What makes a City?

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Buildings …?

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…or logistics..?

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…or could it be CHANGE..?

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…and especially, PEOPLE?

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City is an organism, not a machine.

cities can be killed.

cities can be resurrected.

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case: Restaurant Day

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… the sweet point: smart technology in everyday use by citizens

Pic: UIAH Crucible Studio, 2006

communities are creative.

Pic: Love Parade

Who are “users”?

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17 source: Eric Von Hippel , 2009

users as innovators

users as contributors

users as participants

Smart City service structure

Diversity – services and uses

Flexibility – concepts and business models

Scalability – from small to big & back

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Open Data clearing house to find, harmonize, open,

publish and utilize the data in collaboration with

developers. Innovation, efficiency and transparency.

Open the data Use the data

CitySDK Pilots

Smart Participation – Lead Pilot in Helsinki

• “Fix-my-street”

Smart Mobility – Lead Pilot in Amsterdam

• Personal Travel Assistant

Smart Tourism – Lead Pilot in Lisbon

• Personal Tour Guide

+ 15 Replication Pilots in 8 cities

- from methodologies to ecosystems Living Labs 2.0

Harmonization

Policies Processes

Access

Collaboration Smart

Cities

Future

Internet

Living

Labs

Service platforms

Community Commercial

Public

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Smart city strategy based on collaboration

Living Lab: open innovation ecosystem “Internet innovation” for real life needs

for real-life co-design and co-creation

City as an enabler: data, access, harmonization