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A hundred international participants are expected to attend. They will discuss, debate and promote their experience on using big data and open data for urban management (...)
Will you be organising an event/project in 2018 that offers a solution for the challenge of digital inclusion? Maybe you can get a subsidy for it! You (...)
In 2017, coverage of the wifi.brussels network was greatly extended in the Brussels region. The consequence: the key performance indicators or KPIs measuring the (...)
To date, 17 DPS have been equipped by the BRIC: DPS Anderlecht – DPS Auderghem – DPS Berchem Saint-Agathe – DPS Etterbeek – DPS Evere – DPS Forest – DPS Ganshoren (...)
The priority given to equal opportunities is a constant in the policies implemented in the Brussels-Capital Region. It is also the case with respect to digital (...)
Bruxelles Environnement, the BRIC, Brussels Regional Public Service Taxation, Bruxelles Mobilité and Brussels Prevention and Security have been coordinating (...)
VoHave you noticed a defective street light? Tell Sibelga, which manages the street lighting network on public roads, to help it react quickly (...)
Brussels Economy and Employment launched eight calls for projects this year, including "Be Circular", which aimed at the development of innovative projects in the (...)
Go to the new search engine of Brussels Economy and Employment which allows you to find a private employment agency in just a few clicks. (Tool in French (...)
Whether large, single parent or blended … families have to juggle with a multitude of constraints every day. Mobility, education, leisure time, housing, finances (...)
13 November 2017 is a historic date in the career of the IRISbox web counter: on this day, the milestone of 100,000 requests registered within a year was reached (...)
Businesses, small, medium and large, must navigate the digital transition without delay alongside artisans and those in the liberal professions. But what are the (...)
During the seventh edition of the very renowned Smart City Expo World Congress, Barcelona will once more serve as a hub for knowledge, projects and initiatives (...)
be.taxlinked19 is an ambitious project which was created in February 2016. Given the many interactions between our tax authority and the 19 municipalities of Brussels (...)
As a source of both opportunities and competitive advantages, the digital revolution is now a critical aspect of business. Whether small or medium, companies need (...)
For its first participation in the Climathon, Brussels will attempt to meet the challenge of improving the energy performance of buildings in the region. The Climathon (...)
Why a low emission zone (LEZ) Some pollutants from car traffic have a negative impact on our health: increased respiratory disorders and conditions, decreased (...)
As announced early on in the year, the STIB-MIVB (The Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company) has made the commitment to fit every metro station in the Brussels (...)
Self-service: 42 bikes, 8 cars and 0.6 scooters for every 10,000 Brussels citizens People associate traffic congestion with cities since in the past so (...)
A boost to the smart and sustainable city 1 January 2018: the most polluting vehicles will be banned from driving in the Brussels-Capital Region, starting (...)
Become Mobilmix and play the leading part in your own mobility! Every year, the Mobility Week is the perfect opportunity to test our sustainable (...)
On behalf of Brussels Capital Region, the non-profit organisation vzw Trage Wegen decided – together with countless Brussels residents – to inventory all paths (...)
All 29 hotspots in the city of Brussels Wi-Fi network have been linked up with the regional network, wifi.brussels. From now on, the Brussels Region has (...)
Ideas to make the city more cycling-friendly Making cycling more accessible, safer and more enjoyable for everyone does not necessarily require large (...)
19 Providing solutions for the mobility challenge The Smart Mobility Challenge is a call for projects involving funding living labs in the mobility field (...)
Which bags and shops are concerned? All disposable plastic bags less than 50 microns thick, intended to carry shop-bought goods*. The (...)
Brussels is packed with all types of activities and places to go, whether you love music, you enjoy good food, you like to savour a drink on a terrace, or you want (...)
The Brussels cultural agenda is now available for free as Open Data on the Brussels regional portal
Our property portfolio boasts a range of infrastructure geared to companies’ different stages of development. We offer bespoke real estate solutions for (...)
The "Next Tech" project call runs from 28 June 2017 until 1 September 2017. It is intended to promote the creation and growth of companies involved in information (...)
