Focus Group 1: Key elements of Smart City projects

Duration:	2 hours
Main Objectives:
	Understand what a Smart Project is.
	Determine which are the elements that make a Project Smart
	Differentiate city-level projects and user-level projects (top-down vs. bottom-up initiatives)
	Establish what kind of projects are going to be evaluated by the ASCIMER methodology.
Participants:	37
	8 Representatives of industry leaders
	10 Representatives of city council ICT divisions
	10 Researchers in Smart-related fields
	2 Members of Financial institutions
	7 Students
Facilitators:
	Sergio Jara (U.Chile)
	José Miguel Fernández Güell (UPM)

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