Director of the Institute for Regional Studies and Urban Planning of the National Research University "Higher School of Economics."
Professor, Department of management of development of territories and regional studies of the Faculty of State and Municipal Management of HSE.
Professor of the Moscow branch of the International Academy of ArchitectureDoctor of Economic Sciences.
She graduated from the Moscow State University. MV Lomonosov Moscow State University,Scientific adviser, author and co-author of over 500 research works and urban development projects on issues of strategic and spatial planning, land use, integrated urban development policies for sustainable development, ecological and economic problems.
Author of books on the problems of modernization and development of single-industry towns, the environmental problems of Moscow development, sustainable development of megacities.
Presentation Abstract:
Title: Assessment of the potential of Russian cities to transition to the Smart City Model
The "Smart City" strategy is one aiming to meet the needs of present and future generations with respect to sustainable development. The purpose of the strategy is twofold, to enable the self-development of the populace and to ensure sustainable development.
A key challenge for today's Russia, which still is not on the path of comprehensive modernisation of the economy, is the introduction of new models of urban development to address numerous, large-scale urban problems using information and communication technologies, other high-tech solutions, and new urban management strategies.The application of the “Smart City” model to Russian cities can potentially be a driver of development yet the particular adaptation of world practices to the Russian context is yet to be developed.When applying this new paradigm there is a need to clearly define goals and parameters aiming all development strategies towards them.
There is already a methodology in place which can be used to evaluate the potential of Russian cities to implement a "Smart City" model. The assessment included Russian cities with a population of over 100 thousand people (total - 164 cities). The assessment score included seven indices each made up of several indicators. Evaluation was conducted in four categories of cities with sorted by population size: more than 1 million people; from 500 to 1,000 thousand; from 250 to 500 thousand; from 100 to 250 thousand.It was concluded that only a few Russian cities have the maximum potential for the introduction of "smart model" development in short-term period (2025-2030).
For a more active implementation of the smart city model a five level assessment matrix is proposed for the development of cities. The Matrix in question is a kind of "social constructor" that allows taking into account specifics of the socio-economic development level of the given city, its potential and needs of its residents in the formation of the "smart development" model. Some cities may begin their implementation of "smart development" with "smart environment", another city with "smart power", etc.
Effective and comprehensive development of one “level” or “stage” of the Smart City process opens the door to further steps in the improvement process, but no matter the starting point nor the stage at which a given city is at, the goal or pinnacle is the same.