The Hackathon of Kinshasa: digital solutions for the city of Kinshasa This hackathon, called #HacKin, was held on 30 June 2017 with over 50 participants (...)
Regional strategy In its 2025 strategy adopted on 16 June 2015, the Brussels Government set out the goal of revitalising the Brussels economy with a 10 (...)
Developed by the BRIC in 2013, the app is another tool, along with toll-free number 0800/981 81 of the Bruxelles-Propreté/Net Brussel agency, the city’s waste management (...)
The serious game Infinity was invented in July 2012. The objective is to provide, in a fun way, clear and reliable information about the ICT sector (...)
The ambition of a pooled platform SAP was implemented in the early 2000s at the SPRB. This platform integrates, among other things, general and budgetary (...)
Gender budgeting, a priority Gender budgeting (FR/ (...)
E-learning is currently a fashionable learning method and the computer sector is quite well suited to learning methods where students work alone. Indeed, many trainees (...)
Schools of course have their place in the smart city and, more concretely, must evolve in harmony with the digital transition. On 8 March 2017, the event
The Brussels platform, Women in TECH, has been created within the context of the Next Tech regional plan, launched in January 2017. The aim of one of the measures (...)
Today, the MOBIB card is compulsory for those wanting to use the STIB network. It can be bought at BOOTIKs, KIOSKs, Go terminals and even online. In the future, (...)
On 13 June 2017, from 15.30 to 20.30, the new Brussels Smart City event will explore the place of art and culture in the digital age. The programme promises to (...)
BEL Movie Day: take two The second annual BEL Movie Day is just around the corner! In addition to screenings, you will be given the chance (...)
Many children and young people are passionate about everything connected to IT and new technologies. Unfortunately, they do not always have the opportunity to develop (...)
Participants alongside experts worked for three days on understanding societal challenges, coming up with ideas to solve them, forming teams, understanding (...)
What do a CCTV camera and a solar panel have in common? A dustbin equipped with a filling sensor or a self-driving car? All these objects belong to the catalogue (...)
Since its creation in 2015, Easybrussels has established an administrative simplification plan 2015-2020 validated by the Brussels Government. (...)
How many car owners in Brussels spend time going round and round the block looking for a parking space? According to some estimates, about a third of them do this (...)
Uraia, the exchange portal between smart cities, launched by (...)
Developers, planners and policy makers, more and more frequently, use the Smart City concept to characterise urban spaces that are on the move. To better understand (...)
Bruxelles Formation has opened a EPN Formation - Public Online Training Centre a stone's throw from Place Rogier. This service aims to promote and develop (...)
The priority of the IRISbox activities which the CIRB organised for the Iris Festival was to invite the public to discover IRISbox in a fun way. Visitors at the (...)
This Sunday, 7 May 2017, from midday to 6pm, the public attending the Iris Festival in the Brussels Park will be able to try to win great prizes, including 5 invitations (...)
Just a year ago, the developers of MolenGeek met during a weekend in order to design different applications to help the emergency services. The quality of the prototypes (...)
Digitization is causing a tsunami of artistic and cultural innovations. The Brussels Smart City for Culture event presents an overview of the digital [r]evolution (...)
The BRIC supports Hack Belgium:a laboratory for the future. 4-5-6 May 2017 in Tour & Taxi (Brussels). 14 societal (...)
Possible challenges How will you enrich the transportation experience of the traveler? Is there a way to link public transport (...)
Fidus services integrator Brussels (...)
The Flemish specialist mobility association Mobiel21 (...)
As of 1 January 2018, certain (old) vehicles will no longer be authorised on the roads of the Brussels-Capital Region (not including the ring road). This is a gradual (...)
Nearly 300 people gathered at the invitation of Brussels Smart City for the event dedicated to the place of education in developing the smart city. Citizens are (...)
Are you the initiator of a (socio)cultural project or event to promote digital inclusion? Check if you're entitled to a subsidy. You (...)
