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The City of Copenhagen is one of the selected EU Mission 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030. To reach its climate objectives and deploy zero-emission logistic solutions, Copenhagen is taking an integrated approach through DISCO to ensure that the entire functional urban area benefits from the transition. The City recognises that its policies will affect local stakeholders, and will therefore work closely with industry sectors, citizens, and public authorities to ensure desirable outcomes for all.
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The City of Ghent is a medium-sized medieval European city surrounded by an inner ring and outer ring (R4). In the historic centre, Ghent has a pedestrian area of 2 km². The municipality has incorporated many efforts to green the city including a modal shift as a cornerstone in Ghent’s SUMP 2014 and in 2019, a low-emission zone and a “Vision for the Use of Water in the City” which focuses on developing the use of waterways for freight transport. Ghent also aims to be climate neutral by 2050.
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The City of Thessaloniki is one of the 100 EU Mission climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030. The City’s challenge is to become a zero-emission city by 2030, achieve optimised use of public space and overall enhanced citizens’ quality of life. Currently, in the historical centre, the main demand generators for last-mile transport are the commercial establishments and, more specifically, from fashion and HORECA.
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The City of Helsinki is one of the 100 EU Mission 2030 climate-neutral and smart cities. Helsinki logistics operations are currently primarily led by private companies, but the city has an ambition to support the logistics field towards a new sustainable operational model in line with the action plan for city logistics, updated in 2020. In Helsinki, delivery trucks 22-26% of traffic emissions in the city. The overall share of vans used for last-mile logistics is unknown, but most vans are used for other purposes.
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The Zaragoza Living Lab will enhance its last mile delivery thanks to an adapted Control Tower of multi stakeholder delivery management. It will boost local commerce via the integration and enhancement of the Citizen Card and the Volveremos groupon program, which provide an understanding of the transport and social behaviours. The Data Space will be utilised as a solid platform to create added value to the city by developing a vision and a work line withinthe City’s #DataLab team’s adapted to the guidelines of the Data Act initiative.
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The Valencia Living Lab will implement a Supply Chain Hub (SCH), a flexible logistics facility in which several supply chains that serve the B2B/B2C last mile will be managed. In DISCO, AI will be used for the consolidation and regrouping of loads (multisector and multiproduct), unification of the distribution in a single fleet of zero-emission vehicles (100% electric designed to carry out an operationally efficient last mile distribution).
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Barcelona, Valencia, and Zaragoza have established a well-connected cluster of cities belonging to the same country (Spain) to empower the positive effects of implementation, uptake, and replication potentials of sets of complementary measures on a larger scale and in various local conditions. All the three cities have ambitious plans and sustainable goals and have therefore all been selected as part of the “100 EU Mission climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030”.
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The City of Padua is a major centre for services, tourism, and culture, and is surrounded by a large, dynamic area that has experienced significant growth in recent years and, as such, is a significant generator of travel.The city is well connected with neighbouring cities in the Veneto Region, and with long-distance transport networks. It is one of the selected 100 EU “Mission climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030”
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DISCO stands for ‘Data-driven, Integrated, Syncromodal, Collaborative and Optimised urban freight meta-model for a new generation of urban logistics and planning with data sharing at European Living Labs’. Our aim is simple: to support the EU mission cities in achieving their climate goals by 2030, letting our living spaces breathe new life away from air pollutants.How? We will drive EU Cities towards a Physical Internet (PI) approach that aims to overcome possible trade-offs between the accessibility of goods and services, quality of life and environmental aspects necessitating fewer kms travelled to deliver the same amount of goods.
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Within the DISCO Project, Work Package 2, titled "The DISCO Urban Logistics and Planning PI-led Digital Transition" is focused on the dynamic use of assets and networks in city logistics through the implementation of five key DISCO-X innovations. Its main objectives include understanding the dynamics of urban logistics transition and assessing digital maturity at Living Labs. The focus of this deliverable is identifying drivers and tools essential for the digitization of urban logistics and planning, alongside promoting strategies and data needs. A significant task is developing tailored specifications for DISCO-X innovations at each Living Lab. Lastly, WP2 aims to navigate the urban logistics ecosystem at the participating cities, guiding them through the Physical Internet-led transition to achieve an efficient and integrated use of urban space, both physically and digitally.
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Disclaimer: This deliverable has been submitted to CINEA for review and is still pending formal approval.
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This report presents the DISCO Agile Model Implementation Roadmap, a crucial deliverable for Task 4.1, designed to guide the Starring Living Labs demonstrations in Step 1 of the project. The Agile Roadmap serves as a vital tool for verifying the implementation progress in different phases of the project, with a specific focus on the two cycles of WP4: Cycle 1 (M4-M8) and Cycle 2 (M16-M22). By adhering to the Agile methodology and the Iterative approach, the Roadmap provides a structured and efficient approach to monitor activities and ensure successful demonstrations.
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Disclaimer: This deliverable has been submitted to CINEA for review and is still pending formal approval.
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The Dissemination and Communication Plan is the project’s guidance document for all dissemination and communication activities that will take place within the DISCO project. It should be seen as a living document that could be slightly adapted and revised throughout the project and following the timeline provided in the document.The Dissemination and Communication Plan identifies and describes the target groups for dissemination activities and explains how and through which dissemination channels they will be reached. It describes the main dissemination tools, which will be particularly important for outreach activities.
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The Urban Freight Data Space (UFDS) aims to revolutionise urban logistics by enabling data sharing and collaboration among stakeholders. This project focuses on developing a secure and standardized data-sharing platform that supports data sovereignty. By integrating diverse data sources, UFDS will empower stakeholders to make informed decisions, optimize operations, and contribute to more sustainable urban logistics solutions. This DISCO deliverable outlines the architecture and development plan for UFDS, highlighting its potential to transform the industry. |
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Digital competence is a crucial catalyst for cities aiming to transition towards sustainability and climate neutrality. However, many cities lack a clear understanding of their current digital capacity or the maturity of their digital infrastructure, which hinders their ability to identify and enhance underdeveloped aspects of their ecosystem. To address this deficiency, a qualitative framework has been developed to assess the digital maturity levels of cities. Specifically, this document describes the development of the DISCO project’s Digital Transition Assessment tool. |
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The DISCO Meta Model Suite (MMS) is a key component of the DISCO project aimed at improving urban logistics. It is designed to address the challenges posed by increasing urbanization, e-commerce, and environmental concerns. The MMS promotes collaboration, interoperability, and resource sharing, aligning with the principles of the Physical Internet. By leveraging advanced technologies and data-driven strategies, the MMS aims to create more efficient, sustainable, and responsive urban logistics systems. |
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DISCOLLECT has developed a Smart Data Platform (SDP) based on the Dagster database software to help cities onboard their data to the UFDS. The SDP consists of a data space connector, a database, and additional components for data scraping and conversion. Cities can use this framework to offer their data to the data space by connecting their open data portals to the SDP. As an example, Ghent has used this framework to offer parking data to the UFDS. The SDP scrapes parking data from Ghent's open data portal, converts it to the right standard, and connects it to the UFDS. Inlecom has then developed a 2D visualiser app that visualizes the parking data by pulling it from the SDP through a UFDS connector and a middleware component.
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