Description. What is Smart Cities Conference?
The Smart Cities Conference is an initiative dedicated to open, inclusive, formal and informal dialogue on Smart Cities issues among all interested stakeholders. It was built from the organizers’ desire to put into an academic debate different aspects of Romanian cities’ life, but also of the cities outside the country’s borders, through multidisciplinary scientific approaches that will talk about the past, present and future, starting from: acceptance of democracy as the most efficient tool of governance and also acceptance and compliance with the state’s rules.
The participation invitation is addressed to specialists and researchers from all domains of social and humanist disciplines, from political science, communication, legal science, medical science, European integration studies, sociology, to architecture, economy, computer science, cybernetics and many others. It brings together representatives of governments, intergovernmental organisations, private sector, technical community, academia and civil society, with the aim to facilitate multistakeholder discussions, exchanges and collaboration on Smart Cities related issues.
Smart Cities Conference objectives
- Raise awareness and promote a better understanding of the Smart Cities concept among stakeholders.
- Build and strengthen the capacity of these stakeholders to actively participate in national, regional and international Smart Cities developing process.
- Facilitate multistakeholder discussions, exchanges and collaboration on Smart Cities related issues that are of particular concern for stakeholders.
- Contribute to creating linkages between the Smart Cities realities at the national, European and international level.
The first Smart Cities Conference took place on November 28, 2013 under the name Orasul Inteligent (Romanian) – more details here. The years that followed came with new editions of the conference, citizens of Romania and also foreigners becoming more and more aware of its meaningfulness. Therefore, starting with the year 2016 the conference gathered together a large number of participants who have understood that an informed society is a smart society. Thus academics, practitioners and also young researchers have presented their ideas and projects that will help create a better common future.
We are confident that this year, the event will bring an even greater impact on the knowledge society, being, from 2016, an international conference, thus offering participants the possibility to compare the situations of the states they live in and come up with recommendations and ideas that will help generate solutions for meeting the challenges of today’s society.
CALL FOR PAPERS – SCIC. The National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Faculty of Public Administration, organize the 9th edition of the Smart Cities International Conference, which will be held on December 9-10, 2021, in Bucharest, Romania. The participation to the conference is open to academics, policy makers, practitioners, researchers and students from all areas of administrative sciences – and not only. We also encourage the participation of experts and specialists from the Romanian public administration.
TOPICS ADDRESSED
Papers submitted to publication will primarily focus on the following aspects (but not be limited to): e-government, e-democracy, social innovation, urban planning and development, legal sciences, political sciences, public management, urban sociology. The list may also include studies on European integration, economics, environment, health, communication, architecture, cybernetics and many other domains.
DISCUSSION PANELS
- Smart Governance
- Smart Environment
- Smart Technology
- Smart Economy
- Smart People
- Smart Mobility
- Smart Living
- Smart Education
- Young Leaders for Smart Cities (students and PhD panel)
- Future trends – Smart(er) State
Abstracts and articles will be written in Romanian or English language. Information regarding the registration process is available here.
The manuscript will be written in Romanian or English language and will follow the format available here.
PUBLICATION
The articles will be scientifically evaluated and the ones accepted for publication will be included in the conference proceedings, which will be edited and printed by the Universul Academic Publishing House along with Universitară Publishing House–a publisher accredited by the National Council of Scientific Research in Higher Education and by the National Council for Attesting Titles, Diplomas and University Certificates. We encourage not only academia to publish papers, but also public administration’s practitioners. The conference’s scientific committee will select the papers that are to be presented in the conference’s plenary sessions and the authors will be notified by e-mail. Selected papers will be published in
There is no participation or publication fee.
VENUE
The National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), 30A Blvd. Expoziției, Bucharest, Romania.
IMPORTANT DATES
01-11-2021 – deadline for abstracts;
15-11-2021 – participation confirmation;
05-12-2021 – deadline for papers;
07-12-2021 – communication of the conference’s final program;
9, 10-12-2021 – plenary sessions of the conference.
