Launch of Morgenstadt City Challenge
International competition: Open to all municipalities aiming to improve their sustainability credentialsWhat makes a town or city fit for the future? Fraunhofer IAO, together with its numerous industry and city partners in the Innovation Network “Morgenstadt: City Insights” has developed an action-oriented model to provide precise answers to this question. Now they’ve launched an international competition, the Morgenstadt City Challenge, to select three cities to implement the new Morgenstadt model for sustainable urban development.
The three winners will benefit from access to an extensive range of research and consulting services tailored to their specific requirements:
Analysis of current status: What level has the city reached with respect to sustainable development, for instance, in terms of resource saving, openness to innovation, and quality of life?
Analysis of present and future needs for action
Support with the development of strategies and their implementation
By participating in this project, the winners of the City Challenge will benefit from the opportunity to enhance their profile as attractive and innovative locations. The first city will be selected on June 26, 2014; the closing date for applications is June 10. A second round will follow; applications can be submitted until October 10, 2014. The necessary documents must be submitted online via the site www.morgenstadt.de
The Innovation Network comprises 15 cities, 25 companies, and ten Fraunhofer Institutes – all high-level first-movers already working in the field of urban sustainability. They are pursuing a holistic approach that combines individual concepts such as smart cities and sustainable urban development with proven innovation strategies. The Innovation Network has developed an action-oriented model based on six deep-dive analyses and hundreds of case studies to enable other cities to improve their sustainability credentials.
The first stage of this model involves analyzing the need for action in core areas of the urban development system. A comprehensive set of indicators is evaluated to determine the current status in key technology sectors including energy and resources, urban water infrastructure, mobility and traffic, buildings, information and communication technology, and economic and business innovation. The subsequent analysis covering over 80 key areas of application provides a detailed picture of the city’s sustainability status today – enabling strategic priorities to be set in accordance with an action plan that outlines the concrete steps required to implement its transformation process. The network partners work together with the participating cities to develop forward-looking scenarios and innovative transformation projects for selected aspects of urban development, and also help to identify potential funding sources.
Cities wishing to participate in the Morgenstadt City Challenge must have more than 100,000 inhabitants and a clearly defined sustainability mission statement. Applicants must provide us with a brief outline of their strategy, underlining their willingness to invest in a medium-term program of measures designed to promote urban sustainability and confirming their interest in a holistic approach to strategy development. They will also be expected to set up a team representing all municipal functions to participate in various workshops and finance 25 percent of the project costs through their own means. This will maximize their chance of counting among the pioneers of sustainable urban development.
More Information:
http://www.iao.fraunhofer.de/lang-en/business-areas/mobility-and-urban-systems-engineering/1097-launch-of-morgenstadt-city-challenge.html
Fraunhofer IAO
The basis for all work undertaken at the Fraunhofer IAO is a deep conviction that business success in a globalised arena is contingent on an ability to profitably leverage new high-tech potentials. In order to optimally exploit these opportunities, companies must be capable of developing and implementing customer and employee-oriented technologies faster than their competitors. Work organisation concepts must be simultaneously innovative and anthropocentric. A systematic design, in other words, is the outcome of pooled management and technical expertise. This holistic perspective when it comes to project processing ensures that equal consideration is given to commercial success, employees' interests and social consequences.
Through its close cooperation with the Institute for Human Factors and Technology Management (IAT) of the University of Stuttgart, Fraunhofer IAO unites basic university research with applied science and business practice.
Contact:
Alanus von Radecki
Urban Systems Engineering
Fraunhofer IAO
Nobelstraße 12
70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Phone +49 711 970-2169
Email alanus.radecki@iao.fraunhofer.de
This release was published on openPR.
Permanent link to this press release:
Copy
Please set a link in the press area of your homepage to this press release on openPR. openPR disclaims liability for any content contained in this release.
You can edit or delete your press release Launch of Morgenstadt City Challenge here
News-ID: 287245 • Views: …
More Releases from Fraunhofer IAO
Getting non-profit organizations fit for the digital transformation
Fraunhofer IAO develops and tests digital solutions for NPOs in its digital laboratory
Most non-profit organizations (NPOs), such as associations, foundations and trade unions, have limited resources and scope for innovation that would allow them to exploit the potential of the digital transformation. In the “Digital laboratory for non-profit organizations 4.0” project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Fraunhofer IAO is collaborating with additional partners to…
Catalyst for sustainable cities and regions
The Fraunhofer Morgenstadt initiative highlights strategic measures that aim to achieve broad implementation of digital and sustainable urban development
Cities are some of the biggest emitters of CO2 – and that makes them a powerful lever in the fight against global warming. The team behind the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft’s Morgenstadt initiative recently published a position paper that aims to help German municipalities fast-track the implementation of sustainable urban development and digitalization. The goal…
Ambient factors in workplace design: How the setting influences our work
A study conducted by Fraunhofer IAO examines how different ambient factors affect the work environment.
What does it take to design a space that allows people to work creatively, with laser-like focus and a minimum of stress? In a new meta study entitled "Environmental Psychology for a New World of Work", Fraunhofer IAO has presented a systematic synopsis of the results of various empirical studies that explore the effect and design…
More Releases for City
Smart City & Connected City Solutions Market 2021 | Detailed Report
The Smart City & Connected City Solutions market research report undoubtedly meets the strategic and specific needs of the businesses and companies. The report acts as a perfect window that provides an explanation of market classification, market definition, applications, market trends, and engagement. The competitive landscape is studied here in terms of product range, strategies, and prospects of the market’s key players. Furthermore, the report offers insightful market data and…
Global Smart City & Connected City Solutions Market Status and Outlook (2020-202 …
Global Info Research offers a latest published report on Smart City & Connected City Solutions Analysis and Forecast 2020-2025 delivering key insights and providing a competitive advantage to clients through a detailed report. This report focuses on the key global Smart City & Connected City Solutions Concentrate players, to define, describe and analyze the value, market share, market competition landscape, SWOT analysis and development plans in next few years.
Click to…
Food for the city - from the city
Fraunhofer IAO publishes study on urban farming
Whereas the number of people living in cities worldwide is continually growing, the already scarce area used for growing food and resources has been steadily shrinking. This disparity, however, can be partly bridged by urban farming, the practice of growing food in cities and urban areas. Fraunhofer IAO has published a study investigating how cities could benefit from locally grown food and resources, looking…
The City of Milwaukee Gets A New Mobile City Guide App
Get Up. Get Out. Explore!
Milwaukee's First City Guide for Tourists, Residents & Businesses
Over the Memorial Day Weekend Get Up Milwaukee proudly announces the emergence of the first ever friendliest local guide app for the City of Milwaukee. The hot new local application comes in handy with all features being user-friendly for finding daily activities and local business information.
Get Up Milwaukee is the first app of its kind catered towards the…
New York City flats – New York City Accommodation
We are glad to announce our new website new-york-city-apartments.net which provides top rated accommodation and services at lowest price for tourists visiting New York. New York is a famous city in United State of America, known for its financial, cultural, transportation, and manufacturing center. There are millions of people currently located in New York, in spite of this there are lots more visiting New York daily due to business trip…
Luxor city portal - first official city portal in Egypt
(31 March, 2009) – Tourists anywhere in the world who wish to find out more about Luxor before their visit to this city of wonders can now avail of a wide range of online services and information with the launch of the Luxor portal, developed and designed by LINK Development in association with Microsoft Egypt.
The first official city portal in Egypt (luxoregypt.org) which was inaugurated during an official visit by…