About Smart Cities Norway

Smart Cities Norway is is the largest smart city network in Norway and the Nordics. It is an informal network that gathers members from civil society, municipalities, startups, research, businesses and government agencies. With our 230+ members, we are the largest Smart City network in Norway and the Nordics. 

In order to succeed in developing a society that is smarter, more sustainable and more liveable than today, we believe that interactions across public and private sectors and industries is crucial. Our approach is that knowledge become more valuable when it is shared and that interesting things happens when people of different backgrounds work together.  

Smart Cities Norway drives and organises the network, as a CSR-activity. Our mission is to help accelerating smart city development in Norway.

We are also a consulting and advisory company that offers services for public authorities (cities, municipalities, regions, state agencies), companies, research institutes and academia, NGOs and others. Our services includes organising innovation events for municipalities like hackathon, ideathon. We also arrange smart city introduction courses to strategy and technical open data consulting.

Featured
Connecting Smart Cities Norway to the rest of the world
Connecting Smart Cities Norway to the rest of the world

The solutions to the challenges can be shared cross borders. 
We belive in a open market and that solutions developed in other countries can be used in Norway. And that solutions developed in Norway can be used in other countries.
Our english page is all about connecting and sharing cross borders.

Two-thirds of global population will live in cities by 2050. It is a global challenge and a global opportunity. We all share the same Sustainable Development Goals and we belive that challenges that municipalities in Norway have are much the same as municipalities have in other countries.

Les mer →

Top stories

Featured
New partnership with the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce
New partnership with the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce

Another step of the way toward internationaliation has been made recently when Smarte Byer Norge / Smart Cities Norway has undersigned a cooperation agreement with the Hungarian-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (HNCC).

Great job Slovakia
Great job Slovakia

Our partner, Smart Cities Klub, in Slovakia grows. Engaged individuals enroll the local network on the road towards smart cities. Equally important is to secure life quality in the smart city, the citizens need to be involved at an early stage. How to succeed? Well - the network is a great arena to meet others. share learnings, processes and discuss solutions.

The birth of a Smart City ecosystem in Slovakia
The birth of a Smart City ecosystem in Slovakia

Kickstarting the ecosystem for smart cities in Slovakia this week. How can Slovakia accelerate and become a smart city nation. Have their enterprises, startups, cities and most of all their citizens take part in shaping the Slovak smart cities.

Well done in Arendal
Well done in Arendal

Arendalsuka is an national annual event and has since 2012 been the largest political gathering in Norway. The event has a clear mission to strengthen the belief in political empowerment and democracy through an open debate and involvement. For 5 days, politicians, interest groups, businesses and startups filled the idyllic city of Arendal with an interesting and educational variety of exhibitions and events. Smart Cities Norway was there and hosted debates and inspiring lectures. Check out our events here

Ambassador promotes Smart Cities Norway
Ambassador promotes Smart Cities Norway

Denisa Frelichová, the ambassador to Slovakia in Norway, pitch during Arendalsuka 2019 and the unique standing of the event itself is published at the webpage of Smart Cities Klub Slovakia. In addition to Arendalsuka, the article highlight Smart Cities Norway initiative to promote smart citiy projects in other countries as inspiration.

Ambassadors’ Smart City pitch
Ambassadors’ Smart City pitch

The challenges and opportunities related to smart cities are global. We have invited ambassadors to the Kingdom of Norway, to a session where they pitch their respective countries’ vision, ambition and initiatives related to Smart Cities & Communities.

Our team

Featured
Terje Christensen

Leader, partner & entrepreneur of Smart Cities Norway

Terje’s background is from tech and consulting companies like Accenture and Merkantildata, and Norwegian start-up groups, where he initiated several companies, and he has been giving courses in business models.

Les mer →
Roger Dramstad
Roger Dramstad

Partner & Business Development Manager

Roger is the smart city of Norway's customer manager. He is the one with the longest experience in the IT industry where he has seen and experienced the growth of data. He has extensive experience in consulting, sales and product management towards the public and private sector, focusing on HR and ICT. He has worked with large companies like WebCruiter, Agresso, ATEA, Norwegian Data, Computas, and Agricultural Data. He has thus created a huge large network both nationally and internationally.

Les mer →
Stine Christensen
Stine Christensen

Art Director & Designer

Stine Christenen is the smart city of Norway's designer. She is an educated Art Director from Westerdals Oslo ACT with expertise in marketing communications. She has experience from the event industry and the advertising industry.

Les mer →