Smart Nations Global Initiative has been recently announced as the Nation’s Challenge and/or President’s Challenge. It is not just a national issue for the national government. The Initiative addresses to the whole nation and a wide array of stakeholders:
citizens and cities, central and local authorities, universities and research centers, large businesses and national corporations,
investment funds and banking institutions, utilities and telcos, power companies and transport operators, SMEs and NGOs,
political parties and civic associations, etc.
The National Governments are invited to participate in the President’s Challenge to the Post-2015 Global Development Agenda under Smart Nations Global Initiative: http://eu-smartcities.eu/content/become-smart-nation-build-your-brand-name
Given the current socio-economic transitional situation, the Smart Land/Nation Growth Strategy is the most viable solutions for future growth.
Posted online, the Smart Europe Strategy brief caused a public interest, being among mostly viewed intelligent content in 2013:
http://www.slideshare.net/ashabook/smart-europe
The Smart Nation Investment Strategy is to deliver the social and economic growth by advancing sustainable construction, green roads, intelligent energy, business innovation, smart commerce, intelligent industry and sustainable tourism infrastructures and cutting-edge facilities, initiating the Innovation Mega Corridors of sustainable regions, smart agglomerations, innovation clusters, green communities and eco developments.
Its strategic business model is a multi-level partnership of the government, innovative business groups, state utilities, municipalities and communities, academia and research institutions, with active citizen engagement and involvement.
As the initiator of the Smart Nations Global Initiative, our consultancy firm has a strategic leadership in creating the Smart Territories of the Future: Sustainable States, Intelligent Cities, Green Communities, and Eco-Sustainable Developments.
Upon the government decision, the Overall Intelligent Growth Strategy and Implementation Plan of Sustainable Nation could be developed within 6 -8 months.
http://www.slideshare.net/ashabook/smart-nations-global-initiative
http://www.slideshare.net/ashabook/sustainable-nations-global-initiative-europe
The Sustainable Country Models are to be distributed as Smart Nation Franchises among:
• EU Member States
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The United Kingdom.
• Associated Countries
Israel, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Turkey, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, and Ukraine.
