Axel Volkery ,European Commission, DG MOVE, presenting Smart Cities & Communities; actions at a European level during the ENoLL fringe session "Open Innovation and Living Labs shaping the cities and regions of the future" at the EC Innovation Convention 2014.

1. Smart Cities and Communities: support
actions at European level
Axel Volkery (DG MOVE C.2)
Open Innovation and Living Labs shaping the cities and regions of the
future
Fringe session at the Innovation Convention 2014
(organised by European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL)
Brussels, 11 March 2014

2.  Overall objectives for support action at EU level:
 Triple-Bottom-Line Gain for Europe
(quality of life, competitiveness, low-carbon economy)
 Support the implementation of innovative technologies / services
in cities at scale
 A lot of good progress, but not enough.
 EU policy initiatives dedicated to Smart Cities:
 Support better partnering of stakeholders and building the market-place:
European Innovation Partnership for Smart Cities and Communities
(EIP-SSC)
 Seed funding for large-scale demonstrators and replication at city level:
Horizon 2020 SCC calls (WP 2014-2015)

3. Smart Cities EIP: understanding and focus
1. 20-20-20 goals
2. Integrated approach
 Energy, Transport and ICT
3. Focus on intersection
4. ICT as enabler and consumer
5. Key role for industries and cities
Energy
Transport
& Mobility
ICT

4. SIP = Strategic Implementation Plan
OIP = Operational Implementation Plan
.
• Tackle common
challenges &
bottlenecks
• Develop innovative &
replicable solutions
• Bundle demand from
cities and regions
• Attract and involve
business and banks
 Network stakeholders
 Help create markets
 Break down silos
 An EIP is no funding tool
EIP Smart Cities: objectives and governance

5. Sustainable
Districts & Built
Environment
Integrated
Infrastructure &
Processes
Sustainable
Urban Mobility
Citizen Focus how we include citizens into the process as an integral actor for transformation
Integrated Planning how we work across sector and administrative boundaries; and manage temporal goals
Business Models, Procurement & Funding integrating local solutions in an EU and global market
Knowledge Sharing how we accelerate the quality sharing of experience to build capacity to innovate and deliver
Open Data understand how to exploit the growing pools of data; making it accessible – yet respecting privacy
Standards providing the framework for consistency commonality and repeatability, without stifling innovation
Metrics & Indicators enabling cities to demonstrate performance gains in a comparable manner
Policy & Regulation creating the enabling environment to accelerate improvement
DecisionsInsightFunds
EIP Smart Cities: Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP)

6. • Well-established tool under existing EIPs: creates visibility,
learning and partnering through action clusters
• Independent from Calls under Horizon 2020:
• very light application process – no similarity with H2020
• no funding attached
• Existing and planned actions can be submitted
• Individual and joined applications possible (latter
preferred)
• Promotional corporate activities not eligible –
implementation focus relevant
EIP Smart Cities: 1st
Invitation for Commitments
• Runs from 28 February – 15 June 2014
• http://ec.europa.eu/eip/smartcities/about-
partnership/how-do-i-get-involved/index_en.htm

7. EIP Smart Cities: When to submit an application
and what happens next?
• Submission of applications is possible from 28 February
2014 until 15 June 2014 (check
http://ec.europa.eu/eip/smartcities)
• Light screening of all applications against guidelines
• Eligible applications will be published on the EIP
website by early autumn 2014
• Successful applicants will receive a certificate
confirming their membership in this EIP
• It is foreseen to establish "Action Clusters" among
those with similar interests and synergy potentials
-possibly leading up to joint work plans on a voluntary
basis – this depends on your interest!

8. EnergyEnergy
Lighthouse projects
•Low energy districts
•Integrated infrastructures
•Sustainable urban mobility
Conditions
•Consortia: cities & industry
•2-3 cities involving
2-3 follower cities
•Part of ambitious urban plan
•Funding from other parts secured
•Affordable solutions
Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2014-2015 (1)

9. Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2014-2015 (2)
Enhancing the roll out
• Standards
Systems – Interoperability
• Networks of public procurers
Joint procurements
• Prize competition
for SMEs
EnergyEnergy

10. 2014-2020: The need for aligning EU policies and
programmes and mobilising markets
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R&D and
validations of vital
project
components
Initial
demonstrations of
concepts (proof of
concept)
Large-scale
demonstrations
concepts in live
environments
Commercial
roll-out in /
mass-scale
deployment
The Innovation Process: from invention to deployment
H2020: R&I grants and FIs
ESIF: grants and FIS for
roll-out, Technical assist.
Connecting Europe Facility
Tackling the
Valley of
Death
EIP on Smart Cities and Communities

11. http://ec.europa.eu/eip/smartcities
http://eu-smartcities.eu
Thank you!Thank you!
axel.volkery@ec.europa.eu