1. Smart Sustainable Cities – a strategic innovation agenda Project leaders: Mattias Höjer, hojer@kth.se and Olga Kordas olga@kth.se Financed by Swedish Energy Agency and Vinnova The city we want: smart and sustainable, Genoa, June 18 2014

2. What is a SIA-SSC about? Smart Sustainable Cities SSC

3. Why? Because we see an enormous potential and want to -”Help” the Energy agency and Vinnova identify needs and opportunities and prioritise activities -Create a basis for an application on a ”Strategic Innovation Program” The SIA on Smart Sustainable Cities is being developed by more than 20 large organisations in cooperation during 2014

4. What? Show how the area can meet global challenges Identify stakeholders and challenge them to position themselves Define activities for reaching the targets

5. Who? KTH: Energy Platform ICT Platform KTH-S CESC - Centre for Sustainable Communications ACCESS-Centre Centre for Sustainable Built Environment Electromagnetic Engineering Energy Technology Environmental Strategies Research ECO2 Vehicle Design Industrial Ecology Industrial Information and Control Systems Land and Water Resources Engineering Media Technology and Interaction Design ABBElectrolux Ericsson Fortum IBM Intel NCCSiemens SwecoTeliaSonera Vasakronan City of Malmö Skåne Regional Council City of Stockholm ITU – SSC (FN) Swedish National Grid Swedish Transport Adm KTH Royal Institute of Technology Lund University SP Swedish ICT Partners may be added HS2020 Swedish Union of Tenants

6. A definition of Smart Sustainable City A Smart Sustainable City is a city that meets the needs of its present inhabitants, -without compromising the ability for other people or future generations to meet their needs, and thus, does not exceed local or planetary environmental limitations, and -where this is supported by ICT Höjer and Wangel Smart Sustainable Cities – definition and challenges In: Hilty, L.M., Aebischer, B. (eds.) ICT Innovations for Sustainability Springer, Heidelberg New York 2014 (in press)

7. Challenges for Smart Sustainable Cities Development of assessment methods to ensure that cities identified as Smart Sustainable Cities are in fact sustainable; Complementing mitigating measures to avoid rebound effects; The relationship between top-down and bottom-up initiatives needs further exploration; Strategies for strengthening city governments’ competences are needed; Governance models for smart sustainable city development must be considered. Höjer and Wangel Smart Sustainable Cities – definition and challenges In: Hilty, L.M., Aebischer, B. (eds.) ICT Innovations for Sustainability Springer, Heidelberg New York 2014 (in press)

8. Characteristics? Create innovation through Demanding solutions to global challenges connected to environment and energy Integrating several fields and the strongest most dedicated actors from industry, institutes, cities, universities, authorities and citizens’ organisations

9. 2nd International Conference on ICT for Sustainability 24-27 August 2014, Stockholm, Sweden Keynote speakers Theme: ICT and transformational change 13 Workshops + 2.5 days conference Organized by Centre for Sustainable Communications KTH Royal Institute of Technology