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Almere Smart Society
Annemarie JorritsmaKeynote Presentation – 23/01/13 Toronto
Smart Cities Summit
Almere is located in the center of the Netherlands, 30 minutes from Amsterdam
and Schiphol Airport
Not so long ago…..
Sea (1961), Design (1977), City (2012)
Almere 2012
2012 - 2022
The Challenge: Almere Floriade 2022
The new Floriade District (artist impression 2022)
1. Focus on the future
2. People make the city
3. Innovative partnerships
The Three Recurring Themes:
Almere 2030
Qualitative growth & development:
1. Cultivate diversity2. Connect place and context3. Combine city and nature;4. Anticipate change5. Continue innovation6. Design healthy systems7. Empower people to make the city
Closely related to Almere as a Green City
A day in the life: (1)
“Smart City is optimized use of ICT in urban life. Smart is also Sustainable, Meaningful, Artful, Responsible and Truthful living"
A day in the life: (2)
“Smart City is optimized use of ICT in urban life. Smart is also Sustainable, Meaningful, Artful, Responsible and Truthful living"
Almere Smart Society
Richard Florida: “the city itself is the central organizing unit of our time”
Almere Smart Society uses the full potential of ICT for a better, easier, cheaper and more fun urban living
Two Key Issues
• GovernanceoHow do we create network based
coöperation, build transparency and organize public accountability
• Valuecaseso How do we realize sustainable, valuebased businesscases
Early Warning System
In red: potentially high social-economic stress (households)
1.Focus on the future
2.People make the
city
3.Innovative
partnerships
Almere Smart
Society
Economic Growth
Sustainable Urban
Development
Efficient City Operations
Social Innovation
Connected Innovation
Inspired Involveme
nt
Co-Creation
Urban Innovation Platform(Citizens,Entrepeneurs, Institutions)
Urban Innovation
Platform
Our Approach:
Almere 2030by night
THANK YOU!