EU Level approaches to Urban Development Dr. Henriette van Eijl, EC DG MOVE Disclaimer: This presentation is based on the Commissions' original proposal from November 2011 plus our best understanding of the results of the interinstitutional process that followed. At this moment no final decision taken by Parliament and Council on the agreed budget and modifications in structure and contents. But we expect such a decision soon, once the MFF has been decided and the overall envelope for Horizon 2020 defined.
Some indicators for the success of urban development/ smarter ci6es Better quality of life for citizens Greenhouse gas emissions/20-20-20 Improving business environment Success means new jobs and attracting finance Better public services
Urban development in the spotlight!
Broad EU level interest in urban development: Regional policy and urban development Transport and mobility Energy Digital Agenda Industry/ innovation/ competitiveness Climate/ environment Social (inclusion, cohesion) Education/ skills Demography
Types of EU level actions in urban development: Ø Exchange and information activities, studies Ø Indicators and progress monitoring Ø Standards for products and services, and for definitions Ø Funding: 1) Managed by the EC itself, e.g. Horizon2020 (R&D) 2) EU funding, but managed by national and regional authorities: ESIF, some EIB-type instruments 3) 'hybrids'of industry, mix of national-regional-local+ec in R&D, infrastructure construction and operation Ø Legislation Ø Policy coordination: across sectors and across levels Other?
Convergence
Convergence (1): ERDF and EU transport policy objectives Ø Clean fuel and vehicles Ø Innovative road pricing Ø Integrated, sustainable and accessible urban mobility concepts
Convergence (2): Horizon2020 contains many topics for urban development some examples: Transport societal challenge: Five urban mobility topics, with a tentative total EU budget of 106,5 Million Euro (CIVITAS and others) ITS, logistics, infrastructure and socio-economic topics Energy societal challenge: Enhancing the capacity of public authorities to plan and implement sustainable energy policies and measures Public procurement of innovative sustainable energy solutions
Convergence (3): Horizon2020 "smart cities" and EU 20-20-20 policy objectives Energy work-programme 2014-2015: "Lighthouse projects" for smart cities Integration of: Low energy districts Integrated infrastructures Sustainable urban mobility Conditions Consortia: industry & cities (2-3 cities + 2-3 follower cities) Part of ambitious urban plan Funding from other parts secured
Convergence (4): Sectors and Partners: European Innovation Partnership in Smart cities and communities Focus: Implementation of innovation results in cities How: Ø Accelerating full-scale deployment of smart city solutions at intersection of Energy, Transport and ICT Ø Using many types of actions, BUT it is not a funding instrument Ø Creating much stronger cooperation between industry, policy makers research, cities and other end-users
High Level Group of the European Innovation Partnership in Smart Cities and Communities Second High Level Group meeting on 14 October 2013
Priority Areas of Actions 13
Possible actions organised by the EC in support of implementation of the EIP smart cities: Support sharing know-how across Europe: companies, cities and other organisations/ networks Co-fund deployment of smart cities innovations: Horizon2020, Cohesion Funds Develop the best EU innovation policy and regulatory framework to drive innovation and scale.
EIP Smart Cities Timeline & Next Steps July 2012: Commission proposal (Communication) March 2013: Council Conclusions 14 October 2013: Strategic Implementation Plan adopted by the High Level Group 26 November: Information event and publication of the "Operational Implementation Plan" 2014 & onwards: Implementation: by an "Invitation for commitments", own initiatives and EC actions. Monitoring and evaluation
Some EIP recommendations: Lighthouse Initiatives Building an EU and global city market Develop infrastructure platforms Implement collaborative, integrated smart city planning Develop smart city open standards and data Develop citizen insight Creation of innovation zones Agree a common Smart City indicator framework to help cities self-evaluate and monitor progress
Gamechangers (or Baustellen or Chantiers )
Some game changers for smart cities and urban development in Europe: Joined-up governance Scale/ Speed One size fits all Value models (including affordability) Urban literacy The name Do you agree?
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