About focus area Smart Cities and Communities
The University-wide and multidisciplinary focus area Smart Cities and Communities works with six different dimensions. Learn more below about the dimensions and about the focus area’s vision and mission.
Focus area Smart Cities and Communities prepare people and society for the future within the scope of smart cities and societies, adding value to tackle industrial and societal challenges. The focus is on small and medium-sized cities and problems are often tackled with a system-of-systems perspective.
The focus area’s vision is: A leading academic enabler for sustainable societies.
The focus area’s mission is: To support society in providing knowledge and solutions for creating and upholding smart, sustainable cities.
Focus area Smart Cities and Communities.
Six dimensions
The focus area works with the following six dimensions:
- Governance (open and participatory platform which supports the collaboration in between the government and the stakeholders and citizens; transparency; ICT and e-government in participatory decision-making and co-created e-services)
- Economy (entrepreneurship and innovation; sustainable business models; business/innovation ecosystems; ICT-enabled and advanced manufacturing and delivery of services)
- Mobility (transportation infrastructure and the integration of ICT in the systems; mobility as service; sustainable travel behaviour; intelligent vehicles and traffic management)
- Environment (energy; attractive natural condition; reduced rate of pollution; environmental protection and sustainable resources management; circular economy)
- People (lifelong learning; human resources and capacity management; inclusive society that improves creativity and fosters innovation)
- Living (quality of life of the residents; good quality housing; healthy and safe living)
