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Introducing EPIC:
European Platform for Intelligent cities
Wim Vanobberghen
Smart cities and the Future Internet, 25th Jan 2012, Brussels
EPIC:	
  an	
  EU	
  pla,orm	
  for	
  Intelligent	
  Ci5es	
  
•  Industrial	
  strength,	
  pan-­‐European	
  “open	
  smart	
  city	
  pla,orm”	
  to	
  s6mulate	
  
the	
  crea6on	
  &	
  uptake	
  of	
  “smart	
  city”	
  services	
  
•  Embed	
  a	
  business-­‐focused	
  Roadmap	
  to:	
  
–  	
  Accelerate	
  the	
  uptake	
  of	
  innova6ve	
  services	
  
–  	
  Improve	
  the	
  capacity	
  for	
  SMEs	
  to	
  drive	
  innova6on	
  
–  	
  Ensure	
  marketability	
  and	
  sustainability	
  	
  
•  Use	
  established	
  Living	
  Lab/Smart	
  City	
  players	
  to	
  reinforce	
  the	
  role	
  of	
  the	
  
user/ci5zen/business	
  
•  ‘Future	
  proof’	
  by	
  focusing	
  on	
  innova5ve	
  internet	
  applica6ons	
  &	
  services	
  
related	
  to	
  the	
  IoT:	
  3D	
  Geo-­‐localisa6on,	
  mobile	
  Sensors,	
  	
  wifi	
  and	
  RFID	
  
•  Develop	
  a	
  truly	
  interoperable	
  “eGovernment”	
  case	
  concerning	
  a	
  family	
  
moving	
  from	
  a	
  city	
  in	
  one	
  member	
  state	
  to	
  an	
  other	
  
•  Ul6mately	
  test	
  in	
  a	
  “virgin”	
  city	
  (Tirgu	
  Mures	
  Romania)	
  
	
  
EPIC	
  Objec5ves	
  
•  Use	
  the	
  Cloud	
  as	
  the	
  basis	
  for	
  a	
  
European-­‐based	
  web-­‐service	
  delivery	
  
plaSorm	
  
	
  
•  Pilot	
  ‘Smart	
  City’	
  use	
  of	
  the	
  plaSorm	
  
across	
  Europe	
  
	
  
•  Develop	
  a	
  Roadmap	
  for	
  pan-­‐European	
  
implementa6on	
  
Service	
  Applica5ons	
  
Romania and others to test and adapt pre-tested platform applications
Wifi and RFID
3D –
Geolocalisation
for Mobile Devices
Mobile Sensors
IOT Technology
Business
Services
Relocation
Services
Wifi and RFID
Brussels
UK
France
Environmental
Services
Promote/Market businesses to citizens
Accelerates the
rapid take up of
smart
applications by
providing a Pan-
European
innovation
ecosystem
Enable networking between SME’s
Benefit of Platform
Inform citizens of city environmental conditions
Improve services through Evaluation of responses
Make it easier to relocate to Brussels
Bolster the cities housing market
Service Area Service Objective
EPIC	
  outcomes	
  
Outcome	
  1:	
  	
  Infrastructure	
  
•  A	
  tested	
  prototype	
  for	
  a	
  pan-­‐European	
  web	
  service	
  delivery	
  
plaSorm	
  with	
  IoT	
  (Internet	
  of	
  Things)	
  extensions	
  
	
  
Outcome	
  2:	
  Web	
  services	
  
•  A	
  range	
  of	
  eGovernment	
  web-­‐based	
  services	
  extending	
  to	
  the	
  
private	
  sector	
  and	
  to	
  ci6zens	
  
	
  
Outcome	
  3:	
  	
  Implementa5on	
  Strategy	
  
•  A	
  deployment	
  Roadmap	
  that	
  shows	
  how	
  a	
  ‘Smart	
  City’	
  can	
  
transi6on	
  to	
  and	
  benefit	
  from	
  web-­‐based	
  services	
  and	
  Cloud	
  
Compu6ng	
  
	
  
Consor5um	
  Partners	
  
•  UK:	
  	
  Birmingham	
  City	
  University,	
  	
  21c	
  Consultancy,	
  	
  
Manchester	
  City	
  Council	
  
•  Germany:	
  IBM,	
  Fraunhofer	
  Ins6tute	
  FKIE	
  
•  Belgium:	
  	
  Deloi[e	
  Consul6ng,	
  IS-­‐prac6ce,	
  IBBT	
  iLab.o,	
  
Immoweb,	
  ENoLL	
  ivzw	
  	
  	
  
•  France:	
  	
  Issy	
  Media,	
  Navidis	
  
•  Greece:	
  	
  ATC,	
  Na6onal	
  Technical	
  University	
  of	
  Athens	
  
•  Romania:	
  Tirgu	
  Mures	
  
Consor5um	
  Roles	
  
EPIC	
  stakeholders	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  EPIC	
  combines	
  all	
  stakeholders	
  in	
  the	
  innova6on	
  chain:	
  	
  
	
  
•  Smart	
  ci5es: 	
   	
  Brussels,	
  Issy,	
  Manchester,	
  Tirgu	
   	
  
	
   	
   	
   	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Mures	
  
•  Industrial	
  players: 	
   	
  IBM,	
  Deloi[e	
  
•  Living	
  Labs	
  network: 	
  ENoLL	
  	
  
•  Living	
  Labs: 	
   	
