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Help build an open market...
Help build an open market for data and win 750,000 euro Enter the competition and win up to 750,000 euro in co-financing for your idea for an open, trusted and fair market for data sharing. A market that is scalable and broadly applicable and that allows parties in the Amsterdam area to work on a smart, green and healthy region. Data: fuel for innovation Data fuels growth and innovation and offers new opportunities for a smarter, greener and healthier society. In healthcare for example, data can predict epidemics, prevent diseases and improve treatments. Or what about governments, that can use data to offer better and more efficient public transport. Freight carriers use data to share capacity utilization rates with parties interested in cargo space, data can make production and waste flows transparent and so many more applications are conceivable. Concerns about data sharing But at the same time, only a fraction of all data is shared. Uncertainty about safety, privacy, property rights and concerns with regards to a unfair market playing field, make the process of exchanging data so expensive, inefficient and legally cumbersome that parties prefer not to exchange data at all. As a result, data exchange is often limited to open (government) data. Other data such as commercial and industrial data, is not widely shared. A real data economy requires a shared, trusted infrastructure that, in combination with the right incentives, entices parties to share data, because this benefits themselves or a common goal. I.e. an open, trusted and fair market for data. Inspirational examples National and international experiments are being conducted in various collaborations with data markets that offer a solution to the above challenges. For instance: - Amsterdam Data Exchange ( AMDEX ): in the metropolitan area, public and private partners work together on the development of a data exchange; - IShare and Data Logistics 4 Logistics Data : sharing confidential and uniform data between partners in the logistics chain; - Personal Health Train : various institutes work together to share health data confidentially; - International Data Spaces : various international data sharing initiatives; - IOTA : the realization of data markets for sensor data. Want to participate? Are you an organization that is familiar with digital technology and do you know how to use your knowledge for a smart, green and healthy region? Register for this competition by clicking on the link below. Deadline for registration is on Tuesday 4 June before 10:00 am. For more information, click here.
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Best practice and...
WANTED: Clever solutions and sustainable best practice cases! During SMART CITY SOLUTIONS 17-19 SEP in Stuttgart we offer great content to discuss and to learn: Energy & Environment ----- Mobility & Transport ------ Sensor Data & Data Management ------ Urban & Spatial Planning ----- Security & Resilience If you can offer a case as a solution provider or as a city for the conference or for the SPEAKERS CORNER please use our CALL FOR SPEAKERS ! The BABLE team supports us with the conference, together with Fraunhofer IAO and IOSB. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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The Venture Builder for...
1st OPEN CALL Open from the 1st February until the 30th April 2019 (18h CEST) Up to €200K equity-free for the best in class innovators Business mentoring, networking, and researcher-in-residence support Venture Builder Programme Potential venture capital investments & more Calling for # developers # researchers # designers and # entrepreneurs . A # venturebuilder and up to €200k # equityfree to develop # humancentric solutions using # decentralized # technologies such as # blockchain # DLT #peertopeer # datagovernance # privacybydesign #citizendatagovernance Teams might be composed of either: minimum 1 and maximum 2 legal persons ( SME , research organisations, foundations) with a multidisciplinary team composed by at least 3 profiles (humanistic/social/technical researcher, technological developer, business development/entrepreneur) or minimum 3 natural persons in a multidisciplinary team (at least an humanistic/social/technical researcher, technological developer and business development/ entrepreneur ). The teams must consist of one legal entities or at least 3 natural persons legally established in an EU member state or in Associated Countries . Projects ( Technology Transfer Experiments ) have to be based in Research components , relevant for the topic of Privacy-by-Design , Distributed Data Governance and consisting in development, test and validation of technical and economic viability of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) or Service . The results of these bottom-up projects should be compliant with Open Licences (i.e. Open Hardware , Open Software and/or Creative Commons ) More info here: https://ledger-open-call.fundingbox.com/
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UNLEASH THE POWER OF 3D...
