Call for Pilots of European Data Space for Smart Communities

Aim

• The aim of the deployment action and its CfP is to validate in practice an EU-wide cross-sectorial data space, and to advance its development and implementation to support policy priorities of cities and communities within the European Union, including the green-digital transformation based on secure and sovereign data infrastructure. The DS4SSCC-DEP project and its CfP build on and evolve the governance and technical blueprint. The scope of the data space includes alignment with the overall “2030 Digital Decade” EU policy initiative and related specific legislative initiatives, such as the Interoperable Europe Act. It is part of the Common European Data Spaces “family”, funded through DEP, and works closely with the Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC) especially on cross-sectorial aspects such as minimal interoperability.

Scope

• The pilot consortia must create new data services from the data sharing across at least two areas specified below, but can also include other European Green Deal domains:
  • Predictive traffic management/sustainable mobility planning;
  • Data-services related to weather, climate and extreme weather events;
  • Management of energy flows in a city/community specific context and in conjunction with other sectors;
  • Zero pollution actions (e.g., air, water, soil pollution or waste);
  • Any other domain falling under the New European Bauhaus initiative (urban design, building management, public services, nature-based solutions, amongst others).

Funding Information 

• The total EU funding available for the pilots is 15 300 000 euros, while each pilot is planned to be funded with 1 000 000 to 1 500 000 euros to share amongst the Pilot Consortium. If justified, this can also be less than 1 million euro. The funding should be balanced proportionally amongst the consortium members. According to the Cloud Data and TEF (DIGITAL-2@022-CLOUD-AI-03) Call, the maximum support for one consortium member (across multiple consortia and awarded pilot projects) can be up to 1 000 000 euros.

Target Audience

• The Call for Pilots is specifically designed for local and regional public administrations in the EU and their partners (e.g., companies, academia, NGOs). It is preferred that the Lead Partner of the consortium is an EU local administration.
• All partners need to provide a Letter of Commitment to declare their motivation to carry out the pilot.

Eligibility Criteria 

• Must consist of at least two local or regional public administrations from different EU member states (MS), the Overseas Countries and Territories linked to the MS; and/or Digital Europe Programme Associated countries.
• The pilot consortium members are subject to restrictions due to security reasons. Entities must not be controlled from a country that is not an eligible country. All entities (except entities that are validated as public bodies by the EU countries) have to fill in and submit an Ownership Control Declaration within 14 days after awarding.

For more information, visit European Data Space for Smart Communities.