Innovation Readiness Self-assessment Tool
The Innovation Readiness Index
What is Innovation Readiness?:
Identifying if the city is capable and ready in deploying or enabling the
deployment of mobility innovations. Capturing the innovation readiness of the city by studying the city’s
organization
structure, capability and capacity, current regulation practices, engagement practices, financial strength
and investment opportunities etc.
What is the goal of the survey?:
In order to efficiently guide cities toward innovation, it is important to understand how
mature a city already is in the deployment of mobility innovations and how ready to
implement innovative policy-making. Towards this aim, a self-assessment tool was
developed for measuring the innovation readiness of a city and identifying strengths and
weak points.
Research Question: How ready/mature is the city to develop city-led innovations and innovative policy responses?
đź”—And you can also check the deliverable "D5.2 Urban policy system dynamics model" here.Instructions
How to calculate the Innovation Readiness of your city?
(approx. 7-10 mins)
In the following survey, you will find:
- Specific questions about different elements of the city's ecosystem and
- Description of the range of the expected answers.
You need to assign a score value (1-5) to each question considering the innovation aspects the question tries to quantify.
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General information
a. Which city do you represent? *
b. What is the type of organization you represent? *
c. What is your role in your organization? *
d. Please indicate your level of experience in mobility and city logistics planning and policy making? *
Governance & Growth
1. What is the level of inter-departmental coordination and flexibility in the procurement process for innovative solutions? (City authority or functional city area may be considered) *
Non exptented collabortion! There are no horizontal processes aplied in planning & procurement in
relation to mobility.
Mutliple departments are involved in decision making for mobility but there are important gaps and
inefficiencies.
Supporting innovation taken up in mobility is a recognised priority & the cooperation of related
organizations
have started (i.e. intergovernmental partnerships, innovation hubs were organized emphasizing in
local
innovation capacity
for mobility, etc). However, no practical result yet for innovative mobility in my city.
Clear interdepartmental strategy towards implementation of innovative mobility policy exists but its
implementation
in practice (i.e. achieving generalisation of pilots of solutions emerging by companies) is limited.
Lack of knowledge & tools, legal obstacles & fragmented market initiatives create problems.
Innovative procurement process is applied and a dedicated Department or authority
is responsible for coordinating the actors in speedy adoption and assessment of
innovative solutions. Innovation Scale up in mobility is already happening in my city.
2. What is the level of Sustainable mobility Planning & implementation process? *
NO SUMP, NO SULP.
SUMP is Under development. SULP is not really advanced.
SUMP Plan in place and under implementation. Poor SULP activities.
Monitoring of SUMP implementation impact. Good SULP measures under assessment.
Full Public involvement for SUMP & SULP Linked with available finance & Political support.
Many innovative solutions are part of the applied plan.
3. Does the city follow stakeholders' engagement practices for the co-creation and co-design of innovative mobility solutions? *
No engagement available.
Multistakeholder platform available but no regular operation more emphasis in innovative emerging
solutions support.
Upon specific issues the stakeholders were (are) mobilized and the solution was found to the
problems.
6-month meetings among industry & public administration for solutions definitions and measures
assessment.
Citizens' engagement platforms and freight partnerships are available and in operation in the city.
4. At what level your city has the competence for fundraising for innovation (PP schemes, …) What is the level of public investments for smart innovative policymaking? *
Initiatives are low. NO funding is available for innovative policymaking. City capacity is low in
raising funding opportunities.
The city is participating in networks and initiatives for exploiting smart cities including mobility
dedicated funds with no results until now.
The city or regional funding is used for implementing small scale initiatives in mobility
innovation.
The city welcomes Private investment in emerging mobility solutions
The city is active in Raising EU and national funds (participating in EU projects, smart cities
mission) for test-bending innovative mobility solutions.
City has secured funding for wide development of integrated ICT & ITS enabled solutiojns for
mobility.
A District-wide infrastructure for smart city & smart mobility is under development.
What is your level of confidence for the "Governance & Growth" element? *
I am not qualified to pass judgement on this submission.
I do not have enough experience to make a definitive decision on this submission.
I have a reasonable understanding of this research area.
I have considerable experience in this subject area.
I am an expert in this field of research.
Climate and City Typology
5. What is the level of the (inter)national synergies with neutral partners (research institutions, universities) and other cities and organisations for knowledge transfer (e.g., POLIS, Eurocities, EIT)? *
There are no (inter)national synergies with institutes.
