About Nesta

Nesta is a research and innovation foundation. We apply our deep expertise in applied methods to design, test and scale solutions to some of the biggest challenges of our time, working across the innovation lifecycle.

Aida Esteban, Head of Business Development at Citymart discussed how local authorities around the world have used the Citymart platform to support innovation and see it in action. Guests heard about how Citymart helped San Francisco upgrade its urban lighting system using open technology standards, how London matched health tech start-ups to chronically ill citizens to co-create better solutions and how Santiago de Chile reduced wait times and improved accessibility to primary health services by collaborating with start-ups.