Latest news from BRIC
Register now for the 7th session of the DPO/ISA Knowledge Center
Thursday, April 22 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Solutions to improve citizens' access to assistance and care services in the Brussels-Capital Region
BRIC Purchasing Group: take advantage of the new Software and Hardware public procurement contracts!
Administrations and businesses using electronic signatures: what are we waiting for to make it work?
Covid-19: you still have to think about GDPR!
Take a look at the new BRIC brochure to find out what you need to know
Our public services at your home!
Lock down - stay connected
BeGeo20 – BRIC will be there... and you?
Brussels Expo (Hall 10) on 24 March, from 9am to 6pm
IRISbox: closer and closer to the citizens of Brussels
Now online: school enrolment and appointment scheduling with administrative bodies
Conference "The gender war" at the BRIC
How 200,000 years of history continues to impact on modern-day equality
Brusafe: the BRIC is involved
Collaboration with the future Regional College for Security, Prevention and Rescue Professions
IRISbox achieves steady growth in 1st semester of 2019
Brussels e-administration counter keeps growing
The BRIC offers Viapass even more control and stability with a 'stretched' datacenter
This enhancement would not have been possible without the valuable contribution of Viapass and the ITS team of the BRIC!
ArcGis Servers discontinued
Ask us for help should you need it!
IRISbox: Redesigned to make YOUR life easier!
One of the most useful and record-breaking platforms in Brussels!
BeGeo 2019
The BRIC was present at the 4th edition of BeGeo
The BRIC @ Afterwork InclusivIT
14 March – Berchem-Sainte-Agathe Public Centre for Social Welfare (PCSW)
Open Belgium 2019 : a success!
The 2019 annual Open Data event was a success.
Digital Matters III 2019
28 March @BluePoint Brussels (Diamant)
BeGeo 2019
@ Brussels Expo 19 March
"Digital Spring" in Brussels
from 22 to 24 March 2019 - @Hôtel de la Poste & Kanal-Centre Pompidou Museum
BRIC @ Open Belgium 2019
Monday 4 March - "Herman Teirlinck Building"
The Brussels-Capital Region in 3D
Moving to a higher level of detail in modelling!
ARTEMIS, an additional cyber security feature!
Accessible to everyone and to be downloaded free of charge
"Brussels by us"
Press conference - 25.01.2019
The Public Administration Study and Research Centre (CERAP) pays tribute to the BRIC and to IRISteam
Pyramides No 30 - "La nouvelle configuration des services publics bruxellois"
Brussels Smart City: we’re all going digital!
Let’s meet on 1 December from 12 to 5pm at the Halles-Saint-Géry for our Brussels Smart City event, “We’re all going digital!”
European New Mobility Services Partnership event
On November 8, at the BRIC
The BRIC at the Symposium of Brussels Prevention and Security 20/09/2018
Images and videos
E-catalogue breaks records!
2018 will be a record year for the E-catalogue
Training day: ‘Public tender from the Brussels public services and the BRIC
The BRIC is taking part, of course!
Test your knowledge of GDPR!
28/01/17 World Data Protection Day
Brussels Smart City for Economy
On 13 November 2017
New for UrbISOnline: UrbIS-Adm 3D on line!
Improved accessibility and new functionalities
Cyclehack results
In collaboration with the BRIC.
wifi.brussels is now available in the Grand-Place
The City of Brussels Wi-Fi network has been integrated with the regional network, wifi.brussels
The Regional Council of Rabat Salé Kénitra in Brussels
A delegation visited the BRIC
The CIRB and smartcity.brussels partners of Cyclehack
What practical solutions are there to boost bicycle use in the city?
Brussels cultural agenda now available as Open Data
The BRIC and Visit.Brussels join forces
Great atmosphere and huge success for drones!
The BRIC joined forces with Brussels Prevention and Security on 21 July
Wifi.Brussels very popular among the people of Brussels six months after its launch
320,000 new users and new hotspots every month
Fix My Street at the service of public cleanliness
The app is extending its action in Brussels
wifi.brussels @ Simonis
A new hotspot for wifi.brussels
The BRIC @ Open Belgium 2017
Open Belgium is the annual community-driven event on open knowledge and open data in Belgium.
Save the date : Brussels Smart City for Culture
arts and culture in the digital age
Fiber to the School
Half of Brussels schools connected to very high-speed Internet!
