In the stage talk, the shared theme “Digital Partners for Urban Resilience.” was addressed. He considers resilience to be one of the most important aspects of a smart city. Both natural and man-made disasters repeatedly subject urban societies to shocks. This increases the need for prevention and response. According to Noennig, smart cities equipped with smart technologies have the ability not only to respond faster and better to crises; rather, they can even learn from them (“Crisis as a Resource”) and ultimately emerge stronger.