Call for Pilots of European Data Space for Smart Communities (Round 2)

The European data space for smart communities is an EU-wide action creating a cross-sectorial data space for governments on all levels and their providers to deliver the best possible services to their citizens by enabling interoperability to reach critical goals, including the Green Deal.

The aim of the piloting activities is to validate in practice an EU-wide cross-sectoral 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.

In particular, the Call for Pilots (CfP) aims to attract local or regional public administrations and their partners (e.g., companies, civil society organisations, and academia) to apply with their specific cross-sectoral use cases of data sharing that they intend to implement by using the blueprint developed by the preparatory action for Data Space for Sustainable and Smart Cities and Communities (DS4SSCC).

Scope 

• The pilot consortia must create new data services from the data sharing across at least two heterogeneous 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
  • 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).

Why Apply?

• Be placed at the forefront of innovative smart community development in Europe.
• Enter into an expansive network of European communities, experts and policymakers.
• Be recognised as leading examples of sustainable and smart urban development.
• Receive support and guidance in aligning with the DS4SSCC blueprint and federating with other data spaces in Europe.
• Directly contribute to the shaping of Europe’s green and digital future.

Funding Information

• Max 1 500 000 euros per pilot.
• Max 1 000 000 euros per entity.

Pre-conditions

• Legal
  • At least two local or regional public administrations from different EU member states and/or Digital Europe Programme Associated countries.
  • All entities are subject to restrictions due to security reasons.
  • An entity can only be awarded once as Lead Partner.
• Financial
  • At least 50% direct co-funding.
• Technical
  • Cross-sectorial (and -border, if feasible) data sharing.
  • Sufficiently digitalised – a data platform, digital twin or emerging data space already in place in the city/community.
  • Compliance with MIM1, MIM2 and MIM6.
  • Alignment with Data Spaces Building Blocks & recommended standards and implementations.
• Business & Organisational
  • Business case is sufficiently elaborated.
  • Clear value proposition.
• Ethical
  • Alignment with ethical principles, demonstrated in the Ethical and Data Protection Self-Assessment.
  • Legally compliant.

Who is it for?

• Local and regional public administrations in the EU and partners (e.g., companies, academia, civil society organisations) working with them.
• The eligible consortia must be cross-sectorial & cross-border:
  • At least two local administrations from different EU Member States and/or Digital Europe Programme associated countries.
  • Entities must not be controlled by an ineligible country due to security reasons. If there is a risk for such case, entities will be offered an opportunity to provide a guarantee.

For more information, visit DS4SSCC.