Report

Teaser, summary, work performed and final results

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Geme.io (Utilizing Urban Tech to Power Smarter Cities)

Teaser

While smart cities initially focused on connecting infrastructure for better insights, the spotlight is slowly shifting to e-government. Cities are providing data to end-users to drive better decision-making. They tap into the collective intelligence of their constituents to...

Summary

While smart cities initially focused on connecting infrastructure for better insights, the spotlight is slowly shifting to e-government. Cities are providing data to end-users to drive better decision-making. They tap into the collective intelligence of their constituents to create solutions around some of the toughest urban problems. Armed with the right data and tools, citizens can become more proactive, connected, collaborative, and participative in the smart city movement, and businesses can raise productivity and thereby the competitiveness of their City.
A study on e-government services in the EU indicates that online public services are becoming increasingly accessible across Europe. Yet, it also shows that growth is uneven and a substantial number of EU countries are still lagging behind in terms of user-centricity, transparency, cross-border mobility and in general quality. The Commission has launched a new eGovernment Action Plan for 2016-2020 based on the following underlying principles: digital-by-default, cross-border by default, once-only principle, inclusive by default; privacy & data protection; Openness & transparency by default . Geme.io can help the transition towards e-government.
The untapped potential of smart city technologies is immense. The Geme.io app can already be used by cities to experiment instead of developing own and siloed apps. Going forward, it is crucial that European cities take bold steps to reject silo-working in favor of a more collaborative approach. The future belongs to the European cities that genuinely embrace inter-city collaboration in a bid to fulfil the promise of smart cities, and Geme.io app can already support this, and. It is one of the crucial tasks to fulfil the aim of the Digital Agenda for Europe to “deliver sustainable economic and social benefits from a digital single market based on fast and ultra-fast internet and interoperable applications” (Kolodziejski, 2013) .
Using geme.io will give benefits to Businesses, Organizations, Citizens and Cities in terms of reduced operational costs, increased productivity and quality of life. Geme.io app solution not only save costs for the cities but also help make them smarter by becoming the broadcasting channel between the cities and the citizens (two-way) of real-time information. With integration of geme.io app to voice assistants, cities can minimize the digital divide and reach disabled, visually impaired citizens.
Our mission is to make Smart Cities smarter by offering a technology that creates smart outcomes for citizens, reduce traffic congestion and increase productivity for businesses.
Our conclusions are that we want to continue with the project and apply for Phase 2 funding.

Work performed

We performed a Feasibility Study that included a Technological Roadmap, Market Assessment, Business Model Assessment, Risk Analysis, IP Assessment and elements on a Business Plan.
With a solid product, we are able to approach logistic businesses, businesses with service/sales reps or Cities, and create global alliances and partnerships as presented above to help in our scaling efforts. Once we have a proven case in one City, this can be ‘exported’ to another City.
Apart from all the conventional online and offline marketing activities to promote the positive impact of the EC funding and our product Geme.io, our CEO Magdalena Pawlowicz has been featured in publications like Geospatial world, Medium, Appedus, Techno World News, Clean Tech Loops, Gisuser, Planning Tank, Modern Diplomacy, Citizen Science Center, Thrive Global, Ireland Before You Die, and Data FloQ. Her posts focus on the impact of data in urban centers and on location.

Final results

There is a long list of potential monetary benefits from crowdsourced information. Besides the fact that Geme.io app can contribute to the €4.5 trillion by 2022 cost savings in cities, individual initiatives in several countries have already proven what technology can do. An example is the German Nette Toilette system that saved the city of Bremen €1.2 million. German cities pay businesses a monthly fee of anything from €30 to €100 a month to open up their restrooms for the general public. These businesses then put a sticker in their window to let the public know they are welcome to use the facilities even if they are not buying.) . Geme.io is in dialog with city administrations in the Nordics, e.g. Helsinki and Copenhagen to replicate that success for an endless list of other services.
We have spoken to a list of Cities, Partners, Collaborators with whom we either have started a project or are in dialog with to start. We have contacted 20+ potential customers.

Website & more info

More info: https://geme.io.