Objective ICING will research a multi-modal, multi-access concept of e-Government. The model - thin-skinned City - will be sensitive to both the citizen and the environment through the use of mobile devices, universal access gateways, social software and environmental sensors. Intelligent infrastructure will enable a Public Administration Services layer and a Communities layer. Communities will interact with the infrastructure to avail of services created by the administration, and will also create their own information-based services.ICING will research into eCommunity and Usability and also into two-way interaction with the physical environment. The research will focus on the areas of embedded intelligence, tighter integration of operator platforms and city infrastructure to enable novel services, empowerment of citizens to evolve systems of interaction with the city via social software, input from citizens and sensors for management systems and decision modelling, and a combination of city systems and multi-modal, multi-device communications to provide enhanced services. The technology platform will gather indicators from the City, process the information, propose actions to be taken with human intervention and supervision and connect the City with its constituency. Services and information will be delivered on a range of commodity devices, providing greater reach and accessibility to local government and communities.Solutions will be tested in - City Laboratories - in strategic city regeneration districts, 22@ in Barcelona, Grangegorman in Dublin and Arabianranta in Helsinki, where users will trial and evaluate technologies and services. Outcomes will include the following:- Vision Model of a more sensitive, accessible city;- Technology Models and Open Source Tools for multi-modal access;- Communications Gateways and Location Based Services that interact with the citizen and the environment;- Urban Mediator system for citizen-led services;- Research roadmap for the future. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresocial sciencespolitical sciencesgovernment systemse-governanceengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorssocial sciencespolitical sciencespublic administration Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2004-2.4.9 - ICT Research for Innovative Government Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY EU contribution No data Address RATHMINES ROAD 143-149 DUBLIN Ireland See on map Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all 22 ARROBA BCN S.A. Spain EU contribution No data Address ROC BORONAT 115 2A 08018 BARCELONA See on map Total cost No data AGENCIA DE ECOLOGIA URBANA DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution No data Address COMTE D'URGELL 187-1 08036 BARCELONA See on map Total cost No data DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL Ireland EU contribution No data Address WOOD QUAY DUBLIN 8 See on map Total cost No data E-SPATIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED Ireland EU contribution No data Address SONOPRESS BUILDING - SWORDS BUSINESS PARK SWORDS, DUBLIN See on map Total cost No data FUNDACIO BARCELONA MEDIA UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA Spain EU contribution No data Address PLAZA DE LA MERCE 10-12 08002 BARCELONA See on map Total cost No data HELSINGIN KAUPUNKI Finland EU contribution No data Address POHJOISESPLANADI 15-17 00099 HELSINKI See on map Total cost No data INSTITUT MUNICIPAL D'INFORMATICA DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution No data Address AVENIDA DIAGONAL, 220 08018 BARCELONA See on map Total cost No data T-SYSTEMS ITC IBERIA SA Spain EU contribution No data Address CALLE SANCHO DE AVILA 110-130 BARCELONA See on map Total cost No data TAIDETEOLLINEN KORKEAKOULU Finland EU contribution No data Address HAMEENTIE 135C 00560 HELSINKI See on map Total cost No data TELEFONICA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA UNIPERSONAL Spain EU contribution No data Address CALLE EMILIO VARGAS 6 28043 MADRID See on map Total cost No data