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mySMARTLife - Editorial |
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![]() The transformation of our cities into more accessible, sustainable and efficient places is an important challenge our society has to face. In the Smart Cities project mySMARTLife, funded by the European Union, three Lighthouse Cities (Nantes, Hamburg and Helsinki) and four Follower Cities (Bydgoszcz, Rijeka, Varna and Palencia) have taken on this challenge. In the different demonstration sites, 150 Smart City actions will be deployed and the Innovative Urban Transformation concept will be tested and replicated. |
It is an integrated approach comprising ICT, energy and mobility aspects in which the citizens remain at the centre of the transformation process. The mySMARTLife newsletter will give you regular updates about the latest developments in the Lighthouse and Follower Cities. In each edition, a focus topic which is crucial for the project activities will be looked at in more detail. We wish you an inspiring read! |
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mySMARTLife – Focus Topic
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The Smart City strategy – an integrated vision of city planning |
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mySMARTLife – Transition of EU cities towards a new concept of smart life and economy |
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The Lighthouse Cities – Liveable places with a smart future Nantes – Smart urban transformation for citizens "The mySMARTLife project will contribute to the ambition of Nantes Metropole to promote inclusive innovation with and for all. It will accelerate its urban transformation through innovative energy transition, mobility and digital models thanks to the dynamics of local and European partners working together." |
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Nantes is the sixth largest city of France offering its inhabitants a high quality of life. Facing a steady growth in its population, the city relies on creativity and innovation in urban planning and on sustainable development. In its demonstration site "Ile de Nantes", new solutions in district heating, retrofitting, mobility and infrastructure will be tested. |
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Hamburg – More liveable space for more residents “By the approval of its digital strategy in 2015, Hamburg paved the way for an urban transformation process. The mySMARTLife project is one important element of this smart city development and enables local and tangible realisation of a smart district including an innovative energy and mobility concept embedded in a pioneering ICT environment and accompanied by stakeholder engagement.” |
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The second largest city in Germany counts among Europe’s most liveable and economically strongest cities, making it attractive especially for young people. Therefore, Hamburg is undertaking great efforts to put its Smart City approach into reality by using smart technologies and implementing numerous interdisciplinary pilot projects in the borough of Bergedorf. |
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Helsinki – Where history and presence lead into a smart future |
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The capital of Finland is one of northern Europe´s major cities. It is continuously at the top of comparisons and evaluations of the European and global Smart Cities. Helsinki’s demonstration area Vanhankaupunginlahti (old Town Bay) is representing the history, present and future of smart energy systems in Finland. |
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News from the three Lighthouse Cities
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In Lighthouse City Nantes, preparatory actions to integrate electrical buses (“E-Busways”) in the public transport network are in progress. The aim is to acquire 20 busways that are 100 % electric in order to respond to the high frequency of passengers and tackle climate change at the same time. Nantes will be the first city to use such E-Busways by 2018. The Swiss constructor HESS has been selected to build them. READ MORE |
Besides this, Nantes Metropole has also evaluated first results of “The Great Debate on Energy Transition”, which took place from September 2016 to March 2017 in Nantes with the aim of including citizens and local actors in energy transition actions. This will form the frame for citizen engagement workshops organised within mySMARTLife. |
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Hamburg |
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The first months of mySMARTLife in Hamburg were very busy, as first infrastructure projects have already been realised. Ten new electric cars and ten intelligent charging stations for the electric fleet of the Municipality in Bergedorf were put into operation. Moreover, five wind turbines were raised. Additionally, much effort was spent planning the core actions such as the tender process of e-buses and related infrastructure. The planning of energy actions required a lot of attention, e.g. roofs |
for thermal or electric solar use as well as the local heating network. The planning of the humble lampposts is almost finished and realisation will follow shortly. Finally, a first information event in May started off interactions with all relevant stakeholders. All efforts are framed by active participation at conferences worldwide and the organisation of excursions at the mySMARTLife intervention area in Bergedorf. |
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Helsinki |
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During the first months of the project, partners of the local Helsinki consortium presented mySMARTLife on different occasions, such as the Helsinki day event at Kalasatama school on |
which comprises a wide spectrum of the city’s characteristics (e.g. sustainable energy, mobility, public procurement, citizen engagement), analysed by summarising existing good practices and potential for improvements. |
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mySMARTLife – Project News |
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mySMARTLife – Project Events |
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Nordic Edge Expo
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Visit mySMARTLife at its stand at “Long night of knowledge”
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News from our Sister Projects |
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mySMARTLife is one of nine European Smart Cities and Communities Lighthouse projects, currently receiving funding within the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. |
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About mySMARTLife |
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![]() Picture Source: Nantes Métropole - Ville de Nantes
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The mySMARTLife project aims at making the three lighthouse cities of Nantes, Hamburg and Helsinki more environmentally friendly by reducing the CO2 emissions of cities and increasing the use of renewable energy sources. Other activities are focusing on "Inclusive cities", offering a high quality of life in the cities. |
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Project Coordinator: Rubén García Pajares, CARTIF Technology Centre |
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Editorial: Kathrin Eckerlin, Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum |
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www.mysmartlife.eu |
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 731297.
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