Yesterday I caught up with Nathan Pierce, Programme Director from Sharing Cities. Alongside the interview Nathan was able to provide me with some concrete initiatives that have been launched across the 3 lighthouse cities. Building Retrofit in Milan In August 2017 the Mayor of Milan, Giudeppe Sala, launched work on a public-private collaboration for the deep renovation of multi-property buildings in Milan, Italy. The work focuses on two 70-year-old buildings in which accommod

“Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020) – in addition to the private investment that this money will attract. It promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by taking great ideas from the lab to the market.” At Nordic Smart Cities 2017 there will be 3 different H2020 project showcases, in the latest of our interviews I was lucky enough to catch up with Nathan