1. “Smart City” political, structural & organisational dimensions
Άσπα Γοσποδίνη
Αρχιτέκτων ΑΠΘ, MSc, PhD Bartlett School, UCL
Καθηγήτρια Πολεοδομίας & Αστικού Σχεδιασμού
Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας

2. What is a smart city? Smart City is a city that
is able to link physical capital with social capital, and to develop better services and infrastructures.
It is able to bring together technology, information, and political vision, into a coherent programme of urban and service improvements”

3. The “Smart City” concept
We often consider – based on rankings - the Smart City as a reality but
Smart City: is not a reality but an urban development strategy, and a mostly technology driven future vision
Smart City is about
how citizens are shaping the city, and
how citizens are empowered to contribute to urban development
Smart City is
an urban laboratory,
an urban “innovation ecology”,
an accelerator and agent of change

4. We are witnessing promising developments towards smarter cities
Cities increasingly transform into what can be called “urban innovation ecosystems“
Cities start experimenting the opportunities of the (Future) Internet through “living labs” approaches for engaging end-users in the innovation process

5. Smart Cities 'philosophy'
Identify common challenges
Develop replicable & innovative solutions
Bundle demand from cities
Attract and involve business and banks
Create markets!

6. What is the DNA of the Smart City?2 3 1 4 5 6

7. Smart cities – the structural dimension

8. Smart Governance SC (supply chain) Management & citizen’s participation
Participation in decision making
Smart Supply Chain
Public and social services
Transparent governance
Life Cycle Assessment
Environmental Accounting
Shared service Centers
Digital Citizenship
Security Systems

9. 2. Smart Economy competiveness
Innovative entrepreneurship
Economic image & trademarks
International embededness
Smart grids (networks, clusters),
Flexibility of labour market
Ability to transform
Mobile payments,
Tele-working,
Document dematerialization,
Webalytics (a web data management for business owners, stock analysts, and SEO practitioners).

10. 3. Smart Mobilility Transport and ICT
Sustainable, innovative and safe transportation systems
Electric vehicles
Charging stations and plugs,
New logistic solutions,
Infomobility,
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Dynamic traffic control Systems
Advanced GPS Systems,

11. 4. Smart Environment protection of natural resources & environment
Environmental protection
Sustainable resource management
Tackling air and water pollution
Maximising the city’s green spaces
Energy efficient Green Buildings
Smart Lighting of public open spaces and buildings
Encouraging the use of renewable energy resources
Sustainable waste management

12. 5. Smart People enhancing social and human capital
Education
Level of qualification
Affinity to life long learning
Social Plurality
Multi cultural societies
Multi-ethnic societies
Social inclusion
Creativity, open-mindness,
Concerned, sensible & responsible communities

13. 6. Smart Living – quality of life
Cultural facilities
Health facilities
Educational facilities
Individual safety from criminality
Housing quality
Attractiveness of urban environment
Social cohesion

14. Axiom 1: Smart Cities require Strong City Leadership For Converting Principles into Actions
1. City-based approach within a National Urban System
2. Collaborative design and decision-making
3. One-system approach based on Urban Metabolism and multi-sectoral integrated planning
4. Financing for sustainability and resiliency

15. Axiom 2: Smart Cities Recognize Community Interests at Many Institutional Levels: The Subsidiarity Principle

16. Axiom 3: Smart Cities facilitate Building Greener, Better Quality and Safer – Building Urban Resilience
Logic of the future:
Don’t make the same mistakes from the past.
Consider building urban resilience as part of long-term development strategy to
improve livelihoods of people,
implementing effecting land use planning and disaster risk reduction strategies.

17. Axiom 4: Smart Cities recognize Voice and Choice of Low Income City Residents – Demand Principle

18. Axiom 5 A: Smart Cities Promote Energy Efficiency – Low Carbon Policies & ‘green city’
Green City Maximizes Carbon/SOx/NOx SPM Reduction
Green City’s priorities should begin from tackling local air/water pollution concerns

19. Cross cutting Energy themes
•Smart supply and demand systems
•Smart buildings and neighbourhoods
•Sustainable urban mobility
•Smart and sustainable digital infrastructures
•Strategic Planning for integration and optimisation of flows

20. Axiom 5 B Smart cities minimize the risks by climate change

21. Axiom 6: Smart Cities require Economic and City Planning Principles Harmonized with Each Other

22. Axiom 7 A: Smart Cities should be compacts cities that require ‘sound urban planning’ – The Land Use Planning Principle

23. Axiom 7B: Smart Cities leverage existing ICT Resources to improve Transport Planning and Management – Urban Accessibility Planning Support System
The Challenge
Effective transport planning and management begins with sustained data collection practices.
Many cities in the EAP region lack sufficient resources to maintain these practices, and traditional ITS solutions are often beyond the reach, financially and technically, of many urban transport departments.
The Opportunity: Three Trends
Increasing penetration and declining cost of ICT, both for consumers and governments.
Emergence of open transport data protocols and standards.
Increasing availability of open-source applications and data-protocols.

24. A Smart City strategy
Urban
Planning
ICT
Environment 24 24 24

25. Smart city model: Three pillars
Ubiquitous infrastructures
Information from sensors, open data, and citizens
Human capital, actors, communities

26. Planning for Smart district
Development of wired and wireless networks
Free Internet to users and business.
Smart environments based on sensors
e-services suitable for the community of each district
Training services for involvement of end-users
Governance challenges:
Three gaps to address
Digital skills gap - TRAINING
Creativity gap – LIVING LABS
Entrepreneurship gap – BUSINESS MODELS

27. Smart city Governance: Service Control Management
Creation of networks of actors, organisations, departments
Broadband network and sensor data management
Creation of proof of concepts for systems and applications
Challenges
Demand for human capital and skills
VC funding for innovation
Low global connectivity
Development of triple helix alliances
Collaboration between government departments

28. Smart people & communities
Preparing XXI century citizen
Fluency with IT
Contemporary skills
Manage complexity
Test a solution
Manage problems in faulty solutions
Collaborate
Expect the unexpected
Anticipate changing technologies

29. Internet of Things is laying the foundations of our future lives …
Smart Homes
Intelligent transport system
Business environment
Logistics and retail environment
Health monitoring system
… in smart cities 29