- Lecturer PhD. Cătălin VRABIE, SNSPA, Bucharest
- Associate Professor Dragoș DINCĂ, SNSPA, Bucharest
Secretariat. PhD. Candidate Luminița MOVANU, SNSPA, Bucharest
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE & REVIEWERS TEAM
- Professor PhD. Vasile BALTAC, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest
- Professor PhD. Lasse BERNTZEN, University of South-Eastern Norway
- Professor PhD. Stanisław WRYCZA, University of Gdańsk, Poland
- Professor PhD. Robert MÜLLER-TÖRÖK, University of Public Administration and Finance Ludwigsburg, Germany
- Professor PhD. Florina PÎNZARU, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest
- Professor PhD. Alexander PROSSER, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria
- Professor PhD. Christian SCHACHTNER, IU Internationale Hochschule, Bad Reichenhall, Germany
- Professor PhD. Nicoleta CORBU, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest
- Professor PhD. Adrian FLOREA, University „Lucian Blaga” of Sibiu
- Professor PhD. Marta-Christina SUCIU, Bucharest University of Economic Studies
- Associate Professor PhD. Jacek MAŚLANKOWSKI, University of Gdańsk, Poland
- Associate Professor PhD. Florin Codruț NEMȚANU, Politehnica University, Bucharest
- Associate Professor PhD. Dragoș DINCĂ, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest
- Assistant Professor PhD. Mauro ROMANELLI, University of Naples Parthenope, Naples, Italy
- Associate Professor PhD. Milena YORDANOVA-KRUMOVA, Technical University-Sofia, Bulgaria
- Lecturer PhD. Sergiu ȚÂRA, Politehnica University, Bucharest
- Lecturer PhD. Diana Mariana POPA, Politehnica University, Bucharest
- Lecturer PhD. Cătălin VRABIE, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest
- Lecturer PhD. Vilma TOMCO, Faculty of Economics, University of Tirana, Albania
- Parvin NEGINRAZ, Islamic Azad University, South Branch, Iran
- Andrea BECCALLI, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
CONTACT DETAILS
E-mail address: vrabie.catalin@gmail.com
Web address: CALL FOR PAPERS – SCIC
Previous conferences and other events here
DISCUSSION PANELS
- Smart Governance
- Enabling supply & demand side policy
- Transparency & Open data
- ICT & e-gov
- Smart Environment
- Green energy
- Green architecture
- Green urban planning
- Smart Technology
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Internet of Everything (IoE)
- Smart infrastructure
- Smart Economy
- Entrepreneurship & social innovation
- Productivity
- Local & Global Interconnectedness;
- Smart People
- 21st Century education
- Inclusive society
- Creativity-centered
- Smart Mobility
- Mixed-modal access
- Prioritized clean & non-monitorized option
- Integrated ICT
- Smart Living
- Culturally vibrant & happy
- Safe
- Healthy
- Smart Education (Smart & Digital Universities dedicated panel)
- Young Leaders for Smart Cities (students and PhD panel)
- Future trends – Smart(er) State
- Smart(er) Democracy;
- Smart(er) Citizenship.
Bibliography
Speeding up history. Smart Cities International Conference (SCIC), 9th Edition, 2021 – December 9,10
The Smart Cities International Conference 9th Edition, December 9-10, 2021 (details here)
The nine edition of the Smart Cities International Conference (SCIC09-2021) – entitled „Speeding up history.”, will take place in Bucharest at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration. The event is, as always, an excellent opportunity for join a highly specialized community of researchers in the Smart Cities issues. We expect around 200 national and international, state and local government officials, public utilities representatives, policymakers, financiers, technologists, non-profit and trade groups, business leaders, academics, researchers and citizen organizations to attend and discuss key concepts and explore best practices, therefore we are waiting for your registration!
