ciBuilding Smart City Riga

Smart City Challenges and Opportunities

Tartu, 29 June, 2015

Inete Ielite, Riga SEAP Management Board Member

4th European Standardization Summit

“How standardization can support the transition to a cleaner and smarter economy”

Riga, 4 June 2015

Inete Ielite,

Management Board Member, Riga Sustainable Energy Action Plan,,

Duties of local authorities in Latvia• Cadastral register;• Local planning;• Maintenance of municipal police services: public order and civil

defence/protection;• Environment: water and waste management;• Utilities: water; heating supply and treatment; and waste

management / household waste;• Upkeep of public areas;• Education: pre-school; primary education; secondary education;

and organisation of continuing education for teaching staff;• Culture;• Health: hospital maintenance; and health care (including

availability of health care);• Social welfare: personal social services and child protection;• Housing;• Economic development (facilitation of economic activity);• Transport: public transport and local roads; • Maintenance and development of infrastructure of «State

importance» and other…

Riga vision for 2030

• Compact, resource efficient;• Multicultural and tolerant;• Friendly for walkers, bikers and public transport;• Effective and client oriented management;• Good cooperation with agglomeration;• Varied, affordable and quality housing;• Excellent culture environment and creative inhabitants;• Vital neighbourhoods and protected cultural landscape;• Green corridors and accessible waterfronts;• Wise industrial policy;• Successful, environment friendly port.

Learning together with EU cities and with EU support

• “Energy efficient and integrated Urban development action” by INTERREG IVB

http://www.urbenergy.eu/

• “From Estonia till Croatia Intelligent Energy saving measures for municipal housing in central and eastern European countries” by Intelligent Energy Europe

http://www.intense-energy.eu/

• “Introducing Heat Pumps for heat supply in Riga City: setting up a demonstration object” EEA/Norway grants

http://www.geotermijosasociacija.lt/dokumentai/Golunovs-2012-03-23.pdf

• “Covenant of Mayors in the central Baltic Capitals” by Interreg IVA

http://www.rea.riga.lv/rea-projekti/projektu-arhivs?id=39

• “Sustainable Urban mobility” and “Green IT Network Europe” by Interreg IVC http://www.sumproject.eu/ and http://www.greenitnet.com/

• “Strategies Towards Energy Performance and Urban Planning” by 7th Framework Programme

http://stepupsmartcities.eu/

Contexts:

• Covenant of Mayors;

http://www.covenantofmayors.eu/index_en.html

• European Innovation Partnership on Smart cities and Communities;

http://ec.europa.eu/eip/smartcities/

with Marketplace;

https://eu-smartcities.eu/

• Projects

Green IT Network Europe

http://www.greenitnet.com/

Strategies Towards Energy Performance and Urban Planning

http://stepupsmartcities.eu/

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Enhancing energy policyRiga builds on learning and sharing

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Smart lighting

Information and communication technologies development

• Opendata.riga.lv

• Services for other partners

(Rest/O data, XLS, XML)

• Analysis and data classification

principles

• Analytical tools (Diagrams,

Infogr.am)

By publishing

People and processes in RigaRiga has developed effective management

Setting up the appropriate policies locally, monitoring and revisiting – long term strategy, SEAP, yearly monitoring reports;

Developing e-services accessible to all; Engaging researchers – advisory board of energy experts,

applying for research grants, co-financing pilots, stimulating and taking up the results of the research;

Building up the administrative capacity –coordinating the work of departments, building capacity and providing tools for the city and stakeholders;

Involving inhabitants – information, agreements with NGOs and professionals, consultations, partnerships, boards, e-portfolio;

Creating strategic partnerships and opening the market for SMEs and international companies – seminars, projects, exhibitions, web;

Enlarging international cooperation – projects, networks, associations…

Welcome to Riga!Contacts:

Inete IeliteRiga SEAP Management Board Member

E-mail: inete.ielite@riga.lv

Additional information:

Riga City http://www.riga.lv

Riga Energy Agency http://www.rea.riga.lv

Riga City Sustainable Energy Action Plan http://www.stepupsmartcities.eu/ViewNews/tabid/3242/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4018/Riga-publishes-Riga-Smart-City-Sustainable-Energy-Action-Plan-for-2014-2020.aspx

Riga City Development Plan http://www.rdpad.lv/en/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/STRATEGIJA_ENG.pdf

Riga for touristshttp://www.liveriga.com