DigitalisEd and GREEn mobility for ALPine Space communities

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B Alpine Space

Date of latest update: 2025-11-11

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Description (EN):

Scattered settlements and low population density make public transport services in Alpine peripheral and rural areas less viable and attractive, and lead to limited accessibility especially for vulnerable groups. In urban environments, the lack of flexible mobility options often exacerbates social exclusion. The common challenge is to increase sustainable accessibility and social inclusion by integrating traditional, flexible and shared, formal and informal mobility options through a set of digital tools and social innovation approaches. DEGREE4ALPS is conceived as a novel and seamless transportation offer tailored on peripheral and rural areas, ready to reap the benefits of digitalisation of mobility to enhance social inclusion for citizens, accessibility and territorial cohesion. Partners will implement two pilot activities developing and testing digital measures in 6 regions a) to improve accessibility for all citizens, and b) to enhance green mobility operations through digitalisation. Two solutions will be jointly consolidated, validated and upscaled building on the outcomes of the pilot activities, consisting of (I) a flexible and shared digital mobility model for inclusive communities, and (II) an energy model to support the ecological transition. Local communities and users, especially vulnerable ones, will benefit from better and more inclusive accessibility, operators will improve their services and better manage the energy transition process. Stakeholder engagement, co-design of solutions and sustainability of outcomes are at the basis of the approach adopted by the DEGREE4ALPS partnership. Transnational cooperation is needed to reap the benefits of digitalisation of shared, flexible and green mobility services in peripheral and remote contexts and for all citizens, by jointly developing and implementing viable and effective solutions, replicable under different conditions, responding to a broad range of user needs.

Actual Achievements (EN):

LP UP together with Redmint coordinated the start-up-activities for management and communication including the ones performed by all partners (as signing the PA, inserting details in Jems, hanging the project poster, assignment of the First Level Control etc.), and organised the Kick-off meeting in Passau, Germany from 12. to 13. September 2024, to which all partner attended. Furthermore, LP UP and Redmint prepared all consortium calls (28.08.2024, 02.10.2024, 06.11.2024, 04.12.2024, 15.01.2025, 05.02.2025). The preparation of the first partner reports as well as the financial project report 1 started, guidance and support for partners was provided. As communication manager of the project Redmint informed all partners on the rules for branding of the Alpine Space programme and the relevance for the eligibility of costs. Social media accounts were created, the communication strategy was developed, the project website hosted by the ASP programme was filled and updated, with the involvement of all partners in activities to communicate regularly about the progress of the project. Furthermore, communication materials were set up for all partners (roll-ups etc.) and a newsletter was developed. Partners prepared their materials and contributed to the communication activities at project level (social media, website, etc.). All partners also set up an entry for the project on their institutional website and hanged a project poster in their premises. Concerning WP1: Partners prepared the launch of their Living Labs by mapping stakeholders and raising their awareness towards the project and it's objectives and activities; these actions are documented in D.1.2.1 Living labs preparation: stakeholder mapping, raising awareness and local engagement, coordinated and finalised by Redmint. To start the activities up in the engaged territories, a webinar on living lab meetings approaches and methodologies (08.01.2025) was held by Redmint and participated by all partners. A first round of living labs meetings engaging stakeholders was organised and held in Bavaria (2 meetings) by DAV with the support of Uni Passau, in Smartno Pri Litij by MSL, in Maribor by MOM and Uni Maribor, in Styria by CAS, in Ticino by USI and BePooler with the participation of Redmint; the meetings were reported according to a common template, that will feed D.1.2.2 Living labs meetings documentation on the co-design process ((to be finalised in RP5); the community based activities in Belluno are planned for the first months of RP2. With the support of all partners, Redmint drafted, collected information and finalised D.1.1.1 State of the art report on digitalisation of mobility for local communities. The Lead Partner Uni Passau started the set up of a methodology for D.1.1.2 Analysis of potential and acceptance of digital mobility solutions in local communities and D.1.1.3 Analysis of potential and acceptance of green mobility solutions by operators and communities. In WP2: As part of Pilot 1 Improving accessibility for all citizens, the testing of a route planned for people with disabilities is being planned in Belluno. In the same pilot, the on demand transport service with zero emission vehicles has been activated in Smartno Pri Litij, and is running at the moment without digital support; data are being collected in order to assess the improvements generated by the digitalisation process.

