Isabelle Pellerin, Vice-President of Rennes Metropole in charge of Higher Education, Research

and Innovation

“Smart & Heart Cities” conferenceRome, 29 October 2015

www.rennesmetropole.fr

Rennes

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Rennes, capital of Brittany

Core of an urban area of

675 000 inh.

- rate of population growth

- 43 municipalities

- Budget : 829.7 M€

Top 3 French cities for

- quality of life- GDP

Rennes Métropole

- 400 745 inh.

Rennes Métropole – Primary university city in western France

1h27 from Paris2 subway lines

Public Optical Fiber network

65 000 students, 6 000 scientists

1st open data in France

New convention center

Center for international students Research centers, IT industry

3 important projects

From "Living in Intelligence" to being a Smart City

From the 90's : "Rennes Vivre en Intelligence"

Defining the Urban layout of the smart city • Sharing space• Developing smart housing• Increasing mobility• Temporality of the city

Dealing with resources and common property

management• Energy, Food, Data

2015 : A Smart City Working Group

Evolving from a concept of “living together” to a

concept of “making together”• Counting on the ability of citizens to contribute,

• Building a learning city

Rennes Métropole – Digital CampusTele lecture hall Immersive rooms

Tele-presence room Tele classroom

A network of places sharing human time, knowledge and tools

Free Workshops, Coding open hardware, … MOOC, 3D printers across the districts of the city, Mediation towards a wide public Teaching to people teaching to people…

Rennes Métropole – Extended FABLAB

A fun, interactive space Discovering the jobs of today and tomorrow Open to all: schoolchildren, students, jobseekers,

working people, etc. Multimedia presentations, discussions, and

meetings with professionals from the Rennes area Workshops with professionals in careers advice A permanent exhibition showcasing the working

world A laboratory of ideas that highlights the jobs of

today and tomorrow

Rennes Métropole – The Exploratoire

Thank you for your attention!

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