Wendolijn Beukers

Connected, flexible and meaningful: make the real future city

If the whole world changes as a result of the rise of internet technology and digitization, how will urban planning, planning and spatial planning change? What are the new starting points? And how should directors, designers, organizers and managers get to work on this? The Future City Foundation, started working with those questions, together with 26 partners, in the past year. In the book 'A smart city, this is how you do it - Connected, flexible and meaningful: make the real future city' you can read the result.

The first question we have asked ourselves is what kind of city we want. When we are in a transition, it is good to set the limits. We put it on two levels. First, we want a city that meets the requirements of sustainable development goal 11: inclusive, safe, healthy and sustainable. But we also want us to be able to live there in freedom.

Then we asked the question of how digitization and technology affect our regions, cities and villages. We conclude that connectedness is the real game changer. We are always connected to everything and everyone. Everything becomes a smart and democratic network. This network makes us very flexible. We can do everything anywhere.

Finally, we asked ourselves where we want to be. We seek meaning. That makes the profession of the designer more important than ever. Even if we can be everywhere, we are only in one place. Then of course we choose the place where we prefer to be. But how do you design that place? And in addition: how do we prevent ourselves from being over-stimulated? Here perhaps lies the core. Because smart urbanism is not about smart, not about technology. But about the consequences. About how society is changing. The role that citizens, businesses and governments have also shifts from one another. We hope this leads to more citizenship. To more influence of people on their living environment.

You read it in the book “A smart city, this is how you do it - Connected, flexible and meaningful: make the real future city,” published on October 28, 2019. With theory in essays and interviews with inspiring precursors. 26 tutorials with step-by-step instructions and other process tools to comprehend the theory. And 15 practical examples, in which you learn how our regions, cities and villages have already changed. This book is a publication of the Future City Foundation in collaboration with BNSP, NVTL and 24 other partners.

The book is in Dutch. Mid november the English version is published.
Order the book via https://future-city.nl/smartstedenbouw. Digital reading is free, for a printed version we charge € 29.

WANTED: PITCHES WITH SMART CITY SOLUTIONS FOR THE CITY
SIGN UP FOR THE PITCH CAROUSEL ON OCTOBER 10, 2019 IN UTRECHT

On 10 October 2019 you have the opportunity to pitch your smart city solution during the Utrecht Region Get Connected Annual Congress in the Galgenwaard in Utrecht, to over 200 professionals and administrators who are engaged in healthy urban living. By participating in the pitch carousel on October 10 you have the chance to be selected for exclusive participation in the pitch carousel during the Smart City Expo from November 19-21 in Barcelona. Register your pitch before September 20th 2019!

WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
• Concrete smart city solutions for the challenges that governments face (physical, social and economic)
• Successful smart city projects or experiences from local governments that are also interesting for other municipalities or provinces.

THEMES
Your pitch fits in with at least one of the themes of the NL Smart Cities Strategy:
• Urban Mobility
• Circular Economy
• Resilience (climate, water and energy)
• Safety & Security
• Healthy Urban Living
And you make a link with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

DETAILS
• Pitch carousel on October 10 in Utrecht, from 1 p.m. to 2.45 p.m. in time slots.
• 4 minutes in the spotlight
• Maximum 13 pitchers
• Concrete examples of smart city solutions
• A direct reach of over 200 interested people: administrators and their advisers from local authorities from all over the Netherlands
• Company presentation at the business market place during the Utrecht Region Get Connected Annual Congress
• Get selected fot exclusive participation in the pitch carousel in Barcelona (November 19-21, 2019)
• Participation in the pitch carousel is free.

CONDITIONS:
• You pitch a proven smart city product or service
• from a Dutch company

REGISTER YOUR PITCH BEFORE 20 SEPTEMBER 2019.
For more info check our website https://future-city.nl/pitchcarrousel-10-okt/

Do you have a smart city solution for digital twins? Pitch your product or service on 5 September 2019 in Antwerp (Belgium)!

On 5 September 2019 Economic Board Utrecht (EBU) and Future City Foundation organise the Networking excursion Digital Twin to Antwerp (Belgium) for administrators with delegation leader Klaas Verschuure (alderman for the Municipality of Utrecht). We want to learn about the possibilities of a digital twin for municipalities and provinces.

To bring supply and demand together and share knowledge, we offer tech companies and data experts the opportunity to pitch their smart city solution for an audience of 40 administrators and the top of municipalities and provinces from the Netherlands. Interested parties can register their pitch until 10 July 2019.

What kind of pitches are we looking for?
- Smart city solutions for that municipalities or provinces face (physical, social and economic)
- Successful smart city projects or experiences from local governments which are interesting for other municipalities or provinces.
- Innovative smart city business ideas from smart entrepreneurs, app builders or other techs.

There is room for 15 pitches, participation is without charge and possible until 10 July 2019. Pitches can be given in Dutch or English.

Interested? Check our website for more information and to register: https://future-city.nl/pitches-antwerp-eng/

Wanted: pitches of smart city solutions for digital twins

On 5 September 2019 Economic Board Utrecht (EBU) and Future City Foundation organise the Networking excursion Digital Twin to Antwerp (Belgium) for administrators with delegation leader Klaas Verschuure (alderman for the Municipality of Utrecht). We want to learn about the possibilities of a digital twin for municipalities and provinces.

