Press Releases from 21c Consultancy (16 total)
Groundbreaking Innovation Project Transformed Urban Planning with Digital Twins, …
After three exciting years, the URBANAGE project funded by the European Commission comes to an end with the publication of its main findings, solutions and lessons learned.
The project aimed to improve the quality of life and well-being of older people living in urban areas. This was achieved by creating and promoting age-friendly solutions with the final goal of creating more inclusive, more resilient, age-friendly cities. During its lifetime, URBANAGE…
DS2 Project on a Mission to Revolutionise Cross-Sector Data Sharing
In our tech-driven world, data is everywhere, with the potential to support our decisions and make life better. But sharing data between industries to improve services is tricky - privacy, rights, and security often get in the way. Enter DS2, a fresh project funded by the European Commission, kicking off this week to build Europe's first modular system for connecting different industry data spaces. The goal? Make data sharing across…
URBANAGE Unleashes Age-Friendly Urban Revolution: Disruptive Technologies to Shi …
2 November 2023 - The URBANAGE European project is excited to announce its final event, taking place at the Smart City Expo & World Congress in Barcelona from the 7th to the 9th of November. This prestigious event will be an exceptional showcase of innovative urban solutions that address the complex challenges of modern cities while leveraging disruptive technologies. URBANAGE is not just transforming cities; it's making them more age-friendly…
EU marine governance gets a boost as new European research project sets sail
EU marine governance must evolve to meet the goals and objectives established in the European Green Deal. A shift is needed from the current largely fragmented nature of marine governance toward a more cross-cutting and agile arrangement, one that is in sync with wider developments taking place at sea, at shores and on land. PERMAGOV, a recently launched Horizon Europe project, sets out to achieve that by piloting a novel…
easyRights concludes but work on accelerating (im)migrant integration continues
Milan, 3 January 2022. - On December 13-14, 2022, the easyRights project consortium gathered at a meeting in Milan, Italy to evaluate the success of its work to better help (im)migrants access their rights and to present its results and impact to representatives of the European Commission (EC). The meeting was hosted by the project coordinator, Politecnico di Milano, and all the consortium partners were present to showcase the results…
DUET Digital Twins Finalist at EU Conference of Ministers for Public Sector Tran …
Thursday, March 17, 2022, Strasbourg, France - Digital Flanders joined delegations of Ministers in charge of public sector transformation this week as they travelled to the National Institute of Public Service in Strasbourg to adopt a new strategic framework for the European Public Administration Network (EUPAN).
Shortlisted as a finalist in the "Tech for Government Pitch" competition, sponsored by the French National Institute of Public Service in celebration of Frances…
Smart City Solutions Call for Proposals
On October 26th, the SME4SMARTCITIES consortium launches its call to support SMEs in developing innovative and technological solutions to major urban challenges faced by Mediterranean cities participating in the project. Selected organisations will receive contracts from EUR 15,000 up to EUR 45,000. The procurement is financed by the consortium partners - with support from the European Commission ENI CBC MED Programme.
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As cities continue to grow, so is the number of…
DUET Project Helps Cities Address Local Problems With A Digital Twin Technology
The explosion of data along with enabling technologies (artificial intelligence, machine learning, cognitive computing etc.) is already driving a paradigm shift in the way cities and regions are governed. However, many public administrations are still at the start of the transformation journey and progress in general has been slow. Past studies found that only 12% of city data is analysed and used for decision making and management, leaving the vast…
AI to Simplify Rights for EU Migrants
easyRights - a new European initiative will deliver personalised, contextualised services for (im)migrants through innovative new technologies.
Brussels - On a daily basis hundreds of people fleeing from oppression, war, and poverty are risking their lives to travel to Europe to build a safer, more prosperous life. Upon reaching their destination, however, the better life they dreamt off is still a world away. Challenges such as language barriers, cultural differences,…
Contracts Awarded for the Third and Final Phase of SELECT for Cities Pre-Commerc …
SELECT for Cities is pleased to announce that three contractors have been awarded contracts to start the third and final phase of its Pre-commercial Procurement (PCP).
SELECT for Cities started its pre-commercial procurement (PCP) to obtain R&D services to develop and build large-scale, city-wide, Internet-of-everything platforms to facilitate collaboration and open innovation. The process is highly competitive, and during the previous Phase II five companies produced platform prototypes which used open…
Putting Cities on the Map: Innovative Geospatial Initiative Win’s Europe’s D …
26 October 2018. A project to tackle complex urban mobility challenges in innovative ways across Europe has been honoured at the 18th annual Digital Government Conference Awards, held at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. OpenTransportNet (OTN), a multi-partner, multi-country initiative, led by Informatie Vlaanderen, received an award for outstanding digital transformation work in the smart cities of Antwerp, Belgium, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France and the Region of Liberec in…
Internet-of-Everything Platform Developers Announced by SELECT for Cities PCP
SELECT for Cities is pleased to announce that five companies/consortia were awarded contracts to build a platform prototype in the second Phase of its Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP).
19 December 2017. The five contractors who will enter Phase II of the SELECT for Cities Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) process have been announced today. The European project aims to deliver a city-wide open innovation platform for the public sector and beyond by supporting…
A 15-Strong Consortium Celebrates the Launch of PoliVisu Project
Ghent, Belgium (20.11.2017): Earlier this month 15 partners from six EU countries gathered for a kick-off meeting to celebrate the start of PoliVisu, a three-year long Horizon 2020 project that will transform local transport systems, making them more optimised, resilient and citizen-centric. Working with the cities of Ghent, Belgium, Pilsen, Czech Republic, and Issy-les-Moulineau, France, PoliVisu will promote data-driven policymaking as a solution to urban mobility challenges, such as traffic…
Winners of the SELECT for Cities Internet-of-Everything PCP Announced
SELECT for Cities has announced the first phase winners from its call for tenders to design and develop a city-wide Internet-of-Everything (IoE) platform for smart city innovation.
SELECT for Cities has unveiled ten winners from the 28 responses received by its global call for tenders. The European project aims to deliver a city-wide open innovation platform for the public sector and beyond by supporting the effective use of Internet-of-Everything data and…
Call to Transform Cities into Large-Scale Innovation Labs
European businesses and research organisations can apply for a share of up to 800,000 euros each for the research and development of an innovative Internet-of-Everything platform.
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The SELECT for Cities Initiative has launched its call to support the development of an Internet-of-Everything platform for open innovation in Europe. Selected organisations will receive support and funding from EUR 36,000 to EUR 800,000 each. The grants are funded by three cities –…
New Internet-of-Things R&D Funding Initiative Launches Consultation
SELECT for Cities, an initiative that’s changing the way cities in Europe innovate through the creation of city wide Internet-of-Everything (IoE) testing labs, launched an open online consultation at the NetFutures conference in Brussels. The link to the online consultation is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SELECT4Cities
With a budget of approximately 4.0 million euro to invest on research and development, SELECT for Cities is deploying a pre-commercial procurement (PCP) process to find and select…
