Urban Intelligence& Smart Cities

Smart City Industry Awards, editia a doua

“Asociația Română pentru Smart City și Mobilitate (ARSCM)  a organizat Gala Smart City Industry Awards ce a avut loc joi, 19 Octombrie 2017, orele 19.00 la Camera de Comerț și Industrie a României. Evenimentul se află la cea de-a doua ediție și a premiat atât reprezentanți ai autorităților centrale și locale, persoane și companii implicate în dezvoltarea comunităților creativ-inteligente. Concursul s-a desfășurat sub două etape, prima care a inclus jurizarea proiectelor înscrise în concurs și premierea acestora, în timp ce a doua etapă a vizat acordarea unor Diplome de Excelență, conferite prin nominalizările partenerilor asociației jurizate de către ARSCM.

În cadrul secțiunii de concurs de proiecte Premiul Best Tehnology Company a fost acordat  companiei Telekom, Project of the year a fost acordat Orange România, a fost premiat Primul Cartier Smart din România, Coresi -dezvoltat de Immochan, Impact Contractor&Developer a fost premiat pentru Cartierul Greenfield. O listă completă a premiilor poate fi vizualizată pe scia2017.romaniansmartcity.ro. “

Krashen’s Input Hypothesis

People learn in only one way, by understanding messages, getting “comprehensible input”

Speaking is a result, not a cause. 

If input is understood and there is enough of it, the necessary grammar is automatically provided.

 Krashen tried to explain his theory by the “Silent period”

Problems:

No answer to how language is acquired

There may be other explanations for the silent period (anxiety, personality, etc.) How do we learn, if in the beginning we know nothing? 

 The Input Hypothesis doesn’t explain

- How learners progress form understanding to acquisition

- What is “comprehensible input”, not clear… just beyond the syntactic complexity of what he knows at present…  - impossible to define clearly

 Conclusion:

Acquisition is caused by understanding the input but internal factors are given little emphasis  

The importance of output is de-emphasized

The First Stage of the Smart City Caravan Romania, organized under the Patronage of the Ministry of Energy, has meant:

3 Days

6 events

52 networking sessions

 …and, what is the most important:

 -          8 million of Romanians represented at the event through the local public authorities

-          € 23.2 bn turnover of the companies that were present

-          30 000 students represented

-          The most representative civic organizations have confirmed the implication through the transmitted messages

  Presence and implication of

Minister- State Secretary Robert Tudorache and Mrs. Varga Dana, State Councilor

AAPRO- Romanian Association of City Managers President, Florea Marian, a great friend and sustainer of the Smart City Industry development

The AAPRO Forum- Solutions for Developing Communities was a real success !

Sponsors and Partners:

Telekom Orange Iridex IntegriSoft StartInovare EasyLumen Esri DirectOne Vauban E-learning QuickMobile VMB Partners CTE UP Romania Urban Intelligence

Strategic Partner, BMF Group- the leader in Facility Management

 Ministry of energy

Politechnic University

Ecological University

Hotel Grand Phoenicia

The National Coalition for the Modernization of Romania

Zacaria develops the first private industrial park in Craiova              

“The construction works on the new business park in Craiova are ongoing and the first 10,000 sqm of industrial space will be delivered by the end of the year, the Romanian real estate developer Zacaria has announced today.

Southern Industrial Park will cover an area of 43,000 sqm of class A industrial space, fully equipped for activities such as storage, logistics, cross-docking or manufacturing.

Southern Industrial Park, located in Craiova, is Zacaria's first investment in the Southern region of the country and comes as a response to the increasing demand in the area for premium industrial spaces. “

Juncker Plan set to trigger €236.1 billion across the EU

“The Investment Plan for Europe - the so-called Juncker Plan - is now expected to trigger €236.1 billion in investments. Following this month’s meeting of the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) Board of Directors, operations approved under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) now represent a total financing volume of €46.5 billion and are located in all 28 Member States. The EIB has approved 312 EFSI-backed operations, supported by €36.1 billion in EFSI financing. The European Investment Fund (EIF) has also approved 306 SME financing agreements, with total financing under the EFSI of €10.4 billion. Around 454,000 small and medium-sized businesses are expected to benefit from improved access to finance as a result of these EIF agreements. The European Commission and the EIB Group estimate that the EFSI has so far supported 300,000 jobs across the EU. By 2020 that figure should be 700,000. On 13 September, the European Parliament and Member States came to an agreement in principle on EFSI 2.0 - the extension and reinforcement of the European Fund for Strategic Investments.”

Urban Furniture and Architecture- an emerging business area in an emerging market?

