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A barrier identified is difficulties encountered in execution in a remote territory (due to double
insularity). Project execution costs, logistics and execution times are considered part of this.

4.1.3 Gjøvik, Norway

Gjøvik is a modern small city in Norway that has participated in the U4SSC’s SSC-KPI pilot.

Well-known for its technological and industrial presence, Gjøvik is also a centre of higher education,
having the highest number of students between Oslo and Trondheim. In addition, it is a centre for
culture and music in inland Norway .
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Gjøvik’s strategic approach is informed by national level strategies, policies and initiatives, including:

• National ICT/digitalization strategy for municipalities (from Norwegian Association of Local and
Regional Authorities (KS))
• National roadmap for smart and sustainable cities (from Design and Architecture Norway
(DOGA))

Gjøvik builds on these through local goals and implementation plans for technological transformation
under the auspices of the city council.

The city has an explicit goal of involving local stakeholders, such as citizens, academia and
enterprises in its smart city activities. These can range from helping the city map the needs of the
local community to helping to develop, test or implement new technologies.

All of Gjøvik’s smart city projects are required to deliver results and effects on one or more of these
dimensions:

• Environment and climate. • Economy (for the general society).

• Social inclusion. • Broad demographic and geographic impact.

• Economy (for the municipal organization).

Gjøvik also frequently collaborates, and shares with and learns from other cities, especially
Norwegian cities as part of “Smartbyene”, a collective of Norwegian municipalities.

While Gjøvik does not have a city platform for integrated management in place, like the city of
Pully in Switzerland (See 4.1.6), it provides an interesting case within this context due to its future
feasibility for such a deployment. Two of the factors listed as being behind the decision to not
implement a smart city platform include:

1. The “immaturity” of the technology.

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