Tampere asks residents to shape its digital future

Tampere is inviting residents to help co-design the city’s next generation of digital services as it moves into a new era of data-driven innovation.

The Finnish city has established itself as one of Europe’s leading testbeds for smart city development. Over the past decade, it has pioneered initiatives in connectivity, artificial intelligence, and data governance–from making Finland’s first 5G call with Nokia in 2018 to launching its first city-wide data strategy and exploring the metaverse as part of a “cityverse” vision.

Building on this foundation, Tampere is now asking citizens to take part in an open survey to share their experiences with digitalisation and suggest the kinds of to...