What will the world and cities be like after the Covid-19 pandemic? What are the permanent, essential changes going to be for the future? International experts, leading companies in the area of urban innovation, and government representatives from all over the world discussed how to increase cities’ resilience at Smart City Live (SCL), the online edition of the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC).

The FAB Casa del Mig - Punt Multimèdia lets you discover the work being done by maker movements to meet the needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Makers vs COVID” exhibition is on until 29 October. We offer you the links to a few projects in case you’d like to take a look at them.

The cycle “What if...? #Desdecasa” conversation cycle offered four live virtual dialogues between 14 and 23 April, focusing on technology and the current health crisis. The discussions involved relevant experts and were moderated by Karma Peiró, with over four thousand people following them. A compilation of the discussions will be published in September and can already be downloaded from this article.

Barcelona and the Japanese city of Kobe convene the third edition of the World Data Viz Challenge, a data visualization competition to identify the challenges of smart cities. The call for projects starts on the 14th of September.