Horizon 2020 smart and sustainable cities welcomeurope. Smart cities and communities nextgeneration batteries. For a complete overview of all horizon 2020 funding opportunities please visit the funding. This brochure presents information on the first 100 calls for proposals that closed by 1 december 2014. Recap is a horizon 2020 project to develop the next generation of cloud, edge and fog computing capacity provisioning. Horizon 2020 is the biggest ever eu research and innovation programme and places more emphasis than ever on making sure that europes promising ideas get from the laboratory to the market. Jens bartholmes, policy officer, new energy technologies, innovation and clean coal unit, dg energy. The european union has created one of the worlds strongest financially backed programs for research and innovation entitled horizon 2020. The focus on smart cities lighthouse projects will result in integrated commercialscale solutions with a high market potential, in the field of energy, transport and ict. The majority of the member states depend entirely on horizon 2020, which represents 50% of.
In addition, there is a lack of clarity on how missions will be determined, designed. Cities of the future 2017 international brokerage event steigenberger wiltchers, brussels, belgium 2627 october 2017. Guides, toolkits and blueprints marketplace of the. The term smart city was coined towards the end of the 20th century. With this is mind, three lighthouse projects for smart cities and communities were funded under horizon 2020 last year. Secure, clean and efficient energy is now available. Horizon 2020 is the eus biggest ever programme for research and innovation, and it has got off to an excellent start. Smart cities and communities scc1 2020 european commission. Very large scale demonstration of cultural societal applications, has received funding from the european union s horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under.
The specific objectives and actions vary between funding periods. By fostering international collaboration between industry and cities, the project seeks to develop affordable, integrated, commercialscale smart city solutions with a high market potential. Scientific publications from horizon 2020 are world class cited more than twice the world average and have contributed to major scientific breakthroughs. Denise hyland, leader of the royal borough of greenwich, said. These actors often operate within different policy fields, therefore there is much to be learned from linking them more closely. Smart cities are a focus area for horizon 2020, the eus research and innovation framework programme. Through the horizon 2020 programme, the eus european innovation partnership eip seeks to improve quality of life as well as the economic performance and competitive position of cities. The subsequent technological revolution is not only affecting the structure of the electricity markets, but also the interactions between tsos. The smartnet project arises from the need to find answers and propose new practical solutions to the increasing integration of renewable energy sources in the existing electricity transmission network. The call for proposals on solutions integrating energy, transport and ict through lighthouse projects under horizon 2020 opened on 10 december 2014. Smartencity, a project funded under the european union s horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, aims to develop a systemic approach for transforming european cities into sustainable, smart and resourceefficient urban environments in europe. The aim is to bring cities, industry and the citizens together to develop and implement solutions and business models that lead to measurable successes in energy and resource efficiency and in new markets.
At its core, smart cities research is all about data on how people move throughout the city, how they consume energy, and much more. The cities of the future 2017 brokerage event will be held in brussels on the 26 and 27th of october 2017 and will bring together up to. Horizon 2020 has already attracted the worlds best research institutions and researchers, supported 340 000 researchers, and developed europes skilled human capital. Water free fulltext eu horizon 2020 research for a. Home marketplace of the european innovation partnership on. This short video animation will guide you through the first steps you will need to take to apply to horizon 2020. An analysis of the objectives and europe 2020 targets of smart city. Smart cities and communities are a key challenge for the society that more and more needs a sustainable development of urban areas. We may also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. Iris is a horizon 2020 eu funded project beginning october 2017 for a duration of five years. The deadline for submitting proposals is 5 may 2015. The eu is trying to ensure that smart solutions for cities can be explored, implemented and replicated.
The robust project has received funding from the european union s horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no 727988. Iris smart cities cocreating smart and sustainable cities. The scoping paper for horizon 2020 work programme 20182020 societal challenge 3. European innovation partnership on smart cities and communities. Smart cities use technology to improve transport networks, energy efficiency and urban management and collaborate in a european innovation partnership.