Past Conferences
Securing Smart Cities International Conference Second Edition, April 22, 2021 (details here)
The second edition of the Securing Smart Cities conference aims to popularize the concept of Cyber Security in relation to Smart Cities. The conference follows the long series of Smart Cities events that the Faculty of Public Administration started eight years ago, events in which concerns about privacy and security, and how they have the power to influence the lives of citizens, began to be expressed more and more often – often with very heated debates.
The Smart Cities International Conference 8th Edition, December 3-4, 2020, (details here)
The eight edition of the Smart Cities International Conference (SCIC08-2020) – entitled ‘Spotlight 2030’, will take place in Bucharest at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration. The event is, as always, an excellent opportunity for join a highly specialized community of researchers in the Smart Cities issues. We expect over 100 national and international, state and local government officials, public utilities representatives, policymakers, financiers, technologists, non-profit and trade groups, business leaders, academics, researchers and citizen organizations to attend and discuss key concepts and explore best practices, therefore we are waiting for your registration!
Securing Smart Cities International Conference First Edition, April 02, 2020 (details here)
The first edition of the Securing Smart Cities conference aims to popularize the concept of Cyber Security in relation to Smart Cities. The conference follows the long series of Smart Cities events that the Faculty of Public Administration started eight years ago, events in which concerns about privacy and security, and how they have the power to influence the lives of citizens, began to be expressed more and more often – often with very heated debates.
The Smart Cities International Conference 7th Edition, December 5-6, 2019 (details here)
As in the previous years, the seventh edition of the Smart Cities Conference will take place in Bucharest at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration. The event is an excellent opportunity for join a highly specialized community of researchers in the Smart Cities issues. We expect over 100 national and international, state and local government officials, public utilities representatives, policymakers, financiers, technologists, non-profit and trade groups, business leaders, academics, researchers and citizen organizations to attend and discuss key concepts and explore best practices, therefore we are waiting for your registration!
The Smart Cities Conference 6th Edition, December 6-7, 2018, (details here)
The sixth edition of the Smart Cities Conference will take place in Bucharest at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration. As we are already used to, it is an excellent opportunity for the presentation of previous and current Smart Cities projects and initiatives. We expect over 100 national and international, state and local government officials, public utilities representatives, policymakers, financiers, technologists, non-profit and trade groups, business leaders, academics, researchers and citizen organizations to attend and discuss key concepts and explore best practices.
The Smart Cities Conference 5th Edition, December 7-8, 2017 (details here)
This year edition of the Smart Cities Conference is built on the success of the organization’s annual conference which takes places each December in Bucharest at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration. Over 100 (inter)national, state and local government officials, utilities, policymakers, financiers, technologists, non-profit and trade groups, business leaders, academics, researchers and citizen organizations will attend to discuss key concepts and explore best practices.
The Smart Cities Conference 4th Edition, December 8-9, 2016 (details here)
Smart Cities Conference, 4th Edition, it was raised at the intersection of technology and urban life. It successfully managed to provide a discussion framework for all of the stakeholders from the public & private-sector ecosystems along with the academia.
The Smart Cities Conference 3rd Edition, December 10, 2015 (details here)
The conference managed bring together tens of national public managers, academics and innovators to share knowledge, debate the challenges faced by our cities. The focus was to inspire a call for action in order to develop smarter and more sustainable cities.
The Smart Cities Conference 2nd Edition, December 9, 2014 (details here)
The only Smart Cities Conference at the time, where stakeholders from the public & private-sector ecosystems meet to help tomorrow’s cities face the challenges of growing urban populations with the latest e-government trends.
The Smart Cities Conference 1st Edition, November 28, 2013 (details here)
The first conference we had in the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration on the topic of Smart Cities. It was built from the organizers’ desire to put into an academic debate different aspects of Romanian cities’ life, but also of the cities outside the country’s borders, through multidisciplinary scientific approaches that will talk about the past, present and future, starting from: acceptance of democracy as the most efficient tool of governance and also acceptance and compliance with the state’s rules.
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