Smart urban communities – great places to live, work, and learn

Projections say that up to 7 billion people will live in urban areas by 2050. But how can we make city life livable for all residents? How can we create places that are desirable for everyone and ensure economic success while preserving our planet? Here is where smart urban communities - city districts, business parks and university campuses - come into play.

Accelerating the digital transformation
Siemens Xcelerator is an open digital business platform and marketplace with the ambition to create a powerful ecosystem of partners who can jointly accelerate digital transformation tailored to your specific business goals. Making digital transformation easier, faster and at scale.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Rewatch the Siemens Xcelerator launch event and see how we will accelerate digital transformation - together!
We know none of us can do this alone. Siemens Xcelerator brings best-in-class partners together to help you achieve your business objectives easier, faster, and at-scale.
Sustainable urban spaces powered by digital transformation
Smart urban communities can take many different forms and shapes. What they all have in common is their responsive, intelligent infrastructure. Its digitally driven elements are connected via physical paths, data lines, and electric grids. Tied together and controlled via IoT and cloud applications, they provide the basis for quality of life and prosperity, new economic opportunities, and the most efficient use of natural resources.Adaptable communities that meet all user requirements
We provide leading technologies that make it possible to create sustainable urban communities in harmony with users' expectations, business needs, and the environment. Digital twins and networked digital technologies help to make energy systems, buildings, and supporting infrastructure smarter and more sustainable. Smart buildings and infrastructure become able to respond to changing demand patterns, in this way turning good places into great ones.