Brussels Smart City’s projects in 2017 The smart city projects in the Brussels Region cover nine main themes: connectivity (...)
The first Smart City Breakfast of 2017 organised by the BRIC and Agoria was held on Wednesday, 22 February. Key players in the field discussed the topic of ‘Urban (...)
Nature on the balcony Window sills, terraces and balconies can easily accommodate pots or window boxes in order to bring colourful (...)
The 2016 review of suggestions sent by users of the www.smartcity.brussels portal laid an emphasis on the problems of mobility and parking. One idea sums up the (...)
Open Belgium is the annual community-driven event on open knowledge and open data in Belgium. In just one day 300 industry, research, government and citizen stakeholders (...)
The Smartcity.brussels suggestions box wants to make Brussels and its region even “smarter” for citizens. In 2016, many suggestions focused on the wifi.brussels (...)
How to make administrative services closer to citizens and, in particular, more in tune with new lifestyles? This is one of the issues of the smart city and of (...)
What is a citizen sustainable neighbourhood? In a "Citizen Sustainable Neighbourhood", the inhabitants work in their neighbourhood to make it more pleasant (...)
Such is the end to which the competent members of the government, Bianca Debaets (Digitization), Didier Gosuin (Employment and the Economy) and Fadila Laanan (Scientific (...)
The Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network (EMAN) in association with the Smart City Institute at HEC Management school of University of (...)
Along with the name change, the network is undergoing a complete overhaul both technically and as regards its extent. From a technical point of view (...)
The Economic and Social Council of the Brussels-Capital Region invites you to its forthcoming debate, to be held on Wednesday, 25 January 2017, from 12 noon to (...)
Following on from the first wave of demonstrations in November 2016, during the week beginning 16 January the BRIC is organising a demonstration of the IRISbox (...)
Until recently, large retailers, museums, schools, medium-sized companies, etc. had to open their doors every month to a Sibelga meter reader. Today, these major (...)
That will make it possible to ensure the delivery of palletized goods closer to the end-user and thus to reduce the “last mile” costs (post-routing, transport between (...)
The website www.sibelga (...)
Bubble: it's more motivating in numbers! Does environmental education interest you? You are a teacher, a special needs teacher (...)
The EAN (European Article Number) is a unique code that is associated with a gas or electricity supply point. You will need this code when if you move house, (...)
A call for projects for the organisation of hackathons in the Brussels Region was launched by the Secretary of State responsible for Informatics and Digitalisation (...)
Luay, Alissa, Behnam, Dugagjin and David answer our questions. Smart City: So, how do you feel after five weeks of Bootcamp? The Bootcamp runs every (...)
Smart city and gender equality How can gender equality in the Brussels region be promoted through the development of gender-smart applications based on (...)
The development and use of applications, smartphones, tablets, and social networks has gradually changed the city into a smart and hyper-connected place: the birth (...)
All waste collection dates on your smartphone or tablet. This handy calendar provides a weekly or monthly overview of all the waste (...)
You are a professional contractor, architect, engineer, developer or other: You want to reduce your energy bill? You want to progress (...)
What are the advantages? You can register or re-register Change the information in your file Inform (...)
Supporting the sharing and circular economy in the Brussels Region With its
Create digital tools to boost Brussels’ attractiveness The Brussels City Marketing & Open Data Challenge hackathon is focused on the development of these (...)
An overall air quality index Using its 10-colour scale ranging from red (dreadful) to blue (excellent), the global air quality index can be used to make (...)
These five youngsters with limited financial resources were able to take part in this training course under the
A first in Belgium For the first time in Belgium, open data and gender equality will be brought together in a hackathon. This new event organised by Brussels (...)
On November 30, the administrative simplification agency Easybrussels will organise conferences and workshops on digital inclusion. The development (...)
IRISbox is your passport for access to over 350 different forms, 24/7, including some for use by companies! The online one-stop shop now offers the 4 same identification (...)