There are national synergies with institutes and universities.
There are national and limited international synergies with institutes and universities.
There are national and international synergies with institutes and universities.
The city is part of international collaborations and synergies.
6. Can the city be characterized as a University Town with Research & innovation activities? *
There are no research institutions (universities, research centres) available. The city's
socioeconomic
factors are not affected by the operation of institutions It is not a university city.
Small research institutions in the city (e.g., universities/departments with low/medium reputation).
Universities and research institutions in the city (e.g., universities and institutions with high
national
reputation). The city’s socioeconomic factors are affected by the operation of institutions. It is a
university city.
Universities and research institutions in the city (e.g., universities and institutions with high
national
reputation). Centre for start-ups/spin-offs foundations.
Institutes with high reputation, Start-up companies, research centres, and Technology parks. The
city's socioeconomic factors are dominated by the operation of institutions. It is a strong
university city.
7. What is the city population's educational level and digital competence? *
Low Educational level of citizens (International standard classification of education (ISCED =
0-2)), ageing population and low internet access capacity.
Young people are well educated and capable of electronic means. However, an important part of the
population is considered disadvantaged in digital services accessibility.
Medium Educational level of citizens (International standard classification of education (ISCED =
3-4)). Citizens are sufficiently competent in digital services.
The population is in a full transition toward digital competencies and a good level of digital
competence is already achieved
High Educational level of citizens (International standard classification of education (ISCED =
5-8)) and society fully adapted to the shared and electronic economy model.
What is your level of confidence for the "Climate and City Typology" element? *
I am not qualified to pass judgement on this submission.
I do not have enough experience to make a definitive decision on this submission.
I have a reasonable understanding of this research area.
I have considerable experience in this subject area.
I am an expert in this field of research.
Smart & Easily accessible
8. What is the level of smartness and transparency of your city's Government processes (e-tools, e-Governance practices, data transparency)? *
The government processes are not digitalized yet (no e-governance).
Digitalization government processes are under development or limited available (e-Documents, open
meetings).
Data-centric governance (citizen or user can proactively explore the new possibilities inherent in
strategically collecting and leveraging data).
Managed (Fully Digital) (The organization has fully committed to a data-centric approach to
improving government, and the preferred approach to innovation is based on open data principles).
Optimizing governance (smart/innovative) (Digital innovation using open data is embedded deeply
across the entire government, with buy-in and leadership from the top policymakers).
9. Is the city's mobility data open-source, safe and easily accessible? *
Data is neither open nor easily accessible.
Data is open but not easily accessible.
Data is open and easily accessible.
Data is open, easily accessible and safe.
Data is open, easily accessible and safe and there is a legal framework for ensuring data privacy.
What is your level of confidence for the "Smart & Easily accessible" element? *
I am not qualified to pass judgement on this submission.
I do not have enough experience to make a definitive decision on this submission.
I have a reasonable understanding of this research area.
I have considerable experience in this subject area.
I am an expert in this field of research.
Smart & Innovative Resources and Infra available
10. How mature and smart is the data collection for understanding the current situation of a mobility system for Passenger Transport (Smart infrastructure, ITS, survey)? *
No data collection or rare surveys.
Traditional methods of collecting data (e.g., survey).
Smart infrastructure for data collection.
Observatories of data.
City as a living lab (e.g., Digital Twins).
11. How mature and smart is the data collection for understanding the current situation of a mobility system for Freight Transport (Smart infrastructure, ITS, survey)? *
No data collection or rare surveys.
Traditional methods of collecting data (e.g., survey).
Smart infrastructure for data collection.
Observatories of data.
City as a living lab (e.g., Digital Twins).
12. To what extent is the current Passenger Transport of the city's policymaking data-driven and evidence-driven?*
No data is available & open data frameworks do not exist.
Open data framework accepted.
Stakeholders’ cooperation (PPP for data and knowledge exchange).
Observatories with cloud-based data storage Advanced data analysis techniques.
Living Labs and/or digital twins available Advanced data analysis techniques Simulation techniques
for testing innovations.
13. To what extend is the current Freight Transport of the city's policymaking data-driven and evidence-driven? *
No data is available & open data frameworks do not exist.
Open data framework accepted.
Stakeholders’ cooperation (PPP for data and knowledge exchange).
