THE COLLABORATIVE CITY Amsterdam The things that make Amsterdam on some of these dimensions but one another, share ideas, and create unique are its governance model ultimately communicate little about potential synergies and collaborations and inclusive policy. The city offers their achievements. Overall, and as that can be implemented at a a good example of decentralization will be shown in our detailed analysis neighborhood level. of municipal authority undertaken in of Amsterdam (Chapter 2), our profile a collaborative spirit. Amsterdam’s for Amsterdam indicates that the city’sMobility provides an example of this leading position in smart city team and its stakeholders are proactive.collaborative process at work. For development stems in part from its many observers, Amsterdam is now international collaboration within the Note: In the radar charts in this the bicycle capital of the world. The City-zen project. section, the blue line corresponds center of Amsterdam certainly seems to the numerical scores along the to be owned by cyclists. However, at Ifwe compare Amsterdam’s eighteen dimensions that we assigned the metropolis level, it is harder to performance along the eighteen to a specific city (in the chart above,promote biking. Nevertheless, mobility dimensions to the six cities’ average Amsterdam), while the orange line has been significantly improved in scores, we see that it obtained corresponds to the average scores Amsterdam through a widespread above-average scores in all but five along the eighteen dimensions for the switch to electric vehicles among dimensions, namely: Basic Sanitation, six selected cities. the local population; the city has Information on Local Government encouraged that switch in order to Decision Making, Welcoming of By developing and implementing reduce pollution and so improve health Minorities, Cultural Activities, and real-life solutions, Amsterdam has and breathing conditions in the city. Data Management. We recognize promoted an open-source model Amsterdam deserves to be identified that some cities may be proactive that allows users to connect with as a Collaborative City. 12 Quélin and Smadja | HEC PARIS | SMART CITIES | The sustainable program of six leading cities | 2021