What exactly a smart city is?
- 1. What exactly a smart city is?
- 2. There is a lack of clarity and confusion about what a smart city really is.
- 3. Is a smart city really a novelty? Probably not… Since any settlement/community in the history of human kind having met real needs in people’s lives could certainly claim the title in its essence.
- 4. A smart city is actually a regional platform which expands based on six main dimensions: • smart economy • smart mobility • smart environment • smart people • smart living • smart governance
- 5. Smart Cities Wheel (Boyd Cohen) http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680538/what-exactly-is-a-smart-city
- 6. Goals of a smart city • Improving the efficiency of city operations • Improving the quality of life of its citizens • Growing the local economy
- 7. Key Concepts
- 9. Openness
- 10. Involvement
- 11. Creativity
- 13. Efficiency
- 14. Usability
- 15. Sustainability
- 16. Technology
- 17. Examples
- 18. Smart San Francisco Smart Environment/Green Energy • powered with 41% renewable energy • expansion of the recycling system Transportation • electric vehicle charging with 110 public stations • apps for citizens to navigate public transportation http://www.sfenvironment.org/ http://freshome.com/2013/02/07/10-most-impressive-smart-cities-on-earth/
- 19. Smart New York Smart Education/ People • innovative ecosystem connecting school needs with solution developpers Smart Governance/ Open Data • all NYC agencies share information http://gettingsmart.com/cms/blog/2012/11/smart-cities-new-york/ ://www.datanami.com/datanami/2013-02-22/new_york_city_calls_in_the_code_corps.
- 20. Smart Amsterdam Smart Environment/ Green Urban Planning Smart Economy ‘Climate Street’: •Partnership with big-time • nonpolluting electric trucks, companies (Phillips, Cisco, IBM city bus stops, billboards, and dozens of smaller and lights powered with companies) to go green. solar energy •roofs of households and businesses retrofitted with energy efficient insulation cutting down energy costs http://amsterdamsmartcity.com/
- 21. Smart living Thousands of homes upgraded with automatically dimming light switches, automatic shutting off appliances, smart meters connected to cell phones for realtime analysis, and ultra low energy LED lights are in use in thousands of applications. Smart Amsterdam
- 22. Smart Living Leader in the use and adoption of smart cards, used by millions of residents for services like public transit, library access, building access, shopping, and car parks . Smart Hong Kong http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679127/the-top-10-smart-cities-on-the-planet
- 23. Thank you for your attention! TheSmartCityTeam: T. Androutsopoulos http://www.linkedin.com/pub/theodore-androutsopoulos/16/469/67 D. Giannibas dgiannibas@gmail.com V. Kasviki vkasviki1@gmail.com K. Kentrou https://twitter.com/kentrouk El. Michalaki http://www.linkedin.com/pub/eleni-michalaki/23/644/75a
- 24. PANTEION UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES Department of Communication, Media and Culture MA in Cultural Management AthensCoCreation Project Athens, April 2013