For the layout, please refer to part b of the proposal. The page limit for a full proposal part b sections is 150pages. Many small and mediumsized cities across europe have already developed a sustainable energy action plan seap. A new call for proposals for smart cities and communities solutions integrating energy, transport and ict through lighthouse projects under horizon 2020 scc012015 will open on 10 december 2014 deadline date for submitting proposals is 5 may 2015. This thoughtprovoking book questions the framework of the horizon 2020 strategy and the policies of smart development. Press releases european union website, the official eu. Jan 05, 2018 the european union published calls under the 20182020 horizon work programme for project proposals focusing on smart cities, smart energy systems or renewable fuels with the deadline for submissions expiring on april 5, 2018. Smart cities as strategic actors inside smart cities. Smart data for eu triangulum lighthouse cities supported by the horizon 2020 on smart cities and communities scc, the triangulum project shall demonstrate how a systems innovation approach based around the european commissions scc strategic implementation plan sip can drive dynamic smart city development. To that end, the commission is investing in the development of ai systems through funding programs such as horizon 2020, which will have invested nearly 80 billion of funding over 7 years 2014. Smart, sustainable and resilient cities and energy efficient buildings circular economy spire, raw materials and water mobility for growth, automated road transport and the european green vehicles initiative. By fostering international collaboration between industry and cities, the project seeks to develop affordable, integrated, commercialscale smart city solutions with a. This paper explores the experiences of partners in the multinational, eufunded innoqua project, who have developed and are currently demonstrating the potential for novel naturebased, decentralised wastewater treatment solutions in ten different countries. Funded by the european union horizon 2020 programme, citykeys developed and validated, with the aid of cities, key performance indicators and data collection procedures for the common and transparent monitoring as well as the comparability of smart city solutions across european cities.
Aslerd, the association for smart learning ecosystem and regional development, is an interdisciplinary, democratic, professional association open to institutions and individuals. During the course of the project, in 2018 the eipscc launched the matchmaking service and platform as a result of supporting an investment programme into european smart cities. Europe aims to have 300 smart cities by end of next year. Horizon 2020 is the biggest eu research and innovation programme ever. About 80 billion will be used to support sustainable development in europe. Eu mobilises 10 million for research on the new coronavirus outbreak the commission announced today that it would grant 10 million from its research and innovation programme, horizon 2020, to support research into the new coronavirus disease. The focus on smart cities lighthouse projects will result in integrated. Pdf critical social innovation in the smart city era for a. Smartencity project mobility lab, university of tartu. This event will provide you with opportunities for networking and matchmaking and will help you to form winning project consortia to target the 2 billion of funding earmarked for health tech activities from upcoming eu horizon 2020 calls. H2020 smart cities and communities brokerage event green. Georgia techs smart cities strategy aims to understand the different forms of smart cities data and then find ways to both curate that data and make it available for innovative projects.
As part of the eu smart city project ruggedised and in collaboration with the eu sccnetwork of smart city projects and the eip smart cities marketplace, the erasmus university rotterdam researched and gathered data from more than 100 respondents in 80 european cities, most. The roadmap evolved into a paper titled towards a joint investment programme for european smart cities, that provides the market context for the marketplace, and. Currently, two major policy frameworks of the eu, horizon 2020 and smart specialisation, shape the european approach to industrial policy and are gaining in importance for enlargement and neighbourhood countries, too. Economies free fulltext industrial policy in the eu. In addition, the eu is also expanding the set of finan cial instruments, which can complement eu budget and attract private investment and a large investment tool, the european fund for strategic investments efsi has entered the scene. It was founded in 2015 by academics, researchers and scholars, mostly from european institutions, with the intention of developing the work previously carried out by the observatory on smart city learning 20122015. Focus area will maximise the synergies among the different parts of horizon 2020, and deliver concrete solutions for security practitioners in the eu, while at the same time supporting the implementation of the eu policies related to security.