European consortium bIoTope
On 20 and 21 March this year, the Brussels-Capital Region welcomed the members of the European consortium bIoTope
A major player on the regional Smart City stage
The BRIC progress on the ground
Brussels Smart City for Education: a success!
8 March 2017 - BEL
Visit at the BRIC
The BRIC welcomed the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer – Hong Kong Special Administration Region.
Smart City Breakfast
Wednesday, 22 february 2017
Blurring of orthophoto maps
Consequences for the old geoservers
Digital.Brussels, a new unified digital strategy for the Brussels Region
Creation of an international digital quality label
The BRIC Procurement Central
Since 2015, the BRIC has established a position as a Procurement Central
Another step forwards for free Wi-Fi in the Brussels Region
The STIB has plans to equip its metro stations with free Wi-Fi.
UrbIS Users Club 8/12/2016
The final UrbIS Users Club of the year took place last Thursday.
“The Brussels Digital Citizen” symposium
1/12/2016 A day of talks and interactive workshops on the theme of digital inclusion
Gender Hackathon, a Belgian first at the BRIC!
On 24 November the BRIC hosted a hackathon of a special kind
The BRIC at Job IT Day in Gosselies
The 6th Job IT Day, on Thursday, 24/11
An UrbIS Users Club in December 2016
The BRIC is organising a UrbIS event on 8 December 2016
Smart City observation mission
Finding out what is happening in Barcelona
Join the BRIC for Digital Week!
From 20 to 30 October 2016
The BRIC is actively preparing for Digital Week 2016!
In anticipation of the Virtual Reality hackathon
New name, new logo, new outlook for free regional Wi-Fi!
Good-bye Urbizone, hello wifi.brussels!
'Mobility for all in Brussels' Hackathon
Supporting a hackathon organised by Molengeek
A delegation from Rabat at the BRIC
The BRIC welcomed a delegation led by Mr Abdessamad Sekkal
Digital Literacy
8 September is International Literacy Day.
Pokehunt 02 Brussels
Well done to the Pokehunters who braved the awful weather.
Take part in the Pokéhunt 02 with the BRIC!
The Pokemon Go phenomenon at the heart of the Brussels Region
oSoc#16
A breath of fresh air into the IRISnet room
The BRIC installs Wi-Fi in Kinshasa!
To be installed in two technical secondary schools
Brussels App Challenge
Winners are known!
Regional smart city receives Publica Awards
On Thursday 2 June in Brussels
New distribution of UrbIS 2016 Q1
Now available on our download platform!
Girls in ICT
28 April was Girls in ICT Day!
Alfresco Beecon
The Order of the Bee and the BRIC joined forces to organise a BeeCon in Brussels on 27, 28 and 29 April!
BRIC at NetFutures 2016
NetFutures is an annual event dedicated to digital innovation, organised by the European Commission and entitled ‘Driving growth in the Digital Single Market’.
Redeploying the Geoserver infrastructure: the redundancy period is coming to an end!
Consult the correlation between the old and new URLs
Success for the Brussels Regional Public Service
Winner at the GeoSpatial Awards @BEGEO Brussels
Creative Ring Challenge
The Creative Ring Challenge is to be held simultaneously in Barcelona, Ghent, Eindhoven, Brussels, Helsinki and Trentino from 21 to 24 March.
A regional Open Data portal
Data freely available for access and use in various formats on Opendatastore.brussels
Brussels Smart City Event: new date announced!
Come & find out the Smart side of Brussels!
New IT 2.0 team in Berchem-St-Agathe
The commune is making the most of BRIC expertise
Secretary of State at the BRIC for Interface3
Increasing IT awareness among women
The BRIC website and be.brussels portal granted AnySurfer certification
The BRIC and be.brussels websites have received confirmation of AnySurfer certification.
The BRIC in Helsinki
In the context of the European bIoTope project
New UrbIS 2015 Q3 release
Now available on our download platform
Fix My Street wins Smart City Award!
Presented by the technology industry federation, Agoria
Full house for the UrbIS Users club
The IRISnet room was full to the brim on 3 December!
Redeployment of Geoserver infrastructure
Improvements and new URLs
The new BRIC publication Cahier 36 hot off the press!
