Both perspectives are illustrated by providing examples of different smart aspects in the city of barcelona. Develop the economy of city services with partners 5. These three broad plans are by no means the limit of barcelona s smart city initiatives. After describing this model, we further explore the main components of the smart city strategy of barcelona in terms of smart districts, living labs, initiatives, eservices, infrastructures and. Barcelona has been named the smartest city in the world for 2015, according to a february publication by the research house, juniper research. Topdown and bottom up initiatives are not opposed forces but, on the contrary, can have a synergistic effect on the innovation capacity of the city. Analyze the structure of your city and define your priorities 3. Pdf in recent years, the term smart city has attracted a lot of attention from. To illustrate the arguments, the authors analyze the case of the city of barcelona providing examples of topdown and bottomup initiatives in four different smart city aspects. The smart city concept essentially means efficiency, effectiveness and resource optimization, iot researchers wrote in one 2012 paper. Furthermore, various alternative terms that were proposed to describe the multiple characteristics of the future cities are analyzed. Bilbao, like the city of barcelona, also has various business areas, such as the.
By the year 2030, there will be 250,000 more people living in the city than there are today. Historical evolution of barcelona urban planning, from the roman city to walls demolition, olympic games impact to present days. Upon taking office, he formed a new team, smart city barcelona, tasked with integrating existing projects and identifying new opportunities to enhance services for all of the city s people and businesses. Barcelona is arguably the best example of a smart city in todays age.
Juniper research provides research and analytical services to the global hitech communications sector, providing consultancy, analyst reports and industry commentary. The city can only be smart if citizens collectively take the challenge to innovate in a smart and. The current government does not renounce the work done thus far. Since the election as mayor in may 2015 of ada colau, a housing activist, barcelona has seen itself as a test bed for developing a more citizen. Article pdf available december 2015 with 1,243 reads. Although there is not a unique definition of what a smart city is, it is generally accepted that. In the truly smart city of the future, everything will be connected and automated. From november 17th to 19th, libelium will be at smart city expo world congress in barcelona, spain this will be the 5th edition of the sce, a worldwide event that brings together cities, companies and institutions seeking for the most relevant and innovative solutions regarding the smart. Attended by telecom italia coo marco patuano and expo 2015 ceo giuseppe sala, the event showed the latest advances in the partnership between the two companies as they pursue the objective of realizing the digital smart city expo 2015. Barcelona smart city 7 barcelona smart city programs the 8 principles to make a self sufficient city 1. This article analyses barcelonas transformation in the areas of smart city management. This solution aims to tackle the problem of public street lighting being used inefficiently in a way that is harmful to the environment. Digital transformation, urban environment, mobility.
Xavier trias, mayor of barcelona from 2011 to 2015, ran on a platform of technological innovation in city services. Upon taking office, he formed a new team, smart city barcelona, tasked. Wisetown among the top finalists of the very prestigious international competition gitex technology week 2019 in dubai. The list ranks cities across a combination of smart capabilities, emphasizing those with smart grids, smart traffic, smart lighting, and also other aspects as social cohesion and technological capabilities. However, since the may 2015 election of ada colauthe new mayor.
Smart cities and sustainability initiative american planning association. The technologies that turned barcelona into a smart city. Smart city expo, barcelona 19th november 2015 smart dublin. Tech is making life in barcelona better, even if you dont. Reconciling the northern conception of smart cities with realities of the global south requires revisiting the roots of the issue. The barcelona case article pdf available in journal of strategy and management 83 august 2015 with 6,446 reads. A connection between smart city and smart grid is also presented. Smart city initiatives have measurable positive impacts on the quality of life of its citizens and visitors. Not only does the smart city congress gets more important every year, bringing together amazing exhibitioners from all over the globe, but also, in the past decade, barcelona has been working hard, taking initiatives and using latest technological advancements that would help the city in becoming smarter. I can say barcelona is a pretty safe city, and i am going back again in february 2015. The article underlines the unique opportunity that new technologies represent for cities to embark on a more sustainable path, by engaging citizens. How smart city barcelona brought the internet of things to. Concept of a smart and innovative city characteristics and factors of a smart city 2. First, it presents the existing literature on barcelonas smart city initiative.
Barcelona smartcity julia lopez i ventura,kede conference larisa 2014 1. The smart city expo and world congress, held for the first time in 2011, helped to launch and promote this policy. Then, the case study analysis is presented with the barcelona smart city model. Based on josepramon ferrers experience as director of barcelonas smart city program, the article details the ten key factors of success that are essential to successfully transform cities into smart cities. Efficiency is largely based on the intelligent management and. Take a look at the barcelona smart city technologies that helped to turn the catalan capital into a leader in urban tech. Iso how to measure the performance of smart cities. To determine the extent to which apa members are interested in the implications of smart city activities on planning practice, or believe it to be relevant to current or. Barcelona smart city strategy in 20, having realized the importance of explicit smart city strategy, the city council started to work on one, in order to become the first truly smart city in spain. One of the key smart city initiatives in barcelona is the control of lighting zones in the city.
Define your own city model with your city mantra 2. For further details please contact sam smith, press relations. The human framework of a smart city its economy, knowledge networks, and human support systems is an important indicator of its success. Strategic framework for smart city berlin berlin is growing. In 2014 and 2015, respectively, the iese cities in. Tech is making life in barcelona better, even if you dont know its there. How smart city barcelona brought the internet of things to life. This playbook passes along success stories, lessons learned, and best practices gleaned by the edison electric institute eei and the smart cities council to help cities and electric companies accomplish more together. Barcelona has a strong commitment to develop digital infrastruc tures and to apply technology for a smarter city management, becoming a reference in europe as a smart and innovative city. The smart city concept in the 21st century sciencedirect. These are typical community infrastructures like energy, water, transportation, waste and information and communication technology systems, which have. Purpose in recent years, the term smart city has attracted a lot of attention from policy makers, business leaders and citizenship in general. The problem with translating smart cities to the global. On the other hand, a smart citys sustainability depends on sharing the vision and goals with key stakeholders who might end up being responsible for continuing work begun by others.
Each track is made up of a range of themes, with dedicated sessions honing in on the most critical issues facing cities today. Journal of strategy and management83, 266282 authors preprint. Examples abound, such as amsterdam, barcelona, beijing, cafeidian, kashiwano. Arts and culture initiatives are common focus areas in smart city planning. This year, barcelona was named global smart city 2015 by juniper research for a number of impressive projects, such as the implementation of sensor technology to improve irrigation systems and an application to manage traffic flows for public bus routes.
Making the city greener has been a clear positive outcome of many of these projects. Isots 37151 outlines 14 categories of basic community needs from the perspective of residents, city managers and the environment to measure the performance of smart community infrastructures. Smart citizens from data providers to decisionmakers. City guide of barcelona spain tourism, attractions and. Infographic iot partners unique and innovative programme to globally accelerate and boost our partners iot business. Responding to these needs, there are currently hundreds of smart city projects worldwide in both developed and developing countries. This paper provides a brief presentation of the evolution of the smart city term and the most representative characteristics of it. The citys office of innovation and technology released the smartcityphl roadmap that describes three key strategies to thoughtfully develop and deploy smart city technology solutions in a way that will best support philadelphias diverse communities. Smart grids and smart cities can change the world for the better. Since the election as mayor in may 2015 of ada colau, a housing activist, barcelona has seen itself as a. Barcelona smart city meeting 2015 brought an amazing quantity of companies that were willing to share knowledge and build smart cities.
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