Smart Santander The Meeting Point Among the Future Internet Living Labs Smart Cities

1. SMARTSANTANDER: The Meeting Point among
the
Future Internet, Living Labs and Smart Cities
Prof. Luis Muñoz
Laboratories for R+D+I in Telecommunications, 39005-­Santander;; Spain
University of Cantabria
luis@tlmat.unican.es
Living Labs and Smart Cities Day
Ghent, 14 th December 2010
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2. From the past to the near future
A lot of Future Internet research has crystallized in
terms of relevant publications, prototypes and
simulations. Is this enough?
However there is a need to provke a higher impact.
Increasing end-­‐user involvement Increases social
awareness concerning research
Prioritizing innovation
Living Labs and Smart Cities Day
Ghent, 14th December 2010

3. Smart cities: The paradise for living labs
Smart cities represent a unique ecosystem which fits
the requirements of research driven by innovation.
End-­‐users (citizens)
Local authorities and their requirements, constraints,
interests,
Service and technology providers (SMEs, companies, )
Researchers
Living Labs and Smart Cities Day
Ghent, 14th December 2010

4. SmartSantander and the living labs
Smart Santander aims at deploying a unique Internet
of Things infrastructure for carrying out experimental
research in the framework of a city
The infrastructure has to provide support to the
Research community
End-­‐users (inhabitants, local authorities, )
Service providers
and has to be SUSTAINABLE
Living Labs and Smart Cities Day
Ghent, 14th December 2010