The Smart Nation Curaçao Platform is assigned with the phased implementation of a long term vision and integral strategic plan towards the development of Willemstad as a Smart City and Curacao as a Smart Nation. The Smart Nation movement is increasingly becoming an integral part of our nation’s strategy to achieve sustainable development across fundamental areas and opportunities to improve overall efficiency and quality of life.

Through the integration of ICT solutions across fundamental sectors a balanced socio-economic development is pursued, while ensuring that the needs of present and future generations are still met regarding economic, social, environmental and cultural aspects aiming for economic prosperity, social inclusion and environmental protection, which constitute the foundation for sustainable development.

Bureau Telecommunicatie en Post initiated this movement in Curaçao in 2016 with the conference, “Smart Nation: Curaçao objectives beyond 2020”, and has taken it further by building on the success of the event with the introduction of the Curaçao Smart Nation initiative; an open platform supported by the Government through which collective efforts of smart nation stakeholders are united to achieve innovative people-centric solutions to address current and upcoming challenges that Curaçao is facing. Smart nation stakeholders are generally considered to be: government, knowledge & research institutes, academia, NGOs, businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups and citizens. The Platform provides an effective governance system for the realization of the Smart Nation concept, which structure involves all the relevant stakeholders either by means of direct participation in the work of the Platform or through organized consultation. The process is therefore very inclusive, as innovation requires co-creation and extensive collaboration between various disciplines to realize the best possible outcome for all involved.

Smart Nation Curaçao Vision Paper

The Vision of Curaçao as a Smart Nation is based on the concept of Curaçao using modern ICT-solutions to provide the necessary services & facilities to its citizens in 6 policy areas defined as the 6 Pillars of Smart Nation development in Curaçao. ​Each Pillar covers specific Sector Innovation Programs (SIPs). SIPs are ultimately to be implemented through specific projects, addressing local needs/issues or to support Smart Nation development programs, initiated cooperatively by representatives of the Public sector, Private sector and Knowledge institutions in Curaçao, supported by the Smart Nation Curaçao Platform serving as a catalyst in the fulfillment of the audacious vision of Curaçao as a “Smart Nation”.

For a frame of reference as to the needs/issues addressed in each SIP and the types of projects that can potentially be initiated in a partnership context, consult the Smart Nation Curacao Platform Vision Paper which also includes more in-depth information on the implementation modality for the Smart Nation development of Curaçao.

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