smart cities - the case of rotterdam
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Presentation by Fred van Beuningen, Managing Director Rotterdam Partners, at the occassion of the festive opening of our new data centre in Rotterdam in 2014. Rotterdam, smart city.TRANSCRIPT
Fred van Beuningen
Managing Director
Urbanization
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World Rural Population
World Urban PopulationBillion people
Urbanization comes at a prize
Energy- and resource-intensive
Cities consume 60% to 80% of the worlds energy,
buildings about 38%.
Urbanization comes at a prize
Energy- and resource-intensive
Poor quality of life.
Health costs resulting from the country’s air
pollution between 1% to 6 % of GDP for U.S. and
China.
Urbanization comes at a prize
Carbon-rich
Of the 28 billion tons of CO2 emitted annually, 8,4
billion tons comes from energy consumption in
buildings.
Poor quality of life.
Energy- and resource-intensive
Urbanization comes at a prize
Outdated
Electrical grids designed in the 1800s struggle to
supply demand, face increasing congestion
problems and are unsuited for renewables
integration.
Carbon-rich
Poor quality of life.
Energy- and resource-intensive
Efficient urbanization is a complex, multivariable problem spanning many domains
Leisure
Health Culture
Water
Mobility
Energy
THE CITY
Social
cohesion
Smart City
‘a city may be called ‘Smart’
when investments in human and social capital
and traditional and modern communication
infrastructure
fuel sustainable economic growth and a high
quality of life,
with a wise management of natural resources,
through participatory governance’.
“ Platform to share your smart city solution proposals, best practices and project ideas.”
Energy Efficiency and Buildings Energy Supply & Networks
Mobility and Transport Finance and Market Uptake Group
Smart City Roadmap Group ICT4Smart Cities
Smart City
World’s most sustainable port city
Climate Change Adaptation Strategy with
innovative approaches that being emulated
across the world
Notable examples: water plazas, green roofs,
& the city's transport network
Rotterdam in Top 20 Smart Cities
Attracting international companies
in line with strategic economic priorities.
Developing relationships with established companies
focused on retaining and expanding their presence.
Promoting trade relations
aimed at opportunities for Rotterdam-based companies.
Promoting the Rotterdam economy
Promoting the Rotterdam economy
Marketing to target groups
to coordinate supply and demand regarding Rotterdam.
Creating conditions for market actors
to showcase Rotterdam optimally.
Informing and advising target groups and market actors
based on its independent role and in-depth knowledge of Rotterdam.
Facilitating the dialogue
between the municipality and partners in the city.
Contributing to consensus
on strategic course of action for economic development.
Initiating projects with partners
to strengthen the economy.
Promoting the Rotterdam economy
The Art of Connecting