Five highlights of Ljubljana Forum 2014

• Presentation of success factors for Ljubljana becoming Green Capital of Europe 2016
• Opening of the Smarter Cities Demo Room for South East Europe by IBM
• Presentation of the City of Bilbao: good practice case of building a modern city
• Presenttion of Smart City Platform with industry solutions
• Mayors, city leaders will present city good practices case

Future of Cities Award 2014

We are proud to announce that the 2^nd Ljubljana Forum award was granted to the project “CENTER FOR EDUCATION OF CHILDREN ON THE PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER SYSTEMS” Municipality of Podgorica, MONTENEGRO.

Ljubljana is European green capital 2016

Ljubljana is the political, administrative, cultural and economic centre of Slovenia and is home to over 280,000 inhabitants. Ljubljana impressed the Jury by the significant transformation which has been made by the city in sustainability over the previous 10 – 15 years. This transformation has been achieved in areas including local transport and the pedestrianizing of the city center.

From being a city which was previously dominated by car transport the focus is now on public transport and on pedestrian and cycling networks. The most significant measure that has been taken has been the modification of the traffic regime on the main traffic artery (Slovenska Street).
Progress has also been made in preserving and protecting the green areas which characterise the city and in the revitalisation and transformation of brownfield spaces.
Ljubljana has also demonstrated how they have progressed in terms of the treatment of waste and waste water. They have committed themselves to pursuing a zero waste objective.

In addition to this the Jury recognized the example Ljubljana has shown by sharing its experiences and solutions in managing natural disasters. This was demonstrated in recent times by its work with the Balkan Region during the recent flooding crisis.