Connected Europe


Connecting Cities and Communities – Sustainable Growth, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Across the European Union access to mobile broadband is improving citizens’ lives and business productivity by providing access to information and services in real time with almost ubiquitous coverage. The next wave of mobility will be in services connecting us intelligently to the communities and cities we live in, and will be a key enabler for growth and innovation in all industry sectors.

The GSMA’s Mobile 360 Europe event will explore examples of innovation in connected cities and communities within and beyond the EU and ask how smart public policy can maximise the potential of mobile networks, technologies and services to further contribute to their development. It will feature a Connected City exhibition, key note presentations, including speeches from European Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes and the GSMA Chairman Franco Bernabè and consecutive thematic sessions focusing on healthcare, energy, transport and entrepreneurship.

A closing CEO panel will draw conclusions from the day’s case studies, demonstrations and panel sessions and explore how partnerships across vertical industry sectors and between industry and government can encourage innovation and investment from the private sector as well as building users’ access to, and trust in, services.

The event will be preceded by the start of the mHealth Grand Tour and close with a cocktail reception showcasing the Mobile World Capital initiative.

Mobile 360 Europe brings together policy and industry leaders across verticals to explore the opportunities and define a supportive policy and regulatory framework that can underpin the development of connected cities and communities, and help the European Union achieve its 2020 growth, innovation, inclusion and sustainability goals.

2012 Event highlights

Please watch our video summary of last year’s event to whet your appetite – the full agenda is available here. Participants explored how mobile-enabled services are transforming core European sectors and examined the key role of partnerships in accelerating their roll-out and take-up. As a backdrop to the discussions we also showcased Connected Living and Mobile NFC through a series of demonstrations and case studies from leading operators and vendors including:

See how ubiquitous mobile solutions connect our world making life easier now, and in the future.

Also, see connected mobile solutions in action, in a practical home environment.

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