Smart City Budapest | Paving the way to a smart city

V4 Market and neighbourhood revitalization

What is 'Smart City Budapest' Initiative?

Smart City Budapest (SCB) Initiative collects mostly grassroots projects and organisations from Budapest which are connected to the smart city concept. SCB Initiative aims to introduce best practices from businesses, institutions, non-profit organisations and the people of Budapest. With knowledge transfer our goal is to encourage citizens to take actions for a better city. A city is smart when investments in capital and communication infrastructure fuel sustainable economic growth and a high quality of life, in combination with an efficient use of natural resources. But a smart city doesn't exist without smart citizens.

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Projects highlight

OuiShare - Connecting the Collaborative Economy

OuiShare is a global network empowering citizens, public institutions and companies to build a society in which every person has access to the resources and opportunities they need to thrive.

Pollinator Path in the downtown

Seven pieces of knowledge about covering one’s body, seven great powers, eight secrets aboutcaring for one’s body, ten fairy lessons and twelve tasty tricks. Pollinator Path (‘Porzó Korzó’) project is a themed-educational path with mini-gardens.

Cycle to work campaign

Hungarian Cyclist Club is an NGO promoting cycling as a very important element of sustainable urban mobility, having a holisitc view of this complex system.

Our Partners

Artopolis Association

SMART CITY 360 Summit

Valyo

kultúrAktív Association

Rukkola.hu

Our news

One year around markets in V4 countries

The project was a great way to share our experiences of working with markets in urban areas.

Final chapter in Shared Cities project

For the past two years (2018-19), we have been trying to shake up Rákóczi square in the VIIIth district of Budapest. In October we had our final mini-festival, the 5th Rákóczisquaring.

Mindspace x Rákóczi Square / Spring-Summer Recap

We kicked off the new season by reimagining BRFK Gallery. The new place, called Rákócity became an urban lab with exhibitions and project focusing on the neighbourhood.