Dublin City Council (via the Smart Docklands Programme) have brought together a consortium of amazing partners – Grangegorman Development Agency, the Open Data Unit (DPER), The Department of Community and Rural Development, Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) funded Building City Dashboards Team at the University of Maynooth and D3D – to create the first 3D Data Hackathon in Ireland. This Hackathon aims to engage anyone with an interest in 3D data and the built environment, from those working with BIM (Building Information Management) to App and Game Developers, Urban Planners and more! They are seeking new solutions, applications and services addressing 4 Challenge Areas: Transportation, Mobility & Environment Urban Planning & Digital Construction City Infrastructure & Asset Use Civic Engagement & Serious Gaming The event is hosted by Autodesk ® and Hibernia Reit. Other supporters of the event include Google, Leica, ESRI, Invicara and Bim & Scan, with more to be announced. We are also delighted to be officially partnering with the AR/VR Innovate Conference –which takes place on Friday 10th May, 2019 in the RDS, Dublin. Participants will get exclusive access to the 3D model as well as more detailed building models. Given the complex nature of the data available, we will be providing access two weeks in advance of the Hackathon to all fully registered teams. Registration: You can register your interest here as an inter-disciplinary team with up to 6 team members, or as an individual and we will place you in a team before the Hack starts. Places however are limited, so please register early to avoid disappointment. More details on the challenges for the Hack and relevant data sets will be provided to teams who register before the deadline of noon on Friday 26th April, 2019. Prizes will be awarded to the overall winner and runners-up. Winning teams will be scored on the novelty of their idea, alignment with the challenge areas, viability/impact and commercial/social impact. Prizes will include funding and other supports for developing your solution, mentoring, and access to workspace and exhibition spaces as well as media coverage of your idea. The winner and all runners-up will be invited to participate in an exhibition of their work as part of a ‘Future City’ AR/VR showcase in the CHQ building in the Docklands in late September 2019. The main data sources for the event will be an extract of our 3D Docklands model, as well as a number of data-rich models of specific buildings in IFC format. The Docklands model data will be provided in FBX and 3D Studio Max format, which can be used in free and Open Source modelling software such as Blender, but also with popular free and low-cost game engines such as Unity or Unreal Engine 4.There will also be a number of data-rich building models to play with, suitable for use in BIM surfer, BIM server, IfcOpenShell, IfcPlusPlus, FreeCAD, xBIM Toolkit or any other openBIM system. Participants are strongly encouraged to utilise additional open data from Ireland’s national repository Data.gov.ie, and Dublin’s own local open data repository Dublinked.ie We will be providing a ‘curated’ list of open data sets from the Dublinked portal to registered participants. You are also welcome to use any other relevant open data you wish. Full details can be found at: 3ddatahack.ie Any further queries to be directed to info@smartdocklands.ie
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World Bank's Live Event...
For the WBG Spring Meetings in April 2019, the World Bank is planning a live event to talk about GovTech and how to leverage digital technologies in the public sector to close more the economic gap, reduce extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity, and improve people's live. Start-ups and the private sector are invited to join the discussion! Name: “GovTech: Putting People First with Simple, Efficient, and Transparent Government” Date : 13 th April 2019 For more information click here !
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Green Solutions Award
The Awards include a national phase, where candidates first compete within their own country, and an international phase, gathering the champions of each platforms. Originally a competition dedicated to green buildings, the Green Solutions Awards have in recent years expanded their scope to districts and infrastructures in order to take into account a wider variety of sustainable city solutions and actors. Buildings, districts, infrastructures, apply in one of these 3 categories: Category Buildings This category of competition welcomes all buildings (tertiary, housing, schools, public buildings...) new or renovated, delivered and with a good energy and environmental performance ( contest rules ). Category Districts The Districts category of the competition welcomes islands, eco-districts, campuses, hospitals, joint development zones, etc.: totally or partially delivered, with good environmental performance ( contest rules ). Category Infrastructures This category includes best practices in major projects and services related to the city: green energies, water cycle, shared gardens, responsible mobility, circular economy... The category rewards realisations with sustainable and innovative aspects ( contest rules ). To apply for the Award, click here.
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Energy Efficiency Award -...
