A Dutch Perspective on Smart Cities Smart City Technology is being used to make the Netherlands a Sustainable Urban Delta. We have a holistic view on Smart City technology and its implementation. The development of Smart City solutions is local / user driven. International collaboration is needed to find complementary knowledge and develop a common framework.

1. Global City Team
Challenge 2016
A Dutch Perspective on
Smart Cities
Jan Peelen
Policy Advisor, Embassy of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands

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Summary
Smart City Technology is being used to make the Netherlands a
Sustainable Urban Delta.
We have a holistic view on Smart City technology and its
implementation.
The development of Smart City solutions is local / user driven.
International collaboration is needed to find complementary
knowledge and develop a common framework.

3. Sustainable Urban Delta
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Sustainable Urban Delta

5. A holistic view on Smart Cities
“A smart city uses digital technologies or information and
communication technologies (ICT) to enhance quality and
performance of urban services, to reduce costs and resource
consumption, and to engage more effectively and actively with its
citizens”. (wikipedia)
But:
It is not just about technology – design and organization
It is not just about efficiency and better performance – new social
and economic opportunities
Integration and collaboration are the keys to success
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6. A holistic view on Smart Cities
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7. Smart Cities solutions are local / user driven
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8. Implementation in regional and national networks
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Implementation in water management

10. A holistic view on Smart Cities
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11. Plenty of issues to solve
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-40% of global
energy production is
used in buildings.
-27% of all trucks
on the road are
empty and EU traffic
jams cost EUR 110
billion a year.
- 75% of all
companies fears a
scarcity of materials
- 3 billion liter of
water is lost by
leakages.

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International cooperation
Knowledge development
A common framework:
• Interoperability
• Scalable & replicable solutions
• Sustainable business models
Developing a transparent market
Making Smart City technology
broadly accessible

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Thank you for your attention
Jan Peelen
Policy Advisor - Infrastructure and the Environment
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
4200 Linnean Avenue NW
Washington D.C, 20008
United States of America
T +1 202 274 2730
M +1 202 600 6256
E jr.peelen@minbuza.nl
W http://netherlands-embassy.org
@JanRPeelen