The Romanian Association for Smart City and Mobility works with organizations of different kind, companies, NGOs, Universities , Clusters, etc. that are leaders in innovation in the industry of Smart Cities and Internet of Things.

We already have Urban Furniture& Architecture companies among our Partners.

The Partnership or any other form of collaboration can bring us mutual benefits; our Association is and plans to be in the future too the main driving factor in the development of the Smart City industries in Romania, an emerging market with the biggest GDP growth in the EU.

On the other hand, our Partners, Urban Intelligence and COTRACO srl. with a huge, impressive business history, can help you as importer- distributor or even manufacturer in Romania.

#Smart City Expo World Congress in #barcelona , 14- 16 November 2017

As the leading event for cities, we understand the need for giving cities a powerful global voice as well as an innovative platform for common urban action. The event is the meeting point for governments, companies, entrepreneurs and research centers, where cities meet other cities, showcase their projects and find new solutions, and where companies make business. It has turned out to be an exceptional networking platform to connect people working in and with cities around the world who are tackling similar challenges and generating opportunities for action.

#bucharest 24 October, Hotel #Sheraton, Vocational skills for energy efficient buildings: Public stakeholder workshop with live webstreaming.

Topics:

   - How can we increase the quality of construction for energy efficiency?

   - How can we develop innovative training materials and methods to meet the need for energy efficiency skills in the buildings sector?

   - How can we facilitate the mutual recognition of qualifications across Member States?

227 million EURO for 37 #ClimateAction projects funded so far by #H2020 , the innovation programme of the EU

“This data hub presents Horizon 2020 projects funded under Societal Challenge "Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials".

With this application it is now possible to simply search and filter projects by topic (earth observation, circular economy, climate services, raw materials etc.), country, project type, year (start or end date) and budget range. You can do this by clicking on the blue arrow on the left side of the map.

Besides this, each project has a summary that includes some information about the project, the participants and a link for their website. This means that in a few clicks you'll be able to find lots of useful data!

Statistics and figures are also an important feature. Click on the graphic icon on top left menu and try it for yourself.

Last but not the least, you can embed the application to your website and allow your visitors to benefit from the interactive tool.”

“Nearly 75% of EU citizens now see climate change as a very serious problem and almost 80% believe that fighting climate change and using energy more efficiently will bring economic benefits, show the results of a special Eurobarometer opinion poll published today.”

Industrial Innovation Information Days 2017, 3- 4 October, Bruxelles- one of the topics: energy efficiency 

“The European Commission is organising the Industrial Innovation Info Days with support of external stakeholders to

- Build the basis for the future of Industrial Research in Europe,

- Inform relevant industrial technology providers & users about EU activities in the field,

- enhance cooperation among stakeholders.

Programme : Plenary sessions with great political impact on the industrial environment and key notes by high level speakers. Panel sessions with a focus on upcoming challenges for the next work programme on nanotechnologies, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing & processing, and biotechology.

Networking activities with possibility to present your project ideas.

Matchmaking to meet new partners during short face to face meetings (separate registration site).

Please register by 26 September 2017, 17:00 CET.”

#SMEInstrument: essential tips for your application                          

“After the evaluation of the first proposals received in June 2014 we published a list of tips for potential applicants to the SME Instrument. These pointers received such a warm welcome that we decided to work on a new version building on the experience gained during the evaluation of around 2,500 new proposals. Some of the tips below may seem obvious but, believe us, they can make a huge difference to the success of your project!

Is the SME Instrument really for you?

Before you take a strategic decision to apply, look carefully at the objectives of the work programme and assess if your project is in line with them. In a nutshell, you need a disruptive innovation, a clear ambition to grow at EU level, a demonstrated knowledge of your target market and a convincing commercialisation plan. It is crucial that you are ready to convince on each and every one of these aspects.

You should also seek advice from National Contact Points, your local branch of the Enterprise Europe Network or other structures, such as incubators. Before meeting them, prepare a 3 minutes pitch of your project to make sure your ideas are clearly presented. If the SME Instrument is not for you, they will direct you towards other funding available at European, national or regional levels.”

Dacă ești voluntar la Asociația Română pentru Smart City și Mobilitate:

lucrezi cu oameni interesanți, profesioniști de la care înveți

influenţezi în mod pozitiv viitorul tău

contribui la schimbarea în bine a societăţii şi la dezvoltarea orașelor României

trăieşti o experienţă nouă, alături de o echipă formată din profesioniști, dar și oameni tineri şi entuziaşti

îţi petreci timpul liber într-un mod plăcut

beneficiezi de training-uri şi programe de formare