To bring supply and demand together and share knowledge, we offer tech companies and data experts the opportunity to pitch their smart city solution for an audience of 40 administrators and the top of municipalities and provinces from the Netherlands. Interested parties can register their pitch until 10 July 2019.

When & where
Thursday 5 September 2019
In Antwerp (Belgium), exact location t.b.a.
12.00 – 17.30 hr (lunch and drinks included), pitches 14.00 – 15.30 hr

What kind of pitches are we looking for?
- Smart city solutions for that municipalities or provinces face (physical, social and economic)
- Successful smart city projects or experiences from local governments which are interesting for other municipalities or provinces.
- Innovative smart city business ideas from smart entrepreneurs, app builders or other techs.

What we offer
- 4 minutes in the spotlight
- Meet & Greet: before and after the pitch, pitchers get their own stand in the reception area (where the lunch and drink takes places)
- A direct reach of 40 administrators and senior civil servants of municipalities and provinces from the Netherlands and Flander, who are interested in digital twins.
- Participation in the pitches is without charge
- Travel and accommodation costs are for your own account. Lunch and drinks during the program are included.

Check for more information our website: https://future-city.nl/pitches-antwerp-eng/
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Op 5 september organiseren Economic Board Utrecht (EBU) en Future City Foundation de Netwerkexcursie Digital Twin naar Antwerpen voor bestuurders, met delegatieleider Klaas Verschuure (wethouder Gemeente Utrecht). We willen daar leren over de mogelijkheden van een digital twin voor gemeentes en provincies.

Om vraag en aanbod bij elkaar te brengen en kennis te delen, bieden we techbedrijven en datadeskundigen de kans om tijdens de Netwerkexcursie Digital Twin op 5 september in Antwerpen hun smart city oplossing te pitchen voor een publiek van 40 bestuurders en de ambtelijke top van gemeenten en provincies uit Nederland. Zo komen we samen verder. Geïnteresseerden kun tot 10 juli 2019 hun pitch aanmelden.

Waar & wanneer
Donderdag 5 september 2019
In Antwerpen, exacte locatie volgt
12.00 – 17.30 uur (inclusief lunch en borrel), pitch carrousel 14.00 – 15.30 uur

Wat voor pitches zoeken we?
- Concrete smart city oplossingen voor de uitdagingen waar gemeenten of provincies tegenaan lopen (fysiek, sociaal en economisch)
- Succesvolle smart city projecten of ervaringen van lokale overheden die ook interessant zijn voor andere gemeenten of provincies.
- Innovatieve smart city businessideeën van slimme ondernemers, appbouwers of andere technerds.

Wat bieden we?
- 4 minuten in de spotlight
- Meet&Greet: voor en na de pitch krijgen pitchers hun eigen stand in de ontvangstzaal (waar de lunch en borrel is)
- Livestream via ons Youtube-kanaal (en die laten we gewoon staan)
- Een direct bereik van 40 bestuurders en de ambtelijke top van gemeenten en provincies uit Nederland die interesse hebben in digital twins.
- Deelname aan de pitchcarrousel is gratis.
- Reis- en eventuele verblijfskosten zijn voor eigen rekening.

Kijk voor alle informatie en aanmelden op: https://future-city.nl/pitches-antwerpen/

Begrijp jij data en vind je het leuk om daarmee oplossingen te bedenken voor complexe problemen? En wil je leren hoe je écht datagestuurd ontwerpt om zo de stad beter te maken? Dan is de summerschool ‘Design de toekomst van Zuid-Holland’ iets voor jou! In 3 dagen gaan we een digital twin (een digitale 3D-versie) maken van (een deel van) Zuid-Holland die het geluk en/of de leefkwaliteit van Zuid-Hollanders meet en voorspelt. We hebben nog enkele plekken beschikbaar dus meld je snel aan!

Je kan GRATIS meedoen als je nog studeert of net aan het werk bent en begrijpt dat er voor ingewikkelde problemen geen eenvoudige antwoorden volstaan. En soms ook wel. Je hebt een achtergrond in data science, ruimtelijke ordening, planologie, techniek, smart city, GIS, Geo en mediadesign, gamification, bestuurskunde, stedenbouw of iets anders interessants.

Data: 1, 2 en 3 juli
Locatie: verschillende locaties in Zuid-Holland
Deelname is gratis voor jongprofessionals.
Kijk op de website voor alle informatie en aanmelden: https://www.kennislabvoorurbanisme.nl/project/summerschool-juli-2019/

Sommige schrijvers werken tien jaar aan een boek, wij maken er eentje in drie dagen. Op maandag 17 juni, maandag 24 juni en vrijdag 5 juli organiseert het Kennislab voor Urbanisme i.s.m. met uitgeverij ELBA\REC en de Future City Foundation de Summerschool Journalistiek & Smart Cities in Amersfoort. Schrijf jij mee?

Voor meer informatie, kijk op onze website!
https://www.kennislabvoorurbanisme.nl/project/summerschool-journalistiek-2019/