In 2015, nine organisations were chosen to benefit from free and tailor-made support: Hotel Le Plaza, Hotel Amigo, the Senate, The Bank of New York Mellon, AFSCA (...)
The Secretary of State in charge of the Digital Transition, Bianca Debaets, and the mayor of Saint-Josse Emir Kir have just inaugurated a wifi.brussels hotspot (...)
The results can be calculated for different periods (daily, weekly, monthly or annually) and different time brackets. They can be viewed on a map (for the entire (...)
In terms of population, the Brussels-Capital Region is atypical compared to the country as a whole. It has many highly qualified jobs while a not insignificant (...)
Over 250 indicators available The Area Monitoring service supplies over 250 indicators concerning territorial dynamics and disparities within the Brussels (...)
A virtual library of geographical data Its purpose is to facilitate access to baseline geographical information, i.e. information that is public, official (...)
This is the goal pursued on a daily basis by BISA, the Brussels Institute for Statistics and Analysis. As specified by European regulations, BISA develops, produces (...)
The Energy House offers a free specialist service to help you reduce your consumption: Home Visit You can benefit from a free home visit of a specialist (...)
Having a free wifi connection in public spaces and buildings, spread around the Brussels-Capital Region: This is the service offered by the wifi.brussels network (...)
Restricting the speed of cars and other road users in town is a common-sense measure for pedestrian safety. That is the aim of the “30 zones” which reduce the permitted (...)
Getting around, for a person with reduced mobility (or PRM for short), can sometimes be a real obstacle course. Each disability, moreover, has its specific issues (...)
Ranked in 37th position for the 2015 edition of the Cities in Motion Index (CIMI), the Brussels-Capital Region has climbed some 5 places in a year reaching 32nd (...)
Green electricity is the electricity produced from renewable energy sources (mainly wind, hydraulic, solar and biomass). By opting for green electricity, you therefore (...)
Fancy organising a hackathon and contributing towards solving problems faced by people in Brussels ? Check whether you are eligible for a grant. You (...)
Supermarkets offer us products from all over the world all year round. We easily forget what the real season is for beans, strawberries or tomatoes! A product imported (...)
Get ready Pokémon hunters! This Wednesday, 3 August, the area between Royale, Rogier and Flagey squares, and the Stock Exchange and the Halle Gate, will experience (...)
The smart city wants to provide practical solutions to its citizens, particularly through better use of computer data already in the possession of the public services (...)
A mobile application that motivates you to ride a bike by rewarding you for your cycling journeys: this is the Cent02 project, thought up by Bram Oers and Roos (...)
Smart cities need smart mobility, i.e. to offer urban dwellers new solutions that make it easier for them to travel within the city. These include car sharing, (...)
To set oneself smart city goals is a good thing. To measure their progress is even better. For this reason, BRIC, the powerhouse of Brussels’ digital transition (...)
Launched on the occasion of the Social Summit of October 2014, the Brussels 2025 Strategy, in accordance with the Brussels Regional Policy Statement, has a fourfold (...)
Launched online on 3 June 2015 on the occasion of the Brussels Smart City Summit, the smartcity.brussels portal has amassed an increasing amount of information (...)
The organisers of the Molengeek association chose to respond (...)
On Thursday 2 June 2016, in Brussels, The Brussels-Capital Region’s smart city was distinguished during the Publica Awards ceremony. The Fix My Street app received (...)
What is a resilient city? The United Nations
These days, job searches invariably involve the Internet. To reply to advertisements, monitor their emails and be able to respond immediately at any time, job (...)
80 % of the IRISbox users interviewed during an online survey made at the end of 2015 responded that the website – on which the forms of Brussels municipalities (...)
The Brussels agency in charge of foreign trade supports the policy initiated by the Region to gradually transform Brussels into a genuinely smart city. Its area (...)
The Brussels-Capital Region does not confine itself to implementing its smart-city strategy locally. Smart cities are also on the agenda of many international organisations (...)
Thirty start-ups shared their work and ideas in the Smart Street. In the main hall both Belgian and international keynote speakers gave inspiring presentations. (...)
