SMART ACTIONS

Total Surveys/Users: 799

The following list contains actions that you can do to make your environment - home, work, city - SMARTER. The actions are grouped into 8 areas:

Water Management
Waste Management
Energy Management
Urban Mobility
E-Governance
Data Mining
Citizen Services
Access for All

We would like you to reflect on the actions that you might already be doing and to consider starting other actions, particularly those that can turn your community into a SMART one. You can see the results of other participants of the survey clicking on an area (Water Management, Energy Management, etc.).

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WATER MANAGEMENT		I always do	I sometimes do	I never do	I will do	I won’t do	Total
		922	928	925	1004	989	4768

1-I have a shower instead of a bath.	150	162	155	166	164	797
2-I don't leave the taps or shower running when I’m not using it.	152	162	141	179	161	795
3-At home I save rain water to water my plants.	161	141	160	172	161	795
4-I turn off the tap when I brush my teeth.	151	153	154	165	171	794
5-At work place I’ve proposed to set up water taps with motion sensors.	156	147	162	156	172	793
6-I have initiated local government to install rainwater collectors near urban gardens and parks for watering the plants.	152	163	153	166	160	794

WASTE MANAGEMENT		I always do	I sometimes do	I never do	I will do	I won’t do	Total
		952	970	934	976	930	4762

1-I encourage entrepreneurs (shops, restaurants, hotels) to cooperate with NGOs in food sharing and redistributing.	168	162	156	146	162	794
2-I buy refilled printer cartridges instead of disposable one.	162	148	161	164	158	793
3-I donate unwanted items to charity shops or community projects instead of binning them.	156	161	146	177	154	794
4-I buy food with less packaging possible .	143	170	157	159	165	794
5-At my work place I bring my prepared lunch in an reusable box.	158	166	166	157	147	794
6-I have written a letter to my local municipality to install recycling containers in the city centre and to raise awareness about recycling topic.	165	163	148	173	144	793

ENERGY MANAGEMENT		I always do	I sometimes do	I never do	I will do	I won’t do	Total
		993	917	990	923	937	4760

1-I switch off lights in rooms that aren’t being used.	165	152	152	153	172	794
2-I change light bulbs to low energy bulbs.	170	122	176	159	166	793
3-I proposed to work place direction to install occupancy sensors which turn lights on or off depending on whether there is someone in the room.	180	157	167	153	136	793
4-I have initiated to my local government to install street light sensors near pedestrian crossings.	164	163	155	148	163	793
5-When I use air conditioning, I keep the windows and doors closed.	161	164	172	160	137	794
6-I choose the right size pan for the size of the food that I have to cook.	153	159	168	150	163	793

URBAN MOBILITY		I always do	I sometimes do	I never do	I will do	I won’t do	Total
		960	926	949	973	951	4759

1-When I buy a car or when I use car sharing, I think about the energy and carbon necessary to make it work and I choose renewable energies.	166	142	164	169	152	793
2-I use public transport to move. I find out about bus and train times.	154	158	158	172	152	794
3-I plan my journeys to avoid congestion: for instance I use applications to avoid traffic congestion and reduce the amount of wasted journey time and pollution.	162	163	148	159	161	793
4-I take part in or set up a group journey with friends or colleagues when travelling in the same direction.	145	153	170	162	163	793
5-For short journeys, I try not to use the car: I walk or cycle instead.	173	175	151	149	146	794
6-I have written a letter to my city council in order to implement renewable energies sources and systems of car sharing.	160	135	158	162	177	792

E-GOVERNANCE		I always do	I sometimes do	I never do	I will do	I won’t do	Total
		951	959	1038	922	892	4762

1-I use e-banking system to pay my bills.	189	147	164	164	130	794
2-I use digital platforms (online tax registers, document submission platforms) at work.	156	164	203	134	137	794
3-My municipality has an online platform, and I use it.	142	179	188	155	129	793
4-I use e-governance systems whenever I can because I find them easy and quick to use, as well as better for the environment.	154	157	152	166	165	794
5-I have written a letter to my city council in order to implement e-governance systems for every possible activity and for promoting particular services during profiled trainings for particular target groups (eg. elderly, people with limited mobility, visual impairments etc.)	149	151	153	160	180	793
6-I invite my friends and colleagues to be more active in e-governance in order to improve the system.	161	161	178	143	151	794

DATA MINING		I always do	I sometimes do	I never do	I will do	I won’t do	Total
		951	985	904	960	963	4763

1-I use social networks and give them all the information that they ask even when it’s not compulsory to give them because I’m sure of my privacy.	142	174	158	166	154	794
2-I read terms and conditions of the website before accepting them.	158	178	139	165	154	794
3-I use incognito browser window for all important work related web browsing.	155	169	155	150	165	794
4-I know that sites and social networks use information that I give in order to suggest me sites and objects that could be interesting for me.	169	155	145	160	165	794
5-I’ve written a letter to my government to promote the safe use of the internet and to educate how collecting data may be beneficial for the communities.	157	149	147	163	177	793
6-I keep me updated about new privacy policies and the meaning of terms like “internet cookies”, “GDPR”...	170	160	160	156	148	794

CITIZEN SERVICES		I always do	I sometimes do	I never do	I will do	I won’t do	Total
		918	962	967	954	960	4761

1-I use apps that allow me to have some fast services, for example payments.	156	170	163	158	147	794
2-I inform municipality when I have new ideas and good practices in order to reduce pollution and improve social life.	154	163	159	165	153	794
3-I participate to city activities and try to involve people in order to motivate social support.	149	169	155	167	154	794
4-I’ve written a letter to my municipality to develop an app for tourism around objects of interest.	162	150	161	162	158	793
5-I collaborate with associations and propose me as a “bridge” in order to disseminate citizen services.	147	159	175	153	159	793
6-I proposed to my municipality to develop a system of monitoring problems and finding solutions.	150	151	154	149	189	793

ACCESS FOR ALL		I always do	I sometimes do	I never do	I will do	I won’t do	Total
		909	911	1019	946	985	4770

1-I have written to my municipality about some inaccessible public buildings and about the use of the universal design in developing services.	155	145	162	160	173	795
2-I work in a place accessible for all.	148	163	180	162	142	795
3-Means of transport in my city are accessible for people with disability.	152	135	171	150	187	795
4-When preparing a document I take care that the layout is accessible for all and easily readable.	150	159	160	142	184	795
5-When meeting someone with disability I take care to make my communication clear and the environment accessible.	145	156	180	162	152	795
6-I find apps and new technologies created for people with disabilities useful for all and I use them too.	159	153	166	170	147	795