2019-05-20

Smart City Vienna - Road to Digitization

The Smart City Vienna strategy takes into consideration multiple fields that need to be transformed, such as energy, mobility, real estate and others.

#ChooseYourPlayground

Every single aspect of the strategy has well-defined target objectives in order to provide transparency and a sense of urgency. In total, 38 target objectives are set out until 2050, while different milestones are to be met by 2025, 2030 and 2050.

#Blueprint

Blockchain is a key factor in realizing these goals. As such, it has been applied to different use cases that pertain to the strategy in one way or another.

One of them is the notarization of Open Government Data (OGD) — to facilitate the use of food stamps by local government employees.

Electric supplier Wien Energie, which is run by the city administration, has also been exploring the use of blockchain technology for quite a while now, trying to make distribution along its grids more efficient.

Last but not least, Vienna is setting up a blockchain-based token that is part of an incentive driven initiative, rewarding citizens for “good behavior.”

#IncentivizingGoodBehavior

Full article:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-as-key-to-viennas-digital-future-interview-with-ulrike-huemer-cio-of-vienna-austria