Jornada Ciudades Abiertas y Sostenibilidad. Olga Gil COIT/UAM en Rivas Ciudad, Madrid Mayo 2014

1. Open Cities and
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Olga Gil and Julio Navío
Political Participation series
May 8th 2014, Ayuntamiento de Rivas
Jornada Ciudades Abiertas VI

3. Scope
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4. Definitions of smart cities under three traditions: human capital, technology and digital literacy. The definitions of
smart cities. What makes a city smart? Differences in definitions in applied local contexts are important because
these are translated into differences in governance locally, as we have later founded.
Theoretically We founded differences among three approaches: 1) human capital, 2) technological progress, 3) the
normative question: What are the skills that people and citizens shall have to be digitally literate in the XXI century?
Testing whether the third approach –digital literacy- is present or absent in the eight cases addressed.
Hypothesis Factors to advance the smart plans are key to differentiate models of urban governance
Comparison includes non European cases.
Choice of cases driven by an interest to learn from innovation practices in different world institutional settings.
In previous work presented in Baltimore and Twente we looked at management and organization, technology,
governance, policy context, people and communities, economy, built infrastructure, and natural
environment. From these previous works we conclude that governance could be a key overarching variable,
embracing the rest as subcategories. to work analyzing governance as overarching category embracing the rest of
variables.
This work is based on research conducted by Olga Gil, Carmen Navarro and Julio Navío (2013-2014)
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5. Urban Annual Growth Rate %
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6. Variables
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16. Truly Global. Comprising people and firms
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20. Global expert on smart cities, smart citizens and ideas
for the future.
Olga is chief executive for applied research. Most recent
international presentations include Baltimore and Tweente (Holland)
where work was discussed with world class experts on city development
and public policy.
Education Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences. European University Institute, Florence. 2000. Thesis: The Politics of
Telecommunications in the United States and Spain (1875-2000). Florence, Italy. Published by CIS (Madrid). AECPA Best Book
Award 2003. M.A. in Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Thesis:
“Structuring Telecommunications Markets from the Brazilian and the United States Perspectives (1875-1994)”. Postgraduate
Certificate in Latin American Studies. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 1994.Bachelor Degree in Political Science
(1987-1992) and Bachelor Degree in Journalism (1985-1990), Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
She also joined INSEAD (strategy), IESE (future finance) AND IE (project management) for spezialization courses

21. olgagil@olgagil.es @OlgaG
Doctor Gil´s is global expert on smart cities, smart citizens and ideas for the future.
As chief executive for applied research Olga also advices local leaders. Most
recent international presentations include Baltimore and Tweente (Holland) where
she discussed with world class experts on city development.
Education
Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences. European University Institute, Florence. 2000. Thesis: The Politics of Telecommunications
in the United States and Spain (1875-2000). Florence, Italy. Published by CIS (Madrid). AECPA Best Book Award 2003.
M.A. in Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Thesis: “Structuring
Telecommunications Markets from the Brazilian and the United States Perspectives (1875-1994)”.
Postgraduate Certificate in Latin American Studies. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 1994.
Bachelor Degree in Political Science (1987-1992) and Bachelor Degree in Journalism (1985-1990), Universidad Complutense de
Madrid.
She also joined INSEAD (strategy), IESE (future finance) AND IE (project management) for spezialization courses

22. Open Cities and Natural
EnvironmentOlga Gil and Julio Navío
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