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BAROMETER 2018SMART CITIES IN BELGIUM
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21%of response rate, meaning
123 participants
REPRESENTATIVITY
This study is representative at the levels of:• Regions• Provinces• Nature of municipalities
(rural/urban)
THE RESULTS CAN BE EXTRAPOLATED TO ALL BELGIAN MUNICIPALITIES.
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73%of the Belgian municipalities
associate the concept of Smart City with the
city digitalization
IN BELGIUM IN REGIONS
FLANDERSCity digitalization(88%)
BRUSSELSImproving quality of life (100%)
WALLONIABrand image(61%)
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IN MUNICIPAL GLOBAL STRATEGIES
RANKING PRIORITIES
1
2 3
HUMAN FACTOR
6,76/10
INSTITUTIONAL FACTOR6,68/10
TECHNOLOGICAL FACTOR5,69/10
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3,64/10in implementing Smart City
initiatives
Belgian municipalities consider themselves
at a level of progress of
IN BELGIUM IN REGIONS
FLANDERS3,53/10
BRUSSELS4/10
WALLONIA3,72/10
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52%of the municipalities already benefit from
political support27%
of the municipalities have a shared vision
of territorial challenges33%
of the municipalities have a flexible and
participative leadership
FLEXIBLE AND PARTICIPATIVE LEADERSHIP
SHARED VISION
POLITICAL SUPPORT
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR DEVELOPING A SMART CITY STRATEGY
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CITIZENS ARE MORE AND MORE INVOLVED
1/5Flemish
municipalities
3/4Brussels
municipalities
involve citizens in the Smart City strategy
1/4Walloon
municipalities
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Energy optimization
44%
Governance and citizens’ participation
44%
Transport and mobility
43%
Attractivity and economic development
42% Telecommunications, digitalization
and innovation
40%
STRATEGIC AREAS DEVELOPED
BY MUNICIPALITIES
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FLANDERS Mobility
BRUSSELS Governance
and Citizens’ participation
WALLONIA LED and
smart lighting
STRATEGIC AREAS
DEVELOPED BY REGIONS
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FLANDERSProvincial administrations
and parastatal organizations
BRUSSELSSmart City Managers
WALLONIAMayors
ACTORS INVOLVED
IN THE SMART CITY STRATEGY
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FORMALIZATION OF OBJECTIVES
FORMALIZATION OF PROJECTS
35%of Belgian municipalities
have formalized Smart City objectives in their global
strategy
46%
24%
IN DEPARTMENT PLANS Developed in silo
IN STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL PLANS Coalitions & collaborations between strategic actors
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54%of Belgian municipalities plan to implement new
Smart City projects
46%of Belgian municipalities
plan to set up a Smart City strategy
A SMART CITY DYNAMIC
IN PROCESS
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projects on average by municipality
70%Public authorities
13%Private sector
8%Citizens
7%Universities
Smart City projects identified among the 123 respondents558
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41%of the municipalities do not have a global vision of the Smart City projects developed on their territory
2%Unknown initiators
THOSE SMART CITY PROJECTS ARE INITIATED BY
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Coherent results with the strategic areas developed by municipalties 1
2 3SMART
GOVERNANCESMART
ENVIRONMENTSMART
MOBILITY
FOCUS ACCORDING TO
THE NATURE OF MUNICIPALITIES
Rural municipalities: Smart EnvironmentUrban municipalities: Smart Governance
MOST BELGIAN SMART CITY
PROJECTS RELATES TO:
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65%of Belgian municipalities
use their own funds to finance Smart
City projects
Flemish municipalities rather get
European subsidies
Brussels and Walloon municipalities rather get
regional subsidies
OTHER MAIN FUNDINGS
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Lack of expertise of the municipal administration
39%Budgets
to be mobilized
50%FOCUS
ACCORDING TO THE NATURE
OF MUNICIPALITIES
Political priorities: 1 urban municipality on 3Implementation of digital and technological tools: 1 rural municipality on 3
MAIN BARRIERS
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36%of Belgian municipalities
perceive intangible profits
31%of Belgian
municipalities perceive a cost reduction
25%of Belgian municipalities
do not perceive any significant effect
BY REGION
16%Flanders
25%Brussels
34%Wallonia
PERCEPTION OF PROFITS AND REVENUES
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Study realized by the Smart City Institute among the 589 Belgian municipalities* between October 2017 and April 2018.
*response rate: 21%
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