Observatories with cloud-based data storage Advanced data analysis techniques.
Living Labs and/or digital twins available Advanced data analysis techniques Simulation techniques
for testing innovations.
14. What is the level of availability of multimodal Passenger Transport infrastructure & services offered in the city and which is the level of intelligent Transport & mobility infrastructure & services? *
Old Modal transport infrastructure and lack of intermodal infra & services. Technology penetration
in Transport & mobility operation is low.
Old Modal transport infrastrucutres and lack of intermodal infrastructure & services.
Electronic services have been introduced allowing the integratred use of mobility serices.
The infrastructure of traditional modes needs modernization. Emerging new mobility services (shared
electric, micro-mobility) are operating in the city but the physical & digital Infrastructure for
their operation is not sufficient.
The city has modern transport & mobility infrastructure and services. There is still a lack of
framework for their integration & lack of capacity for transition to advanced innovation taken up
(i.e., autonomous automated mobility, multimodal digital mobility services, etc). Digital
infrastructure related to mobility needs further improvement.
The infrastructure & services for innovative mobility are advanced & well integrated.
Digital Multimodal management Services will follow soon. Private and Public actors’ capacity &
collaboration is sufficient for transitioning towards innovation scale-up in mobility.
15. What is the level of availability of multimodal Freight Transport infrastructure & services offered in the city and which is the level of intelligent Transport & mobility infrastructure & services? *
Old Modal transport infrastructure and lack of intermodal infra & services. Technology penetration
in Transport & mobility operation is low.
Old Modal transport infrastrucutres and lack of intermodal infrastructure & services.
Electronic services have been introduced allowing the integratred use of mobility serices.
The infrastructure of traditional modes needs modernization. Emerging new mobility services (shared
electric, micro-mobility) are operating in the city but the physical & digital Infrastructure for
their operation is not sufficient.
The city has modern transport & mobility infrastructure and services. There is still a lack of
framework for their integration & lack of capacity for transition to advanced innovation taken up
(i.e., autonomous automated mobility, multimodal digital mobility services, etc). Digital
infrastructure related to mobility needs further improvement.
The infrastructure & services for innovative mobility are advanced & well integrated.
Digital Multimodal management Services will follow soon. Private and Public actors’ capacity &
collaboration is sufficient for transitioning towards innovation scale-up in mobility.
16. Does the city have a skilled workforce on innovative mobility solutions for Passenger Transportation? *
Lack of knowledge & expertise.
Specific people in the public sector with know-how.
Team of experts that can be mobilized for guiding innovation taken up in mobility. The city applies
an innovative policy for mobility “based on analogy results" from other cities and knowledge gained
through networks.
The city has access to specialized organizations and tools for guiding decision making on mobility
solutions to be adopted, assessing the solution's impact and developing dedicated policies to
strengthen innovation.
Capacity is sufficient in the city's ecosystem (i.e., operation of capacity building platform with
the
stakeholders) and competence is available (i.e., mobility competence centre) for innovative mobility
policy & solutions taken up.
17. Does the city have a skilled workforce on innovative mobility solutions for Freight Transportation? *
Lack of knowledge & expertise.
Specific people in the public sector with know-how.
Team of experts that can be mobilized for guiding innovation taken up in mobility. The city applies
an innovative policy for mobility “based on analogy results" from other cities and knowledge gained
through networks.
The city has access to specialized organizations and tools for guiding decision making on mobility
solutions to be adopted, assessing the solution's impact and developing dedicated policies to
strengthen innovation.
Capacity is sufficient in the city's ecosystem (i.e., operation of capacity building platform with
the
stakeholders) and competence is available (i.e., mobility competence centre) for innovative mobility
policy & solutions taken up.
What is your level of confidence for the "Smart & Innovative Resources and Infra available" element? *
I am not qualified to pass judgement on this submission.
I do not have enough experience to make a definitive decision on this submission.
I have a reasonable understanding of this research area.
I have considerable experience in this subject area.
I am an expert in this field of research.
