Risso AlessandraEuropean Projects Coordination

Department City of Genoa

PERIPHÈRIA GENOA PILOT

Bruxelles, 15-16 December 2011

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AGENDAThe City of Genoa

The Municipality’s commitment

Key city policies

Background of e-government policy and initiatives

The Genoa arena vision

Community creation

Main goals of the Genoa pilot

Pilot platform

Key Genoa pilot technologies

The Genoa pilot’s challenges

Genoa pilot challenge launch

The City of Genoa in the Periphèria Smart Cities Network

Conclusion linking Future Internet to Smart City vision

Impact of Periphèria on sustainable future for Genoa

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THE CITY OF GENOA

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THE MUNICIPALITY’S COMMITMENT

Giuseppina Montanari

Environmental Councillor of the Municipality of Genoa

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KEY CITY POLICIES: CULTURAL CITY A city of social inclusion:

Culture as a tool for social inclusion: museums, libraries, theaters and meeting places as examples of coexistence

Genoa city of Mediterranean intercultural dialogue: relevant role of museums in parks

A city of the Mediterranean: The the Biennale of the Mediterranean (2010)

Genoa is the natural outlet to the sea, physical and cultural to strengthen the dialogue between cultures and religions and to increase the exchange of ideas, goods,

technologies

A city of science:Culture as a tool for enhancement and expansion of technologically advanced

enterprises, Universities, CNR, the IIT, in connection with Digital City Department

A creative city:Culture as a tool for land redevelopment and revitalization of degraded city areas.Promoting creativity and innovation is a key driver for urban and local economic

development

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KEY CITY POLICIES: SMART CITYGenoa wants to be a pioneer city in the smart management

The Municipality of Genoa joined the Covenant of Mayors.The first step was the preparation of the SEAP - Plan of Action for the Sustainable

Energy - which analyzes and measures the state of the art in 2005 and identifies actions that will bring the necessary corrections for environmental protection, such

as:

A commercial port that can reduce emissions and open up to the public

The improvement of freight and people transport by train

The sustainable restoration of the old town

Support for zero-impact buildings and neighbourhoods

Smart grids and local energy production

An efficient energy saving public lighting system

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KEY CITY POLICIES: SAFE CITY

Education for citizenship and the rule of law, particularly in schools

Prevention through social (i.e. “streetwork education” project) and neighborhood rehabilitation (i.e. “presidi di legalità”), through the

defense of the territory (neighborhood cameras, intelligent system of video surveillance and alarm on public transport; parking sensor system for

people with disabilities; fraud management system for the elderly) and through the full and sincere cooperation with the Police

Active participation of citizens in their own safety(i.e. definition of a model, unique in Italy, which provides integration between

the different actors that overlap and coordinate the management of territorial presence, each with different skills, with different objectives, in

areas and territorial different times)

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BACKGROUND OF EGOVERNMENT POLICY AND INITIATIVES

ISAAC: ISAAC is a multi-disciplinary project aiming to valorise cultural assets as tourism resources

through user-friendly and stakeholder-relevant e-services.Creation of a multimedia web platform aimed at promoting tourism in the territory.

Genova Wi-Fi and Winnovate: The service is open to residents, but it is also the first brick to do local marketing to the

extent that the "request for enhanced connectivity" is increasingly part of the habits of people who travel for business or pleasure.

City Wi-Fi system where people can connect to the Internet for free for two hours according to the rules laid down by the "Free Italia Wi-Fi " to which we adhered.

ICity:Involvement of new User-Driven Open Innovation ecosystems in supporting the widest

possible creation of public interest services available in urban areas of Smart Cities.Creation of a specific system connecting different city elements (cable networks, Wi-Fi

networks, sensors platforms existing in the city) for the automatic acquisition of the parking state in spaces reserved for vehicles equipped with certificate for people with

disabilities

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THE GENOA ARENA VISION

Genoa Arenas are developed in two Smart Museum and Park pilots:

Fort Santa Tecla (left picture)

Villa Pallavicini (right picture)

Security, safety and quality of life in order to improve livability and accessibility of open urban spaces, including historical and natural

heritage;

Safe and serendipitous learning by tourists and citizens about material and immaterial heritage of the City of Genoa.

