1. A vision of smarter cities: How cities can the lead way into a prosperous and sustainable future Susanne Dirks, Manager, Global Center for Economic Development Green Economy Conference, Dublin, 21 st May 2010

2. The focus of our research is on topics relation to economics and the relationship between ICT and economics Institute for Business Value: IBV Centre for Economic Development

4. The global environment has changed, making cities a critical level of action Cities will have a central role in the urbanized 21st century world The world economy is now globally integrated and services-based, with cities as its hubs Technological advances mean that cities can better understand and control their development Cities take centre stage A Vision for Smarter Cities | July 2009 Technology Politics Economics An urban world The political landscape has changed, with cities becoming more important actors

5. Cities are based on a number of core systems which are central to their operation and development Cities are made up of a system of systems A Vision for Smarter Cities | July 2009 CITY STRATEGY CITY GOVERNANCE City Operations Systems City User Systems City Infrastructure Systems City Services Citizens Businesses Water Communication Energy Transport

8. Stockholm’s Intelligent Transportation System delivers sustainability in the broadest possible sense Financial Economic sustainability: using resources efficiently, meaning all costs, private and public, are reflected in the price of a service in a city Financial sustainability: so that a city’s costs are in line with revenues Environmental sustainability: so that a city does not run out of resources and is not wasting resources Environmental Economic The congestion charge has been self-financing, generating €84m that will be channeled into further reducing congestion Example of Stockholm’s Smart Transport System The environmental benefits include a reduction in emissions from road traffic of up to 14% and in greenhouse gases of 40% Economic benefits include a decrease in inner-city traffic of up to 25%, greater use of public transport, and a 6% boost in inner-city retail business A Vision for Smarter Cities | July 2009 Cities face a number of challenges that threaten sustainability and prosperity

11. A ‘Smarter City’ as a system of systems – interacting and interdependent – driven by policy – improving operations - meeting the needs of people SENSE & RESPOND CAPABILITIES CITIZEN-CENTERED SERVICES GREEN CITY FOR A GREENER PLANET Building a smarter city CITY POLICY & ACCOUNTABILITY SMART CITY

12. A smarter city is one that uses technology to transform its core systems and optimize finite resources We live in a world of pervasive technologies, sensors, networks We live in a world of finite resources, such as energy, water, land, skill Cities can use technology to transform their core systems and maximize finite resources Building a smarter city A Vision for Smarter Cities | July 2009

13. ‘ Smart’ requires that solutions be instrumented, interconnected and intelligent Instrumented Intelligent technology – in the form of new computing models that can analyze information and relationships - enables cities to use predictive insights for informed decision making and action Instrumentation enables cities to gather more, better quality, and more timely data than ever before This offers the ability to measure, sense and see the exact condition of everything Interconnected technology offers the potential for cities to connect data, systems and people in ways that were not previously possible . Interconnected Intelligent + + = Smart Building a smarter city