In europe, many cities are striving to become smart citiescities. Jan 19, 2016 denise hyland, leader of the royal borough of greenwich, said. Many european networks and organisations are actively developing and sharing ideas about smart villages. Utrecht netherlands, project manager and nice france and we, gothenburg, sweden. Sep 29, 2016 smart cities and communities are a key challenge for the society that more and more needs a sustainable development of urban areas. Smart, green and integrated transport we use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. Dec 03, 20 why is the budget for horizon 2020 in current prices higher than that mentioned in the eus multiannual financial framework. How to build a strategy for horizon 2020 horizonbook. Among other countries, albania, bosnia and herzegovina, the former yugoslav republic of macedonia, kosovo, montenegro, and serbia are also eligible for funding. Inform participants about the call objectives, requirements and. For the horizon 2020 programme, the smart cities and communities project participants have raised the following additional recommendations specifically to the european commission. Now in their kickoff phase, the three successful projects, growsmarter, triangulum and remourban, were presented at. Critical social innovation in the smart city era for a cityregional european horizon 2020. Scientific publications from horizon 2020 are world class cited more than twice the world average and.
Iris will focus on energypositive areas, smart energy management and a smart emobility sector, an innovation platform for digital cities, residents involvement and cocreation. Iris is a lighthouse project which consists of three european cities. H2020 cities of the future 2017 26 oct 2017 27 oct 2017 bruxelles, belgium. Pdf smart cities state of the art in europe researchgate.
Smart cities information system about the smart cities information system scis brings together project developers, cities, institutions, industry and experts from across europe to exchange data, experience and knowhow and to collaborate on the creation of smart cities and an energyefficient urban environment. A novel, integrated approach to planning and implementation, which. H2020smart cities and communitiesreplicate lighthouse. This requires integrated approaches and new, efficient, and userfriendly technologies and services, in particular in the areas of energy, transport and ict. Smart and innovative cities make the best use of europes great capacity for research and innovation to improve the urban environment. European commission press releases press release smart. Horizon 2020 innovation and networks executive agency. The framework programmes for research and technological development, also called framework programmes or abbreviated fp1 to fp7 with fp8 being named horizon 2020, are funding programmes created by the european union european commission to support and foster research in the european research area era. Horizon 2020 will help to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Monica sound and security applications for large, openair. Horizon 2020 could introduce call for tenders for more open questions in which a problem at district level. Dresden was selected in the context of the europewide competition horizon 2020 smart cities and communities.
Oct 27, 2017 cities of the future 2017 international brokerage event steigenberger wiltchers, brussels, belgium 2627 october 2017. Three lighthouse cities, valladolid in spain, nottingham in united kingdom and tepebasieskisehir in turkey, pioneer a holistic approach for a sustainable urban regeneration model, supporting organizational, human and economic decisionmaking processes towards largescale renovation and city transformation. It is rooted in the implementation of userfriendly information and communication technologies developed by major industries for urban spaces. Jun 11, 2018 alongside the eip scc, public funding is on offer for smart cities. Horizon 2020 call for smart cities and energy systems. The eu is funding dystopian artificial intelligence projects. This requires integrated approaches and new, efficient, and userfriendly technologies and services, in particular in the areas of energy, transport and ict in order to get the latest news on funding opportunities that could address this challenge and that. Alongside the eip scc, public funding is on offer for smart cities. Why europes cities must work together to make smart future a reality. Research and knowledge the european network for rural. Powered by 280m of european commission horizon 2020 funding, the. Get involved monica sound and security applications. Smart, sustainable and resilient cities, energy efficient buildings, circular economy, spire, raw materials and water, mobility for growth, horizon 2020.
Organized by the turkey in horizon 2020 project and tubitak national coordination office for eu framework programmes. Many organisations dont have or dont know how to build a strategy for horizon 2020. The replication reference book provides a comprehensive and guiding overview of all. In 2020, in the new eu strategic horizon1 that is opening at present, the place should matter more. The european commission plans to spend about 120 billion on research and innovation under missionoriented programmes between 2021 and 2027. Even though the project officially ended 31 march 2020, the results live on and we invite you. In september 2015 the european commission ec awarded as successful the glas application to the horizon 2020 h2020 smart cities and communities lighthouse project programme. I am delighted that the royal borough of greenwich has been selected to be the demonstrator area for smart cities and communities as part of this important horizon 2020 european programme. Through the horizon 2020 programme, the eu s european innovation partnership eip seeks to improve quality of life as well as the economic performance and competitive position of cities. Proposals will demonstrate novel concepts and effective solutions to.
