PROJECT:
Mediterranean SMEs working to make cities smarter – SME4SMARTCITIES
PROGRAM:
ENI CBC MED
CALL:
Call for standard projects
KEY WORDS:
SMART CITIES, INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY, CO CREATION, EFFICENT SOLUTIONS, MEDITERRANEAN SMEs
OBJECTIVES:
SME4SMARTCITIES is a project led by CEEIM which aims to strengthen collaboration between SMEs and Mediterranean cities around the “Smart Cities” sector.
- To support SMEs to ensure that their products and services meet the expectations and needs of Smart Cities.
- To support cities to pioneer in innovation, in particular through the use of public procurement of innovative solutions.
The development of new products and services generates “ready to deploy” solutions to address smart cities challenges while creating business opportunities for SMEs. As a result of the project, collaboration between cities and SMEs will be enhanced through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreements towards a more sustainable, efficient and smart urban growth.
ACTIVITIES:
- Dedicated training programme to help SMEs enter the market for smart cities solutions.
- Platform to boost collaboration and provide training and consultancy services to SMEs in idea generation, concept development, market testing and access to new markets.
- Co-creation, co-innovation programme to foster cooperation between Mediterranean SMEs.
- Smart Cities solutions on innovative and technological products and/or services to improve cities’ responses to the urban challenges they face developed and tested.
EUROPEAN FINANCING OF THE PROJECT:
Total budget: 2.5 M €
Total financing of ENI CBC MED: 2.2 M €
Project co-financing: 10 %