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THE GENOA ARENA VISIONSAFETY & LIVABILITY:

Within the Park, need to organize a space dedicated to urban garden, a path for hiking and mountain biking, and a museum (Fort Santa Tecla Pilot)

Improvement of the historical park conditions (Villa Pallavicini Pilot)

Services for tourists, picnic area…

Information and didactic tools

Event / workshop organization

SAFETY & LEARNING:

Interactive maps, including virtual tours (with historic reconstruction)

Wi-fi connection

Environment-friendly video-cameras

E-forums / E-participation / Online community

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COMMMUNITY CREATIONThe activity enhancement has proceeded in 3 steps as follows:

I – Internal Meetings

Sharing of the Living Lab approach Definition of pilots

II – Stakeholders meetings

Use of Arena Modelling Tools

Definition of “As-Is” Scenario Living Lab set up

III – Co-design workshops

Definition of “Should-Be” Scenario

Full involvment of citizens and groups in specific co-design and on-site activities

Use of online tools, workshops and surveys to enjoy of an active Living Lab

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MAIN GOALS OF THE GENOA PILOT

Fort Santa Tecla Pilot:

Recovery and valorization of the whole area

Redevelopment and promotion of the adjacent territory

Increased safety and cleanliness of the park

Improvement of the usability and enjoyment of the areas thanks to the interventions and to the uptake of the Periphèria’s tools

Villa Pallavicini Pilot:

Increased of the related cultural offer

Improvement of the usability and enjoyment of Villa’s space and heritage through Periphèria’s tools

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PILOT PLATFORM

Safe and serendipitous exploration of open urban spaces and learning by tourists and citizens about the material and

immaterial cultural heritage of the city

Free Wi-Fi access

Exploiting the FP6 iTacitus and ISAAC platforms with additional features such as QR code, video vigilance systems, and interactive totems

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PILOT PLATFORM

Platform based on open-source CMS with multimodal interface

(mobile access)

Technologies:

Open source software

Advanced Mashup application (Google Maps API, Gears, OpenStreetMap, OSM Static Maps API, etc.)

XML Schema (places of interest, tours)

Web 2.0 (AJAX, UGC)

QR Code

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KEY GENOA PILOT TECHNOLOGIES

Managing data in a central database

(new Municipality of Genoa tourism website)

Internet tools (websites, blog, social media..)

Genova Free Wi-Fi

Isaac Platform

QR Code Technology

Video vigilance system (Axis, Mobotics)

Interactive Totems

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THE GENOA PILOT’S CHALLENGE

The aim is to develop an environmental protection system, in terms of hydrological risk, based on the area of Fort Santa Tecla

The recent experience of the flooding showed how the traditional system of governance enabled from the city for the management of environmental

emergencies must make some adjustments

Municipality of Genoa, the first level of contact and accountability to local citizens, must adapt itself to climate change, going to redefine risk and

emergency management protocols, in order to consider, then to communicate the true meaning of the alert levels

The role of the Municipality as an activator and driving force of solidarity networks (neighbors, owners of safe buildings and facilities, ...), in order to

build an informal system of social protection ready to take action if necessary

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THE GENOA PILOT’S CHALLENGEOur main goals are:

Increased awareness on climate change and environmental risk at formal and informal level

Increased solidarity system

Raised feelings of shared responsibility in risk management activities

Raised feelings of shared responsibility in decision making process on risk management behaviors

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GENOA PILOT CHALLENGE LAUNCH

It is planned to partner with a permanent local TV to be entrusted with the responsibility of communication during the process of emergency

management

These sponsor will take an active role:

The Police, The Municipality of Genoa, the subsidiaries of the City (AMT AMIU, ASTER), the University of Genoa, the Professional Orders of

Architects, Geologists and Engineers, Protezione Civile, local television stations, in particular Primocanale

Human resources: citizen and business participation

Financial resources: Municipal, Regional and State funds allocated specifically for the flood. Companies willing to allocate funds and

equipment to tackle the various phases of the emergency and its effects

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FUTURE INTERNET & SMART CITY VISION

“A Smart City, in fact, should be able to put every interaction and connection to good use in order to prove the final result, i.e.

people’s quality of life” – Marta Vincenzi, Mayor of Genoa, 2010 –

Periphèria Smart Cities Network is an opportunity to share and make connections with the experiences of our city on the Smart Cities issues

(synergy of Smart projects already undertaken and other networks, with the Association of Genoa Smart City)

Communication and information, as well as education are essential:Future Internet will boost the change and lead the path to a more

sustainable future

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IMPACT OF PERIPHÈRIA ON SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR GENOA

Participating in the Periphèria network means City of Genoa can compare and legitimizenew forms and models of active participation of citizens

Periphèria is an opportunity for citizens to reclaim the territory through its valorisation

The Fort St. Tecla pilot, demonstrating the historical and cultural value of Genoa, is part of the larger project of recovering the city historical fortification system (whose

management is scheduled to move from the Italian State to the Municipality of Genoa).Through Periphèria, the enhancement will be implemented in a smart key which will become

a recovery model for similar areas

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CONTACTS

Risso AlessandraEuropean Projects Coordination Department

Tel: +39 3358312215E.mail: arisso@comune.genova.it

Thanks to: Councillor Francesco Scidone, Councillor Giuseppina Montanari, Pierpaolo Cha, Gloria Piaggio, Maurizio Megliola, Cesare Bosi

Smart Museumand Park

THANK YOU