Smart communityThe priority field for innovation

Jarmo TuiskHead of Technology and Innovation DivisionMinistry of Economic Affairs and Communications

ESTONIA

Estonia

Japan

1,3M inhabitants, largest city. Tallinn 0,4M inhabitantsGDP per capita $19,375 (PPP), GDP total $25,7BIndependent since 1918, occupied by Soviet Union 1941-1991

Member of EU2004

Member of NATO2004

Member of OECD2010

Member of EURO2011

Estonian way to smart society

1992 1997 1998-2000 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011

Re-independence

Program

“Tiger leap” :

heavy investment

to ICT infrastructure

PCs to every school

E-goverment

Digital signature

Act etc. ID-card

M-Parking

Electronic voting

X-Road: XML-based

backbone for government

apps and databases

Estonian-

Finnish grids

connected

Energy Technology

program

Electromobility

agenda introduced

in MoEaC

Electromobility

Program

European

IT agency

NATO Cyber

Defence

Centre

Innovation strategy and governing

Estonian R&D&I Innovation strategy 2007-2013, Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of Economic Affairs and

Communication

Horizontal themes:Human

reseources, Infrastructure for R&D, R&D capabilities,

competitiveness

Key enabling technologies• ICT• Bio• Nano

Key application fields• Energy• Health• Environment• Security

ICT as enabling technologyeHealth

eGovernment, eID

eBanking, mBanking

M- payments, M-Parking

eCars, ITS

eTax board

New themes of Smart CommunitySmart energy• ICT and energy

systems• Focus on applications

like:– Smart grids, microgrids– Distributed renewable

energy production– Smart homes– Green business models– Etc.

Smart security• ICT and security of

society• Focus on

– Security of ICT infrastructure

– Nationwide cyberdefence

– Both military and civil fields of applications

– Earth monitoring systems, sea safety, sea level monitoring

– Telematics

SMART ENERGYNext steps

Towards smart energy

Honeycomb structure:combination of smart microgrids (cells) and smart macrogrids.

Smart and green microgrids• Renewable distributed energy

generation• Balancing mechanisms (incl. V2G)• Energy consumption monitoring

and control• Symbiotic systems

(heat+water+electricity)• Central data analysis/data centers

Where to start?

• Natural micro-grids: campuses, technology and science parks, islands

• Possible next step: city districts/neighbourhoods

• Roll-out similar to early mobile network development (cell-by-cell approach).

Investments

• Distributed renewable micro energy production

• Balancing systems (batteries, electric vehicles, vehicle-to-grid solutions)

• Energy distribution controllers and networks

• Monitoring and control systems• Installation• R&D, analysis, future forecasts

Smart energy innovation needs full value chain approach

Business models

Demo

R&D

Thank you!jarmo.tuisk@mkm.ee