What does a sustainable city that is pleasant to live in look like in the 21st century? What does it take to create such a city? What opportunities does digitalisation open up here? These are the type of key questions that need to be answered when looking to the future. Switzerland’s sustainability ultimately depends on whether it succeeds in addressing the challenges as a matter of priority and in developing solutions for the future through the intelligent use of digital, modern technologies and the connectivity of data and people.

With “Smart Inter-City – Our shared path into the future”, Basel is initiating the first urban NEXPO pilot project focused on smart cities. to discuss topics and concerns with the initial NEXPO cities that are relevant for the future development of smart cities and for social co-existence in the Switzerland of the 21st century. The “Smart City Lab Basel” offers a space to do all this.

The lab is a unique innovation hub in Basel where numerous partners can develop, test and discuss smart applications aimed at sustainable zone and urban development. The lab is located on the Wolf site, which is currently undergoing development, and is operated jointly by the SBB as the landowner and the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Within the scope of NEXPO, the lab is a place for the ten NEXPO cities to strengthen cooperation at the city level, harnessing synergies and creating added value for the individual cities.