With the introduction of 5G, a number of innovative applications will become feasible, especially in metropolitan areas and cities.
IoT solutions, e.g. in the areas of automation, mobility, infrastructure and traffic management, will experience an enormous boost from 5G technology. But it also makes new kinds of citizen services conceivable that revolutionise the use of city centres.
We want to think Duisburg in 5G and are looking for visionary solutions and products that strengthen the Smart City Duisburg.
Making Duisburg strong and fit for the future is a multidisciplinary task.
We are looking for innovations for a climate-resilient Duisburg that help to master current challenges and at the same time strengthen the city for future generations.
We are looking for startups with solutions in the fields of water use, energy efficiency, avoidance of emission and waste or urban greening that want to find in Duisburg an exciting application area for their ideas.
Green hydrogen promises to be the energy supply of the future, for buildings and the industry as well as clean mobility.
Duisburg is already an important centre for the development of hydrogen technologies for the future mobility.
That’s also a reason, why we are looking for startups that want to drive hydrogen technology for mobility, transport and logistics with their solutions and be part of Duisburg's hydrogen hot spot.
Here we go, you can apply now.
Fill out our application form with a meaningful description of your idea, solution or product by 30 April 2022 and upload it under Application. Unfortunately, it is not possible to compete in two clusters.
Out of all submitted ideas, up to ten finalists per cluster will be selected by a panel of experts, announced on a shortlist and invited to a workshop. The publication of the shortlist is planned for 25 May 2022.
In a workshop in June, you will have the opportunity to present your idea, gather initial feedback from the experts and exchange – directly on site in Duisburg.
Following the workshop, you will have six more than six weeks to further develop and adapt your idea, prototype, service based on the feedback and exchange. The deadline is 31 July 2022.
The jury will select the top 5 per theme cluster from all the entries submitted by the workshop participants. The start-ups with the best ideas, solutions and prototypes for Duisburg will be invited to the Demo Day. The top 5 will be announced on 31 August 2022.
A total of up to 15 finalists can present themselves to the jury, the press and selected spectators during a demo day. Three winners per theme cluster will then be awarded prizes at an awards ceremony.