EPIC

Introducing EPIC: European Platform for Intelligent citiesWim VanobberghenSmart cities and the Future Internet, 25th Jan 2012, Brussels

EPIC: an EU platform for Intelligent Cities • Industrial strength, pan-European “open smart city platform” to stimulate the creation & uptake of “smart city” services • Embed a business-focused Roadmap to: – Accelerate the uptake of innovative services – Improve the capacity for SMEs to drive innovation – Ensure marketability and sustainability • Use established Living Lab/Smart City players to reinforce the role of the user/citizen/business • ‘Future proof’ by focusing on innovative internet applications & services related to the IoT: 3D Geo-localisation, mobile Sensors, wifi and RFID • Develop a truly interoperable “eGovernment” case concerning a family moving from a city in one member state to an other • Ultimately test in a “virgin” city (Tirgu Mures Romania)

EPIC Objectives • Use the Cloud as the basis for a European-based web-service delivery platform • Pilot ‘Smart City’ use of the platform across Europe • Develop a Roadmap for pan-European implementation

Service ApplicationsIOT Technology Service Area Service Objective Benefit of Platform Promote/Market businesses to citizens 3D – Business Geolocalisation Servicesfor Mobile Devices Enable networking between SME’s France Accelerates the rapid take up of Inform citizens of city environmental conditions smart Environmental applications by Mobile Sensors Wifi and RFID Services providing a Pan- Improve services through Evaluation of responses European innovation UK ecosystem Make it easier to relocate to Brussels Relocation Wifi and RFID Services Bolster the cities housing market Brussels Romania and others to test and adapt pre-tested platform applications

EPIC outcomesOutcome 1: Infrastructure• A tested prototype for a pan-European web service delivery platform with IoT (Internet of Things) extensionsOutcome 2: Web services• A range of eGovernment web-based services extending to the private sector and to citizensOutcome 3: Implementation Strategy• A deployment Roadmap that shows how a ‘Smart City’ can transition to and benefit from web-based services and Cloud Computing

Consortium Partners• UK: Birmingham City University, 21c Consultancy, Manchester City Council• Germany: IBM, Fraunhofer Institute FKIE• Belgium: Deloitte Consulting, IS-practice, IBBT iLab.o, Immoweb, ENoLL ivzw• France: Issy Media, Navidis• Greece: ATC, National Technical University of Athens• Romania: Tirgu Mures

Consortium Roles

EPIC stakeholdersEPIC combines all stakeholders in the innovation chain:• Smart cities: Brussels, Issy, Manchester, Tirgu Mures• Industrial players: IBM, Deloitte• Living Labs network: ENoLL• Living Labs: IBBT iLab.o, Issy Media, Manchester• Technology researchers: Fraunhofer Institute, IBM cloud core enterprise services, the National Technical University of Athens• IOT specialists: BCU (Birmingham City University)• SMEs: ATC, Navidis, Immoweb, IS-practice and 21c

contact– For further information: Pieter.Ballon@vub.ac.be Shenja.vanderGraaf@ibbt.be Wim.Vanobberghen@vub.ac.be

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