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SMART City Exhibition is the new exhibition arising from the partnership between FORUM PA  and Bologna Fiere. A 3 days exhibition, from 29 to 31 October 2012 at Fiera di Bologna, characterised by meetings, workshops and much more.

This report describes the progress achieved in relation to sustainable development since 1992 and the gaps still remaining. It draws attention to a pressing environmental, social, economic and institutional situation. Above all, however, it highlights the vast potential for advancing economic management towards a more comprehensive model in keeping with the notion of inclusive and sustainable development. The guidelines proposed aim to seize the opportunity Rio+20 offers to redefine the vision of future development to which the countries aspire.

In keeping with the official documents, the Rio+20 summit of Governments is being called to provide a response to the multiple problems humankind is facing today, starting with the severe environmental crisis, poverty, and the global economic crisis.

Governments from all over the world will meet in Río de Janeiro, Brasil from June 20-22 2012, to supposedly commemorate 20 years since the “Earth Summit”, the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development, that established for the first time a global agenda for “sustainable development”.

The University of Valencia Science Park (PCUV) is an initiative to link university research and its scientific potential with the production system, promoting innovation as well as the creation and consolidation of technology-based companies.

The Parc Tecnològic del Vallès is in the district of El Vallès, -hence its name- and is "the ideal place for industrial and technological development, thanks to its privileged situation and the excellent communications".

The Almería Science and Technology Park (PITA) is born of a prime objective to become a driving force behind the economic growth of the Almería province and its primary sectors, a mission which is based on the promotion of knowledge transfer and the consequent implementation of new technologies that facilitate continued growth. Its focuses primarily on the development of the agricultural sector and other activities related to food technologies, the environment and renewable energies.

TecnoCampus Mataró-Maresme is a science and innovation park in the town of Mataró, in the comarca (district) of El Maresme (Catalonia, Spain). It is promoted and managed by Fundació TecnoCampus Mataró-Maresme having originally been set up and developed by Mataró Town Council. The park’s governing bodies now include the main political, economic and social institutions of El Maresme.

The project of Albacete Science and Technology Park in Albacete emerged at the end of the year 2001 when the Foundation Albacete of Science and Technology Park was created, sponsored by the Regional Council, the Regional University, the Town Hall and the Albacete Provincial Council. This enterprise has got a high regional character, and has been strongly fostered by the Regional Council of Castilla-La Mancha through the Regional Committee of Science and Technology.

The Science and Technology Park of Extremadura (PCTEx) arises with the primary target to stimulate the Research Results Transfer from the Regional System of Science and Technology to the enterprise sector.

Navarra began its activity in the world of Science and Technology Parks in the year 2000, with the creation of the Ciudad de Innovación, conceived through the First Technological Plan (2000-2003) in which the Government of Navarra defined an area whose mission was to become an industrial policy tool aimed at fostering the socio-economic development of Navarra.

The Technology Park of Asturias (PT Asturias), inaugurated in June 1991, was an initiative of the Government of the Principality of Asturias to boost innovative business in the region. The Park is set in an impressive 48ha (approx.) of urban and natural surroundings and offers high quality, specific services to set up innovative, technology-based companies and projects.

Amsterdam Smart City is a collaborative project between Amsterdam residents, businesses and governments working to illustrate how energy can be used more sustainably. They are developing new smart projects that may someday be a part of cities worldwide, and are testing them in Amsterdam.

The company pursues scientific research and technology development and innovation, delivers further scientific and technical education and training, and provides advanced services in the sectors of high-performance computing, scientific imaging, simulation, modelling, bioinformatics and ICTs in general.