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Nine Global Cities Launch Technology Award to Help Millions of Citizens

Détails: Créé le Lundi, 26 Octobre 2009 15:59

Nine cities from Europe, Asia and the United States join forces with Living Labs Global, a member of INTA, in a challenge to find innovative technology solutions to major urban problems by opening competition among international solution-, technology- and service providers. The nine winners of the Living Labs Global Showcase Award will be invited to pilot their solutions in these cities, proving the effectiveness of new solutions and offering a first step for innovative providers to enter new markets.

Living Labs Global a non-profit association and active member of INTA to promote digital service innovation in cities, will be working with the cities of Chicago, Taipei, Barcelona, Stockholm, Oeiras, Eindhoven, Sant Cugat, Caceres and La Selva to choose the companies and organizations that have developed digital solutions that add high value to users in cities around the world.

Living Labs Global has partnered with these global cities, representing around 12 million citizens from Europe, the US and Asia to call for solutions that can solve some of their most pressing challenges. Challenges include social inclusion, digital tourism, water management, urban service automation, citizen participation, health care and mobility.

Members and supporters of INTA are invited to Showcase their innovative solutions to these challenges, be they private companies or innovative public agencies. Submissions follow the format of the Living Labs Global Showcase, which already today presents more than 230 international service
innovations. Submissions to qualify for the Living Labs Global Showcase Award are free and can be submitted until the 1st of December 2009.

Nine Categories for the Award are being presented in partnership with communities that seek to identify the best solutions to meet their strategic challenges. Showcases will be reviewed against all categories, and a shortlist of the top 5 Showcases will be presented by the juries on December 15th 2009. The final Award winners will be announced at the Award Ceremony on February 14th2010, the eve of the Mobile World Congress.

The Award Categories were defined together with decision-makers in cities around the world and offer significant global market opportunities for high-tech and innovative services companies, but also cities that have implemented innovative services. Not all cities are big, but this Award attempts to represent a range of challenges facing cities today.Behind each Category lies the commitment of a city to pilot the winning showcase, with full institutional support to evaluate the impact the solution can have on reaching the community’s objectives.

About Living Labs Global

Living Labs Global is a non-profit association based in Copenhagen (Denmark) with the objective to promote innovation in services in cities collaborating closely with INTA. Today, the global market for innovative solutions to health care, learning, transport, social inclusion, tourism and other services in cities is obscured by lack of knowledge about international experiences, technologies and new business ideas. Living Labs Global strives to collect and present solutions that make cities more attractive, inclusive, efficient and diverse in our Living Labs Global Showcase. Participation is free of charge, providing recognition, visibility and new project opportunities. Together, we build Your Market for Mobility.

Endorsements of Living Labs Global can be found here: www.livinglabs-global.com/endorsements.asp. Award Twitter Newsfeed: www.twitter.com/LivingLabsAward

For further information, contact the INTA Secretariat or Sascha Haselmayer, General Director of Living Labs Global at Cet adresse mail est protégé contre les spambots. Vous avez d'activer le javascript pour la visualiser. .