WP1 Project Management
It was responsible for overall and technical coordination, continuous monitoring and reporting of the project's progress.
WP2 Impact & Acceptance
Guidelines on how to engage older adults in data-driven policymaking practices were developed. Three co-creation workshops were organized in each of the 3 pilot sites to gather needs, challenges, and user requirements from the perspective of older adults and civil servants. This WP offered legal and ethical guidance, assessing compliance of project activities with the legal and ethics framework. Various testing and validation activities were conducted at the pilot site level, using a participatory analytical framework focusing on six dimensions to assess the impact and the acceptance of the developed solutions from the end-user perspective. A comparative analysis of the impact assessment results between pilot cities was also conducted, leading to concrete recommendations to facilitate the acceptance and adoption of disruptive technologies. Pathways to replicate URBANAGE solutions were also discussed with other EU stakeholders.
WP3 Data & Intelligence
The 1st and 2nd versions of the URBANAGE components related to the Data Management Layer, AI algorithms and simulation, and Big Data analytics were designed, developed and integrated into the Data & Intelligence framework.
WP4 URBANAGE Digital Twin
The URBANAGE City Information Model (CIM), based on the CityGML data model, was designed and deployed. The 1st and 2nd versions of the URBANAGE components related to data modelling and mapping, geospatial analysis, solution accelerator API and presentation and visualization services were designed, developed and integrated into the URBANAGE Digital Twin.
WP5 Ecosystem & Integration
The DevOps processes and tools for software development, integration, and validation were defined. The components developed in WP3 and WP4 were integrated into the URBANAGE Ecosystem platform through a series of iterative design/mock-up/implementation/evaluation cycles. The system architecture was periodically updated based on feedback, releasing its final version at M35.
WP6 Use cases
Use case design in Santander, Helsinki and Flanders region was refined through co-creation with older people and civil servants. Each pilot site implemented its use cases according to a locally tailored plan. The technical validation of the URBANAGE Ecosystem included internal validation by the technical team and external validation through a series of workshops in the three pilot sites involving elderly people and civil servants. Cross-pilot replication activities were also conducted to enhance URBANAGE use cases and extract valuable lessons for replication by other cities outside the project.
WP7 Sustainability & Awareness
An integrated communication and dissemination strategy was implemented, including the project website, 4 Social Media accounts (Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, SlideShare) and communication material. During the project, the consortium participated in 69 events, organised 17 own events and the URBANAGE final conference in November 2023 at SCEWC23. URBANAGE participated in 6 clustering activities, at the 2022 Living Knowledge Conference with 1 poster, was chosen for prestigious congress speaking slots at SCEWC23 and published 3 newsletters, 4 conference papers, 9 journal articles, 1 STEM article and 2 Policy briefs. 1 Springer Book on Local Digital Twins in under preparation.
Relevant standards were analysed to align the project's technical work with relevant standardisation initiatives.
In terms of exploitation, URBANAGE’s position in the ICT market was analysed. Detailed information was provided on the project’s value proposition, business model, scenarios, pricing models, exploitable results and partner exploitation plans. Moreover, valuable insights and actionable pathways were provided for cities interested in embracing and harnessing the potential of new technologies.