Every year the German Energy Agency dena recognises o utstanding energy efficiency projects and concepts with its Energy Efficiency Award. The competition is open to private and public companies both in Germany and further afield. Entries to the 2019 competition can be submitted from the beginning of April until June 30th in one of the following four categories: Energy transition 2.0 Energy efficiency: from clever to digital Energy services and energy management Energy efficiency concepts The search is on for innovative approaches and concepts that enable real efficiency gains. The winners of the award will take home a share of a EUR 30,000 prize pot. Germany’s KfW Development Bank and Danfoss are supporting the award as partners. A project website will be available soon. In the meantime, questions can be sent to the Energy Efficiency Award Team. More details: GTAI Website
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Last minute opportunity -...
Deutsche Leistungsschau mit Kooperationsplattform in Wien 3. bis 5. Juni 2019 German exhibition with cooperation platform in Vienna 3 - 5. June 2019 DEADLINE: 30.03.2019 Die vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) geförderte Leistungsschau und die dabei vorgesehene Kooperationsplattform soll kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen aus Deutschland den Einstieg in den österreichischen Markt erleichtern. Der Aufbau des Exportgeschäfts nach Österreich ist für deutsche Unternehmer häufig komplex und nicht immer leicht einzuschätzen. Als das größte Netzwerk im bilateralen Handel zwischen Deutschland und Österreich verfügt die Deutsche Handelskammer in Wien über hervorragende Kontakte in Wirtschaft, Politik und Verwaltung. The exhibition, which is sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi), and the cooperation platform provided for in it are intended to make it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises from Germany to enter the Austrian market. The development of export business to Austria is often complex for German entrepreneurs and not always easy to assess. As the largest network in bilateral trade between Germany and Austria, the German Chamber of Commerce in Vienna has excellent contacts in business, politics and administration. Workshop - Leistungsschau mit Kooperationsplattform - Betriebsbesichtigung - Zielmarktanalyse Workshop - Exhibition with cooperation platform - Factory tour - Target market analysis Anmeldung bis zum 30.03.2019 Bitte über dieses ONLINE-Formular oder per E-Mail an ulrich.schlick@dhk.at Flyer mit Kosten und weiteren Details: Flyer with costs and further details: Flyer_SmartCity 2019
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Join InnovaCity, the...
Join InnovaCity, the challenge based learning opportunity for professionals from Cities, Start-ups and Corporates. In each of our local hubs in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Munich and Barcelona the participants of the hubs are exposed to user-centered design while tackling real world challenges in teams consisting of employees of Cities, Corporates and Entrepreneurs. The winning teams get a travel stipend to join EcoMotion fair in Tel Aviv-Yafo and the global event. The local events will happen on: 29/30.04. in Tel Aviv-Yafo 06/07.05. in Munich 20/21.05. in Barcelona More info and registration on: https://eit.cdtm.de/urban-mobility
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Webinar on Smart Cities...
I recently came across an interesting webinar and wanted to share it here: Do you want to speak about smart cities and urban mobility with an expert PhD and entrepreneur ? Then join IMPACT Connected Car (ICCar) Community to discuss with the CEO and Co-Founder of Iomob , Boyd Cohen ! When: Tuesday March 26th at 12PM CET. Where: ICCar Community News Space. Boyd Cohen , Ph.D., is an urban strategist focused on the areas of urban innovation , entrepreneurship , smart cities and urban mobility . He has published 3 books ( Climate Capitalism , 2011; The Emergence of the Urban Entrepreneur , 2016; Post-capitalist Entrepreneurship , 2017). In 2017, he co-founded Iomob , which is a blockchain startup seeking to disrupt the mobility sector by providing an open protocol for decentralized mobility aggregation. Boyd also led the foundation of the Blockchain Cities Alliance , forming a growing coalition of organizations committed to advancing the adoption of blockchain in smart cities . Boyd created the Smart Cities Wheel as a framework for developing and implementing smart city strategies and for benchmarking cities around the globe. It has been translated into Spanish, Swedish, Hebrew and Dutch among other languages. After finishing a three-year stint at Accenture, Boyd obtained his Ph.D. in strategy and entrepreneurship from the University of Colorado (2001).
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Health 4.0 Forum - What...
