This document summarizes the chief strategy officer of Ghent's vision for developing Ghent as a smart city focused on people. It discusses moving from earlier smart city models driven by industry to one led by the city and involving citizens. The strategy focuses on using data and technology to enable collaboration towards addressing challenges like climate change, mobility, and healthcare. The goal is to develop an inclusive city where citizens can freely develop themselves with city support through a shared vision and co-created strategy.

1. June 28th 2018
Karl-Filip Coenegrachts
Chief Strategy Officer
City of Ghent
Ghent, Smart City of People

2. CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
• Long term thinking and working
• Data and Information management
• Policy Participation
• Strategic Funding
• International Relations and Networks
• Urban Renewal programmes
• Horizontal Policies: Smart cities -> future cities
• ICT Strategy

3. 2008: “IBM builds a Smarter Planet”

4. No (Wo)Man’s City

5. We need solutions
for complex problems
with (un)explored possibilities
of new technology
over existing infrastructure

6. 6
LOADING CITY
image by uncreatives*

8. Smart City 1.0 Tech driven, industry led
Smart City 2.0 Tech enabled, city led
Smart City 3.0 Citizen co-creation
Smart City 4.0 City of People?

9. Ghent as a City of People

12. Data is foundation
Working together is smart
TECHNOLOGY AS ENABLER
DNA determines future vision and strategy

13. Ghent: city with a vision for the future
Ghent is an open, inclusive, smart and child-friendly city. It
connects all forces to develop the city into a lasting and
liveable whole and in doing so shapes the future.
Ghent wants to be a creative forerunner in the transition
towards a climate-neutral city. We are building an eco-
friendly and diversified economy that brings welfare for all.
By doing so, we develop a community of responsible
citizens who can develop themselves freely and who can
count on the necessary support.

14. We do not need a smart
city strategy, we need a
city/urban strategy that is
smart

15. City of Ghent local priorities 2013-2019

17. Facts & figures
Ghent: shared vision and co-created strategy

18. Mayor @ your Town: Ghent in 2025

19. Ghent: co-creating city making

20. Living streets

22. Data is foundation
Working together is smart
TECHNOLOGY AS ENABLER
DNA determines future vision and strategy

24. Data: supporting decision making

25. http://ss6m.climatecentral.org

26. Big Data Analytics and Visualisation

27. Today : IoT in Flanders

28. Panopticon?

29. My data

30. My decentralised internet

31. Data is foundation
Working together is smart
TECHNOLOGY AS ENABLER
DNA determines future vision and strategy

33. Infrastructure

35. Data is foundation
Working together is smart
TECHNOLOGY AS ENABLER
DNA determines future vision and strategy

36. User

37. CITIZEN
Most important
building block of the
city of the future.
Not a customer

38. City Making
Actor

39. City making ecosystem

40. Steering Group City of People
Theme
Climate
Stakeholders
Coordination Group ‘City of People’
Park&Ri
de of the
future
Smart
traffic
circulatio
n
Mobility
as a
service
Slimme
distributie
Duurzame
energie
Local
food
systems
Living
and care
New
modes of
living
Vitalisering
commercial
centres
Theme
Health and
care
Theme
Sustainable
Mobility and
Transport
Theme
Innovation
in Urban
Renewal
Circular
economy
Sharing
economy
Stakeholders Stakeholders Stakeholders
Socialisati
on of care
Health
promotion
Inclusive
and
liveable
wards
e-Health
Expert groups
Projects
Societal challenges city making lab

41. Urban+Rural: Smart Region

42. image: beeldbank.stad.gent
Changing role of the
government?

44. image: beeldbank.stad.gent
Consolidate the vision
Connect the dots
Facilitate the eco-system
Changing role of the
government?

45. Thank you for your attention
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