{"id":161341,"date":"2018-12-16T09:30:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T08:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=161341"},"modified":"2018-12-16T09:30:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T08:30:52","slug":"mobility-for-liveable-urban-spaces-wins-eits-1-6-billion-innovation-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/mobility-for-liveable-urban-spaces-wins-eits-1-6-billion-innovation-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Mobility for Liveable Urban Spaces’ wins EIT’s 1.6 billion innovation contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0European Institute of Innovation and Technology<\/a>\u00a0(EIT) has designated the MOBiLus consortium as the\u00a0winning Innovation Community on Urban Mobility. The winning project has a budget of 1.6 billion euros for the next seven years. EIT will fund 25% of that amount. The consortium consists of 48 partners:\u00a013 cities, 17 industry partners and 18 universities and research centres across Europe and beyond. Barcelona is the lead city. Helmond, Munich, Copenhagen and Prague get a position as innovation hubs in the project.<\/p>\n

Have a look at the\u00a0EIT factsheet on Mobility for Liveable Urban Spaces<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/strong><\/p>\n

EIT Innovation Communities are partnerships that want to stimulate European innovation and\u00a0entrepreneurship to find solutions to major societal challenges in areas with high innovation potential, in this case,\u00a0Urban Mobility.<\/p>\n

The aim of MOBiLus is to strengthen European competitiveness, improve access to mobility and increase\u00a0the attractiveness of cities. The motto of the consortium \u201cMobility for Liveable Urban Spaces<\/em>\u201d is about moving people,\u00a0connecting communities, serving businesses and reimagining public spaces. The Mobilus approach addresses five strategic objectives:<\/p>\n