Governance

How do municipalities in other countries measure whether smart city measures are really working? From the ITU's Smart City KPIs to Japanese quality of life indicators - international systems show how cities can measure progress based on data. In this blog post, the International Smart Cities Network (ISCN) presents approaches that local authorities in your country can use for their own impact measurement.

The ISCN hosted a first Franco-German exchange on AI usage specifically in urban development. As a side event on the Smart Country Convention 2025 in Berlin, it brought together many experts and practitioners for knowledge exchange, networking and conceptual alignment.

The city of Leipzig has established with its Data Week a “forum for Data and AI enthusiasts”. And it hosted a session with the ISCN and the Namibian town of Lüderitz to discuss how smart city use cases and approaches can be kickstarted globally, even with limited resources.