Almere Smart Society

Annemarie JorritsmaKeynote Presentation – 23/01/13 Toronto

Smart Cities Summit

Almere is located in the center of the Netherlands, 30 minutes from Amsterdam

and Schiphol Airport

Not so long ago…..

Sea (1961), Design (1977), City (2012)

Almere 2012

2012 - 2022

The Challenge: Almere Floriade 2022

The new Floriade District (artist impression 2022)

1. Focus on the future

2. People make the city

3. Innovative partnerships

The Three Recurring Themes:

Almere 2030

Qualitative growth & development:

1. Cultivate diversity2. Connect place and context3. Combine city and nature;4. Anticipate change5. Continue innovation6. Design healthy systems7. Empower people to make the city

Closely related to Almere as a Green City

A day in the life: (1)

“Smart City is optimized use of ICT in urban life. Smart is also Sustainable, Meaningful, Artful, Responsible and Truthful living"

A day in the life: (2)

“Smart City is optimized use of ICT in urban life. Smart is also Sustainable, Meaningful, Artful, Responsible and Truthful living"

Almere Smart Society

Richard Florida: “the city itself is the central organizing unit of our time”

Almere Smart Society uses the full potential of ICT for a better, easier, cheaper and more fun urban living

Two Key Issues

• GovernanceoHow do we create network based

coöperation, build transparency and organize public accountability

• Valuecaseso How do we realize sustainable, valuebased businesscases

Early Warning System

In red: potentially high social-economic stress (households)

1.Focus on the future

2.People make the

city

3.Innovative

partnerships

Almere Smart

Society

Economic Growth

Sustainable Urban

Development

Efficient City Operations

Social Innovation

Connected Innovation

Inspired Involveme

nt

Co-Creation

Urban Innovation Platform(Citizens,Entrepeneurs, Institutions)

Urban Innovation

Platform

Our Approach:

Almere 2030by night

THANK YOU!