Mister Ballon is a professor at VUB university and director at smart city research (...)
You have just moved in and are looking for a new energy supplier? Or perhaps you simply want to switch energy suppliers? The BRUSIM simulator enables (...)
Health and the smart city Can smart-city solutions benefit the health of its residents? Of course: by encouraging the application of information and communication (...)
visit.brussels The site www.visit.brussels, a veritable gold mine of easily accessible information, has now become the ideal travel companion for everyone (...)
More than 250 concerts over the festival’s three days and nights: once again, the citizens of Brussels are getting ready to experience a weekend with festive tones (...)
GeoSpatial Award 2016 - Professional Award presented to the Brussels Regional Public Service on 3 March 2016 for the BruGIS Urban Analysis: urban development (...)
Website visitors were given the chance to choose from seven public spaces under consideration for the extension of
Parking.brussels is significantly expanding its Park & Ride offering. Seven regional car parks There are seven car parks in the Brussels-Capital (...)
Like other smart cities, the Brussels-Capital Region has implemented an Open Data policy as part of its smartcity.brussels strategy. The Brussels’ public authorities (...)
Are you a natural or a legal entity (in a company, regardless of the size and legal form) and do you exercise an economic activity in the Brussels-Capital Region (...)
Now is a time for mourning, and our thoughts especially go out to the victims and their families. But we are also proud to see so many Brussels citizens displaying (...)
STIB has 4 metro lines, 17 tram lines, 50 bus lines and 11 night bus lines, 69 metro and pre-metro stations and over 2,000 stops spread across the 19 municipalities (...)
http://m.ecim-cities.eu/ Wasting time looking for a free parking spot you can't seem to find or being (...)
The Brussels-Capital Region is launching its opendatastore.brussels portal and would like to get your opinion on potential applications for the public data.
All you need to enrol for an exam organised by the Central Examining Board in order to gain access to the profession is a computer (or smartphone) and internet (...)
Open Data and smart city In the smart city, virtually every piece of information related to the city, its services, its equipment, its population, its (...)
Looking to starting a new business with a passion for innovation and sustainability, but don't know where to begin? Look no further and join greenlab.brussels (...)
CCTV cameras now form a part of the urban landscape in their own right. Although they already meet police requirements, they have an even greater role to play in (...)
How will smart cities develop during the coming year? Which issues should their leaders prioritise and how should they orient their IT investments? Published in (...)
At a time when the smart-city concept was still extremely remote, the Brussels-Capital Region had already begun to lay its first foundations, for instance by creating (...)
Big data and the Internet of Things Sensors are the eyes and ears of a smart city, and much else. When installed in cities, for instance, they enable (...)
The Agoria Smart City Technology Awards are given to cities and municipalities that make use of innovative technologies in particular to create a pleasanter (...)
Yes, blind people consult the internet. So do those with other physical disabilities and, more broadly, everyone, in particular the elderly, who may find it (...)
While ICTs can help reduce the carbon footprint in some ways, in other respects their use causes greenhouse gas emissions. But there are some very simple steps (...)
Five categories of public places were submitted to users of the smartcity.brussels portal for their assessment in order to determine the priority zones for expanding (...)
Do you loathe endless paperwork and filling out forms? The smart city understands completely. To relieve all kinds of cumbersome procedures for its citizens (...)
Because "Brussels is also us" are not empty words for the STIB, the company is doing its utmost to ensure mobility for the greatest number. That is why TaxiBus (...)
The smartcity.brussels strategy aims, among other things, to promote Open Data and digital cartography in order to improve the quality of life of everyone in (...)
Comprised of five projects, the platform will investigate three main axes: authentication big data security-by-design
The internet of things means that all objects are interconnected, everyday objects such as streetlights or a rubbish bin in the street. These are then fitted with (...)
“Sustainable cities through nature-based solutions”, “Supporting smart electric mobility in cities”, “Facilitating public procurement of innovative sustainable (...)