Several expert discussions took place during the Health 4.0 Forum in Vienna, which included e.g. the trustworthiness of artificial intelligence, the role of the patient in a digitalised healthcare sector, ethical discussions about the use of new technologies, the introduction of virtual reality and artificial intelligence in the work of the practitioners, and many others. In order to continue the conversation, but also to open the discussion to a wider audience from the Smart City sector, we invite the Health 4.0 participants and other interested parties to share their opinions on: What is the role of companies and local governments in the advancement of the digitalisation of the healthcare sector? And what should they take into consideration to guarantee that the introduction of new healthcare technologies is done in a sustainable and fair manner?
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Health 4.0 Forum -...
Last week, the Health 4.0 Forum was held at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Vienna, which brought together experts to debate the future of the healthcare sector in a context of digitalisation. And whilst the digitalisation of the health sector represents one of the most promising developments of our times, it has brought along new debates on privacy, regulation, policy and primary use cases. This post introduces some of the discussions that took place during the event. "Digital technology and information systems are revolutionising the healthcare field through, for example, the integration of big data, linked electronic records, and harnessing data to support public health decision making" Prof. Theo Arvanitis from the Institute of Digital Healthcare at the University of Warwick "Digitalisation and the use of new technologies in the healthcare sector can empower the patient, but we need to be careful to not leave people behind (e.g. those that have no access to new technologies)" Dr. Harriet Teare from the Centre for Health, Law and Emerging Technologies (University of Oxford). "Predictive psychiatry services are already available, but it is highly important to bring young people voices and experiences into the discussion and development of those services" Gabriela Pavarini from the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities "There is no reason to mistrust the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the healthcare sector as long as: the final decision is with the human, the data is representative & only diagnostic report is left to AI" Georg Dorffner from the Medical University of Vienna. This Health 4.0 Forum was organised by the UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN), BABLE and the UK Department of International Trade (DIT). It was further supported by Fraunhofer IAIS and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). The forum brought together industry, government, and research experts from the UK, Austria, Germany and Switzerland to spark cooperation in health research and encourage the collaboration between industries.
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15 Mio EUR Förderung...
Förderung vertikaler Mobilitätslösungen in Deutschland stehen im Vordergrund des kurzfristigen Förderprogramms. / Public support for drones in cities in Germany, part of it are drones in mobilty and logistics. Mehr Informationen dazu hier: https://bit.ly/2XxvuQU Programm läuft über 4 Jahre, sehr kurze Bewerbungsfrist (Ende März/Ende April 2019)! / Program is meant for 4 years, short application deadline - but all information in German only! Mehr Infos zu kommerziellen Drohnen in Städten auf INTERAERIAL SOLUTIONS und SMART CITY SOLUTIONS 17.-19.September 2019 in Stuttgart. More information about commercial drones in cities at INTERAERIAL SOLUTIONS and SMART CITY SOLUTIONS 17 - 19 SEP, 2019 in Stuttgart / Germany.
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More visitbility for...
SMART CITY SOLUTIONS in Stuttgart, 17 - 19 SEP, 2019, trade. show and conference, part of wordwide leading show for geodata INTERGEO City representatives are often not visible, when they visit shows and conferences. We offer stand presentations for cities during our show: (1) Be proud: Show your best practices, other cities can learn from your! (2) Look for partner: If you need other cities to work on problems and projects together (3) Look for solutions: Speak about your problems, therefore solution providers or other cities can help you! For more information about the show go to www.smartcitysolutions.eu!
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Webinar on Participatory...
The European Commission, in partnership with the UN Environment Finance Initiative, is organising a webinar on Participatory Financing for Sustainable Energy on 4 April 2019, from 11.00 to 13.00 Central European Summer Time. This webinar will hear from several presenters: An introduction from EASME, The Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises, European Commission ; Daan Creupelandt , Coordinator at REScoop.eu will share experience from the RESCOOP-MECISE project, working with cooperatives to develop projects for renewable energy and energy efficiency and setting up a financial facilitation service for all European energy cooperatives; Esther Bollendorff , Communications Manager at ENERGIRIS will talk about the easyCOPRO project, which uses an innovative cooperative financing mechanism to accelerate the energy renovation of residential condominiums; Carlo Allevi , Operations Manager with WeAreStarting will present a case study on the use of equity crowdfunding for non-domestic building renovation After these presentations, time will be allowed for questions and answers. The webinar will be conducted in English and will be moderated by Christophe Milin from the Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises. This is part of a series of webinars in the frame of the Sustainable Energy Investment Forums initiative; for further background information on the SEI Forums initiative and to see the agenda and presentations from previous and upcoming events, please visit the Sustainable Energy Investment Forums webpage . Please register before 02 April 2019 , by clicking here .