Project outputs: Pilot 1: Improving accessibility for all citizens(EN)
Pilot 2: Enhancing green mobility operations through digitalisation(EN)
Flexible and shared mobility model increasing accessibility and inclusiveness for all(EN)
Energy flows digital monitoring, assessment and optimization model, enhancing energy efficiency and potential integration of renewable and distributed sources(EN)
Action plans for the up take and upscaling of DEGREE4ALPS solutions(EN)
DEGREE4ALPS guidelines on digitalization and social innovation trends in mobility(EN)
E-courses for public administrations, planners and mobility operators, based on joint solutions for digital mobility, action plans and guidelines on digitalisation and social innovation(EN)

Thematic information

Transport and mobility

Priority: (VI-B_AS_3) Innovation and digitalisation supporting a green Alpine region

Priority specific objective: RSO1.2. Reaping the benefits of digitisation for citizens, companies, research organisations and public authorities

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO1 A more competitive and smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation and regional ICT connectivity

Type of intervention: 018 IT services and applications for digital skills and digital inclusion

Partners (10)

Lead Partner: Universität Passau

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE7212319577

Department: Institute CENTOURIS

Address: Innstraße , 94032 Passau, Germany

Department address: Innstraße , 94032 Passau, Germany

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://www.uni-passau.de/

Total budget: EUR 374 800.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 281 100.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 93 700.00

Klimabündnis Steiermark

Name: Klimabündnis Steiermark

Partner’s ID if not PIC: ATU76951201

Address: Schumanngasse, 8010 Graz, Austria

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: https://www.klimabuendnis.at/steiermark

Total budget: EUR 259 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 194 250.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 64 750.00

Občina Šmartno pri Litiji

Name: Občina Šmartno pri Litiji

Department: Environment and space

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SI 99744686

Address: Tomazinova ulica, 1275 Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia

Department address: Tomazinova ulica, 1275 Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: https://obcina.smartno.si/

Total budget: EUR 208 125.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 156 093.75

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 52 031.25

Contractors:

Name: Razvojni center Srca Slovenije
VAT registration or tax identification number: SI35375701
Name: PEGO PLUS d.o.o.
VAT registration or tax identification number: SI99744686
Name: RS MOTO d.o.o.
VAT registration or tax identification number: SI17094283
Name: KGZ Litija z.o.o.
VAT registration or tax identification number: SI92648746

BePooler SA

Name: BePooler SA

Partner’s ID if not PIC: CHE-458.441.636

Address: Via Zurigo, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: https://www.bepooler.com/ch/

Total budget: EUR 4 760.00

Partner contribution: EUR 4 760.00

Universita' della Svizzera italiana

Name: Universita' della Svizzera italiana

Department: Institute for Economic Research

Partner’s ID if not PIC: CHE-106.830.650

Address: Via Buffi, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland

Department address: Via Buffi, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Total budget: EUR 19 000.00

Partner contribution: EUR 19 000.00

Univerza v Mariboru

Name: Univerza v Mariboru

Department: The Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture, Department of Transportation Engineering

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SI71674705

Address: Slomškov trg, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia

Department address: Smetanova , 2000 Maribor, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://www.um.si

Total budget: EUR 207 900.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 155 925.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 51 975.00

Mestna občina Maribor

Name: Mestna občina Maribor

Department: Office for Communal, Transport and Spacial planning

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 12709590

Address: Ulica heroja Staneta , 2000 Maribor, Slovenia

Department address: Ulica heroja Staneta , 2000 Maribor, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://wwww.maribor.si

Total budget: EUR 297 800.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 223 350.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 74 450.00

DOLOMITI BUS S.P.A.

Name: DOLOMITI BUS S.P.A.

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 000 571 90258

Address: Via Col da Ren, 32100 Belluno, Italy

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Infrastructure and (public) service provider

Website: https://dolomitibus.it/

Total budget: EUR 257 250.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 192 937.50

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 64 312.50

Redmint Impresa Sociale s.c.r.l.

Name: Redmint Impresa Sociale s.c.r.l.

Partner’s ID if not PIC: IT09032910961

Address: Via Fra Cristoforo, 20142 Milano, Italy

Legal status: public

Organisation type: SME

Website: http://redminteurope.org/

Total budget: EUR 313 500.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 235 125.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 78 375.00

Sektion Oberland des Deutschen Alpenvereins e.V.

Name: Sektion Oberland des Deutschen Alpenvereins e.V.

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE 1295-18909

Address: Tal, 80331 München, Germany

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: http://www.alpenverein-muenchen-oberland.de

Total budget: EUR 191 800.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 143 850.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 75.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 47 950.00

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Climate Alliance Styria

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Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji

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BePooler SA

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Universita' della Svizzera italiana

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University of Maribor

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Mestna občina

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DOLOMITI BUS S.P.A.

