Consultation Workshop on FIRE in Horizon 2020 Report on the workshop on Smart Cities as Open, Shared Experimental Platforms and Ecosystems Brussels, Sep 21st, 2012 Rapporteur Jarmo Eskelinen, Vice-chair, Connected Smart Cities network CEO, Forum Virium Helsinki Ltd. President, European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) Co-rapporteur Artur Serra, i2cat (Barcelona)
This report summarises the key messages of the workshop: key points from the submitted position papers presented during the morning session, points from the presentations during the ‘Smart City’ session (including the lessons learned from several projects related to the topic) and key messages from the open discussion. The topics summarized in this report under the chapters called discussion, identified challenges and proposals for action. Since the event was one link in a longer series of events in getting ready for the Horizon 2020, some main messages from the previous activities have been included in this report. The full sources can be found at the end of the report, as three appendixes; executive summary of the FIREBALL smart city roadmap; results from the Connected Smart Cities network workshop, organised on September 13, 2012 in Brussels; and the letter to commissioner Neelie Kroes by the President of EUROCITIES, Mr. Frank Jensen, supporting Smart Cities and Communities.
Introduction and summary of the key messages Olavi Luotonen introduced the session acknowledging that the concept of “Smart City” has become increasingly important in the framework of the FIRE initiative, becoming one of the three main strands. Mr. Luotonen also defined the recently finished FIREBALL project (Coordination and Support Action, FP7) and the current activities being performed by the Smart City projects funded under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme1 form a solid basis for the discussion.
The Appendix at the end of this report summarizes some of the input and key elements of FIREBALL and the Smart City projects 1