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By exploiting single components of the Digital Hub, it is possible to manage, collect and classify
all the data organically using a common framework based on international standards. Working on
improving the quality of the original data and transforming it into useful information contributes
to enhancing the value of public information assets. This initial research forms the basis to link
and integrate data referring to different areas, which are seen as different sides of the same
coin. It facilitates the transformation of information into knowledge, while building value-added
applications and services upon the data. It also helps develop evolved analytics systems, which
are able to support the decision-making process, as well as a genuine “smart city control room”.
Furthermore, it is of vital importance that such data be made available in an open mode, either as
open data or through standard APIs, possibly in an unrestricted manner – or, if this is not possible,
at least in protected mode to companies or public administrations.

9.3 Governance

To accomplish these ambitious objectives, the city of Trento has first and foremost focused at the
internal level by taking political and organizational measures to achieve a functional coordination of
the different institutions and to validate the smart philosophy as a cross-cutting approach throughout
the whole Administration, while searching for useful links to the programming instruments.

Figure 36: Stakeholders Smart City

Moreover, the city of Trento has pursued the coordination of all local stakeholders who operate in
different areas, each according to their own competences, with the aim of creating synergies and
ultimately sharing the strategy, objectives and priorities. The city of Trento has signed agreements,
conventions and memoranda of understanding with stakeholders such as the University of Trento,
the Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK), the Autonomous Province of Trento and the Consortium of
the Municipalities of Trentino. It has acted as a facilitator among these stakeholders with a view to

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