{"id":4504,"date":"2019-10-01T14:05:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T12:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/digitalakademie-bw\/?p=4504"},"modified":"2019-11-20T14:06:30","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T13:06:30","slug":"from-dream-to-reality-leading-smart-city-projects-to-share-results-in-brussels-at-eu-regions-week-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triangulum-project.eu\/?p=4504","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFrom Dream to Reality\u201d Leading Smart City Projects to Share Results in Brussels at EU Regions Week 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On 8 October 2019, from 14:30-17:00, the first three Smart Cities and\nCommunities projects GrowSmarter, Remourban and Triangulum, funded by the\nEuropean Union\u2019s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, are hosting\nthe session \u201cFrom dream to reality: sharing experiences from leading European\nSmart Cities\u201d at the European Week of Regions and Cities, dedicated to share\ntheir key lessons learnt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The session will touch upon both technical and political aspects of\ncreating smart cities, explains Lisa Enarsson, Project Manager of GrowSmarter: \u201cAt the session, the three sister projects\nGrowSmarter, Remourban and Triangulum will give examples of actions needed to\nspeed up the transition to smart and sustainable cities through energy\nefficient refurbishment, mobility and integrated infrastructure. Mayors from\nour cities will highlight what is needed on the EU level to facilitate replication\nof these actions in your cities! You need to be there to bring this back home!\u201d\n<\/em>she says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European Lighthouse community currently consists of 14 projects that\nare driving the smart and sustainable city movement in Europe and beyond. In 40\nLighthouse- and 53 Fellow Cities, private and academic partners work on\nimplementing innovative solutions in the fields of energy, ICT and mobility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After five years, the first three projects of this Horizon 2020 funded\nprogramme are now coming to an end and will thus share their results with the\npublic. Political representatives from major European cities and technical\nexperts from the projects will share their smart city experiences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe purpose of a smart city is to\nprovide solutions to significantly increase our cities\u2019 overall energy and\nresource efficiency, resulting in a better quality of life for our citizens,\nhigher competitiveness, new job opportunities and economic growth. We have\ngained experience which can help others and want to share them with the community\nin Brussels\u201d<\/em> says\nTrinidad Fernandez, Project Coordinator of Triangulum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By organising a joint session in the context of the European Week of\nCities and Regions, the three projects will show their impacts achieved in\nterms of energy efficiency, smart mobility, ICT interconnectivity, governance\nand social acceptance and will provide policy makers and experts with valuable\ninsights for replication in other European cities and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Miguel \u00c1. Garc\u00eda-Fuentes, Project Coordinator of Remourban, sharing\nthe results with other cities is essential: \u201cOur\nprojects can all point to proven impacts in their respective Lighthouse Cities\nand guide other cities towards solutions just waiting to be replicated. What\nmakes the difference is that we also address non-technological aspects, such as\nengaging with citizens, tackling governance issues or implementing business\nmodels to foster replication. We have hands-on experiences in meeting smart\ncities\u2019 challenges, we have demonstrated the economic, environmental and social\nimpacts generated by our projects and are now ready to spread these outcomes to\nall corners of Europe.\u201d <\/em>he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information\nabout the Event:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a short welcome and introduction by Gustaf Landahl (Project\nCoordinator GrowSmarter) and Georg Houben (DG ENER), the session will start\nwith a political panel, focusing on new governance approaches. Political\nrepresentatives will be Katarina Luhr, Vice Mayor of the City of Stockholm\n(GrowSmarter), Dr. Ralf Heinen, Vice Mayor of the City of Cologne (GrowSmarter),\nStijn Steenbakkers, Alderman for Digital Transformation of the City of\nEindhoven (Triangulum) and Deborah Geradon, Councilor for Territorial and\nCommercial Development City of Seraing (Remourban).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the second part, the Project Coordinators of all three projects will\ndiscuss results from their projects, main impacts achieved and their\nreplication potential. Speakers will be Lisa Enarsson (City\nof Stockholm\/GrowSmarter), Miguel \u00c1. Garc\u00eda-Fuentes (CARTIF Technology Centre\/Remourban)\nand Trinidad Fernandez (Fraunhofer IAO\/Triangulum).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third part gives stage to the site managers of the project\u2019s\nLighthouse Cities to talk about their key success stories as well as\nunavoidable failures. Speakers will be Gonzalo Cabezas (City of\nBarcelona\/GrowSmarter), Julia Egenolf (City of Cologne\/GrowSmarter), Rosa\nHuertas (City of Valladolid\/Remourban), Dave Tetlow (City of\nNottingham\/Remourban), Gerd Seehuus (City of Stavanger\/Triangulum) and Mark\nDuncan (City of Manchester\/Triangulum).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To wrap up, we encourage all participants to engage in an interactive\nQuestion and Answer session. Don\u2019t miss this opportunity to interact with the\npolicy makers, project coordinators and site managers, to exchange ideas and\nlearn from their experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We invite all participants to continue inspiring discussions during our\nnetworking event with finger food and drinks, taking place right after the\njoint session from 17:00-18:00 just outside the session room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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