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A “Smart City” is a city that uses technology as a means to improve the services provided to citizens and companies and, more in general, the quality of life of all.
“Trento Smart City” is a project whose aim is to implement all this, based on a participatory process that involves citizens, companies, and other institutions on the territory.
Why "smart city"
There is no agreement on a universal definition of a “smart city”, a term that is commonly used to describe a wide range of phenomena (intelligent city, knowledge city, sustainable city, digital city, ubiquitous city, well-being city) and to highlight different concepts: environmental sustainability, citizen engagement, strategic planning and the use of technology aimed at the well-being of citizens and cities.
One of the most frequently asked questions is therefore why using the term “smart” with reference to a city.
What is, then, a “smart city”?
The term “smart city” refers to a city that uses technology (meaning information technology and telecommunication networks) as a means, not an end, to improve the services provided to both citizens and companies thus enhancing their quality of life.
Therefore, the aim of a true “smart city” is not to become a digital city, but to improve the well-being of the citizens and the city.
In order to accomplish this, extemporary and isolated actions in some specific areas are ineffective and unprofitable. On the contrary, a clear vision and strategy are needed to achieve this purpose while optimizing the available resources.
Finally, a successful “smart city” is underpinned by a sound participatory process that involves all the relevant stakeholders of a territory: citizens, companies and local institutions.
The “Trento Smart City” project
“Trento Smart City” is a project that aims to improve the quality of life in Trento while preserving the city’s heritage and specific features. Therefore, the “smartness” lies not only with the capability of using technology in all its forms (from sensors and the internet of things to networks, from IT to big data and artificial intelligence) to improve the services which are already provided or to provide new, essential services, but also with the ability to satisfy the needs of the citizens without disrupting the history and identity of the city.
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