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says. Not to be outdone by Tripla, REDI
will be another great example of the “Experience Economy”. The concept, honed by the
developer SRV, will combine seaside atmosphere, high-rise buildings and superb connections.
There is also something else which
distinguishes Kalasatama from other urban
development projects out there. TEKES
(The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) chose Kalasatama to
be the very first pilot in its national Smart
Cities programme. Implemented by the City
of Helsinki, the project will develop Kalasatama into a model district of smart urban
development – with open data as one key
driver.

Next-Practice? – Yes, Please!
“Smart Kalasatama” aims to put the best
practices of the future into a test in real life,
as living lab attitudes are taking root in the
area. Various smart development activities
have been planned for Kalasatama or have
already been started in the district. Perhaps
the most far-reaching among them is a smart
energy project – carried out by Helen, ABB
and Fingrid – which will turn the district
into a testbed for ambitious smart grids. This
means, among other things, that residents
can produce energy themselves.
As part of the smart traffic agenda, the

use of electric cars is encouraged in Kalasatama and other new solutions with regards
to smart transportation and traffic will be
tried out here, too. In line with the green ideology, Kalasatama also features an underground waste collection system.
Kalasatama will be different from
similar international projects, since the district will not rely on a single technology
or scheme – but, instead, the pilot seeks to
develop Kalasatama comprehensively into
a smart city district on a broad basis. The
“Kalasatama Spirit” is very much about
launching pilots to find out what works and
what does not