City of Tartu
Sten Svetljakov is currently the Head of Culture Department at Smart City Tartu since October 2022. Prior to this, Sten held the position of Director at Tallinn Salme Cultural Centre from December 2020 to February 2023. Sten also worked as a Project Specialist at Tallinn City during the same time period. Sten previously served as a Cultural Specialist at Põhja-Tallinn Administration from April 2012 to December 2020, where Sten organized cultural events and worked with local NGOs. Sten holds a Master's degree in cultural management from the University of Tartu and a Bachelor's degree in social studies and recreation from Tallinn University. Sten is known for being the main organizer of KopliFest, a local event that grew significantly during their tenure.
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City of Tartu
In a situation where many cities in the world are arms racing with technology to become “smart”, Tartu has always set its focus towards people. Understanding the needs of our citizens is utmost. Tartu embodies wisdom and therefore boasts an excellent climate for business. We want to become part of the global economy and culture, but at the same time maintain our core values - greenery, compactness and safety. The Tartu Language of Smartness is a way of thinking we need to spread across our community members and also outside of this wonderful city. This gives us the possibility to create the best city to live in. Smart City Tartu lies on six pillars: governance, mobility, economy, environment, people and living. Whether it’s participatory governance or participative budgeting, we have opened the decision processes to our citizens and also act as a testbed for innovative technological solutions around the city. Tartu has a strong and prosperous community with various incubators, research institutions and the startup ecosystem. Companies value our open business environment and scientific entrepreneurship; people our greenery, milieu and living environment. We have always been at the forefront of adapting technology – in 2019, the city introduced a data-based public transportation network along with a new bicycle network with electrical rental bikes.