The information day will take place in the morning and will. Stardust is an eu horizon 2020 smart cities project, which brings together advanced european cities, thus forming into a constellation of innovation islands exemplary models of smart, highly efficient, intelligent and citizenoriented cities. Oct 26, 2017 the event will target the following horizon 2020 calls. How the eu could accelerate its smart city initiatives center for.
The sharing cities lighthouse programme is a proving ground for a better, common approach to making smart cities a reality. London joining forces with european cities to trial smart. Framework programmes for research and technological. On 2930th october vision2020, in collaboration with medcity and research media, will be hosting health tech 2020 at london city hall. Horizon 2020 the eu framework programme for research and. Its meaning has since been expanded to relate to the future of cities and their development. Welcome to the monica project the monica project demonstrated how cities can use iot technologies to support the management of security and unwanted sound at large, openair cultural and sporting events which attract and affect many people. Browse the participant list and book meetings with companies you are.
This ebook presents the iot european largescale pilots providing an overview of the overarching goals of this initiative, facts and figures about each five different and specific focus areas, from smart living environments for ageing well, smart farming and food security, wearables for smart ecosystems, reference zones in eu cities and to autonomous vehicles in a connected environment. Home marketplace of the european innovation partnership. Press releases european union website, the official eu website. European flagship project for sustainable urban development. An information morning on a new call for proposals for smart cities and communities took place on 12 february 2015 in brussels. Smart and innovative cities make the best use of europes great capacity for research and innovation to improve the urban environment in essence, a smart citycommunity combines diverse technologie s to increase the efficiency of how a city functions.
Smart cities research horizons georgia techs research news. Pdf the process of smart city definition at an eu level. A good strategy for horizon 2020 helps your organisation to get better results with proposals. The communication of digital cities challenge, eu, dg growth easme infographics 2017 for the research and innovation observatory horizon 2020 policy support facility for eu, dg rtd producing a set of videos and e book for the european institute of technology. Innoquaa naturebased sanitation solution by david tompkins 1, costel bumbac 2, eoghan clifford 3, jeanbaptiste dussaussois 4, louise hannon 5, victoria salvado 6 and tatjana schellenberg 7. Horizon 2020 is extremely popular, as shown by the enormous number of. Gaby jauernig managing director communications, policy. Almost 80 billion of funding is available over seven years 2014 to 2020 in addition to the private and national public investment that this money will attract.
The mff was negotiated on the basis of 2011 constant prices to make comparisons easier. All relevant performance data must be incorporated into the smart cities information system database scis. Discover the market place of the european innovation partnership on smart cities and communities eipscc from eipscc marketplace on vimeo. Smart city projects are a very common occurrence across cities, some funded by eu budgets, some by city, regional or national budgets and some by the private sector. Via the european commissions horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, a total of twelve smart cities and communities lighthouse projects have been funded, to the tune of 270 million, since 2014. Informed cities is a series of international events on urban governance, renowned as a space for open exchange and learning.
Developing an organisational strategy requires input from different stakeholders. Essential information for this grant summarised and explained by our experts this smart and sustainable cities crosscutting focus area has the aim of bringing together cities, industry and citizens to demonstrate solutions and business models that can be scaled up and replicated, and that lead to measurable benefits in energy and resource efficiency, new markets and new jobs. For a complete overview of all horizon 2020 funding opportunities please visit the. The smart city agenda in europe is composed of a complex set of policies, ideas, technologies and projects promoted by a diverse range of actors and networks. Our roadmap marketplace of the european innovation. Nextgeneration batteries part of the horizon 2020 energy and transport budgets. Apr 20, 2016 smart cities are a focus area for horizon 2020, the eu s research and innovation framework programme. Smartnet integrating renewable energy in transmission. The project presents a great substantive challenge reconstruction of an existing city into a smart and energyefficient community. In the context of the european unions tenyear growth and jobs strategy europe 2020 strategy, the role of smart cities is defined. The european union published calls under the 20182020 horizon work programme for project proposals focusing on smart cities, smart energy systems or renewable fuels with the deadline for submissions expiring on april 5, 2018. A city can be funded as a lighthouse city only once under horizon 2020. Through eu investment, residents of social housing in cities who took part in a neighbourhood social network saved more than 15 per cent on their energy bill.
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