Overview
The Smart City Tech partnership is a European Strategic Cluster Partnership and currently consists of 9 organisations from 6 regions in Europe. The partnership aims at increasing competitiveness of EU companies by supporting the development of smart systems enabled solutions for urban areas through the implementation of a joint cooperation agenda. The joint cooperation agenda consists out of 6 action lines: 1. Developing a joint vision on smart systems for urban areas which will lead to concentrating available resources on those activities which can create the most impact for urban areas. 2. Building a vibrant and global ecosystem of companies, policy makers, academia, investors and citizens ready to engage for joint projects. 3. Developing global innovation capacities which allows for efficient development of new smart systems solutions for urban areas. 4. Stimulating active collaboration between stakeholders on concrete projects leading to added value for all ecosystem stakeholders involved. 5. Mobilizing funding, either public or private money, as key resource to drive SmartCityTech projects forward. 6. Going beyond Europe and collaborate on opportunities on other continents. The partnership focuses on solutions with regard to mobility, environment and living in urban areas.
The physical presence is set in the office of the secretariat, currently in GAIA's office. Furthermore, each partner has is office in the respective regions. Digital technologies.
Sectors
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply -
Water supply; sewerage; waste managment and remediation activities -
Water collection, treatment and supply -
Sewerage -
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery -
Remediation activities and other waste management services -
Financial and insurance activities -
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding -
Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security -
Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities -
Agriculture, forestry and fishing -
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities -
Silviculture and other forestry activities -
Fishing and aquaculture -
Human health and social work activities -
Human health activities -
Residential care activities -
Social work activities without accommodation -
Accommodation and food service activities -
Accommodation -
Food and beverage service activities -
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles -
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles -
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles -
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles -
Manufacture of basic metals -
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment -
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products -
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products -
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products -
Manufacture of electrical equipment -
Manufacture of food products -
Manufacture of beverages -
Manufacture of tobacco products
Technology
Organic and large area electronics -
Micro/nano electronics -
Sensory systems -
Photonics and imaging technologies -
Screens and display technologies -
Communication networks -
Cyber physical systems -
Robotics -
Internet of things -
Artificial intelligence -
Mobility & Location based technologies -
Interaction technologies -
Cyber security -
Advanced, or high performance computing -
Big data, data analytics, data handling -
Virtual, augmented and extended reality -
Simulation, modelling and digital twins -
Gamification -
Software as a service and service architectures