  IBBT	
  iLab.o,	
  Issy	
  Media,	
  Manchester	
  
•  Technology	
  researchers: 	
  Fraunhofer	
  Ins6tute,	
  IBM	
  cloud	
  core	
  
	
   	
   	
   	
  enterprise	
  services,	
  the	
  Na6onal	
   	
  
	
   	
   	
   	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  Technical	
  University	
  of	
  Athens	
  
•  IOT	
  specialists:	
  	
   	
   	
  BCU	
  (Birmingham	
  City	
  University)	
  
•  SMEs: 	
   	
   	
  ATC,	
  Navidis,	
  Immoweb,	
  IS-­‐prac6ce	
  
	
   	
   	
   	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  and	
  21c	
  	
  
	
  
contact	
  
– For	
  further	
  informa6on:	
  
	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  	
  
	
   	
   	
   	
  Pieter.Ballon@vub.ac.be	
  
	
   	
   	
   	
  Shenja.vanderGraaf@ibbt.be	
  
	
   	
   	
   	
  Wim.Vanobberghen@vub.ac.be	
  	
  
	
  

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  • 1. Introducing EPIC: European Platform for Intelligent cities Wim Vanobberghen Smart cities and the Future Internet, 25th Jan 2012, Brussels
  • 2. EPIC:  an  EU  pla,orm  for  Intelligent  Ci5es   •  Industrial  strength,  pan-­‐European  “open  smart  city  pla,orm”  to  s6mulate   the  crea6on  &  uptake  of  “smart  city”  services   •  Embed  a  business-­‐focused  Roadmap  to:   –   Accelerate  the  uptake  of  innova6ve  services   –   Improve  the  capacity  for  SMEs  to  drive  innova6on   –   Ensure  marketability  and  sustainability     •  Use  established  Living  Lab/Smart  City  players  to  reinforce  the  role  of  the   user/ci5zen/business   •  ‘Future  proof’  by  focusing  on  innova5ve  internet  applica6ons  &  services   related  to  the  IoT:  3D  Geo-­‐localisa6on,  mobile  Sensors,    wifi  and  RFID   •  Develop  a  truly  interoperable  “eGovernment”  case  concerning  a  family   moving  from  a  city  in  one  member  state  to  an  other   •  Ul6mately  test  in  a  “virgin”  city  (Tirgu  Mures  Romania)    
  • 3. EPIC  Objec5ves   •  Use  the  Cloud  as  the  basis  for  a   European-­‐based  web-­‐service  delivery   plaSorm     •  Pilot  ‘Smart  City’  use  of  the  plaSorm   across  Europe     •  Develop  a  Roadmap  for  pan-­‐European   implementa6on  
  • 4. Service  Applica5ons   Romania and others to test and adapt pre-tested platform applications Wifi and RFID 3D – Geolocalisation for Mobile Devices Mobile Sensors IOT Technology Business Services Relocation Services Wifi and RFID Brussels UK France Environmental Services Promote/Market businesses to citizens Accelerates the rapid take up of smart applications by providing a Pan- European innovation ecosystem Enable networking between SME’s Benefit of Platform Inform citizens of city environmental conditions Improve services through Evaluation of responses Make it easier to relocate to Brussels Bolster the cities housing market Service Area Service Objective
  • 5. EPIC  outcomes   Outcome  1:    Infrastructure   •  A  tested  prototype  for  a  pan-­‐European  web  service  delivery   plaSorm  with  IoT  (Internet  of  Things)  extensions     Outcome  2:  Web  services   •  A  range  of  eGovernment  web-­‐based  services  extending  to  the   private  sector  and  to  ci6zens     Outcome  3:    Implementa5on  Strategy   •  A  deployment  Roadmap  that  shows  how  a  ‘Smart  City’  can   transi6on  to  and  benefit  from  web-­‐based  services  and  Cloud   Compu6ng    
  • 6. Consor5um  Partners   •  UK:    Birmingham  City  University,    21c  Consultancy,     Manchester  City  Council   •  Germany:  IBM,  Fraunhofer  Ins6tute  FKIE   •  Belgium:    Deloi[e  Consul6ng,  IS-­‐prac6ce,  IBBT  iLab.o,   Immoweb,  ENoLL  ivzw       •  France:    Issy  Media,  Navidis   •  Greece:    ATC,  Na6onal  Technical  University  of  Athens   •  Romania:  Tirgu  Mures  
  • 8. EPIC  stakeholders            EPIC  combines  all  stakeholders  in  the  innova6on  chain:       •  Smart  ci5es:    Brussels,  Issy,  Manchester,  Tirgu                                        Mures   •  Industrial  players:    IBM,  Deloi[e   •  Living  Labs  network:  ENoLL     •  Living  Labs:    IBBT  iLab.o,  Issy  Media,  Manchester   •  Technology  researchers:  Fraunhofer  Ins6tute,  IBM  cloud  core          enterprise  services,  the  Na6onal                                        Technical  University  of  Athens   •  IOT  specialists:        BCU  (Birmingham  City  University)   •  SMEs:      ATC,  Navidis,  Immoweb,  IS-­‐prac6ce                                      and  21c      
  • 9. contact   – For  further  informa6on:                      Pieter.Ballon@vub.ac.be          Shenja.vanderGraaf@ibbt.be          Wim.Vanobberghen@vub.ac.be