term, concrete benefits include, Better relationship and confidence between institutions and citizens creating quality and sustainability of projects; New possibilities for creativity for architects and city planners contributing to more open urban programmes; The emergence of a shared vision of the city based on collaborative dynamics reducing risks of conflicts in urban transformations. 8. Conditions to disseminate the project / programme
9. Influence on other projects / programmes in the region (i.e. other policies and / or in other European regions? 10. Contribution to shape regional policies, especially regarding Smart Specialization Strategies? 11. Current or possible links with other European programmes and / or EU flagship initiatives?
There are no specific conditions for disseminating the project which was implemented in different cities throughout the world: in France (Rennes, Montpellier, Evreux), in Japan (Sendai), in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Unlimited Cities’ targets are cities that are seeking to benefit from collective know-how and develop a positive dialogue with their citizens in order to create innovative projects and approaches and to pick up on citizens’ needs. The application also addresses architects, city planners and people in charge of participation of citizens. If necessary, they can manage the project and bring the content. The role of UFO who is the creator of Unlimited Cities is to make the project feasible by bringing its own experience, best practice and the management of technical aspects of the project. An ethical charter is proposed to project partners to ensure transparency, access to results through open data and confidence between policymakers, city planners and citizens. It is probably too early to identify if and how ‘Unlimited Cities’ has effectively impacted public policies. But, what we know is that: - Policymakers are more aware of new uses of open innovation. They show in real time the effective benefit of the application; - The application raised new ways of interacting with citizens by developing creativity and confidence; - It transforms the way in which city planning policies are driven. ‘Unlimited Cities’ could help to develop new content based on 3D and augmented reality in order to create new city planning services, thus contributing to Smart Specialization in regions where these technologies already have a critical mass.
‘Unlimited Cities’ gained an award in Barcelona last November 2013 as part of the Open Cities programme supported by the European Commission. This programme aims at developing innovative smart city applications.
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