Nine Global Cities Announce Winning Solutions To Help Millions Of Citizens.

The cities of Barcelona, Caceres, Chicago, Eindhoven, La Selva, Oeiras, Sant Cugat, Stockholm and Taipei, have joined Living Labs Global to announce the solutions selected to address major societal challenges. 43 international jurors reviewed 317 entries for the Living Labs Global Showcase Award from 28 countries and 140 cities around the world. 11 winners, now invited to implement their solutions in the participating cities, were announced last night at an Award Ceremony held in Sant Cugat del Valles with participation of 150 international Mayors and business leaders.

SHOWCASE AWARD WINNERS AND SHORTLISTS

The Winners and the Shortlists for the Living Labs Global Showcase Award

Caceres, Spain - Cultural and Societal Participation and Collaboration Tools

The Winner

• Energy Saving through Smart Applications

The Shortlist

• Digital Parking Ticket Via SMS
• Try it now, E-bike mobility plan
• Mobility enabled emergency medical response
• iBus informing you every step of the way
• Energy Saving through Smart Applications

Eindhoven, Netherlands - ICT and Increasing Citizen Participation in Public Processes

The Winner

• Local Innovation Plan

The Shortlist

• Local Innovation Plan
• Apps for Democracy
• eParticipation in urban planning
• eParticipatory budgeting
• DEMOS-Plan: Interactive land use planning

Taipei, Taiwan - Intelligent Living Services in Taipei

The Winners

• Wikiloc Active Routes
• Taxi²

The Shortlist

• UpNext
• Sensitive Pavement for the Management of Lines at Tourist Attractions
• Electronic Tour Guide at Silver Light Alley
• Wikiloc Active Routes
• Taxi²

Oeiras, Portugal - Improvements to Water Management in Cities to Reduce Consumption by 50%

The Winner

• Central intelligent irrigation controller

The Shortlist

• Central intelligent irrigation controller
• Multi-Site Irrigation Central Control System
• Irrigation Management
• Irrigation Central System Satellite
• IQ Central Control

Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain - A digitally enabled accessible ecoCity

The Winner

• Real-time parking management in a City

The Shortlist

• Real-time parking management in a City
• Aldea DOC
• City 24/7 SuperScreens
• Zeniting: share your knowledge everywhere
• Bikefind

La Selva, Spain - New Solutions to Integrate Tourism, Innovation in Gastronomy and Rural Landscapes

The Winners

• Sustainable Food
• Wikiloc Active Routes

The Shortlist

• Energy Saving through Smart Applications
• Sustainable Food
• Wikiloc Active Routes
• The Intelligent City
• Ubilabs City 2.0

Chicago, U.S.A. - Solutions for Smart Cities: Integrating Health, Education, Public Safety.

The Winner

• Sustainable Food

The Shortlist

• Sustainable Food
• Wifi-Mesh network
• mSensors: SenzaNet Technology
• mNeighbourhood watch
• Carfinder – retrieve your stolen car

Stockholm, Sweden - eServices for Citizens and Corporations

The Winner

• Open Green Map

The Shortlist

• Open Green Map
• Locago
• Apps for Democracy
• Energy Saving through Smart Applications
• Ubilabs City 2.0

Barcelona, Spain - Automation for Urban Services for Cities

The Winner

• Autonomous Sensors to Monitor Garbage Capacity in Urban Dumpsters

The Shortlist

• Irrigation Management
• T-City Friedrichshafen
• Urban Traffic Sensor System
• Autonomous Sensors to monitor Garbage Capacity in Urban Dumpsters
• Autonomous Sensors for the Intelligent Management of Forested Lands and Green Zones
• Urban Digital Conductor