Innovative People & Stakeholders
18. To what extent are citizens adopting the new sustainable mobility services and the green modes of transport (e.g., less car-use, more walking, cycling and use of Public Transport)? *
Car is the dominant mode of transport > 40%. No available New Mobility Solutions (NMS) ~ 0%. There
is no noticeable change in active modes use for the past 3 years < 30%. Low use of green vehicles <
10%
Available New Mobility Solutions (NMS). Car is still the dominant mode of transport. There is a
small tendency to active modes use Increased use of green vehicles ~20%
Increased use of active modes and New Mobility Solutions (NMS). Car use is decreased. Green cars
are increased
Increased use of active modes and New Mobility Solutions (NMS). Car use is decreased. Green cars
are increased
Increased use of active modes and New Mobility Solutions (NMS). Conventional cars are not used
~0%.
Green cars are increased ~100%
19. Is the city open to deploying and testing new business models for Passenger Transportation? Is the triple helix for innovation applied to smart mobility solutions? (e.g., MaaS, Smart Parking, Traffic Management System etc.) *
No existing synergies & non-previous experience as a pilot city in national or EU smart mobility
program
Rare synergies between companies for urban mobility innovations. Local very small implementation
of collaborative business models in smart mobility
Participation in EU funds and/or contribution as a pilot city. Occasional synergies between
companies for urban mobility innovations (no formal cooperation schemes)
Clusters between the companies in urban mobility of the city preparing & demonstrating
collaborative business models and smart mobility solutions (MaaS under preparation)
Synergies with big innovators, (MaaS implemented, electric shared mobility in the city, multimodal
digital management services in the process, etc). Participation in EU funds and/or contribution as
a pilot city. Research results are generalized & extended, and innovation acceleration activities
are implemented.
20. Is the city open to deploying and testing new business models for Freight Transportation? Is the triple helix for innovation applied to smart mobility solutions?*
No existing synergies & non-previous experience as a pilot city in national or EU smart mobility
program
Rare synergies between companies for urban mobility innovations. Local very small implementation
of collaborative business models in smart mobility
Participation in EU funds and/or contribution as a pilot city. Occasional synergies between
companies for urban mobility innovations (no formal cooperation schemes)
Clusters between the companies in urban mobility of the city preparing & demonstrating
collaborative business models and smart mobility solutions (MaaS under preparation)
Synergies with big innovators, (MaaS implemented, electric shared mobility in the city, multimodal
digital management services in the process, etc). Participation in EU funds and/or contribution as
a pilot city. Research results are generalized & extended, and innovation acceleration activities
are implemented.
21. How rich is the city in terms of the number of big innovators and high-tech start-up companies? *
No high-tech companies and start-ups.
The city has few high-tech companies and no start-ups (e.g., 100 tech companies & < 10 start-ups).
The city has high-tech companies and start-ups (e.g., 100 tech companies & 100 start-ups)
The city has high-tech companies and start-ups (e.g., 400 tech companies & 200 start-ups)
The city is a hub for technology and innovation with big innovators & start-ups (e.g., 2.2k tech
companies & 1.6k start-ups)
What is your level of confidence for the "Innovative People & Stakeholders" element? *
I am not qualified to pass judgement on this submission.
I do not have enough experience to make a definitive decision on this submission.
I have a reasonable understanding of this research area.
I have considerable experience in this subject area.
I am an expert in this field of research.
Results
Role:
Conclusions for your city
| WHAT YOUR RESPONSES SHOW | |
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 The strongest element of your
ecosystem is .
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 According to your responses, the weakest
element of your ecosystem is the .
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The responses show that
and are strong points of the Urban
Mobility system.
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More analytically, the city is not performing
well in and .
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Finally, it can be seen that city's main
advantages are regarding and .
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In a more detail, lowest scores were identified
considering the and .
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| COMPARED TO THE OTHER SPROUT CITIES | |
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While the city is really strong in field(s).
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Following a comparatory approach, your city was
found to be very weak in element(s).
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Your city was found to outperform the SPROUT
cities in the SPROUT cities in
point(s).
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Looking in a lower level, city underperforms in
point(s).
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Related to SPROUT cities, your city is strong in
.
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Related to SPROUT cities, your city is weak in
.
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How to read
Upper Threshold: Responses over this line can be considered as strong
Lower Threshold: Responses below this line can be considered as weak
Common area: Responses between the upper and the lower threshold can be considered as normal
Tabular results
| Element | Score | Threshold lower | Threshold upper |
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| City | IR Score | Innovative Governance & Growth | Climate and City Typology | Smart & Easily accessible | Smart & Innovative Resources and Infra availble | Innovative People & Stakeholders |
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