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Sharing Cities

Project description

Improving urban sustainability with smart technology

Today, approximately 75 % of Europeans live in urban areas. The EU-funded Sharing Cities project aims to improve the sustainability of cities and the well-being of citizens through the use of smart technology. The project has four key objectives: to achieve scale in the European smart cities market by integrating smart city people-centred solutions in complex urban environments, that way adding to their social and environmental value; to connect existing infrastructure allowing for the creation of digital services, which will help citizens make informed choices regarding energy efficiency and mobility; to propose business, investment and governance models that enhance sustainability in communities; and to improve local governments' capacity for policymaking through collaboration and co-design.

Objective

Sharing Cities has four key objectives.
1) To achieve scale in the European smart cities market by proving that properly designed smart city solutions, based around common needs, can be integrated in complex urban environments. This will be done in a way that exhibits their true potential and allows for the significant scale-up and consequent increase in social, economic and environmental value.
2) Adopt a digital first approach which proves the extent to which ICT integration can improve and connect up existing infrastructure, as well as the design and running of new city infrastructure. This will also allow for the creation of a new set of next stage digital services which will help citizens make better and beneficial choices around energy efficiency and mobility, which when scaled up will enhance the city’s ability to hit key targets for mobility, housing, energy efficiency and resilience, and economic development.
3) Accelerate the market to understand, develop and trial business, investment and governance models, essential for the true aggregation and replication (through collaboration) of smart city solutions in cities of different sizes and maturities. In doing this, we intend to accelerate the pace by which we make transformative improvements, and enhance sustainability in communities.
4) Share and collaborate for society: to respond to increasing demand for participation; to enhance mechanisms for citizens’ engagement; to improve local governments capacity for policy making and service delivery through collaboration and co-design; resulting in outcomes that are better for citizens, businesses and visitors. These will be delivered by a range of expert partners across 8 work packages.

Call for proposal

H2020-SCC-2014-2015

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Sub call

H2020-SCC-2015

Coordinator

GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY
Net EU contribution
€ 2 982 543,99
Address
THE QUEEN S WALK CITY HALL
SE1 2AA London
United Kingdom

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Region
London Inner London — East Lewisham and Southwark
Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
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Total cost
€ 2 982 770,08

Participants (43)