1. City of the Future Suggestions for a Joint Programming Initiative Presentation by Austria Workshop on suggestions for themes for Joint Programming Initiatives 14. September / Brussels

2. The Proposal Austria responded to the Council’s Conclusions on Joint Programming (CD 16755/08) by  Initiating a discussion process among Austrian policy-makers, experts and stakeholders, which resulted in two thematic proposals (‘City of the Future’, ‘Climate Change’)  Organising workshops with member countries which took place 7./8.9. in Brussels to discuss these thematic proposals  In the case of the topic ‘City of the Future’, representatives from AUT, ESP, FIN, FRA, ITA, NLD, NOR, and SWE participated actively  The (intermediate) results of these steps are presented subsequently. In our view, they have substantially contributed to enhanced elaboration of the topical matters as well as consens- building among the participants about the importance and the substance of the proposed topic.

3. The Motivation - Problems  Cities are facing a set of problems which influence the „liveability“ (quality of life) in cities - Demographic change : Ageing, Conflicts between generations, Integration of minorities - Resources : sustainable energy provision and waste management - Traffic : congestion - social, economic and environmental costs (and benefits!) of car-based traffic

4. The Motivation - Potentials  Cities provide specific potentials which can be exploited to provide generic solutions for fundamental problems - Innovativeness: Cities as hubs of invention and innovation - Cities as test beds for generic (societal and technological) solutions - Cities as lead markets for innovation - Cities as ground for large scale applications - Specific European dimension: “uniqueness” of the European city, specific urban patterns and policy environment and heritage

5. The Vision  The City of the Future as „sustainable city“: The vision is an ecologically healthy city („eco-city“) which minimizes its ecological footprint by optimizing its use of resources  Dimensions of an eco-city: - Urban morphology: urban density, eco-construction, eco-renovation - Resource management and treatment: efficient use of resources, new water management concepts, use of waste as energy source … - E-mobility: efficient traffic systems, traffic management systems, e- commuting, … - Communications: digital services, Internet of Things, … - Social Policy: Inclusive approaches, tele-medicine, ambient assisted living, gender issues, integration policies, …

6. The Approach  In tackling the developments towards a ‘City of the Future’, one necessarily has to take a systemic and interdisciplinary perspective in combining technological and societal perspectives and striving for technological and societal innovation  In tackling these developments, one can build on recent and current initiatives, e.g.: - the initiative under the German presidency, which resulted in the ‘Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities’ (May 2007) - the ERA-NET ‘urban-net’, started in the 6th FP, which identified research areas, and took stock of and exchanged existing knowledge - Existing ‘model-cities/districts’, e.g. Stockholm, Tübingen, Freiburg, Barcelona (‘eco-cities’), Amsterdam (modal split), Vienna (waste management, eco-renovation), London (congestion pricing), Mannheim (smart grids), Paris (rental e-mobiles), Lübeck (waste water treatment)

7. The Topics Social dimensions /social innovation Demographic Change (Aging, Youth, …) Urban Spawl ‘Liveability’ of Cities Security / Privacy … Environmental dimension Pollution Congestion Resource consumption ‚Resilience‘ of Cities … City of the Future Technological dimension Infrastructures of Cities for mobility, water and waste treatment, energy supply, communication, … „Internet of Things“ ‚Smart Grids‘ Decentralized energy production Traffic Management Systems Modelling Urban Morphologies „Domotics“ / Building Automation Health Monitoring ‚Secure Ambient Intelligence‘ „Ambient assisted living“ eMobility Eco-construction Eco-renovation Water & Waste Treatment and Management Systems Bio-climatic Approaches / ‚Integrated Vegetation‘ „Future Internet“

8. The Invitation  …is to signal your interest in the topic and join the group of countries which are further developing the topic ! Thank you (in advance!)