Globe Forum Gdansk Theme Session Innovation And Integration - Presentation Transcript
Globe Forum Innovation Summit Gda ńsk , October 28, 2009
Panel members
Alan Aleksandrowicz Gdansk Economic Development Agency Ltd.
David Kay GE Money Bank S.A.
Peter Horsten GOYELLO IT Services
Are these sustainable examples?
Big change by a simple innovation
William Kwamkwamba, a Malawi secondary school student and inventor. Dropped out of school he build his own wind mill based on spare parts he found and a book he borrowed from the local library.
http://williamkamkwamba.com
Amsterdam Smart City
Salt Lake City Light Rail
Everyone was against
Opened in 1999
Currently very successful, award winning
Additional expansion announced
Munich Airport a meeting place
Airport tours
Cinema
Events
Aircraft Museum
Mini golf
Visitors park
Train connection
How to define sustainable innovation and integration?
Sustainable urban development
"Improving the quality of life in a city, including ecological, cultural, political, institutional, social and economic components without leaving a burden on the future generations. A burden which is the result of a reduced natural capital and an excessive local debt....“ URBAN21 Conference (Berlin, July 2000)
Innovation and integration
Innovation refers to introducing something new and useful, whether it's a new product, service, process, operation or business model.
Integration , refers to the process of fitting into a community .
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