4. BUILDING AN
OPEN CITY
Forum Virium Helsinki developes urban
innovations & new digital services in cooperation
with companies, the City of Helsinki, other public
sector organizations, and Helsinki residents.
7. SMART HELSINKI
shines bright
#1 European Real-Time Cities
Frost & Sullivan 2015
#3 Global City
CITIE 2015
#6 European Smart Cities
Mapping Smart Cities in the EU 2014
15. Helsinki as an enabler
- a platform for
innovations & next big thing
16. Making our data
your business
Open Data &
Helsinki Region Infoshare
www.hri.fi/en
Databusiness.fi
Harmonized API’s
www.6Aika.fi/in-english
17. The City of Helsinki Media Bank/SkyFoto
SOCIAL AND
HEALTH CARE
PARKING
POPULATION
DECISIONS
DAY CARE AND
EDUCATION
HOUSING
PUBLIC
TRANSPORT
ENERGY
LAND-USE
EVENTS
CONSTRUCTIONS
AIR QUALITY
Examples of Helsinki’s Open Data
18. FINEST Twins
smarttwincity.eu
”The Digital Single Market is not
possible in the field of urban digital
services without radically rethinking
the organisational set-up of local
governments.”
”Cross-border digital services do not
happen without disruptive innovation
in the public sector & without mutual
teams and budgeting”.
Context:
1. Proximity & joined labour area, i.e., high daily flow of people bw countries
2. Forerunners in digitalization: e.g., Data architecture, eGov., xRoad, Open data,
MyData, Smart Mobility & MaaS
3. Advanced stakeholders & ICT ecosystems (networks, citizens,developers, research
organisations, city & government, private companies, startup scene)