Toyota reveals shortlist for Global City Challenge
09 Nov 2023|168 views
The Toyota Mobility Foundation, in partnership with Challenge Works and World Resources Institute, has announced its shortlist for the $12.2 million (USD $9 million) Sustainable Cities Challenge.
Launched in June 2023, the challenge aims to help cities prepare for the future. It has previously invited cities around the world to identify areas in which innovation will help them expand access to safe, affordable, and inclusive modes of transportation; harness the power of data to create connected and resilient mobility ecosystems; and reduce environmental impact through low-carbon and renewable solutions.
The foundation states that it has received over 200 entries from over 150 cities in 46 countries. These cities were assessed on the impact the challenge would have, the receptiveness of the issue to open innovation approaches, capacity within the city, and the focus of the entry. The shortlisted cities include Bengaluru, India; Detroit, U.S.A; Fortaleza, Brazil; Medellin, Colombia; Mexico City, Mexico; Seberang Perai, Malaysia; Venice, Italy; and York, U.K.
Three cities from the shortlist will be selected to launch their own City Challenges, and in mid-2024, the call will be launched to global innovators to work with the winning cities. Innovators could be homegrown - living in the city or country chosen - or may be from anywhere across the globe, but need to have solutions applicable and tailored to the winning cities. The semi-finalist innovators for each city will be decided in late 2024, and the winning cities and innovators who are announced in 2026 will share the prize money which is to be used as funding to test and roll out their solutions.
The Toyota Mobility Foundation, in partnership with Challenge Works and World Resources Institute, has announced its shortlist for the $12.2 million (USD $9 million) Sustainable Cities Challenge.
Launched in June 2023, the challenge aims to help cities prepare for the future. It has previously invited cities around the world to identify areas in which innovation will help them expand access to safe, affordable, and inclusive modes of transportation; harness the power of data to create connected and resilient mobility ecosystems; and reduce environmental impact through low-carbon and renewable solutions.
The foundation states that it has received over 200 entries from over 150 cities in 46 countries. These cities were assessed on the impact the challenge would have, the receptiveness of the issue to open innovation approaches, capacity within the city, and the focus of the entry. The shortlisted cities include Bengaluru, India; Detroit, U.S.A; Fortaleza, Brazil; Medellin, Colombia; Mexico City, Mexico; Seberang Perai, Malaysia; Venice, Italy; and York, U.K.
Three cities from the shortlist will be selected to launch their own City Challenges, and in mid-2024, the call will be launched to global innovators to work with the winning cities. Innovators could be homegrown - living in the city or country chosen - or may be from anywhere across the globe, but need to have solutions applicable and tailored to the winning cities. The semi-finalist innovators for each city will be decided in late 2024, and the winning cities and innovators who are announced in 2026 will share the prize money which is to be used as funding to test and roll out their solutions.
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