KLAGENFURT: A SMART CITY STRATEGY

Klagenfurt has been pursuing a smart city strategy for years and will now position itself as a “Smart City - City of Encounters”.

There is a massive need for action and investment, especially in the area of transport, such as the conversion of public transport.

Upon invitation, the city joined the UN’s SDG Leadership Platform which will align its Smart City strategy with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This platform is made up of 25 cities plus five indigenous communities worldwide and gives Klagenfurt access to international funding from the UNGSII Foundation.

Ambitious goals and recommendations were set, yet Klagenfurt achieved a number of goals ahead of schedule. For example, greenhouse gases were successfully reduced by 20% by 2020. Therefore, the goals of the city are being reformulated - it wants to reduce greenhouse gases by 70% by 2030 and be climate neutral by 2040.

A separate Smart City strategy has now been developed that has an impact on practically all areas of life in the city. It will be continuously adapted to incorporate the experiences and current developments to ensure sustainable, socially and environmentally compatible development for current and future citizens.

The strategy has 212 proposed measures to achieve the climate protection goals and to make the city an emission-neutral, energyefficient and resource-saving living space with a high quality of life. It covers nine fields of action:

• Mobility

• Energy

• Infrastructure

• Economy

• Nature and habitat

• Urban development

• Governance

• Digitalization

• Generations