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Intelligent cities: knowledge based conditions for the development of European cities

Introduction

Cities are the focal points of the knowledge economy. In cities, knowledge is produced, processed and marketed. The infrastructure for knowledge is mostly found in cities. A Knowledge City is a city that relies on Knowledge-Based Development (KBD) and possesses advanced means for facilitating dissemination and capitalisation of knowledge to its citizens. The 'Intelligent Cities - Innovative and Competitive Cities for Sustainable Development' project takes a closer look at intelligent cities and KBDs and provides political guidelines for creating innovative and competitive urban areas.

Description

‘Intelligent Cities – Innovative and Competitive Cities for Sustainable Development’, is an Interreg IIIC project funded by the EU. The project is linked to the need for a strategy for innovative, competitive cities that function on a national and international level. Cities are undergoing a renaissance as scenes for economic development and as driving forces behind regional competitiveness. National matters such as economic competitiveness, quality of life, social equilibrium, innovation and environmental sustainability depend on the capacity for governance of cities and city regions. The project aims to draw up a strategy for a city policy based on interregional cooperation, and to define one of its specific tools focusing on knowledge and innovation – the “innovation hub”. An “innovation hub” is an area of excellence in which science, technology and innovation are used to galvanize cities and achieve sustainable urban development. The project will launch a set of political guidelines for creating innovative, competitive urban areas.

Two reports have been drafted on the basis of the project:

Intelligent Cities: Knowledge based conditions for the development of European cities
Creative urban regeneration: the case of 'innovation hubs'

Source: INTA

Contact info

INTA
The Netherlands
Phone: +31-70-3244526
intainfo@inta-net.org

Publication date

/10/2007

Links

Read the 'Intelligent Cities: Knowledge based conditions for the development of European cities' Report (PDF, Eng, 1.1 MB)Read the 'Creative urban regeneration: the case of innovation hubs' Report (PDF, Eng, 229 KB)

Document type

policy

Themes

Urban Policy > Economy knowledge & employment

Keywords

Urban economy