This session will highlight the importance of IoT in the tourism sector and of the Tourism sector in IoT developments. Tourism is one of the sectors where innovation and technology adapt and evolve very quickly. Tourists, as new digital customers demand digital services and digital destinations. This session will serve to discover a new sector where IoT has a lot to say, it will break down walls and beliefs one has of t...

ABOUTAfter the successful launch of the first edition of the workshop on “Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Cities & Communities Convergence” at IoT Week 2017 in Geneva, and the two-day follow-up in Bilbao in 2018, we are now inviting you to join the next level of convergence to support cities and communities at IoT Week 2019 in Aarhus, Denmark – organised jointly by an alliance of international institu...

The potential of AI is now widely understood, not only in Europe but globally. As industry and corporations race to make the most of the emerging opportunities, there remains one problem: the availability of data. Due to a lack of trust, standard frameworks and legal and ethical uncertainties, a lot of valuable data that is already being exchanged in established data value chains and automated networks, is not being exploited outside of its primary purpose. As...

The IoT, edge and cloud computing technologies are likely to be global by design. A technology that is developed by focusing only the specific requirements of a regional market may face difficulties to be globally adopted. International collaboration allows researchers to exchange knowledge and combine perspectives to solve challenging problems, often of transversal nature. Nowadays, with a growing number of global challenges such as climate change, infectious diseases, energy and sustaina...

After completing a 24-hours virtual trip around the globe, representatives from the five continents will share what they learned and witnessed from the Digital Around the World 2021. Indeed, the session will be the closing of this year’s event but, also, the opening of a new and interesting set of challenges for all the communities. One of the objectives of the Digital Around the World is to promote of regional and international cooperation an...

Tourism data spaces are the new challenge for the tourism industry. The collection, analysis and use of data that comes from heterogeneous sources is today’s top priority. Technological challenges, the implementation of real use cases and the business models behind tourism data spaces are some of the issues that will be discussed in this session

If you are interested in accessing a pan-European catalogue of data sets and data services as a user, if you want to join a federation of top data infrastructure providers in Europe as a hub, if you want to know how to deal with data interoperability when experimenting with data in cross-border environments, this is definitely your session.This session will bring a very attractive set of panelists with experience in running infrastru...

This session will discuss major trends and dynamics of our world that are influencing the decision-making processes of companies. Europe is every time more digital, but some conditions that seemed stable, are not anymore. The pandemic, the war in Ukraine, climate change but also the advent of artificial intelligence, hyperconnectivity and other technologies are leading to a new playground that leaders have to manage.Intro: a view on glob...

Taylors Three Rock - Traditional Irish PubWhat can be more Irish than an evening spent in a cosy traditional Irish pub! Nestled at the food of the Dublin Mountains, Taylors Three Rock is a fantastic venue for an informal conference party. Delegates will then be entertained by world champion Irish Dancers and famous Dublin traditional Irish musicians. This show is full of audience participation, delegates will be sing...