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Cycling Summit Graz/AT,...
all.about.cycling - Expo for bicycles, infrastructure and services May 27th – 29th 2019, Messecongress Süd, Graz, Austria Alongside the program of the 12th Austrian Cycling Summit, there will be an exhibition to showcase actual trends and developments in the field of cycling. Innovative companies and initiatives present their ideas, products and services. Visitors can expect a multifaceted exhibition program including aspects such as: Bicycles and cargo bikes, Bicycle parking and service points, Public bicycle rental systems, Planning and organizing bicycle traffic, Communicating cycling – creative agencies, Tomorrow’s trends: innovations in research and development … If you would like to present your company, your idea or your services to an interested and professional audience at the Austrian Cycling Summit 2019 EXPO, you can book your exhibition booth directly via the registration form . Please contact us for further information: cyclingsummit2019@fgm.at
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Actility and Solvera Lynx...
How can #LoRaWAN enable cities to be smarter?! Want to know more about #smartcity solutions like energy management, smart parking, smart lighting or waste management? Join Actility and Solvera Lynx Energy Management #webinar on the 14th of February, to find out more! Register here: https://www.actility.com/lorawan-smart-city-webinar/ Real-life projects will be used to demonstrate the possibilities and achievements of h olistic energy management platform #GemaLogic and #LoRaWAN technology. "Using low power energy management solutions based on LoraWAN technology you can focus on the energy-saving instead of the cabling. Having a good picture of energy use which is shared throughout the organization, and being able to monitor its energy efficiency performance, help to reduce energy consumption in the long run and make a profound saving on energy costs." BTC City - The biggest shopping and recreational center in Slovenia
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Upcoming: Morgenstadt...
The way we, as Humans, have developed our Lifestyle, is having a negative impact on our Earths’ warming up: Currently, we find ourselves at a rate of about 0.17 °C per decade. Additionally the effort on reducing the carbon budget to limit an increase of 1.5°C, established in the Paris Agreement, still requires major actions. The Morgenstadt Innovation Network organizes three times per year conferences seeking to discuss and transform city challenges in innovative solutions shaping the Urban future of our cities . The first Morgenstadt Conference of the year will take place in Leipzig on the 4 th and 5 th of April on CO 2 Neutral Smart Cities . The main goal of this Conference is to define an action- and roadmap- to find solutions on how to decrease our CO 2 emissions in the sectors of Energy, Mobility, Data and Buildings. Research Institutions, companies and cities will come together to deepen their knowledge in those areas and to expand their own scope of action in order to meet the current challenges that cities are facing. This is especially important because, according to the Global Climate Action Summit 2018, annual emissions related to existing buildings were about 9 Gt CO 2e in 2016, 40% from non-residential buildings and 60% of those coming from residential, meaning that each one of us has a say in reducing CO 2 emissions. Here you can find the full program, and the Agenda of the Conference , and by clicking in this link, you can get registered to the event . Registrations will be open until the 24 th of March 2019 .
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Horizon Prize for Social...
