1. Government and innovation

2. The turn around of a mining region

3. Smart city

1. Mobility

2. Sensoring

3. Free wifi

4. Challenges: open & big data

5. Questions?

Summary

1. Government and innovation

Mariana Mazzucato - De Tijd – 19 juli 2014

What if… innovation was left

to the government?

eg: Iphone

2. The turn around of a mining

region

COAL Coal mines

MANUAL LABOR Large social issue

COMMUNICATION Paper

1st industrial revolution

OIL Companies like Ford

& Arcelor Mittal

AUTOMATISATIONWealth Increase in comfort Social impact

COMMUNICATION Broadcast

2nd industrial revolution

RENEWABLE ENERGY Sustainability

CREATIVITY Innovation

COMMUNICATION 3.0

3rd industrial revolution

Genk, cogwheel city

Genk, cogwheel city

C-mine

4 PILLARS

1. EDUCATION2. CREATIVE ECONOMY3. ARTISTIC CREATION &

PRESENTATION 4. CREATIVE RECREATIONAL

3. Smart city

“The key objective for 2050 is the best quality of life for all

inhabitants (and visitors) in Genk, while minimizing the

consumption of recources. This will be realized through

comprehensive innovation”

• 7th dimension

Smart Content Interaction System

Trough content and opportunities

constantly discovering and developing

cross-connections between the other 6

dimensions.

Extra dimension

The speed of change increases

Notable on Stock market

New listings Old listings

No real estate

$2,5 billion value

Facebook bought

Instagram, 1 billion dollar

2 years after foundation

13 employees

A turn-over of 1 billion dollar in

three days

Fastest increase ever

New companies change the field

Average annual growth (5y): +85%

Turn-over B 2013: €350 millionAverage annual growth (5y): -5%

Turn-over B 2014: €175 million

contrast with companies of yesterday

Mobile-phone monopoly till

2000

‘Inventor’- status

First mobile mobil-phone

$28 billion value in 1996

140,000 employees

Bankrupt in 2012

Inventor of the digital camera in 1975

3 example projects

• Mobility

• Sensoring

• Free WiFi

Smart mobility

Public transport

The adaptable bus stop

High ‘free’ parking cost

- During commercial hours 15% – 35% of the city traffic searches a

parking spot

- Cars are 92% of their time parked

- Self-driving cars can profoundly change the parkingpolicy

Parking of the future

Sensoring

Free Wi-Fi

Innovation boulevard

4. Open & big data

• Open & big data = the new gold

• Seven (movie)

• KBC

• Proximus

Visitors Genk on Stage 2015

Alphabet

• Open data

• How to use?

• Iminds / Europe connector

Challenge for cities

Trustworthy

LATTE

Local

Authentic

Traceable

Trustworthy

Ethical

THOR PARKQuestions?

Wim Driesburgemeester@genk.be

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