Why the City Protocol community?

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1. © City Protocol Society     City Protocol Society We inspire city leaders, technologists, urban designers, architects and citizen- leaders to develop more efficient, resilient and sustainable future cities
2. We live in a world of cities Providers of services and opportunities for people Scenarios of the global economy with new hyper-connected communities Hubs of urban innovation with new markets for consumers & entrepreneurs Sources of universal flows of information and data (IoT) New businesses for city services/functions and digital solutions New opportunities for sustainable solutions in refurbishing the built domain
3. © City Protocol Society THE CITY PROTOCOL PROPOSAL Self-sufficiency   - efficient use of resources of any kind - optimized economy - increased performance of services - balanced nature-human interactions Social innovation   - enhanced quality of life - universal access to equal services - social engagement with opportunities for all - participatory governance with empowered citizens To promote urban sustainability with the advance of social innovation, the adoption of new materials, the use of digital technologies, and the systematic application of urban planning methodologies for enhanced livability
4. © City Protocol Society CITY CHALLENGES TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY Be resilient in extreme environmental conditions (food, climate, energy, water, non-anthropogenic pollution…)   Be competitive in emerging global markets Be responsive to flows of people and aging population   Be proactive in promoting radical changes in urban planning to minimize inequalities (urban divides)   Be transparent with open data platforms to accelerate innovation and empower citizens   Be forward-thinking in city transformations and governance
5. © City Protocol Society     CPS caravan. Curated guidance so that cities travel their transformational journeys together NEED FOR A GLOBAL CARAVAN The concept Smart Cities is like art: the context is more important than the product* * Ger Baron, President of the CPS (Amsterdam)
6. © City Protocol Society MAKING “SMART” ACCESSIBLE TO CITIES Low-risk approach managing and implementing innovation Confidence that strategies and solutions are tested by an independent community of global thought leaders and experts Comfort of collaboration: Sharing city experiences-solutions and receive training to implement it in your city   What cities need:
7. © City Protocol Society UNSTRUCTURED MARKET IN DIVERSITY OF CITIES REALITIES We live in a diverse World of Cities
8. © City Protocol Society IDENTIFY COMMONALITIES IN INTERESTS & OBJECTIVES Need to share strategies and adopt a common platform generate, adopt, adapt and implement sharable city solutions share knowledge with a common language organize C2C and B2C collaboration and learning frame the development of common tools for effective governance, evaluation and transformation A city is an ecosystem physical structure living entities that it contains flow of interactions and information   Cities are Ecosystems
9. © City Protocol Society BUILDING BETTER CITIES TOGETHER What do Cities need?
10. CITY PROTOCOL TASK FORCE Open Community of Experts @ City Protocol Society Working and Learning Together Define a common systems view for cities of any size or type (multi-city, multicultural, multi-partner and scale-free)   Do research & development (R&D) activities   Develop protocols for interoperable solutions that can work across city silos and across cities   Document all results Facilitate C2C, C2B, B2C, B2B initiatives
11. © City Protocol Society City Anatomy (timeless, acultural, scalable and generic) common language to share knowledge common platform to share solutions common city-centered collaborative R&D space to learn together common frame to develop tools and digital solutions common rationale to integrate diversity and the work of many Human Anatomy City Anatomy A system of systems and interactions
12. © City Protocol Society SUCCESSFUL STORY: Amsterdam and Barcelona Solid Waste Management model
13. © City Protocol Society SUCCESSFUL CITY PILOT: Open Sensor Platform http://connecta.bcn.cat/connecta-catalog-web/
14. © City Protocol Society THANK YOU