SCORE: Improved Public Services through the Reuse of Open Data

Cities possess a wealth of data that often remains underutilized. By better unlocking this data as Open Data, making it suitable for exchange between city services, and between cities and other service providers within their jurisdiction, more cost-efficient and time-saving solutions can be developed.

Nine cities from seven European countries have identified several common challenges, such as mobility, transport, and water management, where improved use of large data sets can contribute to better services. Cross-border, diverse development teams will program digital solutions for the optimal processing of relevant data sets, for example, to respond more effectively to rapid increases in sewer flow rates or to reduce traffic congestion through targeted traffic management. The focus is on open source developments to facilitate use in other cities and further refinement of the products.

SCORE in Ghent

The Data & Information Service is working closely with District09 on this project. Based on the most urgent needs and considering the availability of open datasets, they are developing several solutions in consultation with relevant services that will also be useful for other cities in the partnership.

Partners

• Cities: Amsterdam (NL - coordinator), Aarhus (DK), Aberdeen (UK), Bergen (NO), Bradford (UK), Dordrecht (NL), Ghent (BE), Gothenburg (SE), Hamburg (DE)
• Research centers: University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Data Science (NL), Johanneberg Science Park (SE), University of Aarhus (DK), University of Bradford (UK)
• Other: District09 (BE)

Budget and Duration

The SCORE project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Interreg North Sea Region program.

Total project budget: €5,855,000
Interreg NSR contribution: €2,670,000
Norway contribution: €257,500
Ghent city budget: €300,000
Interreg NSR contribution: €150,000

Duration: September 1, 2017 – February 28, 2022

More info

Website Interreg NSR