The development of cities towards smart and sustainable is a necessary plan for the future, but it is also indisputable that the implementation of the entire concept of a smart city or individual projects comes with a price tag and represents a financial challenge for cities.
What the situation is in Croatia will be revealed firsthand at Lider’s conference ‘Smart cities 2016 – Smart Cities: The Future Starts Now’ by the mayor of Koprivnica Vesna Želježnjak, the mayor of Pula Boris Miletić, the mayor of Rijeka Vojko Obersnel, and the president of the Association of Cities and the mayor of Zaprešić Željko Turk.
The conference will be held on March 17 at the Small Hall of Lisinski starting at 9:30 AM, where the Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds Tomislav Tolušić will present on smart cities in the context of regional development and the possibilities of co-financing with EU funds, while Georg Houben, a representative of the European Commission in DG Energy responsible for smart cities and communities, will provide the perspective of the European Commission on the financing opportunities for smart solutions in cities.
Alexey Ershov, Vice President of IBM responsible for Smarter Cities business in Europe, will speak about the revolution of mobile applications and new technologies that enable cities to communicate with citizens at an unprecedented level.
Learn more about the conference at: https://lider.media/smartcities-2016/
