While smart cities initially focused on connecting infrastructure for better insights, the spotlight is slowly shifting to e-government. Cities are providing data to end-users to drive better decision-making. They tap into the collective intelligence of their constituents to create solutions around some of the toughest urban problems. Armed with the right data and tools, citizens can become more proactive, connected, collaborative, and participative in the smart city movement, and businesses can raise productivity and thereby the competitiveness of their City.
A study on e-government services in the EU indicates that online public services are becoming increasingly accessible across Europe. Yet, it also shows that growth is uneven and a substantial number of EU countries are still lagging behind in terms of user-centricity, transparency, cross-border mobility and in general quality. The Commission has launched a new eGovernment Action Plan for 2016-2020 based on the following underlying principles: digital-by-default, cross-border by default, once-only principle, inclusive by default; privacy & data protection; Openness & transparency by default . Geme.io can help the transition towards e-government.
The untapped potential of smart city technologies is immense. The Geme.io app can already be used by cities to experiment instead of developing own and siloed apps. Going forward, it is crucial that European cities take bold steps to reject silo-working in favor of a more collaborative approach. The future belongs to the European cities that genuinely embrace inter-city collaboration in a bid to fulfil the promise of smart cities, and Geme.io app can already support this, and. It is one of the crucial tasks to fulfil the aim of the Digital Agenda for Europe to “deliver sustainable economic and social benefits from a digital single market based on fast and ultra-fast internet and interoperable applications” (Kolodziejski, 2013) .
Using geme.io will give benefits to Businesses, Organizations, Citizens and Cities in terms of reduced operational costs, increased productivity and quality of life. Geme.io app solution not only save costs for the cities but also help make them smarter by becoming the broadcasting channel between the cities and the citizens (two-way) of real-time information. With integration of geme.io app to voice assistants, cities can minimize the digital divide and reach disabled, visually impaired citizens.
Our mission is to make Smart Cities smarter by offering a technology that creates smart outcomes for citizens, reduce traffic congestion and increase productivity for businesses.
Our conclusions are that we want to continue with the project and apply for Phase 2 funding.
