United 4 Smart Sustainable Cities: Working Group 3

1. United 4 Smart Sustainable Cities: Working Group 3 First Meeting U4SSC Kari Aina Eik OIER Organization for International Economic Relations21-22 July 2016, Geneva

2. WG3 Proposal • United 4 Smart Sustainable Cities • Enhancing Innovation and Participation • Smart Governance, • Smart people, • Smart Economy.

3. WG 3 Objective • To develop a work plan; • To develop a set of deliverables that may include drafting policy papers and issue papers on topics related to the U4SSC; • To promote U4SSC activities through events and campaigns; • To support the development of smart city guidelines by U4SSC. • First outline of key questions, for focus, activities and deliverables

4. Objectives SDG 11 • Support to create a regulatory and institutional framework for sustainable urban development • Encourage cooperation among stakeholders • Provide practical guidance to cities seeking to become smart sustainable cities • Provide a platform to connect people and cities • Harmonize methodologies and approaches to assess cities performances • Help in achieving and monitoring the SDGs • Capacity building

5. Objectives and needs of cities • need to support decision makers in the development of framework, strategies and plans for becoming smarter sustainable cities; • need to support cities in prioritize, accomodate and integrate innovation and new technology; • need to ensure a broad participation of stakeholders, including the private sector, in the concept of Smart Sustainable Cities; • need to ensure sustainable investments in infra-structure for cities; • need to focus on supporting city decision makers in identifying appropriate financial mechanisms, new and innovative business models and funding pipelines for infra-structure projects;

6. WG3 Governance • How do we bridge the knowledge gaps in terms of understanding of the concept Smart Sustainable cities/ICT/IOT? • How to provision public services over digital / smart channels and increase their digital adoption; • How to provide open data to inform and also to provide opportunities for the public and private sector; • How to boost electronic procurement to ensure transparency and also to provide equal access to public sector business opportunities (especially for SMEs); • How to support central and local Governments in developing integrated smart city strategies and plans for becoming Smart Sustainable Cities? • Is there a need to design and implement capacity building programs for urban planners and decision makers in Smart Sustainable Cities/ICT? • How do we support Governments in enhancing better cooperation with private sector/technology providers?

7. WG3 Governance – possible activities • Develop selected policy papers/recommendations in selected focus areas of SSC; • Plan 2-3 capacity building proposals in selected cities, including information and knowledge sharing as well as concrete skills related to SSC; • Encourage establishment of living labs - joint cooperation with cities and technology providers of ICT and others; • Meetings and events to inform and exchange knowledge with governments and city decision makers; • Alpbach, Austria – Smart City panel, September 2016 • North Africa Summit, Morocco, October 2016 • Smart City Economy Summit, Liechtenstein – November 2016 • COP 22, Morocco, – November 2016 • Suggestions?

8. WG3 Smart people • “Without Smart people, there are no Smart Cities” • How to ensure the aim and focus of SSC is on better living for all citizens? • How to provide skills enhancement programs, and other related initiatives to boost city human capital; • How can we leverage city creative capital; • How to engage and inform citizens about the concept and content of Smart and Sustainable Cities? • Is there a need to develop policy papers and/or guidelines on smart communication and public participation? • How to focus and develop platforms of knowledge sharing and experience in terms of innovation, developing start-up eco-systems, and entrepreneur skills? • How can we through the education system, integrate IOT and other ICTs into Smart Sustainable Cities?

9. WG3 Smart people – possible activities • Develop policy papers and/or recommendations for smart communication and public participation for SSC; • Develop and organize communication materials and events especially to engage broad attention, interest and participation of the Smart Sustainable City concept and program; • Organize side event of U4SSC at global innovation labs and start-up ecosystems as pioneers regional festival and Impact HUB • Unlikely Allies 2017 - Future of Cities Festival in Berlin, Impact HUB • Pioneers Dubai festival • Suggestions?

10. WG3 Economy • How can the KPIs and the assessment of cities be used as tool for enhanced investments to cities; • How can we enhance city economic productivity for economic sustainability; • How can we enhance R&D and Innovation to boost city economy performance; • How can we enhance competitiveness of city economy through smart ICT utilization; • How do we ensure an integrated approach of economy through all layers of society; • How do we establish better financial mechanism, business models and project pipelines for infra structure projects; • How do we support cities in identifying suitable funding for infra-structure city projects;

11. WG3 Economy – possible activities • Establish partnership with financial groups/institutions to support development and implementation of financing mechanisms and new business models for city infra-structure; • Mapping and collection of information on infra-structure finance options as basis for discussion with cities; • develop U4SSC issue papers on finance, innovation and R&D for city infra-structure; • Develop capacity building programs for urban decision makers; • Participate and co-organize Meetings and events; • Smart City Financial Summit – Liechtenstein, november 2016 • Gather financial institutions, banks and private investors to discuss U4SSC and financing of cities; • Gather a few selected cities to highlight and discuss concrete projects and financial and economic structures;

12. WG3 • Suggestions for; • Focus of the Group; • Key Activities/deliverables and lead on these; • Events to be organized and/or co-organized; • Partners, groups and networks to be included;