Smart Policies for People-Centric European Cities and Communities
This IDC Perspective provides an overview of eight macro policy areas that European city and community leaders should consider integrating into their smart city policies to drive a people-centric approach to technological innovation. "Smart city policies and strategies should be designed to enable a value-based and people-centric approach to technological innovation which prioritizes quality of life, sustainability, and prosperity," said Louisa Barker, Research Manager, IDC Government Insights.
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- Executive Snapshot
- Situation Overview
- Eight Key Smart Policy Areas
- User-Centricity
- Key Principles
- Establish a Quality-of-Service Charter
- Personalization
- Usability
- Openness and Participation
- Inclusiveness
- Digital Enablers
- Good Practices
- High-Value Industries
- Key Principles
- Empower an Economic Development Authority to Promote Innovation and Hi-Tech Exports
- Put in Place Tax Rebates, Grants, and Subsidy Programs to Incentivize Innovation
- Fund the Creation of Economic Development Zones to Favor the Clustering of Innovators
- Access to Knowledge and Protection of Intellectual Property
- Good Practices
- Talent Development
- Key Principles
- Academic and Adult Learning
- Talent Pipeline
- Internship Programs
- Public Sector Skills Development
- Good Practices
- Natural and Built Environment Sustainability
- Key Principles
- Foster Competition in Power Grids and Communication Networks
- Prompt Usage of Digital Twins and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Include the Public in the Planning of Urban Spaces and the Built Environment
- Allow Reuse of Physical Infrastructure
- Facilitate the Repurposing of Urban Spaces
- Net Zero
- Innovative Financing
- Good Practices
- Security, Safety, and Resilience
- Key Principles
- Establish a Cross-Industry City Cybersecurity Center
- Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery Planning
- Health and Safety
- Privacy/Data Protection
- Regulate the Usage of Cloud Services
- Good Practices
- Data as a Strategic Asset
- Key Principles
- Open Data
- Data Interoperability Standards
- Data Sharing
- Digital Rights
- Data Science Skills
- Good Practices
- Ecosystem Collaboration
- Key Principles
- Pre-Competitive Collaboration
- Promote the Usage of Open Standards Through Public Procurement
- Regulate the Applicability of Public-Private Collaboration (PPC)
- Smart City Ecosystem Vehicle
- Good Practices
- Measuring and Driving Impact
- Key Principles
- Benefits Realization
- Scenario Planning
- Participatory Budgeting
- Good Practices
- Advice for the Technology Buyer
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- Related Research
- Synopsis
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