1 "The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission" "The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission"

Smart Cities and the Future Internet

Workshop by Eurocities and Fireball Brussels, 25th January 2012

Mário Campolargo European Commission - DG INFSO

Director, Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures

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smart, sustainable, inclusive

cities offer an ideal platform for ICT and other industries to integrate and test new concepts to serve

Europe’s sustainable future

~80% of the population lives in cities

~75% of CO2 is produced in cities

~75% of energy is consumed in cities

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smart cities

open access to data

innovative broadband internet infrastructure

advanced innovation ecosystems

citizen engagement and participation

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smart cities – open innovation

§  local factor § co-localisation / specialisation § “spillover” effects

§ digital society § knowledge economy §  intangible assets

in the digital society, the process of wealth and value creation has changed, transforming the power relations between firms,

individuals, users, and Public Institutions

§ data aggregation § social networks / sensors § “mash up” applications

§ administrative responsibility §  trust between multiple actors § SMEs

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from research to innovation

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CIP Accelerating take-up of technologies which come out of the labs and are mature for innovation

FI PPP Short to medium term system level research combining application pull and technology push

Medium to long term research on the Future Internet FP7

FIRE Large scale experimentation/ collaboration

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Call 2 Call 1 Call 3

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

FI PPP: structure and projects

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§  FIRE – experimental facilities... technical dimension as well as social and ethical.

FIRE + Living Lab methodology

§  Living Labs Networks §  Living labs methodologies applied to European projects

§  Exploring new perspectives of the Living Labs methodologies

Living Labs are examples of real environments in which best practices of open innovation are applied

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2014-20 financial framework

1.05% of EU GNI in commitments = € 1025 billion over 7 years (2011 prices)

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Put forward by the Commission end of June

Common Agricultural Policy €372 billion 36%

Cohesion Policy €336 billion 33%

Connecting Europe facility €40 billion 4%

Research and Innovation €80 billion 8%

Education and youth €15 billion 2%

Migration and internal security €8 billion 1%

External Action €70 billion 7%

Administration €63 billion 6%

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Focus on: §  research & innovation §  information and communication technologies (ICT) §  competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) §  shift towards a low-carbon economy §  climate change adaptation & risk prevention and management §  environmental protection & resource efficiency §  sustainable transport & removing bottlenecks in key network

infrastructures §  employment & supporting labour mobility §  social inclusion & combating poverty §  education, skills & lifelong learning §  institutional capacity building & efficient public administrations

cohesion funds – smart specialisation

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Commission proposal in November 2011 to promote the completion of

§  "transport core network“ (€ 21.7 billion + € 10 billion) §  "energy priority corridors" (€ 9.1 billion)

§  and key digital infrastructure (network and services) (€ 9.2 billion)

to combine market based instruments and EU direct support to optimise impact

Connecting Europe facility

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Horizon 2020

Tackling Societal Challenges

Industrial Leadership &

Competitive Frameworks

Excellent Science Base

Budget:€80 billion

LEIT… ICT Future Internet…

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§  Understand the needs of regional/local actors §  Move from testing innovative ideas to piloting realistic solutions

that will help us deliver in the 2020 timeframe §  Take a comprehensive and integrated approach; break down

silos between domains such as buildings, transport, energy networks and ICT

§  Ensure that solutions are actually taken up by key stakeholders, including citizens

§  Smart cities are a perfect framework: §  To put the Future Internet Technologies “in context” §  To take advantage of the new EU policy approach, with tighter

integration between Research, innovation, regional deployment

what is next?

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making our society smarter

Future Internet

Smart Energy Smart Living

Smart Transport Smart Health