Heraklion
Smart City

The from top to bottom governance which is applied by the people who manage the local Authority has a limited success rate depending on the proficiency of the local administrators. It’s imperative in this day and age to activate the local society and promote mutual planning for future policies.

Governance is one of the main pillars of the Smart City concept because this is where the interaction between the citizen and the local authorities takes place and this is where the citizen becomes an active member of his city life.

Smart Living is a decisive pillar of a Smart City which aims at improving the quality of life of its citizens .Smart living embodies crucial factors of quality of life such as culture, health, welfare, security and tourism among others.

Heraklion has at its disposal all the parameters to develop an environment of innovation and business growth in the key factors of the Cretan economy. Agriculture and tourism along with the emerging sectors of energy, new technologies and environmental protection.

The planning of actions that are based on the model of “Sustainable growth” consist the bases of our Environment and sustainable energy policy. Our vision is to make Heraklion a sustainable “Green City”.

The planning of actions that support the concept of sustainable mobility consist the basis of the strategic formation of urban and freight transportation.