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Cities, municipalities, and municipal operators are under increasing pressure to digitalize: smart city initiatives, the mobility transition, IoT sensor technology, and rising requirements from NIS2, KRITIS, and sustainability regulations are significantly increasing the demands on urban data platforms.
At the same time, open urban data spaces in line with EU data sovereignty, intermunicipal collaboration, and European infrastructure models are gaining strategic importance. Many municipal stakeholders are therefore looking for regional, controllable cloud platforms with long-term operational responsibility.
Yorizon supports municipalities, municipal utilities, and transportation companies with a regional cloud platform for urban data spaces — with a focus on data sovereignty, low latency, and sustainable operation.
