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Call for ITS World Congress in Copenhagen now open

The Call for Contributions for ITS World Congress in Copenhagen 2018 are now open with a deadline for 15 December 2017. Leading up to the event, the City of Copenhagen and the Danish Industry Foundation have hosted the first ITS Hackathon, which aims to motivate Danish businesses to test new ITS solutions in the urban environment.
October 11, 2017 Read time: 1 min
The Call for Contributions for 6456 ITS World Congress in Copenhagen 2018 are now open with a deadline for 15 December 2017.


Leading up to the event, the City of Copenhagen and the Danish Industry Foundation have hosted the first ITS Hackathon, which aims to motivate Danish businesses to test new ITS solutions in the urban environment.

The Hackathon also reinforces the city’s objective of improving its traffic flow, safety and the environment as well as creating new knowledge for tackling challenges such as climate change, air quality, urbanization, road congestion and traffic safety.

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