#12 Rostock: a "Smile City‪"‬ Smart in the City – The BABLE Podcast

At this new stop on our journey toward a better urban life, we discuss digitalisation, citizen engagement, mobility and more with Claus Ruhe Madsen, former Mayor of the city of Rostock: the German 'Smile City'.
 
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Overview of the episode:
 
 02:25 - Teaser: Learn Fun Facts about the city of Rostock
03:40 - What's our guest's background?
07:45 - Hear about Claus' favourite projects and what he is passionate about.
11:42 - Data protection in Germany: a hot topic
19:10 - How can we ensure that a project has the right impact?
20:40 - Knowledge transfer from Scandinavia: how we can learn better from each other
23:10 - Participative decision-making in Rostock
25:00 - What are Rostock's mobility goals?
34:30 - Roll with the Punches: our guest answers "this or that" questions
36:06 -  Ending Question: To you, what is a Smart City?
 
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