Call for expressions of interest - Pilot living labs at the JRC

Submitted by Alina Danieles… on 25 February 2020

Deadline for application: 31 December 2020.

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) - the European Commission's science and knowledge service which employs scientists to carry out research in order to provide independent scientific advice and support to EU policy - launched a call for expressions of interest to co-create Living Labs for two selected smart city application areas: transport and energy in two of JRC's research sites Ispra, Italy and Petten, the Netherlands for smart city solutions. The two campuses effectively simulate urban environments given the large number of staff, buildings, roads and utilities on the two sites, combined with the scientific expertise in multiple disciplines, dedicated experimental facilities and high-speed communication networks.

Future mobility solutions in Ispra encompassing
  • ad-hoc shared rides
  • door-to-door automated delivery
  • vehicle connectivity and communication (V2X)
  • automated shuttle, robo-taxi
  • clean vehicle solutions

Digital energy solutions in Ispra and Petten encompassing

  • smart meters, sensors and devices to collect energy and well-being data
  • ICT infrastructure
  • Interactive user interfaces, geographic information systems, data analytics

This pilot call is open to public and private organisations in EU Member States and countries associated to the EU Research Programme Horizon 2020, and addresses in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, including start-ups. Download and fill out the proposal submission form

Submit by email to JRC-livinglabs [at] ec.europa.eu (subject: Proposel%20submission%20for%20living%20labs%20at%20the%20JRC) .  

Here you will find more details on the call. 

The call was published on ec.europa.eu website here.  © European Union, 1995-2020

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