MPSC – Smart Cities model projects

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What opportunities does digitalisation offer for urban development? This is currently being investigated in over 70 so-called "Smart Cities model projects". These model projects are municipalities that are funded by the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB) to implement smart city measures. The knowledge gained here is intended to benefit all German municipalities, as the pilot projects share and pass on their experiences. Fields of action include mobility, urban development, sustainability and the economy.

The Smart Cities model projects are using the funding for different innovative and digitally supported measures for example to create digital twins of their cities and regions as well as urban data platforms, which can be used to precisely analyse and simulate urban developments. This enables well-founded decisions to be made and sustainable solutions to be implemented in a targeted manner. Digitalisation can make cities more liveable and sustainable. In the field of mobility, real-time data and digital platforms can support the networking of different modes of transport and contribute to the development of intelligent traffic control systems.

The DLR Institute of Transportation Systems is part of the Koordinierungs- und Transferstelle Modellprojekte Smart Cities (KTS), which supports the pilot projects during the strategy development and implementation of their measures. We support the municipalities in developing and successfully implementing customised digital solutions. By sharing best practices and providing technical expertise, we help to ensure that digitalisation in urban development succeeds and that sustainable, liveable cities are created.

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Project title and website:
MPSC - Modellprojekte Smart Cities

Duration:
started in 01/2024

Contracting authority:
Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB)

Project coordinator:
DLR Projektträger

Project participants:
Lawyers tax advisors business consultants
Creative Climate Cities (CCC)
German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu)
DLR Institute of Transportation Systems
Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO)
Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE)
ICLEI, Local Governments for Sustainability
Institut für qualifizierende Innovationsforschung und -beratung (IQIB)
Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin
Prognos AG
Urban Catalyst

This project is managed by the department:

Information Flow Modeling in Mobility Systems

The department conducts research on the informational foundations for the design of future mobility, with a view to all stakeholders – people, technical systems and services. Here, scientists develop methods for determining information needs, modeling information flows, and designing innovative solutions for digital, automated, and connected mobility systems based on this information.

Contact

Dr. Caroline Schießl

Head of Department
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Transportation Systems
Information Flow Modeling in Mobility Systems
Lilienthalplatz 7, 38108 Braunschweig