The European Commission's Horizon Prize for Social Innovation will reward the best solutions for improving the travel mobility of older people: €1 000 000 will be awarded to the best solution and the four runner-up prizes will receive €250 000 each. The prize was launched during the “ Opening up to an era of social innovation ” conference in Lisbon on 27 November 2017. Submissions will be accepted until 28 February 2019 and the prize will be awarded in the second or third quarter of 2019. Why this Prize? The European Union’s population is ageing. There will be 75 million people over the age of 65 in Europe in 2020, and 88 million in 2030. The share of people aged 65+ should increase from 17.5% of the population in 2010 to 29.5% in 2060 in the EU-27. This requires reconsidering existing mobility systems in order to meet the needs of older people and help to combat social exclusion and support independent living especially for those with reduced mobility. Providing adequate mobility solutions for older citizens enables them to continue to fully participate in cultural, educational and health activities and services, and to remain active participants of the economy. Developing new mobility solutions or improving existing ones will also provide new opportunities for innovative small companies, transport operators, social economy start-ups and NGOs at local, regional or national level. Challenge The purpose of the contest is to develop innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for older people (65+). The prizes will be awarded, after closure of the contest, to the applicants who in the opinion of the jury demonstrate a solution that best addresses the award criteria. The solutions submitted, likely to combine technological, social and behavioral features, must be implemented for several months during the contest period. The jury will assess the work and progress made by the applicants during an implementation period of at least 5 months between the opening of the prize and the submission of the applications, based on measurable evidence that they will have to provide. Applicants will also have to demonstrate that their solution can be scaled-up and replicated in different contexts. For more detailed information on the criteria of the prize, please check out the Rules of Contest . Schedule The contest has been launched and you can apply until 28 February 2019. Rules & Guidance Who can join the contest? The contest is open to any legal entity or groups of legal entities established in EU Member States or in countries associated to Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation programme. How will your application be evaluated? Once the contest is closed, a high level jury will evaluate all eligible entries against the following award criteria: Measurability, Social impact, Economic impact, Community engagement, Scalability and replicability, Sustainability, Originality and creativity. The European Commission's challenge prizes will be awarded to the entries that are the most innovative and have the largest social impact whilst meeting the award criteria. These best solutions should be developed and implemented for a period of at least 5 months during the contest period. More information and Prize application
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Meet us at eWorld 2019...
The digital transformation of urban infrastructure at the eWorld 2019 in Essen. Learn more about the solutions of [ui!] Urban Lighting Innovations. You can find us at hall 5, booth 5-226!
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[ui!] Urban Lighting...
Listen to our CEO Matthis Weis as speaker an panelist at the ETP Congress 2019 in Hamburg (20. - 21.02.2019). You can find more informations here.
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European Startup Prize
What is the purpose of this competition / call for entries? The European Startup Prize for mobility supports breakthrough innovations with the potential to shape the mobility landscape in Europe and around the world. Mobility and the transport of people and goods are part of the daily lives of Europeans and are key sectors of the global economy. These diverse mobility needs are growing as fast as the population continues expanding. In order to meet these needs in the future, innovation in mobility must be both responsible and designed for the benefit of both humans and the planet. What are the criteria for consideration for this competition? All mobility startups incorporated in the European Union wishing to start or accelerate their development at the European level can apply on https://www.f6s.com/eustartups/apply until January 21st, 2019. There are six key selection criteria for the EU Startup Prize: #1 Team: How strong does the managing team look? #2 Market: How does the traction look for this startup? #3 Impact: How ecologically and socially impactful could be this product/service? #4 Innovation: How innovative/game-changing is this product/service? #5 Execution: How would you assess the execution speed of the company since its incorporation? #6 Europe: How much will this startup benefit from this European program? The list of criteria is not comprehensive but the above details are provided to give Applicant a better idea on the selection process. What is the prize package? Each of the 10 winners of the EU Prize will be awarded: A tour of European cities during major events in the mobility sector (destinations can be changed): European New Mobilities Summit (11 April 2019) Vivatech in Paris (16 and 17 May 2019) ITS European Congress in Brainport (3 and 4 June 2019) New Mobility World Congress in Frankfurt (12 and 13 September 2019) Smart City Congress in Barcelona (19 and 20 November 2019) For each of these events, the 10 winners will be offered two entries, a stand, a pitching opportunity, a workshop with mobility experts. In addition, the EU Prize staff will help them to organize meetings with relevant leaders in their field (politicians, VCs or companies). The 10 winners will be reimbursed 200 euros per person (maximum) for two people per companies (maximum) for the fees and expenses incurred. A ranking by Carbone 4 allowing them to assess the carbon impact of their company, which is a valuable metric in order to find investors or clients. In addition to the above, the 4 gold awards winners of the EU Prize will be awarded: Two months of dedicated coaching coordinated by BCG composed of: a detailed outside-in analysis, access to large potential clients and partners, business advices by Via ID, legal mentoring by Parallel Avocats (France) or Grimaldi Studio Legale (Europe), which will be integrated in BCG’s process (ie. participation to the identification and explanation of the legal framework and issues).
