[vc_section full_width=”stretch_row_content” min_height=”60vh” bg_image=”16337″ el_class=”min-height-60vh partner-bar” css=”.vc_custom_1593007208597{background-image: url(https:\/\/h22.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/H22_Hbg_By_Night.jpg?id=355839) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1588765705328{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=”single-logo-header” css=”.vc_custom_1592835322297{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”SMART CITY” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%230095db” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1593004742897{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}” el_class=”titelborderblue”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=”single-main-section”][vc_row gap=”35″][vc_column width=”2\/3″ el_class=”projects-left-col”][vc_custom_heading text=”Smart Cities \u2013 A global movement” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%230095db” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1593413922633{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Urbanisation is increasing the demands on our cities. In only ten years, 60% of the world\u2019s population is expected to live in cities. A complex traffic control system, overcrowding, and a growing elderly population are some of the challenges we face. The term \u201csmart city\u201d is therefore becoming widely used as an ambition in urban development. We need to find effective and sustainable solutions and utilise digitisation. But we also need to be better at cooperating with other countries, people, and organisations.<\/p>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”6″ el_width=”20″ accent_color=”#0095db” el_class=”sep_fix”][vc_custom_heading text=”Helsingborg shall be one of Europe\u2019s most innovative cities.<\/strong>” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%230095db” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1593413997656{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n What does a smart city mean for Helsingborg?<\/strong> Learn about the three themes for the H22 initiative here<\/a><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ bg_color=”custom” bg_color_hex=”#fbfbfb” inner_class=”hide-me” css=”.vc_custom_1592848915720{padding-left: 30px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/zjFAwy5Da8E”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=”single-main-section” css=”.vc_custom_1593007487601{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_row gap=”35″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”projects-left-col”][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”6″ el_width=”20″ accent_color=”#0095db” el_class=”sep_fix”][vc_column_text el_class=”quote-big”]<\/p>\n \u201dThe public sector is facing entirely new challenges, and old ones, that require radical new approaches. We need to stop being a municipality that does things for its residents and businesses and instead enable them to do things for themselves.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Palle Lundberg, CEO City of Helsingborg<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ bg_color=”custom” bg_color_hex=”#fbfbfb” inner_class=”hide-me” css=”.vc_custom_1592848915720{padding-left: 30px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”355806″ img_size=”medium” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1593068211502{padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}” el_class=”single-main-section”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1593068262694{margin-top: 60px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”What\u2019s new with innovation? <\/strong>” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%230095db” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1593414374939{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n What exactly is innovation? The term is often associated with an advanced product or the ability to think outside the box. But in H22, innovation has a broader meaning. It\u2019s also about innovative processes, forms of collaboration, and approaches. What\u2019s more, the implementation of the innovation is itself a decisive factor in taking an idea beyond the prototype stage. It\u2019s only when it is actively used and is of benefit and value that it really can be classed as an innovation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Is innovation the same as digitisation?<\/strong> [\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1593068295013{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”355810″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”6″ el_width=”20″ accent_color=”#0095db” el_class=”sep_fix”][vc_column_text el_class=”quote-big”]<\/p>\n \u201dOperational development and innovation require completely different things.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Patrick Lindqvist, Innovation Strategist, Hbg Works<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Read more” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%230095db” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1593425566286{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}” el_class=”titelborderblue_readmore” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fh22.se%2Fen%2Frosten%2Fpatrick-lindqvist%2F|||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=”single-main-section”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1593007521366{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”A smart city in the making <\/strong>” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%230095db” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1593068093870{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Smart collaboration<\/strong> <\/p>\n
\nA smart city is not just a city that invests in technological solutions. It\u2019s a city that puts its people and the planet first. A city that provides a platform for collaboration and participation, all with the goal of improving quality of life for those living and working there. With H22, smart city innovation is about finding sustainable solutions for a resilient city, ready to meet the challenges we face as a society \u2013 today and in the future. Smart, right?<\/p>\n
\nTechnology doesn\u2019t have to be involved in an idea for it to be innovative. However, digitisation is a tool that can often help us in the innovation and development work. A basic prerequisite for a city successfully meeting future challenges is working with digitisation and automation within all its operations. This means that Helsingborg needs to continue to prioritise and develop its public services in pace with technological developments.<\/p>\n
\nThe innovation work in H22 is making Helsingborg a test bed for experimenting, learning, and developing. H22 is Helsingborg\u2019s major initiative to develop innovative welfare solutions with collaborators across society \u2013 residents, associations, companies, academia, and international actors. Are you an individual, company, or organisation with an idea you\u2019d like to develop in one of our test beds? Read more about test beds here<\/a><\/p>\n