At the end of the summer, remote-control autonomous vehicle, electric minibus, vehicle charging options, last-mile solutions, and other ideas promoting the city's development will be tested in the VEF pilot territory within the framework of the "Urban mobility incubator". Six teams enrolled in the first mobility-focused business incubator program in Latvia will work on the challenges of climate-neutral mobility defined by the city of Riga. The incubator is offered by innovation movement “VEFRESH” in cooperation with the Institute of Electronics and Computer Sciences, Riga City Council, co-working space “Teikums”, and supported by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union.
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The application for the “Urban Mobility Incubator” program, in which participants will have the opportunity to develop their idea, deploy a prototype in a real urban environment, meet investors and receive support worth € 6,000, is open until May 31. The incubator is offered by innovation movement “VEFRESH” in cooperation with the Institute of Electronics and Computer Sciences, Riga City Council, co-working space “Teikums”, and supported by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. Teams with ideas at different stages of development for climate-neutral mobility are invited to apply for the program.
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On 15-17 April, more than 175 participants took part in the 48h technology marathon "Urban Mobility Hackathon", where the leading event partner was Embassy of the Netherlands in Latvia, and pitched 23 solutions that have the potential to foster sustainable mobility. The hackathon was organized by innovation movement “VEFRESH” in cooperation with the Institute of Electronics and Computer Sciences, Riga City Council, co-working space “Teikums”, and supported by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. Participants were supported by technology companies “Accenture Latvia” and “Latvijas Mobilais Telefons” (LMT), as well as by a wide range of local and foreign mentors.
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Charging electric vehicles through street lampposts and creating a metrobus line in Riga. What will the hackathon participants work on this week? On April 15-17, more than 150 participants including professionals from different fields, researchers, students, and technology enthusiasts from more than 30 countries will address the challenges of cities in ensuring climate-neutral mobility at ‘Urban mobility hackathon’. The hackathon is organized by innovation movement ‘VEFRESH’ in cooperation with the Institute of Electronics and Computer Sciences, Riga City Council, co-working space ‘Teikums’, and supported by Regional Innovation Scheme of EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. During the 48 hour event participants will also be supported by the leading event partner Embassy of the Netherlands in Latvia together with technology companies ‘Accenture Latvia’ and ‘Latvijas Mobilais Telefons’ (LMT).
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This summer innovation movement “VEFRESH” in cooperation with the Institute of Electronics and Computer Sciences, Riga City Council, and supported by EIT Urban Mobility, will launch the first mobility-focused business incubator program in Latvia - Urban Mobility Incubator. Anyone with a mobility idea is invited to join the kick-off technology marathon “Urban Mobility Hackathon” on April 15-17, where participants from all Baltic States will be encouraged to address the challenges of cities in ensuring climate-neutral mobility.
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When it comes to urban planning, Gehl is one of the most well-known names around the globe and the studio is often considered as the pioneers of the simple, yet powerful idea of making cities for people. Within VEFRESH audio series I had a chance to talk to Jeff Risom who is Partner and Chief innovation officer at Gehl and researches the interaction between people, urban spaces and technology. The focus of our conversation is citizen engagement in smart city development. Citizen participation in infrastructure development is quite a stable and predictable process - there are rules and regulations regarding when and how public consultations should take place, how long they should last, etc. However, if we think about technological solutions in the city, citizen engagement is at best inconsistent if not absent entirely.
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At the end of last week, the innovation movement ‘VEFRESH’ together with the Riga Energy Agency, ‘Latvijas Mobilais Telefons’ (LMT) and ‘Jaunā Teika’ organized a “Mobility Management and Design Hackathon in the VEF Territory” to accelerate sustainable, climate-neutral mobility in the city.
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Latvian startup Parkdroid in cooperation with the innovation movement VEFRESH has started testing new parking sensors in the VEF district. This is the first VEFRESH cooperation project with a local startup since a memorandum was signed with the Riga City Council and the Ministry of Economics in June on marking the VEF district as a pilot territory for smart city solutions.
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When it comes to urban planning, Gehl is one of the most well-known names around the globe and the studio is often considered as the pioneers of the simple, yet powerful idea of making cities for people. Within VEFRESH audio series I had a chance to talk to Jeff Risom who is Partner and Chief innovation officer at Gehl and researches the interaction between people, urban spaces and technology. The focus of our conversation is citizen engagement in smart city development. Citizen participation in infrastructure development is quite a stable and predictable process - there are rules and regulations regarding when and how public consultations should take place, how long they should last, etc. However, if we think about technological solutions in the city, citizen engagement is at best inconsistent if not absent entirely.
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