{"id":27199,"date":"2020-11-06T09:21:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T09:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spain.climate-kic.org\/?post_type=news&p=27199"},"modified":"2020-11-06T09:21:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T09:21:37","slug":"eit-climate-kic-leads-collective-efforts-to-accelerate-madrids-transition-towards-carbon-neutrality","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/spain.climate-kic.org\/en\/news\/eit-climate-kic-leads-collective-efforts-to-accelerate-madrids-transition-towards-carbon-neutrality\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate KIC leads collective efforts to accelerate Madrid\u2019s transition towards carbon neutrality"},"content":{"rendered":"

A cross- KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community) initiative is working on bringing data into the Spanish capital\u2019s decarbonisation activities. Cross KIC Sustainable Cities is a three-year activity funded by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) that brings together the communities and expertise of EIT Digital, EIT Food and EIT Urban Mobility to support Climate KIC\u2019s Healthy, Clean Cities Deep Demonstration<\/a> methodology and work. The programme aims to help a cohort of cities across Europe, including Madrid, accelerate their transitions towards carbon neutrality and climate resilience.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2020, EIT Climate KIC and EIT Digital joined efforts in Madrid city to enhance its Healthy, Clean Cities<\/i> collection of connected innovative products and services (or portfolio of experiments) with digital support. With the assistance of the Centre of Technology Innovation for Development of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (ITD-UPM), the City Council of Madrid is working closely with EIT Climate KIC to design and implement a portfolio aimed at accelerating the city\u2019s transformation towards carbon neutrality by 2030.<\/p>\n

This cross-KIC activity is working with Madrid, Amsterdam and Leuven, three cities selected for prototyping the city functions and services necessary for an adaptive and resilient future. The activity addresses fundamental issues of citizen engagement and governance and aims to establish a framework to incorporate key elements for transition, which will enable cities to properly asses and understand the ecological and human value in cities, encompassing issues such as time value, health value, cultural value and social cohesion.<\/p>\n

In close collaboration with \u201cchallenge owners\u201d (the mayors, community leaders and other stakeholders involved in the Deep Demonstrations), the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) are focusing their efforts on City Data Space, which are cloud data and service marketplaces that allow for acquiring, storing, and publishing data. The uniqueness of City Data Spaces is that it brings together public, private, and social data on key decarbonisation activities, which is crucial not only to ensuring better resource use and less emissions, but also to striving for sustainability through smarter urban transport networks, upgraded water supply and waste disposal facilities, and more efficient ways to light and heat buildings.<\/p>\n

The KICs issued a joint call for proposals last June for the design and implementation of City Data Spaces for Madrid, including the following aspects:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n