 3: Reimagining transport, mobility and flow in cities, is ChargeBnB - helping to increase electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the Nordics! 🚗

The final startup pitching for Challenge 2: Supporting sustainable communities and urban infrastructure, is Local Food Nodes @localfoodnodes an open source platform for people driven local food markets 🚀🌱

Next up pitching for Challenge 2 is Breeze Technologies @projectbreeze from Copenhagen 🚀🇩🇰 Breeze supports urban planning by providing air quality sensors, data and analytics to cities in the Nordics 🌃

Pitching for the 2nd Challenge: Supporting sustainable communities and urban infrastructure is Klappir Green Solution @KlappirIS from Iceland 🚀 🇮🇸 Pitching their Green Penguin game, helping schools to teach students about their sustainability and environmental digital literacy!

The second startup pitching for Challenge 1: Enabling a healthier city lifestyle is @KamuHealth based in Helsinki 🇫🇮🚀 An app helping citizens understand their pollution accumulation index in cities across the Nordics!