Science and Technology Parks as Innovation Engine for Smart Cities: The Case of Ingelectus, STP Cartuja and ECitySevilla

Smart and Sustainable Cities (SSC) have become, especially in the last year, the city model to follow due to the repercussion they have in terms of energy efficiency, quality of life, digitization and interest for investment. To achieve this objective, STPs and AOIs are called to lead the progress of these cities since they meet the ideal conditions for it: they promote the change in mentality necessary to undertake the development of SSCs and they have an optimal ecosystem for innovation. Ingelectus has been working for 10 years on the development of new technologies for the electricity sector, and in particular, on solutions that contribute to digitizing the distribution network. Projects such as eCity Sevilla, promoted by the Science and Technology Park Cartuja, constitute the perfect framework to be part of and collaborate in achieving SDG 11.