An overview of the City SDK project.

3. CitySDK for Developers
Service Development Kit for the pan-European City:
a Software Toolkit and APIs, example Applications and Widgets,
relevant guidelines, processes - open source
To enhance the development capability and between-city transfer
of Smart City Applications.
Cities benefit from a healthy developer ecosystem (like tech
companies, eg. Apple, Nokia, Microsoft, Google)
”Whatever is needed to make developers’ life easier and
development cycle faster”
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4. CitySDK for Developers
• Created and developed with and for the developers
• Lightweight, modular, no new platforms
• Ongoing process, not top down and outdated
For
• Cities’ in-house service developers
• Commercial service developers
• SMEs
• Large corporations
• 3rd sector & hacktivists
• Research organisations
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5. CitySDK Ecosystem
CitySDK Ecosystem
CitySDK Technical Deliverable
AppStores
Project Pilots Apple, Android
demonstrators, ,Nokia,Public
open source CitySDK Displays
Unified, Open City
Interfaces components
Cities’
prior through Pilots
platforms,
as CitySDK Engaged SME Developers’ new Services
services,
components exploiting the CitySDK ecosystem,
interfaces,
or open source pilot apps
Open Data
Public
Delivery
Infrastructures
urban displays

6. Consortium of the CitySDK project
The consortium consists of 22 partners in 9 European states.
In addition to experienced SMEs, large ICT and media
companies and research partners the consortium includes
eight cities, five being Capital cities or Capital regions.
Cities, municipalities and city regions:
Amsterdam, Netherland
Barcelona, Spain
Helsinki, Finland
Istanbul, Turkey HELSINKI
Lamia, Greece
Lisbon, Portugal
Manchester, UK
Rome, Italy MANCHESTER
Development and expert organizations
Forum Virium Helsinki, Finland
FutureEverything, UK
Waag Society, Netherlands
Network organizations
AMSTERDAM
European Network of Living Labs
Private companies
Alfamicro, Portugal
Gnosis Computers, Greece
ISA – Intelligent Sensing Anywhere, Portugal
Lynx, Italy
ISTANBUL
ROME
Sanoma, Finland
TAGES, Turkey
Universities and research institutes- BARCELONA
University of Tilburg, Netherlands LISSABON
ESADE, Spain
CASPUR, Italy
LAMIA
Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

7. Pilots
• Focus on 3 domains
• Participation
• Mobility
• Tourism
• In technical work package common enablers are compiled for
the pilots and further use
Smart Participation Smart Mobility Smart Tourism
Amsterdam Pilot Lead pilot Pilot
Barcelona Pilot - -
Helsinki Lead pilot Pilot Pilot
Istanbul - Pilot -
Lamia Pilot Pilot Pilot
Lisbon Pilot - Lead pilot
Manchester Pilot Pilot -
Rome Pilot Pilot Pilot
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8. CitySDK WP3, Participation, as an example
Piloted in the
CitySDK project. Interfaces and processes developed during the
project.
FVH coordinates
Oma kaupunki Palauteydin, ASPA feedback
service feedback core handling system
Sanoma Oyj Helsinki, Titek Helsinki, HKR
Citizen
www.hel.fi Technology, sof City
tware Department B
platforms
Fillarikanava
Processes City
Department C
Facebook
Best practises
Media XY City
Department D

9. Thank you!
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