The team of the NGO “SMART CITY HUB” promotes the formation of a smart community that is responsible for the urban space and makes it comfortable for all residents. In 2018, the social campaign “Don’t buy, take it from the animal shelter” was launched. In this way, we helped stray animals find a family. More than 2 million people could see the posters in the subway and around the city. As a result, Kyiv residents sheltered almost 500 stray dogs and cats.

A social campaign was launched to promote adoption among citizens and to help cats and dogs find loving owners. The project was created in cooperation with the Kyiv Smart City city initiative and the Kyiv City Veterinary Clinic. In 2019, the project managed to give 196 dogs and 264 cats to the family.

Animals are part of the city’s ecosystem. Special electronic information and analytical “Register of Pets” was created to record domestic and stray animals in Kyiv. It allows you to collect, store and visualize pet data in a single database.

Famous Ukrainian celebrities joined the social project, including fashion photographer Sonya Plakydyuk, model and singer Daria Astafyeva, showman Richard Horn, singer Victoria from the band “NeAngely”. Also, ICTV TV presenter Anna Afendikova and INGRET singer appeared in social advertising for the campaign’s Christmas and New Year posters.

Global urbanization is pushing for the creation of digital tools for urban governance, as well as for more comfortable living and meeting the needs of citizens. For every resident of the Ukrainian capital to be able to understand the available digital services, our team in partnership with Visa created the Kyiv Smart City Guide. The purpose of the Guide is to create an environment of active and responsible citizens who are the basis of the ecosystem of a smart city.

The Kyiv Smart City Guide is not a bureaucratic document, but a collection of practical advice, recommendations and services, including electronic ones, concerning all aspects of city life. Innovations in the metropolis, e-democracy, creative economy, clear practical information and links to services operating in the digital infrastructure of the Ukrainian capital, descriptions of simplified service procedures, recommendations for condominiums and energy saving at the residential level, opportunities to interact with the government this and even more readers will find on the pages of the Guide.

The publication lists innovative tools that will help city residents implement urban and environmental projects to create new positive practices of urban life in Kyiv. From the Guide, readers will learn about global trends in building a smart city, get practical mechanisms for implementing solutions, as well as get acquainted with the latest Ukrainian developments designed to make life comfortable, safe and environmentally friendly.

The state of the city and its development and future depends on the efforts of each resident. The guide is a source of information for those who are interested in urban and environmental issues, who would like to develop the city, are constantly learning and seeking real change. It is thanks to everyone’s efforts that Kyiv will become a smart city technologically progressive, comfortable, ecological and as safe as possible. The pace at which the capital is developing depends entirely on us, its inhabitants.

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Курси для нових професій і методів навчання — це виклики для традиційної системи освіти, яка не встигає виявляти гнучкість у пристосуванні до реалій сьогодення. Щоб допомогти киянам опанувати нові технології, команда ГО «СМАРТ СІТІ ХАБ» запустила власну освітню платформу нового зразка — Kyiv Smart City School, яка надає актуальні знання з технічних дисциплін та консолідує smart-спільноту за допомогою електронних сервісів. Головна мета Kyiv Smart City School — популяризація якісного IT-освіти, доступного кожному. Наша глобальная місія — сприяти появі нової smart-генерації, яка легко й вправно користується технологіями та розвиває розумне місто за допомогою інноваційних інструментів. Kyiv Smart City School projects effectively complement the school curriculum with useful skills that are in demand in the global innovation environment. Kyiv Smart City School projects effectively complement the school curriculum with useful skills that are in demand in the global innovation environment.