Smart Cities

Question 1

def. smart city

Answer 1

investments in human and social capital and traditional transport and modern communication infrastructure fuel sustainable economic growth and a high quality of life, with a wise management of natural resources, through participatory governance.

Question 2

key points of definition (4)

Answer 2

social and environmntal sustainability, social learning and social capital, business-led urban development, network infrastructure

Question 3

policy areas of smart cities (6)

Answer 3

smart economy, smart environment, smart governance, smart living, smart mobility, smart people

Question 4

smart economy (6)

Answer 4

innovative spirit, entrepreneurship, economic image & trademarks, productivity, flexibility of labour market, international embeddedness

Question 5

indicator of innovative spirit (3)

Answer 5

R&D expenditure in % of GDP, employment rate in knowledge-intensive sectors, patent applications per inhabitant

Question 6

indicator of entrepreneurship (2)

Answer 6

self-employment rate, new businesses registered

Question 7

indicator of productivity (1)

Answer 7

GDP per employed person

Question 8

indicator of economic image & trademarks (1)

Answer 8

importance as decision-making centre (HQ etc.)

Question 9

indicator of flexibility of labour market (2)

Answer 9

proportion in part-time employment, unemployement

Question 10

indicator of international embeddedness

Answer 10

companies with HQ in the city quoted on national stock market, air tranpsort of passangers

Question 11

smart people (7)

Answer 11

level of qualification
affinity to life long learning
social and ethnic plurality
flexibility
creativity
cosmopolitanism/open-mindedness
participation in public life

Question 12

indicator level of qualification (2)

Answer 12

importance as knowledge centre (universities, research centres), foreign langauge skills

Question 13

indicator affinity to life long learning (2)

Answer 13

book loans per resident, participation in language courses

Question 14

indicator social and ethnic plurality (2)

Answer 14

share of foreigners, share of nationals born abroad

Question 15

indicator flexibility (1)

Answer 15

perception of getting a new job

Question 16

indicator creativity (1)

Answer 16

share of people working in creative industries

Question 17

indicator cosmopolitanism (3)

Answer 17

voters turnout at European elections, immigration-friendly environment, knowledge about the EU

Question 18

indicator participation in public life (2)

Answer 18

voters turnout at city elections, participation in voluntary work

Question 19

smart governance (3)

Answer 19

participation in decision-making, public and social services, transparent governance

Question 20

indicator participation in decision-making (4)

Answer 20

city representatives per resident, political activity of inhabitants, importance of politics for inhabitants, share of female city representatives

Question 21

indicator public and social services (3)

Answer 21

expenditure of the municipality, share of children in day care, satisfaction with quality of schools

Question 22

indicator transparent governance (2)

Answer 22

satisfaction with transparency of bureaucracy, satisfacion with fight against corruption

Question 23

smart mobility (4)

Answer 23

local accessibility, (inter-)national accessibility, availability of ICT-infrastructure, sustainable innovative and sfae transport systems

Question 24

indicator local accessibility (3)

Answer 24

public transport network, satisfaction with access to public transport, satisfaction with quality of public transport

Question 25

indicator (inter-)national accessibility (1)

Answer 25

international accessibility

Question 26

availability of ICT-infrastructure (2)

Answer 26

computers in households, broadband internet acces in households

Question 27

sustainable, innovative and safe transport systems (3)

Answer 27

green mobility share, traffic safety, use of economical cars

Question 28

smart environment (4)

Answer 28

attractivity of natural conditions, pollution, environmental protection, sustainable resource management

Question 29

indicator attractivity of natural conditions (2)

Answer 29

sunshine hours, green space share

Question 30

indicator pollution (3)

Answer 30

summer smog, particulate matter, respiratory diseases

Question 31

indicator environmental protection (2)

Answer 31

individual efforts on protecting nature, opinion on nature protection

Question 32

indicator sustainable resource management (1)

Answer 32

efficient use of water and electricity

Question 33

smart living (7)

Answer 33

cultural facilities, health conditions, individual safety, hoursing quality, education facilities, touristic attractivity, social cohesion

Question 34

indicator cultural facilities (3)

Answer 34

cinema attendance, museum vistis, theatre attendance

Question 35

indicator health conditions (4)

Answer 35

life expectancy, hospital beds, doctors, satisfaction with quality of health system

Question 36

indicator individual safety (3)

Answer 36

crime rate, death rate by assault, satisfaciton with personal safety

Question 37

indicator housing quality (3)

Answer 37

share of housing fulfilling minimal standards, average living area, satisfaction with personal hoursin gsituation

Question 38

indicator education facilities (2)

Answer 38

students, satifcation with access and quality of educational system

Question 39

indicator touristic attractivity (2)

Answer 39

overnights per year, importance as tourist location

Question 40

indicator social cohesion (2)

Answer 40

poverty rate, perception on personal risk of poverty

Question 41

smart city oppotunities (6)

Answer 41

adoption of ICTs, business-led development, sustainability, participation, social capital, holisitc approach to urban policies