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Redmint Social Enterprise

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German Alpine Club - Oberland section

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University of Passau

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Summary

Project name (EN): DigitalisEd and GREEn mobility for ALPine Space communities

Project acronym: DEGREE4ALPS

Project ID: ASP0500369

Project start date: 2024-09-01

Project end date: 2027-08-31

Project status: ongoing

Relevant linked projects:

KIMoNo, AI-based cross-type optimisation of mobility in non-urban regions - BMVI (DE) 2020-2022 (EN) | The project conducts interdisciplinary research from science and business in order to shape the future of mobility in rural areas.
Synergies that will be exploited by Uni Passau as partner in both projects concern both the analysis of the expected contributions of Artificial Intelligence to mobility in rural areas, and the methodological approach for the analysis of social acceptance and user-friendliness factors. (EN), DREAM_PACE - Demand REsponsive trAnsport integrating regional Mobility networks for PAssengers in Central Europe (Interreg Central Europe 2021-2027) (EN) | DREAM_PACE is a 36 months project awarded in the first call of Interreg CE 2021-2027, started in march 2023. The project will deliver demand-responsive transport (DRT) concepts for regional mobility networks. Synergies are both methodological (stakeholder engagement, co-design approach), and thematic concerning digital DRT applications. The projects have common partners (Redmint, AustriaTech in DEGREE4ALPS as observer) and interested parties (Autoguidovie is Dolomitibus main shareholder). (EN), SHAREPLACE - Shared mobility and Regional transport integrated PLAnning for a better connected Central Europe (Interreg Central Europe 2014-2020) (EN) | In SHAREPLACE (Redmint and the observer AustriaTech among partners), an integrated approach to deliver flexible mobility options in CE regions has been implemented through living labs, co-design and participation, including one pilot on carpooling, two on DRT services in Italy and Hungary, and an open source mobility planner, developed in Ulm (DE), tested and taken up by other municipalities. Synergies are both methodological and thematic. (EN), LinkingAlps (Interreg Alpine Space 2014-2020) (EN) | The project, with Uni Maribor as partner, developed a Alpine-wide standardised exchange service of travel information. Synergies concern in particular the guidelines for ensuring standardised data exchange based on OJP (Open Journey Planner) standard, that will be taken into account in order to effectively drive the digital integration process. (EN), EfficienCE Energy Efficiency for Public Transport Infrastructure in Central Europe (Interreg Central Europe 2014-2020) (EN) | EfficienCE tackled the topic of energy efficiency in public transport infrastructure. Different solutions for integrating renewable energy sources in PT have been investigated and tested. DEGREE4ALPS will exploit synergies in relation to the transnational handbooks on energy efficiency for depots, multipurpose use of infrastructure (Maribor, Uni Maribor), and energy storage in PT (Redmint) delivered by the project. (EN), CO2 NeuTrAlp (Interreg Alpine Space 2008-2012) (EN) | The key emphasis of the project was on technologies, innovation networks, renewable energy, and urban-rural partnerships. Pilot activities in Belluno (Dolomitibus) and in the area of the Heart of Slovenia (Šmartno pri Litiji) dealt with zero emissions mobility and local public services; the DEGREE4ALPS pilot tests in these two areas will follow up on the esperience of the previous project. (EN), National Strategy for Inner Areas (NSIA), Veneto (IT) (EN) | European Structural and Investment Funds are combined with national finance to support strategies for local development and service innovation in 72 pilot areas. In Province of Belluno, interventions synergistics with DEGREE4ALPS are related to strenghthening of local public transport (also touristic), and development of flexible transport services. DEGREE4ALPS will explore synergies with the planned interventions, and promote new ones within the future steps of implementation of the strategy. (EN), Winter Olympics 2026 - Milano-Cortina (IT) (EN) | The province of Belluno will be one of the main territories to host the next 2026 Winter Olympics, and Dolomitibus will be the key actor in the planning and implementation. Measures under planning are expected to foster durable development on the territories also after the event, and synergies be created in order to support the digitalisation of mobility in the area supporting social inclusion. (EN), Mission “Climate Neutral Cities”, Austria (EN) | Initiative of the Austrian Federal Ministry on Climate Actions with the goal to make the nine largest Austrian Cities climate neutral by 2040. Graz, member of the Klima Bündis Styria, is one of the engaged cities. Synergies for DEGREE4ALPS will be in the stakeholder process and cross-sectoral approaches applied here. (EN), MENTOR - Mobilize Efforts For A Harmonized Diffusion Of New Smart And Shared Mobility Technologies In The Overall Program Regions. (INTERREG Italy-Switzerland 2014-2020) (EN) | The project implemented a “Mobility-as-a-Service” approach in two small Alpine towns. It provided recommendations to other decision-makers and started to digitally integrate different mobility services. DEGREE4ALPS will take over the outputs and recommendations, and include them in the co-design process for services in Alpine rural areas (in particularly in Switzerland). (EN), MixMyRide - Swiss Federal Office for Energy (EN) | MixMyRide is developed within a Swiss research project, result of collaborative effort by research institutions, mobility providers and advisors, cities and public institutions. It develops and real-life tests a MaaS platform, which has public transport as its backbone and integrates carpooling and active mobility. Synergies with the project promoted by partner BePooler will focus on the integration between MaaS and pooling services. (EN), Sopotnik project (2019 – in progress) (EN) | The purpose of the project is to help the elderly to integrate into an active social life and above all to provide daily mobility services. Beneficiaries of transport are elderly residents of both municipalities who are retired and over 60 years old. Rides are carried out by volunteers. DEGREE4ALPS activities in Šmartno pri Litiji will rely on the already built network of stakeholders and the existing service will be upgraded to broader time-scale and further stakeholder groups. (EN)