Sensible habits to prevent cyber attacks
A delegation from La Rioja at the BRIC
A delegation from the Spanish province on Thursday 19 November
Smart City Event postponed
The Event was planned November 24th
Smart City Breakfast: episode 3
Theme of the day: More digital experts in the Brussels Region!
Fidus is up and running!
The Regional Services Integrator (SRI) is operational
Urbizone: free Wi-Fi in Forest!
More and more hot spots zones
Smart City Breakfast: episode 2
The day’s theme: infrastructure, public and private cloud, hybrid cloud
Open Data Hackathon
Open Data, free software and Smart City
The Secretary of State listens to public and private sectors
Open Data at the 1st Brussels Smart City Breakfast
Brussels Smart City Event 24/11/15
Register now!
Seeking volunteers!
Come along and test a platform on 27/10!
Open Data Hackathon
Let's meet at the BRIC on 28 October!
The BRIC at Brussels Digital Week
At the service of Brussels citizens
A Smart City manager for the Region
A catalyst for digital development
UrbIS Download unavailable
Migration to Vcloud infrastructure on 16 September
Inauguration of the regional CCTV platform
The Brussels regional CCTV platform was inaugurated on 14 July 2015
Brazilian visit to the BRIC
On Monday, 19 June, the BRIC welcomed Mr André Gomyde, Smart City Manager of Vitória, Brazil.
RAD Hackathon
A studious atmosphere reigned in the IRISnet room on 17 June when 24 developers took part in an RAD...
Further success for the UrbIS Users Club
Another comprehensive programme on 11 June
A first in Brussels: Brussels Smart City Summit
The Brussels Smart City Summit proved an unprecedented success.
Brussels Smart City Summit
On 3 June, the BRIC is organising the Brussels Smart City Summit.
Important UrbIS data update
A new version is now available
E-mails with extension .brussels!
3000 e-mails with extension .brussels!
Little by little, Urbizone is putting down roots
After the CPAS (public social assistance centre) in Evere and before the area around the council offices in Anderlecht, it’s the turn of the municipal square in Molenbeek to go over to Wi-Fi.
Fiber to the School
The Region plan to connect secondary schools to the high-speed Internet!
Brand new website for the commune of Molenbeek
The new Molenbeek municipal website went on line last Monday, 20 April.
Hackathon Alfresco, 17 April @ BRIC
Maximum concentration was the order of the day in the BRIC IRISbox room on 17 April.
Electronic tools of local democracy: collecting, decision making and forwarding
On 1 April this year, the European Committee on Local and Regional Democracy (Council of Europe) organised a thematic workshop in the Brussels Parliament building on "Electronic tools of local democracy: collecting, decision making and forwarding”.
Inauguration of the 16th EPN in Auderghem
Thursday, 26 March: the 16th Public Digital Space (EPN, “Espace Public Numérique”, in French) in the Brussels-Capital Region has officially opened.
New UrbIS release – February 2015
Cartographic database update
The BRIC at the Café Numérique Bruxelles
An evening about “Police and social media”
Are you looking to migrate your website and your e-mails to .brussels?
Useful tips to leave nothing to chance!
New website for Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
The first municipal website with the .brussels extension
Fix My Street 4.0.
Partnership established with various organisations
A trip to Smart Amsterdam
Finding out about the ‘smart’ initiatives being taken by the Dutch city
The BRIC as an example at UCL-Mons
Highlighting in the Master’s in Management Engineering
An UrbIS Users Club in December 2014
A full and varied programme
The BRIC at Be-OpenGIS-fr 2014
Conferences and workshops on free software in geomatics
Free Wi-Fi network for Schaerbeek town hall and place Collignon
14 new access points
The BRIC in Bologna at the Smart City Exhibition 2014
Promotion as part of the ECIM project
The BRIC supports the Open Data Hackathon
Challenge: two days to design apps that benefit everyone
New at UrbIS
Update of cartographic databases for downloading
The new .brussels extension is finally operational!
The Brussels-Capital Region has its own internet domain
The BRIC present at the Alfresco Summit 2014
Three days focusing on Enterprise Content Management (ECM) in London
The BRIC is sharing its expertise in the field of IT security
Information session by the Association of the City and the Municipalities
3rd Regional Data Centre branch opened at the Brussels fire service
The very best currently available in terms of server rooms
Five million Gmail accounts hacked
Is your Google account on this list?
Nova Users Club
The 19 communes present
«I want to make Brussels a smart city!»
