#35 Leuven & Sant Feliu de Llobregat: "The Key Of What We Are Doing Is Collaboration"
In this first episode sponsored by Red Española de Ciudades Inteligentes (RECI), it was our great pleasure to meet with Manuel Gonzalez – Chief Information Officer for the City of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain and David Dessers – Deputy Mayor Mobility, Climate and Sustainability, Agriculture and Consumption of the City of Leuven, Belgium.
With them, we discussed the challenges both cities are facing, digitalisation, sustainability, international collaboration and more!
Remembering RECI from somewhere? Go back and listen to our episode in Spanish with Verónica Ramírez , director of operations of the Smart City Cluster and Javier Ridruejo , former general secretary of Red Española de Ciudades Inteligentes.
Overview of the episode:
01:59 - Teaser: What do our guests have in common?
04:01 - What is David's background?
06:12 - What is Manuel's background?
07:44 - Leuven in three sentences
08:45 - Sant Feliu in three sentences
09:41 - What are the initiatives happening in Leuven currently?
12:37 - What are the initiatives happening in Sant Feliu currently?
14:06 - How has Leuven embraced digital innovation to enhance the city's sustainability efforts?
17:24 - How do the digital innovation initiatives of Leuven compare to the work that Sant Feliu is doing?
18:54 - How can more cooperation between Spain and Belgium progress David and Manuel's work?
21:39 - What are the biggest milestones in Sant Feliu' and Leuven's journey towards sustainability?
29:03 - What are the main challenges Sant Feliu and Leuven are facing?
41:13 - Roll with the Punches: our guests answer 'this or that' questions quickly and with their first instincts
47:07 - Ending Question: To you, what is a Smart City?
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Informations
- Émission
- FréquenceTous les mois
- Publiée16 juin 2023 à 03:05 UTC
- Durée51 min
- Épisode41
- ClassificationTous publics