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INTA invited as Juror of the Living Labs Global Showcase Award

In the framework of its “Objective 2030” programme, INTA invites partners to its events and in return is often invited to theirs. These partnerships help to enrich the services INTA offers to its membership. Living Labs Global, a non-profit association with the objective to promote innovation in services and mobility in cities and a partner of our 33rd Congress in Taiwan, invited INTA to seat in the Jury of the 2009 Showcase Award.

The Cities of Barcelona, Caceres, Chicago, Eindhoven, La Selva, Oeiras, Sant Cugat, Stockholm and Taipei, have joined Living Labs Global to announce the innovative solutions selected to address their societal challenges. 43 international jurors reviewed 317 entries from 28 countries and 140 cities; 11 winners are now invited to implement their solutions in the participating cities, The Award Ceremony took place in Sant Cugat del Valles with hundred innovators, and local and business leaders.

Nine categories of innovative products or mobility services were identified by the cities:

·       Automation of Urban Services by Barcelona (Spain).

·      Solutions for Smart Communities: Integrating Health, Education, Public Safety by Chicago, Ill. (USA)

·      Culture and Societal Participation and Collaboration Tools by Caceres (Spain)

·      ICT and increasing citizen participation in public processes by Eindhoven (Netherlands)

·      Improvements to water management by Oeiras (Portugal)

·      Intelligent Living Service by Taipei (Taiwan)

·      A digitally enabled accessible ecoCity by Sant Cugat del Valles (Spain)

·      New solutions to integrate tourism, innovation in gastronomy and rural landscapes by Comarca La Selva (Spain)

·      eServices for Citizens and Corporations by Stockholm Kista Science City.

 
More information on the winning solutions at http://livinglabs-global.com/award-about-showcase.asp

Living Labs Global has emerged as an independent, sustainable global initiative receiving strong support from cities, technology institutes, associations and innovative SMEs that comprise its membership of more than 160 organisations. Living Labs global focuses on market developments in mobility, public policy to promote innovation and opening of markets, and emerging business models in a variety of application areas. The Showcase collects and presents solutions that make cities more attractive, inclusive, efficient and diverse.