This document summarizes research on European funding for smart city projects. It analyzed 64 smart city projects across various Italian cities to understand participation in EU projects and influence on tourism. The research developed a methodology to collect data on smart city projects, funding amounts and recipients. It found that the studied Italian cities received over €3.6 million in EU funding for 16% of total project costs on average. Many projects addressed sustainability and mobility issues with potential benefits for tourism by enhancing city attractions, accessibility and amenities.

1. Tourism, research & innovation:
European funds for Smart Cities
PRESENTED BY LORENA FADDA
SUPERVISOR MARCELLO M. MARIANI

2. Index
INTRODUCTION
Societal trends and Smart Cities
RESEARCH EXPLANATION
Objectives, methodology and data collection
GENERAL RESULTS
CONCLUSIONS

3. Today’s global trends
SOCIETAL CHANGES AND CHALLENGES
-Demographic raising
-Shift in economic power
-Climate change
-Technological breakthrough
2050
Our common future
Our common URBAN future

4. Smart Cities
Sustainability
A Smart City is “a city seeking to address public issues via ICT-based solutions on
the basis of a multi-stakeholder, municipality based partnership”
Smart Economy
Smart
Governance
Smart
Environment
Smart Living
Smart Mobility
Smart People
Smart Tourism Destination

5. Research objectives
 Define a replicable scheme of data collection
 Draw a clear picture of Italian participation in European
projects
 Understand the involvement of research bodies in EU
projects, in particular that of the University of Bologna
 Understand if Smart City projects can positively
influence the tourism dimensions

6. The European Smart path
Step Up
2007
Climate and Energy Package
Covenant of
Mayors
DAE
EERA
JP for SCs
EIP on SCCs
HORIZON 2020
2014
Framework for
climate and energy
2020 2030
Cohesion Policy
COSMELIFE +
2020

7. Methodology
CITIES SELECTION
Provincial capitals of the Emilia Romagna region
+ Milan, Rome and Turin
DATA COLLECTION
Smart City National Observatory website and general on line research (city by city)
News articles and local governments’ documentations available on line
Direct mails and calls

8. Data collection
Projects
database
Costs and fundings
dataset
MIUR
Unibo
PROJECTS
SHEET

9. Data collection
List
of projects
Costs and fundings
dataset
MIUR
Unibo
Projects
sheet
PROJECTS
DATABASE

10. Data collection
List
of projects
COSTS AND
FUNDINGS
DATASET
MIUR
Unibo
Projects
sheet
Projects database

11. To sum up
Turin
Bologna
Milan
Reggio Emilia
Rome
Parma
Ravenna
Forlì
Rimini
Modena
Ferrara
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
64 SC PROJECTS
0
5
10
15
20
Smart Economy
Smart
Governance
Smart
Environment
Smart People
Smart Mobility
Smart Living
Smart Dimension

12. To sum up
€ 150.000
≤ BUDGET
€ 30.000.000
50 %
≤ % EU fundings
98 % 0,00
10.000.000,00
20.000.000,00
30.000.000,00
40.000.000,00
50.000.000,00
60.000.000,00
70.000.000,00
Total CostT Total Funding

13. To sum up
€ 150.000
≤ BUDGET
€ 30.000.000
50 %
≤ % EU fundings
98 % 0,00
10.000.000,00
20.000.000,00
30.000.000,00
40.000.000,00
50.000.000,00
60.000.000,00
70.000.000,00
Total CostT Total Funding

14. E-R Provincial capitals
E-R cities
Projects
Total EU funding
EU fund share for E-R
cities
% of EU
funding to city
Simon 1.991.999 264.000 13%
Ecostars 1.820.585,25 126.719 7%
CARMA 1.322.100,00 176.584 13%
EcoDots 248.016,00 50.000 20%
IMAGINE 1.026.576,01 118.148,52 12%
RELS 847.121,00 578.621 68%
Creative Clusters 190.301,20 65.618,67 34%
INVOLVE 1.516.750,02 116.054,76 8%
SUM 1.191.494,07 362.923,94 30%
MMOVE 1.438.007,59 586.650,15 41%
GIOCONDA 687.612,00 80.255 12%
ADRIMOB 2.881.770,00 300.000 10%
Cities on Power 1.832.765,00 288.000 16%
TERRE 1.551.658,00 261.870 17%
ZEROWASTE 1.129.050,65 130.034 12%
4POWER 1.228.472,22 163.176,56 13%
Total 23.204.278,01 3.668.655,60 16%
RIMINI
RAVENNA
REGGIO EMILIA
MODENA
PARMA
ALMA
MATER
8 SC PROJECTS

15. The Tourism Dimension
ICT Infrastructure
ICT Infrastructure
TechnologyApplications
TechnologyApplications
Leadership
HumanCapital
Entrepreneurs
Innovation
SocialCapital
Smart City
Six A’s of Tourism
Tourism Competitiveness
Tourism Experience
Source: Boes, Buhalis, Inversini, Conceptualizing smart tourism destination dimension,
2015
SMART EUROPEAN PROJECTS
TOURISM DIMENSION
19 SC PROJECTS

16. The Tourism Dimension
ICT Infrastructure
ICT Infrastructure
TechnologyApplications
TechnologyApplications
Leadership
HumanCapital
Entrepreneurs
Innovation
SocialCapital
Smart City
Six A’s of Tourism
Tourism Competitiveness
Tourism Experience
Source: Boes, Buhalis, Inversini, Conceptualizing smart tourism destination dimension.
Attraction : 6 projects
green side of cities, energy efficient buildings, reduction of impacts
generated by festivals and tourism in general
Accessibility : 8 projects
Sustainable means of transport , Apps for real-time traffic information,
mobility for impaired users
Amenities : 2 projects
Accommodations, catering and general tourist services

17. The Tourism Dimension
ICT Infrastructure
ICT Infrastructure
TechnologyApplications
TechnologyApplications
Leadership
HumanCapital
Entrepreneurs
Innovation
SocialCapital
Smart City
Six A’s of Tourism
Tourism Competitiveness
Tourism Experience
Source: Boes, Buhalis, Inversini, Conceptualizing smart tourism destination dimension.
Attraction : 6 projects
green side of cities, energy efficient buildings, reduction of impacts
generated by festivals and tourism in general
Accessibility : 8 projects
Sustainable means of transport , Apps for real-time traffic information,
mobility for impaired users
Amenities : 2 projects
Accommodations, catering and general tourist services

18. Conclusions
- Smart City at the 100 %?
- Good respondence of Italy
- Cities committment to collaborate
- Good bases for future Unibo Smart projects
<<is necessary to break disciplinary
limits within the city and between researchers’
groups, and to start to work together>>
C. Ratti

19. Conclusions
- Positive contribution to the urban tourism dimenison
“We hold the principle that only a city that is good for its people can be good for its
visitors. A city that is safe and healthy for its people is safe for its visitors.
A city that is enjoyed by its people can be enjoyed by its visitors. If you believe in this
principle, then we can see tourism as a force to rejuvenate cities and infrastructure,
boost trade and commerce, and enhance economic activities in cities.
We see tourism as an igniter of many activities within the city”
UNWTO, 2015