Cities to Apply to a New Horizon 2020 Call for Proposals

The aim of the call is to develop a framework for common data and performance measurement collection system which should be open, transparent and allow comparability of solutions. Work has to build on results from CONCERTO, CIVITAS, the Green Digital Charter as well as the ICT-PSP pilots and could embrace other initiatives as the Green Button of the US Department of Energy  and The Social Energy Collective in the Netherlands. In addition to methodologies and tools proposals should establish a framework for cities' cooperation to exchange best practices and compare achievements. Performance measurements should consider the solution's impact on greenhouse gas emission reductions, improved energy efficiency and increased integration of RES into a city's energy mix. Moreover quantification of economic, and possibly even social, performance of the solution at hand has to be included to evaluate the potential value for money and consumer engagement. In short, key performance indicators are to be developed at least along the environmental and economic dimensions of sustainability. The work has to consider existing European initiatives such as the Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities and the international dimension, notably the CityProtocol and  International Telecommunication Union initiatives. The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU of between EUR 0.5 to 1 million would allow this specific challenge to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.