1. Smart Policies for Smart Islands Malinska, Croatia, 6 November 2015 Nikos ISARIS DG CONNECT, European Commission

2. Smart Islands*  Sustainable local economic development  High quality of life for inhabitants  High quality of experience for visitors  Excellence in multiple key areas of sustainability, including EconomyEnvironment Education MobilityICTHuman capital EnergyWaterGovernance * EESC definition

3. Smart Policies*  Boost smart and sustainable development  Give competitive advantage  Turn unique characteristics into opportunities  Consider the island dimension  Implement at local, regional, national, and EU level  Relate to the Digital Agenda (among other policy areas) * EESC definition – TEN 558, 19 March 2015

4. The Digital Agenda for Islands  Investment in infrastructure  Broadband infrastructure  Internet penetration vs. Geographical isolation  Digital Single Market  Investment in R & D & I  Islands as research platforms  Social innovation

5. Smart-Islands: Research & Innovation use case Smart Web Services for the Mediterranean Islands www.smart-islands.eu A commercial innovation action rather than a typical R&D project Main objective: "Integrate multiple services for tourism, transportation, environment, civil protection, under the Smart-Islands Platform"

6. 66 Smart-Islands 5.000+ downloads in Apple Store and Google Play in 2014

7. 77 Smart-Islands

8. Explore all island facilities and services via a single touch Discover shops, restaurants, events, news, tours, and many more Panoramas, videos, social networks integration, GPS Detection Stunning 3D navigation booking.com integration Get impressive landmarks and POIs information Functionality

9. 9 Smart-Islands EEIG = European Economic Interest Grouping  The Company was established in July 2014, in Trento, Italy  Shareholders: Fondazione Graphitech, Science Park Trento, Italy Epsilon International, SA GISIG NGO, Genova, Italy Epsilon Italia srl, Cosenza, Italy Hellenic Small islands Network, NGO, Greece  HQ address: Via alla Cascata, 56/C ; 38123 Trento, Italy Office: +39 0461 283395; Fax: +39 0461 283398 EEIG

10. Smart Cities as drivers for development  Cities acting as innovation facilities at large scale  Smart Santander www.smartsantander.eu  OrganiCity www.organicity.eu (Aarhus, London, Santander)  An integrated development model applicable to islands  Open technology platforms and standards  New digital services  Infrastructures and sensors  Digital skills  Innovative procurement and pre-commercial procurement

11. Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC)  Network of National Smart City Networks (2+ cities / country)  Driven by cities and focused on implementation  Open and demand-driven standards  Investment Plan:  National, regional, local funding + EU funding:  H2020 Research and Innovation  European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)  European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF)  European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

12. oascities.org

14. Thank you for your attention! Nikos ISARIS DG CONNECT, European Commission