In the presence of State Secretary responsible for Digital Transition, Bianca Debaets, mixing like first time round interventions from collaborators of the BRIC (...)
Smart cities are burgeoning all over our planet, with a view to meeting the challenges of an urbanising world. Overall, these smart-city projects are consistent (...)
The urban, social and economic challenges Brussels is confronted with at the horizon of a new decennium require innovating solutions. In order to develop the services (...)
This event brought together many of Brussels’ decision-makers from the public and private sectors, in the presence of Secretary of State Ms Bianca Debaets, directors (...)
Digital solutions for the Brussels-Capital Region A select number of prestigious speakers with day-to-day experience of smart city applications have already (...)
The mapping site BruGIS®, a fantastic and constantly updated tool for managing regional development, provides all the most recent urban planning information (...)
Launched on 3 June 2015, the smartcity.brussels portal is not confined to gathering information related to the Brussels-Capital Region’s Smart City policy. It (...)
By starting with university campuses and colleges, Urbizone initially focused mainly on the student population. Now the free regional Wi-Fi network has moved up (...)
What are the smart cities challenges facing the public authorities and what practical solutions do they need to inspire? To answer these questions, the BRIC and (...)
Recently published on line, the 2014 annual report from the Brussels Region Informatics Centre provides a wealth of information on the penetration of ICT (information (...)
With Open Data, the requirement for transparency in the public authorities in digital terms is fulfilled. By opening up their data, the authorities enable the development (...)
In the smart city, virtually every piece of information about the city, its services, its equipment, its people, its economy, etc. is available in the form of digital (...)
Safety is an essential element of the smart city, particularly as regards smartcity.brussels. The Brussels-Capital Region aims to implement its vision of the smart (...)
Traffic jams? In the smart city there is always more than one way to get to your destination. Technological solutions to reduce road congestion include city tolls (...)
Smartphones and the mobile services and apps that run on them /have become the predominant interface between citizens and the so-called ‘Smart City’. This however (...)
This international event dedicated to the concept of the Smart City was attended by speakers of international renown specialising in the innovative, connected and (...)
Our children need to have access to the digital classroom as early as possible. With that in mind, the Brussels-Capital Region wants to provide a fast internet (...)
Connected urbanites want to have access to their favourite communication and search apps and tools at all times. Got a few minutes before the bus comes? Waiting (...)
This benchmarking exercise was commissioned by the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy to provide advice and information to help shape (...)
In the smart city data gathered on the ground are processed using digital technologies. Sensors that can tell whether a parking space is free or a glass-recycling (...)
Fix My Street can be used to report incidents in the public space, such as a subsiding road, a pavement in poor condition or a broken street light. Internet makes (...)
Urbizone is the Brussels-Capital Region’s free (...)
At present, the application procedure for permits, exemptions, grants, allowances and so on involves filling out forms based on information that often comes from (...)
The Online Permits service is accessible via the Brussels-Capital Region urban development portal at www (...)
The Mobil2040 study has been conducted in the context of the Brussels demographic boom, with a likely 25% growth in population by 2040, and the economic, environmental (...)
IBM sent a team of experts to the Brussels-Capital Region for three weeks in February 2015. They worked closely with the Brussels authorities, providing recommendations (...)
The BRIC’s White Paper proposes a smart city strategy for the Brussels-Capital Region, drawing on both existing achievements and new projects. The aim is to achieve (...)
The digital map of the Brussels-Capital Region is one of the strategic cornerstones of smartcity.brussels. Distributed under the Open Data mechanism, anyone (...)
No time to go to the town hall? Rather fill out forms and applications on your laptop and submit them online? IRISbox is a 24/7 service that provides citizens and (...)
We need Wi-Fi every day to access all those online services. Smartcity.brussels aims to offer this service to everyone free of charge in the Brussels (...)
Everyone wants high-speed internet at home. Why would schools be any different? Superfast broadband is even more essential there, because the connection is (...)
Electronic components and systems are ubiquitous key technologies in our daily lives. Smartphones, transport, credit cards, electricity networks, smart (...)
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