Lecce - Start-Up in the City (IT0054)

Short description Rewarding innovative startups and SMEs which meet the technological requirements of administrations and help solve their problems. General objective Make public administrations more open to innovation, to innovative new businesses and to digital transformation. Current situation Public administrations have a very low innovation rate and the entire procurement system does not always allow to effectively support innovation, especially at local level. Conversely, the world’s most important innovations come from startups or innovative SMEs which are often unable to access the market due to bureaucratic obstacles. Expected results The rational of this action is putting into contact administrations and innovative businesses, in order to be able to meet the increasing technological needs of public administrations and reward businesses that are able to provide a solution to real problems. This action goes continues after the period of participation in the contest: the solutions developed will be made available to other municipal administrations having the same needs as the City of Lecce, thus facilitating the ongoing cooperation between startups and municipalities.

For commitment details, see IRM Year 1 report: https://www.opengovpartnership.org/documents/italy-mid-term-report-2016-2018-year-1/

For commitment details, download the IRM report: https://www.opengovpartnership.org/documents/italy-end-of-term-report-2016-2018/