Authors: Catriona MANVILLE, Gavin COCHRANE, Jonathan CAVE, Jeremy MILLARD, Jimmy Kevin PEDERSON, Rasmus Kåre THAARUP, Andrea LIEBE, Matthias WISSNER, Roel MASSINK, Bas KOTTERINK
The study is based on existing data and provides a broad overview on Smart Cities approaches in the European Union. It is divided in four work packages:
- Characteristics of a Smart City and definition: The first part of the study defines the characteristics of a Smart City and creates an extensive list of Smart City initiatives in Europe. The top 50 will be described based on their characteristics.
- Smart City initiatives in Europe: Work Package 2 describes smart City projects with regard to their size, their background and the financing . The creation of a map is part of the work package to be able to recognize, in which regions of Europe Smart City initiatives are particularly encouraged.
- Success factors of Smart Cities: This is followed by an analysis of the importance of particular components of a Smart City for its success. This investigation is undertaken against the backdrop of current EU 2020 goals.
- Examples of successful smart Cities: Based on this a few smart Cities are analysed with regard to their success factors. Best practices are identified.
The study is available for download.
