EU-China Policy Framework

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The EU and China are involved in a number of cooperation projects that have some links to smart city initiatives, for example:

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1.
Several Opinions on Promoting Consumer Spending on Information Technology and Expanding Domestic Demand, http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11293877/n15578381/n15578441/15578731.html.
2.
Notice of the State Council on printing and issuing the ‘Broadband China Strategy and Its Implementation Plan’ http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11293877/n15432927/n15432975/15595937.html.
3.
Several Opinions of the State Council on Vigorously Advancing Informatization and Thoroughly Ensuring Information Security, http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2012-07/17/content_2184979.html.
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The 12th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Internet of Things, http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11293832/n11294072/n11302450/14457095.html.
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Special Action Plan for In-depth Integration of Informatization and Industrialization issued by MIIT, http://lhrh.smelz.gov.cn/html/2013/0925/290269.shtml.
6.
Notice of the General Office of MOHURD on Carrying Out the Development of National Pilot Smart Cities, http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2012-12/05/content_2282674.htm.
7.
China Development Bank will provide an investment and financing amount of 80 billion yuan in the coming 3 years to support smart city development in China, http://finance.people.com.cn/bank/n/2013/0114/c202331-20194680.html.
8.
The 12th Five-Year Plan for Mapping and Geographic Information Technology Development, http://www.sbsm.gov.cn/article/zcfg/zygfxwj/201202/20120200098291.shtml.
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The 12th Five-Year Plan for Mapping and Geographic Information Technology Development, http://www.sbsm.gov.cn/article/zcfg/zygfxwj/201202/20120200098291.shtml.
10.
See Deakin, JESSICA for Smart and Sustainable Cities: Defining Smart and Sustainable Cities.
11.
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/strategies/2010/2020_en.htm.
12.
Smart Cities Report, Advisory Group Workshop, September 16, 2011, http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sustainable_growth//docs/smart-cities/smart-cities-adv-group_report.pdf.
13.
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-680_en.htm?locale=en.
14.
See http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/connected-continent-legislative-package for more details.
15.
On specific programmes aimed at open data for smart cities, see http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/blog/open-and-smart-cities-common-future. On the EU’s open data policy framework, see http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/open-data-0.
16.
See the Commissioner’s speech at the launch event: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-671_en.htm.
17.
See http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/towards-5g for more details.
18.
Smart Cities Stakeholder Platform Finance Working Group Guidance Document: Using EU Funding Mechanisms for Smart Cities.
19.
http://ec.europa.eu/eip/smartcities/. This is a joint effort by: DG Energy: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/technology/initiatives/smart_cities_en.htm; DG Transport and mobility: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/urban/urban_mobility/urban_mobility_en.htm; DG CNECT: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sustainable_growth/cities/index_en.htm.
20.
http://ec.europa.eu/eip/smartcities/files/executive-report--1st-hlg-meeting_en.pdf.
21.
http://ec.europa.eu/eip/smartcities/about-partnership/how-do-i-get-involved/index_en.htm.
22.
For more details, see http://www.greendigitalcharter.eu/greendigitalcharter , http://eurocities.wordpress.com/eurocities%E2%80%99-green-digital-charter/ and http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sustainable_growth/green_digital_charter/index_en.htm.
23.
See http://www.greendigitalcharter.eu/niceproject and also http://ec.europa.eu/energy/technology/initiatives/smart_cities_en.htm.
24.
The toolkit is online at http://www.greendigitalcharter.eu/nice_toolkit/mainfeed.php but only accessible to registered charter signatories.
25.
FP7 is the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. It will last for seven years from 2007 until 2013. The programme has a total budget of over €50 billion.
26.
See Valles, Public-Private Partnerships in FP7 and in Horizon 2020.
27.
For more details on the distinction, see http://ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/.
28.
See von Thadden, Financing municipal PPPs, March 29, 2012.
29.
http://www.eib.org/epec/g2g/.
30.
For details see http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm.
31.
For details see http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/future/index_en.cfm.
32.
See Haapakka, ‘The urban dimension in the legislative proposals for cohesion policy’, 2014–2020.
33.
The maximum of cofinancing rates will be: 75–85 % in less-developed and outermost regions, 60 % in transition regions and 50 % in more developed regions. See Smart Cities Stakeholder Platform Finance Working Group Guidance Document: Using EU Funding Mechanisms for Smart Cities.
34.
Article 7 ERDF regulation (recital 7); Article 99 CPR (recital 21, 65).
35.
Article 84 par. 7 CPR; Article 9 ERDF regulation (recital 9 and 12).
36.
Article 14 (b) CPR; Article 8 ERDF regulation (recital 8 and 13).
37.
http://www.eib.org/infocentre/events/all/jessica-delivering-smart-city-projects.htm and Barrett, Contribution of EU Financial Instruments to Smart and Sustainable Cities.
38.
See Smart Cities Stakeholder Platform Finance Working Group Guidance Document: Using EU Funding Mechanisms for Smart Cities.
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Relatively risky RDI projects can also benefit from the Risk-Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF), a joint financial instrument that leverages its capital to provide loans, guarantees and equity-type investments for projects with a higher-than-normal risk profile. Urban projects with an innovative character are in principle eligible for RSFF financing. See http://www.eib.org/products/rsff/index.htm.
40.
See www.eib.org/elena and http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/index_en.html.
41.
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/thefunds/instruments/jessica_en.cfm.
42.
See Bhana, JESSICA implementation mechanism and state-of-play.
43.
For more information on JESSICA and how it can be used to support smart city and other urban development projects, see the overview at: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/thefunds/instruments/jessica_en.cfm#1.

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China Academy of Information and Communications Technology., EU-China Policy Dialogues Support Facility II. (2016). EU-China Policy Framework. In: Comparative Study of Smart Cities in Europe and China 2014. Current Chinese Economic Report Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46867-8_3

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