Smart twins bratislava and vienna strategy

Abstract

The paper is focused on the smart city strategy for Bratislava and Vienna, the core of Vienna-Bratislava metropolitan region. The region is one of the most perspective in Europe, it is interface old and new European Union member states and creates the gate into Eastern Europe with high potential to become leader in innovations, research and development. Smart Twins strategy is a unique project attempting to create a strategic framework document offering vision and creating platform for cooperation. Study looks into the strategy preparation process and points at participatory and inclusive nature of the process. Team of local and foreign experts together with local stakeholders and municipality of Bratislava and Vienna were involved in strategy making. In the discussion part the limitations of project are deliberated together with potential of this project to improve the dialogue between Bratislava and Vienna in order to advancequality of life in the region.