Intelligent Private-Public Neutral Carbon Platform
Description
- Title: Intelligent Private-Public Neutral Carbon Platform (IPPCP)
- Call: European data space for smart communities call for pilots (Round 3)
- Cities involved: Zaragoza (Spain), Ljubljana (Slovenia)
- Dates: May 1, 2025 – August 31, 2026 (16 months)
- Budget: 2.5 million. of €
- Partners:
- Zaragoza City Council
- Ljubljana City Hall
- Polytechnic University of Madrid
- Geospatiumlab
- Envirodual
- Related domains:
- Management of Energy Flows
- Zero Pollution Actions
- Sustainable urban actions and public services (New European Bauhaus)
- Documentación
The IPPCP pilot project aims to address inefficiencies in the management of climate, energy, environmental and pollution data in urban sectors.
By establishing a robust data cooperation framework, it seeks to optimize data collection and sharing, helping cities track and quantify their progress toward climate neutrality.
This initiative will strengthen collaboration between public and private stakeholders, driving impactful solutions and contributing to the broader goals of the European Green Deal to achieve net-zero emissions and zero pollution.
Use Case
Introduction
Objetive
What are we going to do?
Use Case Description
The use case involves the creation of a public-private data space to improve emissions inventories in the cities of Zaragoza (ZGZ) and Ljubljana (LJU).
This data space will integrate data from various domains to provide a comprehensive ecosystem for data cooperation.
By combining and analyzing data from these domains, the project seeks to improve the accuracy and reliability of emissions monitoring, thereby supporting effective climate action strategies and policies in both cities.
Objective of the platform
The objective is to develop and demonstrate a scalable and interoperable public-private digital platform, based on a Government as a Platform governance model, for data cooperation in a collaborative ecosystem.
Its goal is to enhance zero-pollution actions (as part of the Green Deal), particularly the development of emissions inventories and the integration of climate action and energy efficiency into the business models and operations of urban organizations. The urban digital platform will be designed with stakeholder engagement.
What are we going to do?
A transparent data management service that is precise and reliable, accessible to city stakeholders through the urban digital platform, featuring:
- An automated system for calculating emissions and energy metrics
- Simplified data exchange
- User-friendly interfaces and dashboards (considering different end-user interests)
Main challenges:
- Stakeholder engagement, public-private collaboration and data culture
- Fragmented emissions and energy data across different urban sectors, making it difficult to utilize
- Technical and operational feasibility: interoperability and scalable data storage and processing
Stakeholders
| Stakeholders | Role |
|---|---|
| Industry and agriculture |
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| Companies and business associations in the GZL | |
| Public administrations, institutions, and services | |
| Energy production and distribution sector | |
| Citizen participation groups and NGOs | Data users: ensure public participation and support for the project. |
| Academic and research institutions, including actors in the DS4SSCC ecosystem | Knowledge exchange on the development and implementation of Data Space technologies Data. |
| Regional Technology Operations (RTOs) and technology providers, including DS4SSCC ecosystem players. | Support in the adoption of technological innovations. |
| Public bodies (environmental bodies, DSSC, EDPB, EDIB, Gaia-X, European Data and Cloud Partnership, etc.) | Collaboration and support in compliance with policies and regulations. |
Added value, connection to other projects, and ethics
Added value
Climatic
- 80% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030
- Reduction in energy consumption across all PACES sectors
Social
- Greater participation of companies in data provision and better collaboration with municipalities.
- A stronger culture of data sharing and cross-sector cooperation.
- Increased active citizen participation through digital tools.
Technoeconomic
- Increased investment interest in Zaragoza and Ljubljana in the areas of sectoral energy consumption and zero-pollution actions for the environment.
- Greater efficiency in the adoption of emissions reduction policies.
- Job creation for tool management and maintenance.
- Support for SMEs and technology startups: Providing open-access data for innovation in AI-based climate and energy solutions.
Connection with other initiatives
The IPPCP is complemented by other networks and initiatives, many of which involve ZGZ and LJU.
- EIT Climate KIC
- Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities
- NetZeroCities
- Covenant of Mayors
- EuroCities
- Green City Accord
- Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC)
- ...
A look at ethics
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Privacy and Data Protection
Ensure compliance with the GDPR through data minimization, purpose limitation, and lawful processing. Citizens and businesses will be informed about data collection, and their explicit consent will be obtained where necessary.
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Localization and Free Flow of Data
Compliance with the Regulation on the Free Flow of Non-Personal Data. -
Data Sharing and Governance
Establish clear governance frameworks under the Data Governance Act (DGA) to ensure fair and transparent data sharing. -
Transparency and Open Data
Clearly communicate data collection, processing, and sharing practices. Ensure compliance with the Open Data Directive. -
Ethical Use of AI
Prevent bias and ensure fairness in AI-based decision-making. Implement transparency and non-discrimination in AI systems [Article 22 of the GDPR, Proposed AI Law]. -
Security Measures
Apply solid cybersecurity protocols to avoid unauthorized access and guarantee compliance with safety standards.
Methodology
| Activity | 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
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| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dic | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | |||
| WP1 | T1.1 | Monitoring and coordinating the progress of the DS4SSCC project | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress |
| WP1 | T1.2 | Financial management and reporting | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress |
| WP1 | T1.3 | Technical management, quality control, ethical and risk management | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD1.1 | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD1.1 |
| WP2 | T2.1 | Stakeholder engagement and needs assessment | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD2.1 | |||||||||||||
| WP2 | T2.2 | Detailed alignment of requirements and use cases with the DS4SSCC reference architecture model | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD2.2 | |||||||||||||
| WP2 | T2.3 | Development of the Data Governance Framework | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD2.3 | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | ||||||||||
| WP2 | T2.4 | Evaluation of ethical, regulatory and legal compliance | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD2.4 | ||||||||||
| WP3 | T3.1 | Design and alignment of the data space architecture with the DS4SSCC model | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD3.1 | ||||||||||||
| WP3 | T3.2 | Implementation of MIMs Plus standards | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | ||||||||||||
| WP3 | T3.3 | Development of new data services and data exchange mechanisms | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD3.2 | |||||||||||
| WP3 | T3.4 | Integration of data exchange mechanisms and services with existing digital infrastructure | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD3.3 D3.4 |
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| WP4 | T4.1 | Detailed use case definition, confirmation and redefinition of KPIs to evaluate and validate the use case | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD4.1 | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | ||||||||||||
| WP4 | T4.2 | Data collection, user training, and capacity building | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | ||||||||||
| WP4 | T4.3 | Deployment of data space components | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | ||||||||
| WP4 | T4.4 | Evaluation and validation of the use case | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD4.2 | |||||||||||
| WP5 | T5.1 | Development of the communication and dissemination plan and activities | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD5.1 | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD5.1 |
| WP5 | T5.2 | Development of the operating and business plan | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD5.1 | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD5.1 |
| WP5 | T5.3 | Sustainability and scalability assessment for the continuation of the pilot | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD5.1 | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progress | Activity in progressD5.1 |
