Workshop “Smart cities: potential and perspective of the development in the Russian regions”

Institute for regional studies and urban planning of the NRU Higher school of economics held the workshop on the theme of features of smart cities development. The main themes for discussion were: the role of «smart city» in the context of sustainable regional development: the growth driver or marketing hint; international and national approaches to the definition of «smart city»; the potential of the Russian regions for creation of «smart cities»: the search for organizational-economic mechanisms. The representatives of Executive authorities of RF subjects, Regional centers of cluster development, representatives of financial structures and leading venture capital funds are invited took place in the workshop. Round table held with the informational support of “Rossiyskaya geazeta”: Russia Beyond the headlines and Urban magazine.