Interview with the State Secretary
Technical intervention July, 29
The access to this website, servers and softwares hosted in the DC concerned
The BRIC, Ecodynamic Enterprise in the Region
Renewal of the Brussels distinction
Happy birthday IRISbox!
How many users since the start?
New UrbIS release online
Cartographic databases update
Consult the BRIC Annual report 2013
Online for the second year in a row
Belgium in Pléiades satellite images
The entire country covered in very high resolution
All 19 communes for Nova!
Woluwe-St-Lambert completes the members’ list
UrbIS Users Club 26/06/14
Highlighting an abundance of news
Success for the regional Think Tank
Tips & Tricks for an effective and popular website
Mobility plan (MP): practical workshops at the BRIC
Several dates in June. Register now!
The BRIC at the heart of the Alfresco world
Hosting the Global Virtual Hackathon
Nova wins over the City of Brussels
The platform welcomes its 18th member
Discover the Region’s hidden marvels thanks to oblique photographs from UrbIS
So much more than a vertical photo...
Publication of the BRIC White Book
A broader vision for the Brussels-Capital Smart Region
The European ICT landscape
The Brussels-Capital Region stands out on various levels in the IPTS report
The BRIC hosts the Alfresco Global Virtual Hackathon in Brussels
A global event for software developers. Register now!
New at UrbIS!
A raft of updates to download
Fix My Street now solving issues with public lighting and road signs
Application features further extended
The BRIC at the service of job seekers!
Cooperation with Bruxelles Formation
The GREEN IT programme highlighted by Bruxelles Environnement
Fine recognition for the BRIC
Interface 3 visiting the BRIC
Focus on women in IT!
irisnet.eu created by the BRIC
Happy surfing!
Ton eID, ça simplifie!
New campaign to promote widespread use of the electronic identity card
Hosting Osiris at the BRIC
A new application brings many benefits in Brussels
The BRIC Executive Summary is now available!
While awaiting the White Book itself ...
Improved version of Fix My Street goes online
Many new features for the users
BRIC website and the regional portal granted AnySurfer certification
The digital world accessible to all
80 years of urbanisation on BruSky!
A new version of the application developed by the BRIC
A new cartographic portal for the Brussels-Capital Region
A virtual library of geographic data at regional level
A new website for the Administration des Pouvoirs Locaux (APL)
Developed by the BRIC
Atomia Brussels’ Women for Science prize - Fr. Du Mortier
Final deadline for applications: 14 February!
Brussels Environnement singles out the BRIC and its Green IT program
An inspiring example in the Brussels-Capital Region
IRISnet, the backbone of a smart region
The situation and the outlook for the regional broadband network
Government go-ahead for Regional Data Centre
A major step has been taken in a project long promoted by the BRIC
UrbIS Users Club
Over a hundred people responded to the invitation from the BRIC on December, 12
The BRIC at Online Educa Berlin 2013 some pictures
Some pictures illustrating the BRIC’s presence at Online Educa 2013, early December 2013
NOVA RELEASE 4.6
Version 4.6 of the Nova platform came out
Six hundred touch tablets, over 2,000 PCs and 100 servers for Brussels secondary schools
Thirty-three secondary schools acquire touch tablets thanks to the Brussels-Capital Region
Guest blogger
Do you want to tell about an experience or expose your opinion on current events?
The BRIC at Online Educa Berlin 2013 fair
The BRIC led a mission which included the Minister for Information Technology
Express yourselves about your Region with be.brussels.be!
The website be.brussels.be is the focal point of a new regional visibility campaign
Editoria platform is online!
Discover this new platform providing access to documents
The BRIC, key note speaker of the “Managing change towards quality services for the public” seminar
Fix My Street and IRISbox projects highlighted
The BRIC and the new European driving licence format
The BRIC acts as an intermediary between the Federal Public Service for Mobility and Transport and the communes of the Brussels-Capital Region.
The BRIC in Paris with a delegation from the Brussels-Capital Region
A delegation from the Brussels-Capital Region, led by the BRIC, paid a flying visit to Paris on Wednesday, 12 June.
The BRIC proves a great success at LSM 2013
The BRIC was well represented this week at the Libre Software Meetings 2013 held in Brussels.
February 18, 2014 , the BRIC Annual Conference
A strategic vision for a smart region integrating ICTs