Mediterranean SME working together to make cities smarter

Acronym:

SME4SMARTCITIES

Project title:

Thematic objective:

A.1 Business and SMEs development

Priority:

A.1.2 Euro-Mediterranean economic clusters

Brief description of the project:

As cities continue to grow, so is the number of challenges they are facing. Environmental, economic or social emerging issues call for new and unproven urban solutions. The increasing need for urban innovation will result in the development of a significant number of smart cities initiatives, creating new business opportunities for Mediterranean SMEs. If we want our cities to be efficiently managed and more livable for communities, public authorities and SMEs have to work together to come up with the best technological solutions. SME4SMARTCITIES will make this collaboration possible by reinforcing the capacities of Mediterranean cities and SMEs. On the one the hand, the project will help cities to be the front-runners of innovation, in particular through the use of Public Procurement of Innovative solutions. On the other hand, the project will support Mediterranean SMEs in order to guarantee that their products and services meet the expectations and needs of smart cities.

Main objectives – issues to be addressed:

The development of new products and services will generate “ready to deploy” solutions to address smart cities challenges while creating business opportunities for SMEs. As a result of the project, the collaboration between cities and SMEs will be enhanced through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreements towards a more sustainable, efficient and smart urban growth.

Expected results:

1. 1 training programme dedicated to support SMEs in entering the smart cities solutions market
2. 1 platform for providing consultancy services to SMEs in idea generation, concept definition, concept development, market testing and access to new markets
3. 1 co-creation, co-innovation programme to foster cooperation among Mediterranean SMEs
4. 5 Smart Cities solutions (innovative and technological products and/or services for improving the cities answers to the urban challenges they face) developed and tested .

Partners already involved:

We are seeking to join consortia that will apply to this call, irrespective of thematic objective and/or priority, as long as the intended outputs of their project can make use of ICT in a meaningful and constructive way.

Partners searched:

Total estimated budget:

That depends on the project's outputs.

First name:

Megan

Last name:

Tannous

Name of the organization:

The Palestinian Information Technology Association of Companies - PITA

Type of organisation:

NGO

City:

Ramallah

Country:

Palestine

Email:

megan.tannous@pita.ps

Phone number:

0594232680

Skype contact:

Megan Tannous

Website:

http://www.pita.ps/

Workflow:

Approved

Sustainable tourism

Technology transfer

Elderly care

Water efficiency