The document discusses the potential of smart cities as platforms for innovation and sustainable development, emphasizing the role of ICT and citizen engagement. It outlines various financial frameworks and funding opportunities for research and development under the EU budget from 2014-2020. The future Internet technologies are positioned as critical to addressing urban challenges and promoting collaboration among stakeholders.

1. Smart Cities
and the Future Internet
Workshop by Eurocities and Fireball
Brussels, 25th January 2012
Mário Campolargo
European Commission - DG INFSO
Director, Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures
"The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission"
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2. smart, sustainable, inclusive
cities offer an ideal platform for ICT and other
industries to integrate and test new concepts to serve
Europe’s sustainable future
~80% of the population
lives in cities
~75% of CO2 is produced
in cities
~75% of energy is
consumed in cities
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3. smart cities
citizen engagement and participation
advanced innovation ecosystems
innovative broadband internet infrastructure
open access to data
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4. smart cities – open innovation
§ local factor § digital society
§ co-localisation / specialisation § knowledge economy
§ “spillover” effects § intangible assets
§ data aggregation § administrative responsibility
§ social networks / sensors § trust between multiple actors
§ “mash up” applications § SMEs
in the digital society, the process of wealth and value creation has
changed, transforming the power relations between firms,
individuals, users, and Public Institutions 4

5. from research to innovation
+ Medium to long term research on the
FP7
Future Internet
technological risk
FIRE Large scale experimentation/
collaboration
FI PPP Short to medium term system level research
combining application pull and technology push
CIP Accelerating take-up of technologies which come
out of the labs and are mature for innovation
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- time to market +
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6. FI PPP: structure and projects
Call 1 Call 2 Call 3
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
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7. FIRE + Living Lab methodology
§ FIRE – experimental facilities... technical
dimension as well as social and ethical.
Living Labs are examples of real environments in
which best practices of open innovation are applied
§ Living Labs Networks
§ Living labs methodologies applied to European projects
§ Exploring new perspectives of the Living Labs methodologies
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8. 2014-20 financial framework
Put forward by the Commission end of June
Common Agricultural Policy €372 billion 36%
ICT opportunities
Cohesion Policy €336 billion 33%
Connecting Europe facility €40 billion 4%
Research and Innovation €80 billion 8%
Education and youth €15 billion 2%
Migration and internal security €8 billion 1%
External Action €70 billion 7%
Administration €63 billion 6%
1.05% of EU GNI in commitments = € 1025 billion over 7 years
(2011 prices)
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9. cohesion funds – smart specialisation
Focus on:
§ research & innovation
§ information and communication technologies (ICT)
§ competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
§ shift towards a low-carbon economy
§ climate change adaptation & risk prevention and management
§ environmental protection & resource efficiency
§ sustainable transport & removing bottlenecks in key network
infrastructures
§ employment & supporting labour mobility
§ social inclusion & combating poverty
§ education, skills & lifelong learning
§ institutional capacity building & efficient public administrations
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10. Connecting Europe facility
Commission proposal in November 2011 to promote the
completion of
§ "transport core network“ (€ 21.7 billion + € 10 billion)
§ "energy priority corridors" (€ 9.1 billion)
§ and key digital infrastructure (network and services) (€ 9.2
billion)
to combine market based instruments and EU direct support to
optimise impact
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11. Horizon 2020
Tackling Societal
Challenges
Industrial
Leadership & Excellent
Competitive LEIT… Science
Frameworks Base
ICT
Future Internet…
Budget:€80 billion 11

12. what is next?
§ Understand the needs of regional/local actors
§ Move from testing innovative ideas to piloting realistic solutions
that will help us deliver in the 2020 timeframe
§ Take a comprehensive and integrated approach; break down
silos between domains such as buildings, transport, energy
networks and ICT
§ Ensure that solutions are actually taken up by key stakeholders,
including citizens
§ Smart cities are a perfect framework:
§ To put the Future Internet Technologies “in context”
§ To take advantage of the new EU policy approach, with tighter
integration between Research, innovation, regional deployment
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13. making our society smarter
Smart Energy Smart Living
Future Internet
Smart Health Smart Transport
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