SCIFI
Smart Cities Innovation Framework Implementation
Priority Axis
Technological and Social InnovationSpecific objective
Framework Conditions for Innovation
Belgium/Flanders
Stad Mechelen
Lead partner
address
Contact
Project budget
3 165 503 €ERDF amount
1 899 302 €ERDF rate
60%Begindatum
01/07/2017Einddatum
30/06/2021Common challenge
The market for public sector open data in Europe is €22,1B (EC 2015). Regional Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3) encourage smart innovation. Eg the private sector has data-based technologies available that can reduce traffic by directing cars to available parking. 2Seas cities are looking for solutions like these for their congested centres. However, the 2Seas innovation sector faces shared public sector challenges in unlocking this value for businesses, triggering region-wide brain drain.
The market failure is mainly within 2Seas cities in opening up datasets and using innovative procurement. SCIFI partners (4 cities, 2 international open data experts, and 2 business networks) identify the need for transnational framework conditions that 1) create a cross-border market that gathers the fragmented resources of cities and smart innovation potential of businesses and 2) increase the capacity of cities to activate the dormant demand for smart public services.
Overall objective
Main outputs
Cross border approach
Partners
England
Cambridge Cleantech
Netherlands
Gemeente Delft
Belgium/Flanders
Stad Brugge
Belgium/Flanders
Agoria
France
Faubourg Numérique
France
Ville de Saint-Quentin
England
University of Southampton
Observers
England