In 2016, Eindhoven issued an I-City tender encouraging start-up companies to apply with their ideas on how to make the city smarter. More than 20 firms were competing with innovative ideas, seven of them are now selected. The award-winning ideas tackle various sectors of the daily life:<\/p>\n
Abby Solutions<\/strong>\u00a0wants to integrate solar energy into the everyday business and has therefore developed a mobile sustainable energy source to make electric bikes smart.<\/p>\n Bit Sensor\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0new IT solutions are filling the gap between connected devices and security issues.<\/p>\n Atelier Veeger<\/strong>\u00a0developed an interactive billboard which residents can use 24\/7 and that allows not only an increased involvement of the citizens but also the public environment to respond.<\/p>\n Octo<\/strong>\u00a0optimises occupation and comfort in Triangulum\u2019s demo-area Strijp-S by monitoring and using real-time data. Because of this innovation, nobody has to search endlessly for the ideal workplace any more.<\/p>\n ViNotion<\/strong>\u00a0experiments with smart cameras that can interpret images and provide information about special activities in the Strijp-S corridor. In this way, smart roads could be developed that for instance respond automatically in case of an emergency.<\/p>\n Omines<\/strong>\u00a0develops a smart city data platform on which data from smart cities can be collected, edited and analysed. In this manner, various data sources can be combined for the benefit of the resident and the user.<\/p>\n The listed start-up companies are selected to receive 20,000\u20ac each in order to realise their innovative ideas and solutions which will contribute to future smart districts and cities.<\/p>\n #vlog<\/a> @ReinWesterdijk<\/a> @roelofsmichiel<\/a> met de Abby met zonne-energie geen stopcontact meer nodig voor je elektrische fiets @StrijpS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZMS9sYbe1l<\/a><\/p>\n — Staf_Depla (@Staf_Depla) February 23, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n