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Athens, Greece has been named the 2018 European Capital of Innovation for the innovative ways in which it has overcome\u00a0social and economic challenges and turned them into new opportunities.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The \u20ac1 million iCapital first prize was announced at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal on 6 November, with five other European cities receiving runner-up prizes of \u20ac100,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘Athens has shown a new dimension to what we mean by innovation. It is not only for the powerful, well-resourced and prosperous cities,\u00a0it is\u00a0for everyone,’ said Athens’ mayor Georgios Kaminis, when the award was announced.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last year’s iCapital\u00a0winner\u00a0<\/a>was Paris, France.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Winner: Athens, Greece<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Athenian project Curing the Limbo connects local citizens with refugees. Image credit – Athens City Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Austerity, economic hardship and being on the frontline of Europe’s refugee crisis have created immense social challenges for the people of Athens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The city is responding by applying innovation at a social level. For example, a project called\u00a0Curing the Limbo<\/a>\u00a0is connecting the growing refugee population to local citizens, by providing them with affordable living spaces, whilst in return, refugees work for the public benefit and recieve on-the-job training from the University of Athens. The refugees will acquire skills in language learning, psychosocial support and knowledge about their legal rights.<\/p>\n

Athens sees itself as a city that has been able to do more with less. It prides itself on the compassion of its inhabitants and sees itself as a pioneer of innovation that will help societies address future challenges.<\/p>\n

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Runner-up:\u00a0Aarhus,<\/strong>\u00a0Denmark<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Aarhus aims to become carbon neutral by 2030. Image credit – Dennis Borup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Edged by sandy beaches and pristine forest, Aarhus is Denmark\u2019s fastest growing city. To tackle ensuing challenges such as increased traffic and weakened social cohesion, it established the\u00a0Aarhus Goals<\/a>\u00a0as a blueprint for growth, which include targets to create 4,000 new jobs annually and become carbon neutral by 2030.<\/p>\n

Aarhus uses\u00a0a network of 130 Bluetooth sensors<\/a>\u00a0to tackle traffic congestion and reduce fuel consumption. The sensors collect data from devices on board vehicles, such as smartphones, in monitored areas where it is then uploaded and stored in the cloud to be analysed by traffic strategists. It has also provided\u00a0open access<\/a>\u00a0to a large amount of data from Danish institutions and companies so that it can be used to create digital services on topics including recycling, traffic and sports.<\/p>\n

The physical city is changing too. The university and trade hub are working on projects to improve public transportation and renovate the harbour to create new homes, whilst an abandoned central railroad depot has become a cultural and entrepreneurial hotspot.<\/p>\n

Runner-up: Leuven, Belgium<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Leuven is home to one of the top ranked universities in the world. Image credit – Willem Govaerts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Leuven is a magnet for students, talent and innovation, sporting one of the top ranked universities in the world, as well as Europe\u2019s largest independent nanoelectronics research centre. In 2018, KU Leuven topped the list for the third year in a row on Reuters\u2019 ranking of Europe\u2019s most innovative universities.<\/p>\n

Leuven embraces collaboration, leading to the creation of the\u00a0Leuven MindGate<\/a>, a network of civil societies, government, industry and academia which was set up in 2016 to position the region internationally as a top destination in health, high-tech and creativity. It also encourages cross-pollination of ideas for the benefit of local companies. Another initiative, Leuven 2030, is a collective of 100 organisations committed to make the city carbon neutral by the end of the next decade.<\/p>\n

Runner-up: Hamburg, Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hamburg hosts Europe\u2019s largest district for car sharing. Image credit – www.mediaserver.hamburg.de \/ Ralph Larmann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Connect, collaborate and create are the principles which drive the German city\u2019s approach to innovation. Hamburg is a trading hub that fosters future-thinking industries from life sciences and fintech, to speeding up applying medical research for major public health issues such as antibiotic resistance. It also boasts the third largest\u00a0civil aviation site<\/a>\u00a0in the world where research from aircraft design to recycling is carried out.<\/p>\n

Hamburg is dedicated to environmental responsibility, hosting Europe\u2019s largest district for car sharing and electro mobility. It is also developing sustainable mobility and logistics as well as regenerative energy for the metropolitan area, which has a population of 5 million. Hamburg also\u00a0has a climate cluster<\/a>: a collection of 250 scientists and technicians from across the nation, to help predict and mitigate the effects of climate change.<\/p>\n

Runner-up: Toulouse, France<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Toulouse’s driverless autonomous shuttle was created by a local start-up. Image credit – \u00a9EasyMile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This city, which was France’s first metropolis, has implemented an Open M\u00e9tropolis strategy to adopt the most powerful technologies to improve people’s daily lives. As part of the vision for a future city, it has set up a series of urban experiments, including a digital social wall display to show social network flows corresponding to a given event and a fall detection monitoring system for elderly people. The aim is to meet future economic and demographic growth challenges head on.<\/p>\n

Toulouse also created the\u00a0Usages Laboratory<\/a>, a location that brings together start-ups, citizens, and businesses to propose and experiment with ideas, such as the artificially intelligent chatbot Violette, who assists people in public or mobility projects. One example is the city\u2019s autonomous shuttle EasyMile, created by a local start-up to test the use of these driverless vehicles for tourists and transportation of goods.<\/p>\n

Toulouse was the European City of Science for 2018 and hosted the EuroScience Open Forum.<\/p>\n

Runner-up:\u00a0Ume\u00e5, Sweden<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ume\u00e5 was ranked number one in Sweden in terms of jobs created, thanks to the rapid growth of its creative economy. Image credit – Umea City Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The smallest city in the iCapital finals prioritises creativity and the sharing of ideas between citizens, organisations, academia, companies and other cities, giving a platform to underrepresented groups and community-based approaches.<\/p>\n

In 2017, the city, which is around 400km from the Arctic Circle, was ranked number one in Sweden in terms of jobs created, thanks to the rapid growth of its creative economy, hosting designers and digital artists. Ume\u00e5 wants to increase its population by more than half to 200,000 by 2050, while remaining socially, econologically, culturally and economically sustainable.<\/p>\n

Ume\u00e5 also prides itself on its work towards gender equality, even highlighting gender bias in the city’s guided tours when talking about institutions such as schools and public football pitches, it is also home to Europe’s first 5G hospital.<\/p>\n

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