Deadline: 28 June 2019
The Nordic Innovation is seeking proposals for its Nordic Smart Mobility and Connectivity with an aim to speed up the transition to a sustainable future where Nordic citizens benefit from innovative mobility and connectivity solutions – and develop new businesses and business models, increase innovation and sustainable growth, and create a better live for citizens living in the Nordic region.
Nordic smart mobility and connectivity is about the movement and connectivity of people, goods and services, assets and data. The term ‘mobility’ is used instead of ‘transport’ as they seek a broad and new approach, where moving people and goods from A to B is the central aspect, not the mode of transport, how or where it takes place. ‘Smart’ may refer to e.g. sustainability, security or digitalisation. Nordic smart mobility and connectivity is also about business development, innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainable growth in this field.
Aims
- Integrated, seamless and innovative mobility solutions for the Nordic region and beyond.
- Speedier transition to smarter and more sustainable mobility solutions.
- Nordic cities as frontrunners in shaping and implementing the future of mobility.
- Improved global market opportunities for Nordic smart mobility and connectivity solutions and business models.
Topics
- Seamless, integrated and people-centric mobility: The projects should contribute to a seamless and integrated mobility system that considers users (both consumers and businesses), operators (of both physical assets and services), owners, financiers as well as regulators.
- Sustainable, secure, energy-efficient and decarbonized mobility: The projects shall ensure that the future of mobility will reduce the environmental impact of the transport sector, provide better and safer mobility services as well as boost the competitiveness of the Nordic mobility industry with regards to sustainable mobility/transportation.
Funding Information
- Total budget: Nordic Innovation has allocated NOK 16 million to this call for proposals
- Total number of projects to be funded: 2-4 projects with up to NOK 4 million funding each from Nordic Innovation. The funding will be given in the form of a grant.
- Project duration: Maximum 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Companies (SMEs and larger companies), public sector organizations (e.g. infrastructure owners, regulators, procurers, innovation ecosystems), cluster organizations, business networks or research institutions may apply.
- As they emphasize the significance of active participation of problem and technology owners, consultancies should not take the role as project owner or project leader.
- Applicants seeking to build a strong Nordic base/consortium for future EU projects on mobility and connectivity, are also invited to participate in this call.
- Consortium partners from countries outside the Nordic region are welcome to participate, but only partners from the Nordic countries can receive funding from Nordic Innovation.
- The project must include partners from minimum three Nordic countries. The balance between the countries should be reasonable.
- Nordic Innovation requires co-funding of minimum 50%, in the form of direct funding or in-kind contributions. The total share of any in-kind contributions must be reasonable and well-balanced. The co-funding requirement applies to the project as a whole and not individual partners.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
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