DEADLINE EXTENDED: Climate Impact Assessment for Slovenia Deep Demonstration – Mobility Sector 2025
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In the context of the program ‘Deep Demonstration of a Circular, Regenerative and Low-Carbon Economy in Slovenia’, the Slovenian government in collaboration with Climate-KIC, is working to enable the Slovenian start-up / companies and the enterprise-supporting community to activate circular business development and business model innovation by building a strong network of partners and climate-positive entrepreneurs.
As part of this, Climate-KIC and the EIT Community RIS HUB Slovenia are collaborating to offer you a new programme, in which 5 start-ups, scale-ups or SMEs from the MOBILITY sector will be able to participate during 2025 (March – July).
We will help you know, grow, and show how your product or service related to the mobility sector can potentially mitigate climate change. You will receive a third-party validation in the form of a digital report, which you can use to show investors, customers, suppliers, and your community to highlight your product or service innovation’s mitigation potential.
5 companies will be selected for this programme based on the mobility sector priorities and eligibility criteria ( see below)
Who can apply?
- Startups, scale-ups or SMEs from the mobility sector based in Slovenia with a product or service related to the Slovenia mobility sector priority areas mentioned below.
- Maturity level: Formally registered company
- Have a breakthrough product, service and/or business model, exponential technology, or solution with substantial climate impact (enabling, mitigation or adaptation).
- Availability to participate in the in-person workshop in Ljubljana (7 hours) and online coaching session afterward. Commitment between April and July 2025 to complete the programme and obtain the climate impact forecast validation report.
What are the Slovenia Mobility Call priorities?
1. User-centered Mobility Ecosystem: Fostering co-design and shared ownership of mobility solutions can generate new sources of data and insights by balancing quantitative information with emergent qualitative and highly localized perspectives. Examples can include:
- User Engagement: Investments in co-design, public engagement to make services more user-friendly and to identify needs-based solutions.
- Data-Driven Innovation: Improved data availability/interoperability supports more accurate cost calculations, efficient service planning, and seamless user navigation across diverse mobility services. A robust, standardized digital layer for Slovenia’s mobility system is crucial for fostering service innovation, effective policy development, and system renewal, including advanced planning methods like Digital Twins.
2. Sustainable Mobility Ecosystem: A shift away from transport as a health risk to an active mobility lifestyle, and from transport as a negative factor on the environment to sustainable and emissions reduced/free mobility value chains. Examples can include:
- Urban-Rural Connectivity: Developing mobility service hotspots in transport corridors and intermodal infrastructure—especially in peri-urban and rural areas—can improve access to innovative solutions.
- First & Last-Mile Connectivity: Enhancing connections for the first and last mile of journeys can transform transportation choices and boost the efficiency of both passenger and freight value chains.
- Active Mobility Promotion: Encouraging walking and cycling can address health concerns, enhance well-being, and mitigate the sector’s negative externalities.
3. Accessible Mobility Ecosystem: Ensuring safe, integrated, and inclusive multimodal systems with both economic and physical accessibility is a priority, such as:
- Adapted Services: Tailoring mobility solutions to accommodate diverse population groups—including the aging population, families with children, and individuals with special needs—can support car independence while ensuring inclusivity in shared and emergent mobility services.
- Economic and Physical Accessibility: Providing affordable and accessible solutions can address the growing costs of emissions-based mobility, making transport systems equitable for all users.