Eindhoven selects partner for city-wide smart light living lab
The Municipality of Eindhoven (Netherlands) has selected the consortium of Philips Nederland B.V./Heijmans Wegen B.V. as the contractual partner that will use Eindhoven as a living lab for the development of intelligent lighting applications in the public space.
The municipality has a clear goal: to use lighting in the public space in such an innovative way that it contributes to improving the quality of life in the city.
The city’s starting point and objective is sustainable, continuous and open innovation, together with collaboration in a living lab approach. The consortium will work with other businesses, knowledge institutions, government and residents on the realisation of a smart lighting grid. Existing products, services and products still to be developed, which will connect to that grid could later be marketed. The consortium plans to begin implementation of the first phase (2015 – 2020) of the Roadmap in five areas: the traffic route John F. Kennedylaan-Eisenhowerlaan, the traffic route Ring and the residential areas of Gijzenrooi, Schrijversbuurt and Woenselse Heide (West).
European tender procedure
In the last year the municipality has been involved, through a European tendering procedure (competitive dialogue process), in talks with three selected market participants. More details about the Roadmap and the tendering procedure at: www.eindhoven.nl/smartlight
