Smart cities mediterranean



Applying European and International Experience
to the Mediterranean Region



THE INITIAL PLAN





Based on the initial plan the following Results were expected:


Step 1 2014: Finalize the consortium and form the working

groups - Select the pilot cities and formalize agreements.


Step 2 2015: Prepare an application for Horizon call for Smart

Cities and Communities lighthouse projects - offer products

and services to cities.


Step 3 2016 and beyond: Full scale Implementation of "Smart cities Mediterranean Cluster" .​




FORWARD PLANNING





There is no doubt that Smart Cities are nowadays at the forefront of the policy agenda for sustainable urban development, which in turn opens up a wide range of challenges and opportunities for organizations, professionals and the industry.


These are emerging from the large number of small and medium-sized cities that have taken little or no step towards this direction.

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Chrysses Nicolaides

Founder and Coordinator



THE PARTNERSHIP




The Partnership is formed between multidisciplinary organizations; research centers, industry, innovative SME’s, civil society actors and other stakeholders to integrate a range of planning approaches as well as tools and enabling technologies that can support participatory-oriented city- and citizen-specific urban planning studies, capable of dealing with sustainability challenges that are faced by cities today.


The scope of the Partnership is to identify, develop and deploy replicable, balanced and integrated solutions in the energy, transport, and ICT in small and medium sized cities in the Euro-Mediterranean region.


The Partnership will select a number of pilot cities or communities that will participate and contribute in demonstrating commercial-scale solutions.


The cooperation with local leaders and municipal authorities will look to gain the vital support and visibility necessary to engage and empower citizens and local stakeholders to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption and to improve the urban environment.​



OPPORTUNITIES



Design projects and prepare proposals for submission to various funding opportunities (short term goal).

Provision of integrated smart solutions to Cities and Communities (long term goal).


Design projects and prepare proposals for submission to various funding opportunities​


The objective of SMART-MED is to work towards, and prepare applications for funding to forthcoming calls related to Smart Cities and Communities solutions integrating energy, transport, ICT sectors.


This implies large scale projects with budgets ranging from 1–25 million Euros, that are highly competitive, and therefore require extensive preparation, solid partnership, quality of project and proposal.


​Provision of integrated smart solutions to Cities and Communities


The plan is to build up the SMART-MED commercial arm which can help cities to plan their future development and projects in line with the EU 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.


Projects can be developed for cities utilizing EU funds through related funding instruments for smart urban growth and sustainable redevelopment.




Members



Cities,

Research Organizations,

Industry,

Innovative SME's,

Service Providers,

Professionals & Experts,

Other Stakeholders



Competencies



Energy,

Transport,

ICT,

Spatial Planning,

Water,

Environment,

Buildings,

Other



Services



Networking and information,

Strategic Planning,

Conferences participation,

Design and plan Projects,

Project funding and finance,

Publications of scientific papers,

Consulting,

Training



Benefits



Smart cities experience,

Tools and technologies,

Smart city planning framework,

Case study platform,

EU funding,

Dissemination of results,

Education and know how



HORIZON 2020
Smart cities and communities lighthouse project



SMARTSROUTE PROJECT



Project SmartSRoute involving 5 cities, 21 partners from 8 countries and with a budget of 22.5 million Euros, was developed and submitted for funding under HORIZON in May 2015.



Meetings and events



Launching meeting limassol-cyprus



The first meeting of members was organized in November 2014 inLimassol, Cyprus. The result of the meeting was to plan theSmartRoute project.



working meeting in tarragona-spain



A second meeting/workshop was organized in March 2014 inTarragona, Spain to formalize the SmartSRoute project consortium.



launching event in bucharest



Chrysses Nicolaides represented the SMART-MED in the launching event of 'Diffrent Angle Cluster' in March 2015 in Bucharest, as Keynote Speaker.



Previous Conferences



1st SmartBlueCity



Limassol-Cyprus Conference, 2016



“Smart Urban Development and Blue Growth Opportunities for Cities, Communities and Islands in the Mediterranean Basin”



2nd SmartBlueCity



Heraklion-Greece Conference, 2017



“Smart, Inclusive and Resilient Small and Medium-sized Cities and Island Communities in the Mediterranean: Exploring Current Research Paths and Experience-based Evidence”.



3rd SmartBlueCity



Larnaca-Cyprus Conference, 2018



“Featuring Territorial Intelligence of Small and Medium-sized Cities and Insular Communities in the Mediterranean Scenery -

Building Bridges between Local Endeavors and Global Developments”.



4th SmartBlueCity



Athens-Greece
Conference, 2020



VISIONING MED 2020+ Mediterranean in Transition: Preserving the Past - Preparing for the Future




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