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 133 935.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 582 631.25

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 74.16%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 582 631.25. Co-financing rate, 74.16%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Deliverables:

State of the art report on digitalisation of mobility for local communities
Analysis of potential and acceptance of digital mobility solutions in local communities
Analysis of potential and acceptance of green mobility solutions by operators and communities
Common methodology for the co-design of mobility innovations for local communities
Living labs preparation: stakeholder mapping, raising awareness and local engagement
Living labs meetings documentation on the co-design process
Co-designed pilot elements for testing
Detailed workplan for pilot 1 local testing actions
Report on the progress of pilot 1 local testing activities
Final report pilot 1: Improving accessibility for all citizens
Detailed workplan for pilot 2 local testing actions
Report on the progress of pilot 2 local testing activities
Final report pilot 2: Enhancing green mobility operations through digitalisation
Jointly developed flexible and shared model concept increasing accessibility & inclusiveness for all
Energy digital monitoring & assessment model, enhancing energy efficiency & renewables integration
Validation workshop for joint digital mobility solutions
Action plan drafts in the six pilot regions
Report on strategy setting workshops for action plans' implementation
Final action plans and take up
Report on set up of community and debate on digital mobility for social innovation and inclusion
Report on actions accompanying the development of pilot activities
Report on digitalization and social innovation trends in inclusive mobility
E-courses on joint solutions for digital mobility
Summer schools on digitalising mobility networks
Report on actions fostering the take up of action plans
Report on actions fostering the take up and upscaling of solutions
Report on final event and future initiatives

Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

EUStrategyAlpineRegion DEGREE4ALPS contributes to EUSALP AG4 Mobility Priority 4 "Smart and sustainable passenger transport (local, regional and cross-border mobility)", by improving public transport and smart mobility services in the Alpine Region with a special focus on on-demand, shared and pooling solutions, making use of digital innovation and adapting to changing lifestyles. Activities will also contribute "to make the territory a model region for energy efficiency and renewable energy" (AG9 energy).
EuropeanGreenDeal The EU Green Deal policies aim at accelerating the shift to sustainable smart mobility by "putting users first and providing them with more affordable, accessible, healthier and cleaner alternatives". Moreover, the "smart integration of renewables, energy efficiency and other sustainable solutions across sectors will help to achieve decarbonisation at the lowest possible cost". DEGREE4ALPS focuses on centrality of citizens, accessibility for everyone, supporting the energy transition.
TerritorialAgenda2030 The Territorial Agenda 2030 mentions, in its territoral priorities for Europe, the need for a sustainable digital and physical connectivity of places. The agenda invites mobility (and spatial) planners to "explore new socially and environmentally progressive models for local and regional mobility-as-a-service and to cooperate on multimodal and environmentally friendly accessibility". DEGREE4ALPS develops socially inclusive, green and integrated mobility solutions, in line with this approach.
Other DEGREE4ALPS will contribute to EUSDR Priority Area 1b Rail-Road-Air Mobility, target VI - Support safe and sustainable transport and mobility in the Danube Region, and Priority Area 2 Sustainable Energy, action 3 - To promote decarbonisation and reduction of air pollutants in the transport sector. The project, with 6 partners in the area, will demonstrate the benefits activated by digitalisation also through the pilot activities in Styria (AT), Maribor and Šmartno pri Litiji (SI).

Programme Common Output Indicator:

RCO 116 - Jointly developed solutions, Measurement unit:
RCO 084 - Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects, Measurement unit:
RCO 121 - Area covered by protection measures against climate related natural disasters (other than floods and wildfire), Measurement unit:

Programme Common Result Indicator:

RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:

Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSALP

EUSALP Priority (Policy) area / Horizontal action:

EUSALP Degree of compliance:

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2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B Alpine Space

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2025-11-11

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467 / 467 (100%)

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