ECIM: European Cloud Marketplace for Intelligent Mobility

Abstract. ECIM -European Cloud Marketplace for Intelligent Mobility brings to cities a platform that integrates a variety of mobility-related services, such as parking, shared bicycles and public transport, and allows developers to create multi-modal apps with seamless login, payment, discovery and use of different means of transport in the city. ECIM goes even further. It provides a base for development of new business models, such as Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS). Keywords: cloud platform; mobility; marketplace; parking; MaaS Introduction ECIM (European Cloud Marketplace for Intelligent Mobility) is a flexible, cloudbased solution for public and private sector actors who seek or provide web services to address mobility related needs of their cities. The Marketplace is a unique environment where service providers, data providers and developers come together and engage in co-design and co-creation of Mobility applications for citizens. To providers the solution offers an effective distribution channel as well as opportunities to enter new markets and expand their user base. Developers, for their part, benefit from easy access to standardised APIs of different mobility services, some of which are available exclusively through the ECIM platform. The solution is indeed unique and as such has potential to revolutionise the way Mobility services are designed and delivered to citizens. The aims of this paper are to (1) provide an overview of the ECIM project (2) discuss the encountered barriers and challenges during the project deployment and resulting lessons learned and (3) to describe the identified avenues that can help ECIM remain sustainable in the long run while staying at the vanguard of the ongoing transport revolution

Lessons learned - How to improve DSI: best practices

This chapter addresses the “best practices” concept not as single projects that obtained higher scores on punctual indicators. The term refers instead to the ensemble of activities and strategies that have allowed the CAPS projects to deliver significant results and effectively tackle relevant societal issues

At Home in Brussels: Professional mobility as a service

An emerging generation of mobile applications is viewing mobility as a way to create interactive experiences that rely on or exploit movement and space in the urban context. By drawing on a user–oriented design approach, this paper investigates the initial design stages of a mobile relocation service application (linked to a Web–based service) developed for professionals relocating to the city of Brussels. This approach provides insight into several socio–spatial factors underpinning the relocation process. The findings demonstrate that the user–mobile application dynamic associated with a personalized experience augments and facilitates how people come to plan and understand cities, how they manage certain services and utilities, and hence how they seek to shape life in a new city

Exploring Impacts of Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation

Collective Awareness Platforms for social innovation and sustainability is more than € 50 million EC initiative which over five years promotes a collaborative economy based on collective intelligence and 'bottom-up' citizen engagement platforms (as opposed to traditional top-down or push-based technology approaches). All CAPS platforms are developed as open source. Most deploy low-cost open hardware (e.g. Arduino boards, Raspberry Pi). Today over 33 CAPS community pilots are busy sharing data and solving everyday problems with collective intelligence and digital network setups. They are innovative in the 'social innovation' sphere. They seek crowdsourced and crowdfunded solutions to sustain local communities' development needs. Some will be successful enough to go global and scale-up the social innovation. Grass root communities, civil society organizations, charities and social entrepreneurs are all involved in this EU programme. IA4SI is the CAPS project responsible for facilitating other projects to measure their actual impact. The methodology is broad enough to cover all of the domains listed above. This book gives an overview of the findings. A Self-Assessment Toolkit was developed to find out (based on real user data) if achieved impact is anywhere near what they expected it to be. Benefits are quantitative or qualitative, can be in the short or long term, based on subjective or objective measurement. The impact assessment toolkit requires specifying the results of real users testing CAPS and naming the targeted beneficiaries inside or outside the project

Encouraging the Sustainable Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles for Public Transport in Belgium: Citizen Acceptance, Business Models, and Policy Aspects

Several mobility-related issues persist in and around urban areas. Autonomous vehicles promise substantial environmental, safety, and economic benefits but may also cause unintended adverse effects that stem from single-passenger mobility becoming more affordable and accessible. While using them for public transport (i.e., autonomous shuttles) can help avoid such downsides, there are many challenges to their adoption, particularly ones that are related to citizen acceptance and economic aspects. Based on a novel survey of Brussels’ citizens, we provide insights from user opinions on last-mile autonomous shuttle services and analyze the effect of various attitudinal and socio-demographic factors affecting such acceptance. Our respondents exhibit an overall positive acceptance albeit with a limited willingness to pay for it. In addition, based on expert interviews, we provide a discussion on appropriate business models and policy recommendations to help ensure the timely adoption of AVs in Belgium that adapts to mobility needs and policy goals

Encouraging the Sustainable Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles for Public Transport in Belgium: Citizen Acceptance, Business Models, and Policy Aspects

Several mobility-related issues persist in and around urban areas. Autonomous vehicles promise substantial environmental, safety, and economic benefits but may also cause unintended adverse effects that stem from single-passenger mobility becoming more affordable and accessible. While using them for public transport (i.e., autonomous shuttles) can help avoid such downsides, there are many challenges to their adoption, particularly ones that are related to citizen acceptance and economic aspects. Based on a novel survey of Brussels’ citizens, we provide insights from user opinions on last-mile autonomous shuttle services and analyze the effect of various attitudinal and socio-demographic factors affecting such acceptance. Our respondents exhibit an overall positive acceptance albeit with a limited willingness to pay for it. In addition, based on expert interviews, we provide a discussion on appropriate business models and policy recommendations to help ensure the timely adoption of AVs in Belgium that adapts to mobility needs and policy goals

User Engagement for Large Scale Pilots in the Internet of Things

With an expected 50 billion connected devices by 2020, the Internet of Things (IoT) will reshape our environment with great economic opportunities. However, the IoT market evolution will depend directly on the end-user adoption, so it is necessary to support the Large Scale Pilots (LSPs) in order to actively engage end-users in the large scale pilot design, deployment and assessment. In this paper we are presenting end-user engagement methods, including co-creative workshops, crowdsourcing, Living Labs, and developed online tools and resources for end-user engagement, crowdsourcing and personal data protection.User Engagement for Large Scale Pilots in the Internet of Things, U4Io