The capital city Podgorica is included in the EIT Urban Mobility programme RAPTOR and calls for innovative solutions in measuring traffic and emissions of harmful gases
Podgorica’s Inclusion in RAPTOR
The capital city Podgorica was chosen as one of 14 European cities whose challenges in the field of urban mobility were accepted for the RAPTOR program, which created a great opportunity for the development of innovations in the public sector. This step opens new doors for the introduction of advanced solutions that deal with specific challenges of traffic and environmental protection.
Invitation to Innovate
In the current phase of the program, until February 12, 2025, companies and startups are invited to propose innovative solutions that address the challenges.
What is RAPTOR?
It is an innovation program of EIT Urban Mobility that enables the rapid development and application of innovations, facilitates the availability of innovations to cities and can be a catalyst for the development and application of innovations that solve challenges in the public sector. The program paves the way for innovation, which is not common in standard public procurement procedures. At the same time, it de-risks investing in innovation for cities.
Official Statements
Manager of the Capital City, Luka Đukanović:
“We are very happy that our application to the open call of EIT Urban Mobility was accepted and that we are among the 14 European cities that opened the door to creating innovations and solving problems in traffic and environmental protection. We are now inviting businesses and startups to apply with proposed solutions. After the selection of the best application by EIT Urban Mobility, the solution will be further developed and implemented in the city, in the period from June to November 2025.”
Branka Knežević, Deputy Secretary for Urban Planning and Sustainable Development:
“Podgorica is part of the EU Mission of 100 climate neutral and smart cities by 2030. Our application for RAPTOR is one step closer to finding solutions for more sustainable traffic and reducing CO2 emissions. We expect that quality proposals will be submitted that will help the city authorities to solve the traffic and challenges in preserving the quality of the environment, in an innovative way.”
Challenge Defined Within the RAPTOR Program
How can Podgorica efficiently and effectively collect the data on traffic-related CO2 emissions in order to better plan sustainable urban mobility measures and reach climate neutrality goals?
The current results of air quality monitoring, which is carried out annually and covers three city locations, indicate high air pollution caused by traffic. In order to obtain a comprehensive overview of CO2 emissions originating from traffic, it is necessary to cover a larger area of the city, with real-time data from various relevant locations. In this way, it would be possible to draw evidence-based conclusions and define and implement concrete activities in the direction of CO2 reduction.
Additionally, Podgorica currently does not have real-time traffic flow data, that is, the number of cars on city streets, which hampers the opportunities to analyze the actual situation and plan possible solutions.
Desired Situation
- At least 5 real-time or near-real-time traffic and CO2 monitoring devices installed in key urban areas
- Dashboard designed for Podgorica municipality to be able to visualize the data and facilitate conclusions
- Roadmap for next steps on what data collection methods can be scaled up and what key interventions could be implemented based on the data collected
Invitation to SMEs and Startups
The capital city of Podgorica and EIT Urban Mobility invite interested companies and startups to apply to the open call by February 12, 2025, and get the opportunity to implement their solution in Podgorica. Applications are open for companies from Montenegro, as well as for all small and medium-sized companies and startups from the European Union or countries associated with the Horizon Europe program.
Program details and applications can be found here
Additional resources:
- Info session can be seen here
- Presentation of the challenge can be seen here
- For support in the application process, interested parties can contact the EIT Community Hub in Montenegro: montenegro@eitcommunity.eu