1. The people and city of Almere use the full potential of ICT to connect, collaborate, innovate and co-create for a sustainable urban life Almere Smart Society 23 July 2012, Contrail Cloud Summer School at Windesheim Raymond Versteegh Smart Cities Strategies Program Manager Consortium Almere Smart Society Twitter @Ray1961 nl.linkedin.com/in/raymondversteegh

2. From 190.000 to 350.000 inhabitants in 2030 100.000 new jobs60.000 new homes The Challenge of The City of Almere Smart Cities Strategies© 13 June 2012

3. Vision Almere Smart Society uses the full potential of ICT for a better, easier & more fun and cheaper urban life. By and for the people - People make the city - Cities make the world Smart Cities Strategies© 13 June 2012

4. Vision Almere Smart Society is a green, safe and vital urban community with healthy and sustainable systems using in a strategic and systemic manner the full potential of intelligent digital infrastructures. It connects people, business and city, endorses the work together, innovate constantly, and simplifies the co-creation of new services. Almere Smart Society has healthy economic growth, strong social cohesion, sustainable organic urban development and efficient city operations. "Of, for and by the people and businesses in Almere - A unique place of knowledge and innovation, to work and to live" Smart Cities Strategies© 13 June 2012

5. Almere Smart Society Economic Growth Sustainable Urban Development Efficient City Operations Social Innovation Sustainable energy, food, water, waste Sustainable Build & Land use Sustainable living & working Ease & Simple accessible & fast Safe, Friendly & Healthy ‘Almere Wast Free’, clean & frugal New Services, New industries New Jobs, New investments Knowledge, Research & Incubation ‘Everyone Joins’ New Healthcare, New Education Diversity & ‘The Ensilverment’ Smart Cities Strategies© 13 June 2012

6. Almere Smart Society Economic Growth Sustainable Urban Development Efficient City Operations Social Innovation Innovate ConnectCollaborate Co-Create Smart Cities Strategies© 13 June 2012

7. Almere Smart Society Economic Growth Sustainable Urban Development Efficient City Operations Social Innovation Innovate ConnectCollaborate Co-Create Intelligent Digital Infrastructures Intelligent Digital Infrastructures Smart Cities Strategies© 13 June 2012

8. A Day In The Life Raymond Versteegh Smart Cities Strategies raymond.versteegh@gmail.com Twitter @Ray1961 nl.linkedin.com/in/raymondversteegh +31652529404 “Smart City is optimized use of ICT in urban life. Smart is also Sustainable, Meaningful, Artful, Responsible and Truthful living"