City of Munich launches innovation challenge

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11/03/2021

City:	Munich
Challenge Title:	City of Munich launches innovation challenge
Challenge Owner:	City of Munich
Challenge Website:	Landeshauptstadt München City of Munich launches innovation challenge (muenchen.de)
Challenge Award:	All finalists in each category will receive a financial award of EUR 500. The winner from each category will receive the Innovation Award. After the implementation phase has been completed, the winners will receive additional prize money of EUR 1,500.
Other Awards:	Chance to implement the submitted concept in corporation with the city administration and one of the four entrepreneurship centres from Munich’s universities. Coaching and knowledge sharing with a wide variety of experts. Attention from press. Boast a reference project with one of the largest municipalities in Germany. Gain access to city administration and to information and data. Take advantage of the network comprising local government, start-up support and entrepreneurship programs. Trophy and certificate from the city’s Deputy Mayor.
Theme / Sector:	Sustainability, minimization of ecological footprint and smart-city solutions.
Challenge Blurb:	The City of Munich for the fourth time runs an innovation challenge focused on topics in the field of smart cities. Students, entrepreneurs, and all players involved in the start-up community are called on to submit sustainable, innovative proposals for solutions to the specified municipal challenges.
Challenge Description:	The City of Munich this year is inviting solution ideas and concepts for the following challenges: Simply Munich – simply sustainable! How can we motivate visitors to Munich to make their stay in the city as sustainable as possible and minimize their ecological footprint? Emission-free mobility in Munich How can Munich’s citizens be encouraged to willingly use emission-free forms of mobility? Improved data on stationary and moving traffic How can data on moving traffic (motor vehicles, public transport, bikes and pedestrians) and on parking (motor vehicles, bikes, e-scooters, motorbikes) be improved in Munich? FlexiblesArbeiten@LHM (flexible work at the City of Munich) How can efficient, mobile work for the City of Munich’s employees and management staff be supported using a central, digital tool? Pilot project for digital NO2 measurements How can a – preferably digital – sampling method provide data of NO2 concentrations to the City of Munich?
Open for Submissions:	Yes
Deadline for Submissions:	15.05.2021
Finalist Announcement:	The finalists will be selected subsequently and invited to present their ideas to the jury on Thursday, 22 July 2021.
Winner Announcement:	At the awards ceremony on the evening of the 22 of July 2021, the winners in each category will be announced.
Who Can Apply:	The competition mainly targets entrepreneurs, start-ups and students who concern themselves with innovative solutions. However, anyone who wants to try out their ideas in practice and would like to benefit from one of Munich’s renowned entrepreneurship programs is welcome to apply.
Registration Details:	The online registration and application form can be found here: Bewerbungsformular Innovationswettbewerb 2021 – Landeshauptstadt München – Referat für Arbeit und Wirtschaft (wirtschaft-muenchen.de) (Applications can be submitted in German or English, however the pitches for the jury must be made in German, and German will be the working language during the implementation phase)

For application assistance please contact: Danish Cleantech Hub Germany