Smart City Profile for Goris: Roadmap to a smarter Goris

Workshop 10 April 2015 1

Roadmap to a smarter Goris

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Phase 1 Pyramid Workshop: UNECE experts and

municipality

Phase 2 Action Plan &

Monitoring

Phase 3 Implementation

& Evaluation

Phase 1: Pyramid Workshop: UNECE Experts, municipality staff and national experts work out key measures to make the city “smarter” Key indicators are proposed to monitor the process.

Phase 2: The list of key measures is converted to an action plan. Agreement on specific indicators to monitor the implementation of the action plan.

Phase 3: Sustainable solutions are being implemented. Self financing, creation of local jobs, improvement of living conditions are overarching objectives. Progress evaluation is based on publishing a regular progress report by means of indicators

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Thematic Structure

Economy 1/ Economic

Development 2/ Production &

Consumption

Environment 3/ Air, Climate

Change, Natural Hazards

4/ Land & Biodiversity

5/ Freshwater & Oceans

Society 6/ Social Issues 7/ Governance 8/ Health 9/ Education 10/ Demography

Pilot-project Goris / SWOT Analysis

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Awareness of the (environmental)

challenge

Highly specialised indicators missing

New jobs in sustainable production possible

Enthusiasm needs success-stories

Strengths Weakness

Threats Opportunities

Smart Cities Armenia / SWOT Analysis

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Awareness of the (environmental) challenge

Reach the critical mass

Highly specialised indicators missing

Comparison of indicators

will be possible

New jobs in sustainable production possible

Increase of prosperity, “green jobs” and SME

Enthusiasm needs success-stories

Never give up after a

fall-back

Strengths Weakness

Threats Opportunities

Pilot-project Goris

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Quick wins Long term goals

• Short implementation period • High benefits • Low need of resources

• No contradiction long/short term • Step-by-step approach (even Rome was not built in a day) • Demonstrate feasibility • Keep enthusiasm high • Evaluation of benchmarks

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Evaluation/Priorisation of the Indicators Please have a look at the handouts

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Measures Implementation Benefits Ressources & Efforts (Technical, Human, Financial) Priority

Create new green public areas short term: < 2 years High Goris lacks green public areas. Citizens

and tourists would benefit Low

This measure could be mostly achieved by themunicipality with their own resources. Crowd (citizen) funding and citizen "in kind contribution" in terms of working hours should be considered.

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Establish waste management (i.e. collection and treatment)

short term: < 2 years High

Littering, back yeard burning and illegal dumps affect the whole city (and country). Turning waste into a resource and a job opportunity is a new business avenue in Armenia and has not been explored before.

Medium 1

Public awareness programm "waste is a resource"

short term: < 2 years High

Littering, back yeard burning and illegal dumps affect the whole city. Any improvement would be a benefit for the environment, for the citizens and for toursim.

Low This measure could be mostly achieved by the municipality with their own resources.

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Build a waste water treatment plant medium term: 2 - 5 yrs High Long term improvement of river water

quality, positive impact on tourism Medium

A simple waste water treatment facility could be realised on a low budget basis. Goirs' waste water is mainly organic; a two pond system (sludge separation and enhanced biologic treatment) with a sludge dryer (solar powered) and composter could be sufficient.

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Repair the current flood control facility medium term: 2 - 5 yrs

Medium Medium 2

Restore and maintain the stock of cultural heritage

medium term: 2 - 5 yrs High This measure is essentuial for the local

identity and for tourism 2

Monitor air and water quality medium term: 2 - 5 yrs

Medium 3

Approach to a smarter Goris

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” Peter F. Drucker (Austrian economist & father of modern management; 1909-2005)

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Doing the right things in Goris

Emphasis Citizens Raise Awareness of the Benefits Prosperity and Sustainability Win-Win Situation

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Approach to smarter Cities

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Contact & Information

Wolfgang DOLEZAL +43 1 313 04 - 5487 wolfgang.dolezal@umweltbundesamt.at

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Umweltbundesamt www.umweltbundesamt.at

Goris ■ 10 April 2015