1. Laurens Bracke, Kenneth Van Gysegem & Jonas Cottenies
SMART CITIES
CREATING A NEW SOCIETY...
Laurens Bracke, Kenneth Van Gysegem & Jonas Cottenies

2. “Just over half the world now lives in cities but by 2050, over 70% of the world will be urban dwellers. By then, only 14% of people in rich countries will live outside cities, and 33% in poor countries.” United Nations

3. Definitions of a Smart City
“An instrumented, interconnected and intelligent city.”
“A city well performing in a forward-looking way in economy, people, governance, mobility, environment, and living, built on the smart combination of endowments and activities of self-decisive, independent and aware citizens.”
“A city that monitors and integrates conditions of all of its critical infrastructures, resources, security and services to the citizens”

4. Smart City domains

5. Smart Economy:
Virtual Supermarket
Faster network
Smart People:
Community platform
eLearning

6. Smart Governance:
Open Data & Open Government
Map Your World
Smart Mobility:
Traffic monitoring
SF Park
Electric vehicles

7. Smart Environment:
Energy metering and smart grids
Smart Water management
Smart Living:
Tourism and leisure services
Urban planning

8. Smart City domains Strategic Mindset Awareness Commitment Flexibility
Synergy
Self-decisiveness

9. Examples of Smart Cities in Europe
London
Amsterdam
Ghent

10. Examples in Ghent Sound Climate Apps for Ghent G for Ghendetta
Hack the bib
G for Ghendetta

11. EPIC Smart city Service
Makes with participating cities a plan with objectives which they
have to follow to also become a smart city!
EPIC is much more than just an IT platform - it is a one stop shop
where medium-sized Cities in Europe ( – inhabitants)
can find real, affordable products and services to make your city smarter
today without spending millions in the process.

12. Objectives for EPIC

13. 5 difficult words Urban dwellers Congestion Incentive Endowment
A person who lives in an urban area.
Congestion
The state of being overcrowded, especially with traffic or people.
Incentive
Something that induces action or motivates you to make an effort.
Endowment
In this case, the willingness to participate financially or intellectually.
Sustainable
Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.