From graffiti, to broken pavements, to left rubbish/trash, there can be many problems that pop-up in shared public spaces, especially in large cities. In many countries, local governments and authorities rely on traditional ways of receiving feedback from citizens, as well as from their own workforce, on the state of the city. These processes are […]
The partners behind M-Sec project come from a range of organisations, including companies, universities, and local government bodies, and are based all over Europe (Greece, France, Spain, Portugal) and Japan. This geographic and organisational diversity means that representatives of our M-Sec project will be attending many different events across the world throughout the next few […]
Vanessa Clemente is from Worldline, the European coordinating partner behind the M-Sec project. In this short interview, we sat down with Vanessa to dive deeper into what are the goals of M-Sec project, how Worldline co-ordinates the 12 partner organisations that are behind the project, and to find out more about the development of the […]
The population of the world is increasingly an elderly one. With rising numbers of births, better healthcare and quality of life, the percentage of elderly people in our commnunities is set to grow year on year. Elderly populations are facing lonliness and isolation, as well as health problems that come with age – from remembering […]
On 9-11 April 2019, the universities, research centres and tech companies working together on the M-Sec project met in Fujisawa, Japan. This was the first time that the European partners had travelled to Japan for the project, closing the circle of the partners visiting each other’s corners of the world. You can read about when […]
In just a few short months, in April 2019 the partners behind the M-Sec project will meet in person in Fujisawa, Japan, for the second project meeting. Fujisawa is a city located in the south part of the Kanagawa area, with an estimated population of 429,317 people and a population density of 6,171 people per […]
M-Sec networked and shared ideas with similar cross-border initiatives at the session at the session ‘EU, Japan and Korea collaboration for breakthrough innovation’. Europe, Japan and Korea are strategic partners to address the world’s current challenges such as global warming, economic crisis, security threats, inequality, natural disasters and ageing society. On 3 December, professionals from […]
Join M-Sec in the Urban Technology Alliance, as we build the sustainable and adaptive cities of the future. UTA provides a worldwide testing environment for your smart city solutions, neutral smart city guidance and networking opportunities with cities in Europe, Asia and North America. M-Sec, as a cross border EU-JP project, recognises the importance […]
Next week, on Monday 3 December, M-Sec will take part in this important event, in which the EU and Japan will continue to work on collaborating in the sectors of 5G, cloud, IoT, Big Data and eHealth. Three of the partners behind M-Sec will attend the EU-Japan ICT Research and Innovation Symposium, representing both the […]
Develop a Smart City App with real-time data from cities and other data sources, using the FIWARE generic component framework. Show it to the world at the ICT 2018 Conference in Vienna and win prize money totaling 10,000 Euro. Fiware ICT Challenge Vienna Vienna, one of the most innovative cities in the world, has teamed […]
