Mexico City competes among the first places for urban population in the world. In 2012, a voluntary call was made for key city actors and international organizations to collaborate in a public-private partnership focused on developing a Smart City Agenda proposal using open innovation methodologies.

Among the partner organizations who contributed in the creation of this Agenda were:

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A European network of Living Labs joined this initiative to support networking with European cities and provide feedback. The co-creation of the Smart City Agenda involved the compilation of recommendations from all the organizations convened under the coordination of the Economic and Social Council of Mexico City supported by Project Spribo, and collaborating closely with Mexico City’s government:

aportando retroalimentación. La co-creación de la Agenda Smart City involucró la compilación de recomendaciones de todas las organizaciones convocadas bajo la coordinación del Consejo Económico y Social de la Ciudad de México apoyándose en el Proyecto Spribo y colaborando cercanamente con el gobierno de la Ciudad de México:

The main actions carried out were:

Promote triple-helix linkages with the civil society
Establish poles of innovation with specific vocations
Publish the innovation cartography of the city

Create virtual innovation spaces through Living Labs by specific thematic areas
Propose cooperation programs between city innovation poles and innovation spaces
Teach courses and conduct workshops to transmit knowledge
Promote smart municipal public services based on open data
Promote international cooperation vehicles
Participate in national and international Smart City events
Organize a Smart City local event to promote its innovation spaces
Help project a ‘Knowledge City’ image