Traffic-Health-Environment: Intelligent Solutions Sustaining Urban Economies

“THE ISSUE Project Case Study” Government Support for Innovation, 23 September 2014, Alive Church, Grantham Steve Dibnah THE ISSUE Project Coordinator Leicester City Council, United Kingdom

A three-year Framework Seven Programme: “Regions of Knowledge” project Cooperation, knowledge exchange & partnership between regional triple-helix clusters in transport, health & environment-related fields Application of ICT and Downstream Space Data Products and Services to deliver innovative solutions to address the impact of transport on the economic, environmental and social health of cities and regions across Europe

THE ISSUE Proposal Timeline Call Opened: July 2010 Proposal Submitted: December 2010. THE ISSUE Selected: April 2011 Contract Negotiation: June-Nov 2011. Start: December 1 2011 Duration: 3 years Value: 2.7M€ Project Coordinator: Leicester City Council Project Scientific Adviser: University of Leicester/ De Montfort University

THE ISSUE “TRIPLE HELIX ” OF ACTORS TRIPLE HELIX OF THEMES BUSINESS LOCAL AUTHORITIES SCIENCE ENVIRON-MENT HEALTH TRAFFIC

THE ISSUE CONSORTIUM 4 Core Triple Helix Clusters and 8 Associate Regions East Midlands Cluster (UK) Uusimaa (FIN) Mazovia Cluster (POL) Northern Ireland (UK) North-West Region (ROM) Basque Country (SP) Primorje-Gorskie (Croatia) Midi-Pyrénées – Aquitaine Cluster (FR) Molise Cluster (IT) Andalucia (SP) Calabria (IT) Attica (GRE) 7 November 2018

THE ISSUE’s Key Objectives Develop stronger links within European regions between local and regional government, universities and the business community Achieve closer alignment between future research and innovation and the transport and urban mobility needs of cities and regions Promote co-operation, knowledge exchange and partnership between European regional triple-helix clusters with a specific interest in transport, health and environment-related fields (Regional Special Interest Groups - RSIGs)

THE ISSUE’s Key Objectives Facilitate the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Downstream Space Data Products and Services to develop innovative new solutions to address six societal challenges identified in THE ISSUE’s Joint Action Plan Sustain THE ISSUE Network by establishing a European platform for innovation in traffic, health and environmental-related fields, based on co-operation, knowledge exchange and partnership (European Special Interest Group - ESIG)

THE ISSUE: FOUR STAGE “ROADMAP” FOR INNOVATIVE NEW RTD SOLUTIONS

STAGE ONE: REGIONAL MAPPING

STAGE TWO: JOINT ACTION PLAN

STAGE THREE: EUROPEAN SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP

STAGE FOUR: DELIVERING NEW RTD SOLUTIONS

THE ISSUE’s Model Programme (2014-2020) ADDRESSING SIX SOCIETAL CHALLENGES

THE ISSUE: Innovative RTD Solutions

THE ISSUE: Innovative RTD Solutions

THE ISSUE: Innovative RTD Solutions

Experience of Working on a European Project PROJECT MANAGEMENT – Framework Seven Programme A simple set of rules – simplified access Simple evaluation criteria at bidding stage Relatively short contract negotiation process End of project auditing only for partners receiving over €350k grant funding 3 year project – 2 reporting periods: Grant Claims at 18 months and 36 months

Experience of Working on a European Project PROJECT MANAGEMENT – Framework Seven Programme One funding rate for business, universities and public sector Maximum of 100% of direct costs Indirect eligible costs: a flat rate of 20% of direct eligible costs (no evidence of spend required) Pre-financing costs: 65% of project costs paid up-front at start of project

Experience of Working on a European Project STRATEGIC BENEFITS: THE TRIPLE HELIX Promoted inter-regional collaboration across Europe Strengthened links within regions Formation of new, long-term relationships with other European regional clusters Knowledge transfer between research organisations, enterprises and public sector

Experience of Working on a European Project REGIONAL BENEFITS – THE TRIPLE HELIX Promoted closer working between policy makers in sustainable transport and researchers involved in the application of space and ICT technologies Increased awareness within local transport authorities of transport-related RTDs and RTD capabilities in the region’s universities and businesses Created a better understanding of local user transport needs and priorities by universities

Experience of Working on a European Project REGIONAL BENEFITS – THE TRIPLE HELIX Closer alignment between local user needs and priorities and transport-related research undertaken in the region Greater acceptance of new technologies by stakeholders and end-users Increased involvement of local authority partners in future RTD projects to develop new transport planning tools.

www.theissue.eu THE ISSUE Project Coordinator: Steve Dibnah Director of Sustainable Economic Growth Leicester City Council, United Kingdom Tel: +44 116 454 2885 steve.dibnah@leicester.gov.uk www.theissue.eu