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Join the discussion:...
The implementation of new urban solutions and the involvement of a variety of stakeholders can create questions and challenges for those involved in that process. The advantage of belonging to an online Smart City community is that sharing knowledge and experiences can be done easily and quickly. The aim of this posts series is to introduce and open the discussion about current challenges in the Smart City sector, taking advantage of the experienced community that participates in this platform. The topic of this post is: What are the most important aspects to be considered when scaling-up smart city solutions? To start the discussion, we have asked @Nathan Pierce , Head of Smart London Team & Programme Director of Sharing Cities , to share his thoughts: "The most important aspects to considering when scaling up are need, return and quality. Is there sufficient need for the technology and has that need been aggregated city wide? Is there a clear return on investment? Has the technology been packaged in such a way that politicians, finance directors and other key stakeholders can understand the technology and how it will benefit their city." What is your opinion about this? What other issues or questions come to your mind when thinking about scaling-up smart city solutions? Share your insights with the community by commenting below! [Are you facing another kind of challege and would like to gather feedback from the community? Create a post! ]
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Invitation to tender
The Open Data Institute is looking for an organisation to design a decision-making process for two data trusts Tender reference : DTE-002 Call for tenders by the Open Data Institute Contact : procurement@theodi.org The objective of this work is to design a decision-making process for two data trusts. The successful organisation will work in collaboration with the Open Data Institute (ODI) who will provide guidance, review and assistance throughout. Summary and timeline Aim To design a decision-making process for two data trusts. Audience The primary audience will be people and organisations with an interest in the data held by the data trusts. The secondary audience will be people, policy makers and organisations with an interest in the concept of data trusts. Duration Work to be delivered between 3 January 2018 and 31 March 2018. Value of award (excl. VAT) Up to £35,000 Questions to ODI by 5pm on 4 December 2018 ODI responses by 5pm on 5 December 2018 Costed proposals due by 5pm on 12 December 2018 Tender decision by 5pm on 17 December 2018 Contract awarded 12pm on 21 December ODI brief successful applicant(s) 3 January 2018 ODI progress reviews Weekly Final work delivered by 27 March 2018 Terms of payment 50% of the agreed value of the award will be paid at the beginning of the project i.e. 3rd January, subject to a valid invoice being provided, and the remaining 50% will be paid upon completion of the work, 29th March 2019, including satisfactory responses to all feedback from the ODI. For further details, click here .
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Join the discussion:...
The implementation of new urban solutions and the involvement of a variety of stakeholders can create questions and challenges for those involved in that process. The advantage of belonging to an online Smart City community is that sharing knowledge and experiences can be done easily and quickly. The aim of this posts series is to introduce and open the discussion about current challenges in the Smart City sector, taking advantage of the experienced community that participates in this platform. The topic of this post is: What is the role of public-private cooperation in the future development of smart cities? To start the discussion, we have asked Per Erling Fjeld, a project manager from Lyse (a Norwegian industrial group operating within the field of energy and fibre-based broadband), to share his thoughts: "There is an established dichotomy with city governments acting as customers and the industry as vendors when it comes to developing smart cities and communities. However, the picture has recently become richer with more colours added. The private sector works with citizen organisations, academic institutions and other actors in addition to being clear-cut bidders in city tenders, etc. The same multiple approach can be identified on the purchasing side. In short, there is no definable roles, as this kind of cooperation is the sheer essence of any smart community endeavor." What are your experiences in this area? What is your advice for future smart city projects? What other issues or questions come to your mind when thinking about public-private cooperation? Share your insights with the community by commenting below! [Are you facing another kind of challege and would like to gather feedback from the community? Create a post! ]