Interview with Ulrike Huemer, CIO of Vienna, Austria

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To further the breakthrough of digital technologies and make them the backbone of society, Vienna called into existence the so-called "Smart City Vienna" initiative in 2014, which aims to better the lives of its general population.

In which ways can blockchain contribute to Smart City Vienna further? Will the capital city get its very own cryptocurrency eventually? Why is digitization so broadly accepted among Vienna's population? Cointelegraph Germany sat down with Ulrike Huemer, the chief information officer of Vienna, to answer these questions and to further elaborate on what's to come.

Smart City Vienna - the road to digitizationCointelegraph: What is your vision of Vienna as a "Smart" city?

Ulrike Huemer: Vienna does score favorably well in many different rankings already, some of it due to our comprehensive approach to the Smart City initiative, which constantly drives new projects and gets monitored on a regular basis.

CT: How well is Austria positioned in terms of the smart city concept? Is Austria in a good starting position for this?

UH: The city of Vienna has been exploring blockchain technology proactively.

CT: Wien Energie is researching the use of blockchain technology, also collaborating with the city of Vienna on Smart City concepts.

CT: The city of Vienna is using blockchain as part of the so-called "City Token Initiative," which got started in collaboration with the research institute of the crypto economy at the Business University Wien.

Vienna" initiative is aiming to establish Vienna as a European leader for digitization, and we are looking to market the city accordingly.

Vienna' initiative is aiming to establish Vienna as a European leader for digitization, and we are looking to market the city accordingly.

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