Bogotá Climate Smart Cities Challenge
What was the Bogotá Climate Smart Cities Challenge?
Every day more than 67,000 delivery vehicles clog the streets of Bogotá, contributing to the traffic congestion of the city and emitting 850,000 tonnes of CO2.
The Bogotá Challenge asked the question:
How can we increase the efficiency of these operations to reduce congestion and emissions and improve productivity?
We worked with UN-Habitat and Viable Cities to design and run four city-based challenges, each of which were designed to help achieve global net zero and create a better future for all. We helped to design, develop and deliver the first two phases of the Challenge:
- Open call for cities (closed 18 January 2021)
- Competition for innovators to enter the challenge (closed 5 January 2022)
For the remainder of the Challenge, we will continue to serve as a partner in an advisory role to UN-Habitat.
Watch this video to learn more about Bogotá’s Challenge
About Bogotá
Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia, South America, is located in the geographic center of the country.
Bogotá has nearly 8 million inhabitants, representing 22% of the country’s total population, and a population density of 18,881 residents per km.
With 28% of the companies in the country located in the capital, Bogotá faces significant traffic congestion due to the inefficient use of transportation alternatives and resources, as well as the lack of an intelligent traffic management system, making innovation in this area crucial.
The Winners
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Green Routes
With an integrated AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things) platform for freight transportation, this team’s solution will offer listing, searching, matching, planning, optimization, and monitoring of freight mobility in real-time.
The development of this platform will reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions while improving the ease and efficiency of shipping goods and the overall quality of life in Bogotá.
Who makes up the Green Routes team?
Beemetrix, Clear Road, Decision Brain, Singula City and ZaiNar.
The finalists
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ZaiNar, United States
ZaiNar – Transport monitoring platform
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Beemetrix, France
Beemetrix – AI platform/app
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Scipopulis Desenvolvimento e Análise de Dados, Brazil
Scipopulis Desenvolvimento e Análise de Dados – Data sharing platform
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ClearRoad, United States
ClearRoad – Road-pricing platform
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Wiiglo, Brazil
Wiiglo – Transport monitoring platform
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Greater Than / FIA Smart Driving Challenge, Sweden
Greater Than / FIA Smart Driving Challenge – AI platform/app
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RUNWITHIT Synthetics, Canada
RUNWITHIT Synthetics – Digital modelling/routing
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SingulaCity, United Kingdom
SingulaCity – Digital modelling/routing
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DecisionBrain, France
DecisionBrain – AI platform/app
Learn about the other city challenges
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Bristol Climate Smart Cities Challenge
An innovation competition to accelerate the shift to climate neutral cities.
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Curitiba Climate Smart Cities Challenge
An innovation competition to accelerate the shift to climate neutral cities.
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Makindye Ssabagabo Climate Smart Cities Challenge
An innovation competition to accelerate the shift to climate neutral cities.
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Climate Smart Cities Challenge
Broader Programmes