Smart Cities, Gender, Inclusion... my speach in Vilnius at ICT2013 http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/ict-2013, in the Networking Session http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/events/cf/ict2013/item-display.cfm?id=11509 "Women in International ICT Research" How women network can help in cutting the gender digital divide. Why Italy is just at the 71th place in Gender Gap (OCSE Report)

1. Smart Cities, Gender, Inclusion
Flavia Marzano 6th November 2013

2. Smart Cities, Gender, Inclusion
Who am I?
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@flavia_marzano
Computer Scientist
Social Networks
Openness: Open Government, Open Source,
Open Data, Open Innovation, Open Access, …
• I am teaching Technologies for Public
Administrations
• RT is not endorsment
• #WISTER, #SGInnovazione
Flavia Marzano 6th November 2013

3. Smart Cities, Gender, Inclusion
The Association
No-profit meta-association, established in
2011 on the initiative of almost 100 Italian
• associations
• movements
• businesses
• citizens
We believe that the best opportunities for
Italy’s development come from:
Flavia Marzano 6th November 2013

4. Smart Cities, Gender, Inclusion
The Association
1. young people’s creativity
2. recognition of merit
3. removal of every kind of digital
divide
4. renewal of the State through
Open Government
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5. Smart Cities, Gender, Inclusion
We do…
1. transparent-lobby to bring innovation back to
Italian political agenda and submit new
policies to Italian and European Union
governmental bodies;
2. raise awareness of the general public about
the importance of innovation through
organization and participation as speakers to
conferences, workshop and seminars, through
publication of e-books and wikis, and through
support to projects compliant with SGI’s mission.
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6. Smart Cities, Gender, Inclusion
We did… J
1. Open Data by Default in Italy (by law!)
2. A Manifesto for the transparency of NGOs
http://www.statigeneralinnovazione.it/wiki/
index.php?title=Iniziative
3. Open Government Partnership support to the
definition of the Italian Action Plan
4. Paper of intent for innovation http://
www.statigeneralinnovazione.it/wiki/index.php?
title=Carta_d'Intenti_per_l'Innovazione 11 points
signed by more than 150 candidates to Parliament
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7. Smart Cities, Gender, Inclusion
11th point
Promoting innovation policies sensitive to
differences starting from gender issues
Recognize and integrate the needs, interests and
skills of women in research and projects on
innovation, for a pluralist approach and inclusive of
differences, to promote initiatives to bridge the
genderdigital divide, to increase the presence of
women in the ICT high education and jobs.
Flavia Marzano 6th November 2013

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Gender what? L
Italy
71
Index
2013
rankings
th
in
the
Global
Gender
Gap
Flavia Marzano 6th November 2013

9. Smart Cities, Gender, Inclusion
Women for
Intelligent and
Smart
TERritories
Italian
network
of
more
than
350
women
Flavia Marzano 6th November 2013
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10. Smart Cities, Gender, Inclusion
• Gender
issues:
Promo.on
and
Dissemina.on
• Events
and
conferences
(Smart
City
Exhibi.on
2012
and
2013,
Internet
Fes.val,
Open
Gov
Partnership
Summit,
…)
• Monitoring
and
evalua.ng
best
prac.ces
• #D2D
Learning
Mee.ngs
• eBook
• Campaigns
(Traffic
light,
Postoccupato,
…)
• more
to
come…
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11. Smart Cities, Gender, Inclusion
WOW eBooks series
World
Of
Wister
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Campaigns…
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Occupied
seat
(awareness
and
not
to
forget…)
Traffic
light
for
equal
opportunity
Conferences
NoiNo.org
(man
against
violence
on
women)
Women
in
poli.cs
UnaTech
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13. Smart Cities, Gender, Inclusion
The
web
site:
www.wister.it
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14. Smart Cities, Gender, Inclusion
The only limit is the time,
certainly not the fantasy J
Thank you for your attention
Flavia Marzano 6th November 2013

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Association www.statigeneralinnovazione.it
WISTER: www.wister.it
Email: Flavia (dot) Marzano (at) Gmail (dot) com
Twitter flavia_marzano
Credits for images:
• http://www.wellvit.it/blog/wp-content/uploads/podio.jpg
• http://www.techeconomy.it/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/l-italia-eil-digital-divide39225-300x300.jpg
• http://www.infomobilitysuite.com/en/default/98/kiunsys-smartmobility-solutions-forumpa-2012-may-16th-19th.html
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