The new innovation consortium DRO (Digitale Regie Openbare ruimte, or Digital Orchestration of Public Space) is part of the Dutch Metropolitan Innovations (DMI) ecosystem. With a budget of over 23 million euros, DRO-DMI researches digital tools that are needed to keep cities accessible, safe, and livable.
Changing mobility landscape
Amsterdam, where the population is projected to exceed one million by 2030, is exploring ways to reduce pressure on public space, enhance safety, and promote environmentally friendly and accessible transportation. Almere grapples with above-average housing ambitions, growing mobility needs, and increasing mobility poverty. Groningen, a crucial traffic hub in the northern part of the Netherlands, encounters daily traffic jams on access routes from Drenthe, Friesland, and Germany. However, traditional instruments, such as physical interventions in public spaces, traffic lights, and traffic controllers, no longer seem sufficient in the dynamic mobility landscape of today and tomorrow. Therefore, additional digital tools are needed to keep cities accessible and livable.
Scalable, data-driven solutions
Over the past few years, many solutions have been developed already. For example, we can now ensure that certain vehicles don’t enter specific areas by regulating access based on user characteristics or modalities. Other solutions include managing unused parking capacity by allocating this space for specific uses or users, and spreading and avoiding daily traffic congestion by improving communication with people before or during their journey. DRO-DMI aims to make conscious decisions like these about the use of limited space, specifically with digital tools. These tools can play an important role in ensuring that cities and regions remain accessible and livable for all target groups.
Valorisation of results
Over the past eight years, AMS Institute has been actively engaged in a comprehensive program of research and innovation projects in the mobility domain. These initiatives have provided valuable insights and solutions that can be readily validated in AMS Institute's living labs, pilots, and demonstrations in and around Amsterdam.
AMS Institute uses the results from these previous projects to develop new applications/functionalities within DRO. By setting up a DRO Proof-of-concept fund, AMS Institute facilitates the valorization of research results into practice. This fund provides the opportunity to scale up innovations within DRO, thereby creating more significant social and economic value. This collaboration also works the other way around: it allows challenges and wishes originating from DRO, even those with high inherent risks, to be translated into new scientific research projects. Integrating practice-driven needs into research ensures that innovation is aligned with real-world demands.
Call for Proposals
During the DRO-DMI project, AMS Institute will facilitate setting up Proof of Concepts. Are you interested in participating? Read more on this page.
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