Spain
Luis Miguel Salvador García
232,462 (2019)
Francisco Aranda
Improve service delivery
Improve internal government operations
Simplify administrative procedures for firms and residents
Improve and attract partnerships with various industries
Dedicated funding
Dedicated innovation team
Human resource support
Leadership from Mayor
Using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, the city of Granada has developed a mobile application to facilitate access for individuals with reduced mobility (e.g. the elderly, wheelchair users, families with baby strollers) to their two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Albaicín and Sacromonte. Based on their mobility profile, users are presented a 3D visualization of the sites with optimal routes and detailed topographic information on stairs, slopes, and pavements. The app is one of the first initiatives undertaken within the framework of “Granada Human Smart City”, which aims to make the city more livable and sustainable based on innovative technologies.
Along with 50% of cities surveyed, Granada has an explicit innovation strategy. Similar to 20% of cities surveyed, Granada approaches innovation capacity from a holistic/macro level.
Granada does not prioritise policy sectors for its innovation work.
Granada has an innovation-related task group with delegates from different departments. The city’s dedicated innovation team consists of 2 staff.
Taking risks or testing new ideas
Data-driven analytics/public data management
Engaging residents in new ways
Developing new solutions based on digital technologies
Organizational change within the municipality
Human-centered design
Rethinking your city’s approach to financing partnerships
Like 81% of cities surveyed, Granada has dedicated funding to support innovation capacity.
Similar to 61% of participating cities in the 2020 survey, Granada's funding for innovation capacity is also directed towards training staff and building capacity*.
*"Training staff and building capacity" is not an option in the 2018 survey, while "Launching or sustaining a project" is not an option in the 2020 survey.
Granada has developed partnerships to promote innovation capacity with other public agencies, private firms, not-for-profit organizations, and city residents/resident associations.
To improve data use, the city has also developed data partnerships with the private sector, academia and think tanks to collect and analyze data.