Programme Category
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Call
Summary
The European data space for smart communities (DS4SSCC-DEP) action launches three rounds of Calls for Pilots to validate an EU-wide cross-sectorial data space in practice 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. The pilots will build on and evolve the governance and technical blueprint, established by the DS4SSCC preparatory action, which comes out of joint efforts of the Living-in.EU movement and which represents all local governments in the EU through relevant networks and EU institutions.
Detailed Call Description
Τhe 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).
The pilot consortia must create new data services from the data sharing across at least 2 areas specified below, but can also include other European Green Deal domains:
- predictive traffic management/sustainable mobility planning, establishing also synergies with the mobility data space and making use of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Indicators, where appropriate;
- data-services related to weather, climate and extreme weather events to facilitate risk prevention, disaster resilience as well as climate change adaptation;
- management of energy flows in a city/community specific context and in conjunction with other sectors;
- zero pollution actions (e.g., air, water, soil pollution or waste);and
- any other domain falling under the New European Bauhaus initiative (urban design, building management, public services, nature-based solutions, amongst others.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The total EU contribution for the DS4SSCC-DEP pilots is €15.30.000, which is planned to be distributed among 10 – 12 chosen pilot consortiums.
On top of that, applicants are expected to bear at least 50% of the pilot’s total costs, as the direct co-financing model applies to the CfP.
Each pilot is planned to be funded with €1.000.000 to €1.500.000 by EU contribution to share amongst the consortium members of the pilot. If justified, this can also be less than €1.000.000. The funding should be balanced proportionally amongst the pilot sites, and one partner can receive a maximum of €1.000.000 as grant (this also applies when applying for more than one pilot or in following open call rounds).
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Environment and Climate Change
- Public Administration
- Social Affairs & Human Rights
- Urban Development
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Educational Institutions
- Legal Entities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The pilot call is specifically designed for local public administrations in the EU and Digital Europe Programme (DEP) Associated countries and partners working with them (e.g., companies, civil society organisations, academia).
It is preferred that the Lead Partner of the consortium is an EU local administration.
Consortia Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible consortia must consist of at least 2 local or regional public administrations from different EU member states (MS), the Overseas Countries and Territories linked to the MS; and/or Digital Europe Programme Associated countries.
- The pilot consortium members are subject to restrictions due to security reasons. Entities must not be controlled from a country that is not an eligible country. All entities (except entities that are validated as public bodies by the EU countries) have to fill in and submit an Ownership Control Declaration within 14 days after awarding.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
EU Contact Point
For any inquiries, please contact support@ds4sscc.eu.