1. Living Labs Community Networking
and CIP/FP7 proposals development
January 15th
, 2009
Brussels
15JAN09-LivingLab-shortpres-1.ppt
Smart Metro Areas Realised
Through Innovation & People –
SMART-iP
Dave Carter, Head, Manchester Digital Development Agency - MDDA

2. Living Labs Community Networking
and CIP/FP7 proposals development
January 15th
, 2009
Brussels
15JAN09-LivingLab-shortpres-1.ppt
Starting Points:
- Eurocities founded in 1986
- Brussels office opened in 1992
- Telecities founded in 1993
- European Digital Cities project (94-96 - FP4)
- TEN-Telecom project ‘InfoCities’ (96-98)
- IntelCity Roadmap project (FP5 – 2002-3)
- Intelligent Cities project (FP6 – 2004-6)
- Eurocities Knowledge Society Forum – KSF
- Founding network of Living Labs
- European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL)
- Smart Cities working group and network

3. Living Labs Community Networking
and CIP/FP7 proposals development
January 15th
, 2009
Brussels
15JAN09-LivingLab-shortpres-1.ppt
SMARTiP priorities:
• Smart cities need smart citizens
• User driven innovation
• Co-creation and co-production
• Users as producers
• Empowering citizens
• Future Internet social capital
• Innovative business models

4. Living Labs Community Networking
and CIP/FP7 proposals development
January 15th
, 2009
Brussels
15JAN09-LivingLab-shortpres-1.ppt
SMARTiP Themes
• Smart Engagement
• Smart Environments
• Smart Mobility
- Open Data
- Citizens as sensors
- Social (data) networking
- Co-production of services

5. Living Labs Community Networking
and CIP/FP7 proposals development
January 15th
, 2009
Brussels
15JAN09-LivingLab-shortpres-1.ppt
Challenges:
• Demonstrating benefits
• Mixed experiences, e.g. PPPs
• Trust and confidence
• Legacy systems and structures
• Value for money
• Economic crisis
• Risk adverse environment

6. Living Labs Community Networking
and CIP/FP7 proposals development
January 15th
, 2009
Brussels
15JAN09-LivingLab-shortpres-1.ppt
Opportunities:
• Building new collaborations
• Cities understanding innovation
• Innovators understanding cities
• Majority of people living in cities
• Real citizen engagement
• Visibility and transparency
• User generated content and services

7. Living Labs Community Networking
and CIP/FP7 proposals development
January 15th
, 2009
Brussels
15JAN09-LivingLab-shortpres-1.ppt
SMARTiP: replicable service prototypes

8. Living Labs Community Networking
and CIP/FP7 proposals development
January 15th
, 2009
Brussels
15JAN09-LivingLab-shortpres-1.ppt
Smart Cities Portfolio Working Group
• Working with Smart Cities Portfolio partners to establish the Working Group and
agree governance arrangements, including a Work Plan
• Chair Working Group meetings and coordinate arrangements for meetings and
associated activities (in collaboration with the Commission and other partners)
• Establish working relationships with key networks, including Eurocities and ENoLL,
and coordinate the promotion of Working Group activities and initiatives through
these networks and more widely
• Coordinate the production and implementation of a Communications Plan for the
Smart Cities Portfolio (in collaboration with the Commission and other partners)
• Developing the highest possible profile for the Working Group’s activities by
exploiting the projects’ links with key decision makers at regional, national and
international level as well as with the media.

9. Living Labs Community Networking
and CIP/FP7 proposals development
January 15th
, 2009
Brussels
15JAN09-LivingLab-shortpres-1.ppt
Smart Cities as Creative Cities:
• City-regions: Manchester, Gent, Oulu,
Bologna/Emilia Romagna, Cologne
• Technology partners: Alcatel-Lucent,
Engineering
• Living Labs: IBBT, ENOLL, University of
Manchester, Oulu
• NGO: Peoples Voice Media

10. Living Labs Community Networking
and CIP/FP7 proposals development
January 15th
, 2009
Brussels
15JAN09-LivingLab-shortpres-1.ppt
Smart Cities Networking:
SMARTiP supporting the Portfolio:
• Linking projects and networks
• User experiences and collaborations
• New business models – social economy
• Open data, open access, open source
• Capacity building at all levels
• Connecting with City Leaders/Mayors
• Smart Cities + Living Labs + Future Internet

11. Living Labs Community Networking
and CIP/FP7 proposals development
January 15th
, 2009
Brussels
15JAN09-LivingLab-shortpres-1.ppt
Outcomes:
• long term collaboration between Smart Cities,
Living Labs and Future Internet
• open ‘citizen developer’ communities
• public-private-people-partnerships (PPPPs)
• co-production in the design and delivery of
services
• transferable apps/services and business models

12. Living Labs Community Networking
and CIP/FP7 proposals development
January 15th
, 2009
Brussels
15JAN09-LivingLab-shortpres-1.ppt
Thank You!
d.carter@manchesterdda.com
www.manchesterdda.com