Smart City 360°. The second EAI International Summit, Smart City 360°, Bratislava, Slovakia, November 22-24, 2016. Revised Selected Papers

Research Article

Smart Twins Bratislava and Vienna strategy

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.14-2-2017.152418,
        author={Milan Husar and Vladimir Ondrejicka},
        title={Smart Twins Bratislava and Vienna strategy},
        proceedings={Smart City 360°. The second EAI International Summit, Smart City 360°, Bratislava, Slovakia, November 22-24, 2016. Revised Selected Papers},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={SMARTCITY360},
        year={2017},
        month={2},
        keywords={smart city Bratislava and Vienna metropolitan region},
        doi={10.4108/eai.14-2-2017.152418}
    }
    
  • Milan Husar
    Vladimir Ondrejicka
    Year: 2017
    Smart Twins Bratislava and Vienna strategy
    SMARTCITY360
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-2-2017.152418
Milan Husar1,*, Vladimir Ondrejicka1,*
  • 1: Spectra Centre of Excellence, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Vazovova 5, 812 43 Bratislava, Slovakia
*Contact email: milan.husar@stuba.sk, vladimir.ondrejicka@stuba.sk

Abstract

The paper is focused on the smart city strategy for Bratislava and Vienna, the core of Vienna-Bratislava metropolitan region. The region is one of the most perspective in Europe, it is interface old and new European Union member states and creates the gate into Eastern Europe with high potential to become leader in innovations, research and development. Smart Twins strategy is a unique project attempting to create a strategic framework document offering vision and creating platform for cooperation. Study looks into the strategy preparation process and points at participatory and inclusive nature of the process. Team of local and foreign experts together with local stakeholders and municipality of Bratislava and Vienna were involved in strategy making. In the discussion part the limitations of project are deliberated together with potential of this project to improve the dialogue between Bratislava and Vienna in order to advancequality of life in the region.