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AccesS and InclusiveSpaces Project Workshop: Enhancing Accessibility and Sustainability in Smart Cities and Smart Building
June 24, 2025 – Online
This online event, hosted by the sister projects AccesS and InclusiveSpaces, aims to highlight how inclusive, accessible design and energy efficiency can go hand in hand to power a just, inclusive, and competitive green transition in Europe. Both projects are in their initial stages and are laying the foundation for their methodologies by actively engaging stakeholders in shaping sustainable, inclusive smart cities and buildings.
During the event, we will learn about progress in both projects:
- AccesS project, Paris Fokaides will present an overview of stakeholder engagement results, preliminary insights on barriers to accessibility and energy inefficiencies in smart buildings and an introduction to planned methodologies for creating barrier-free, energy-optimised inclusive design across smart buildings and cities.
- InclusiveSpaces project, Floridea Di Ciommo will present a summary of initial co-design workshops with people in vulnerable situations, and early prototypes, with a focus on universal design as a pillar of inclusivity and sustainability for a just transition.
- Keynote Speech by SHIFT project, Maria Kagkelidou will present insights from the SHIFT project on Embracing Technology for Sustainable Cultural Heritage: Emphasis on inclusive innovation and the role of accessibility in the energy transformation
- Panel discussion: “Inclusive Innovation for the Green Transition”
Mark your agendas and join us online! Register here.
Inclusive Digital Society Conference
September 15-16, 2025 – Leuven, Belgium
The NTUA team will be joining experts from around the world in an exchange of knowledge and ideas at the International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (IDS 2025). The conference is organised by KU Leuven and will be held in Leuven, Belgium, on the 15th and 16th of September 2025. NTUA will present a poster entitled “Accessibility Assessment of Urban Environments: A new approach” in the Session Media & Culture on day 1, showcasing the accessibility evaluation of footways in urban environments.
InclusiveSpaces Focus Group at the EPF Conference
June 13, 2025 – Swindon, UK
InclusiveSpaces will be hosting a Focus Group at the EPF Conference 2025.
The focus group will be an opportunity to share the project’s results so far and introduce the InclusiveSpaces tools. Led by Floridea Di Ciommo (cambiaMo), together with EPF colleagues Kathryn Bulanowski and Wandifadza Marrah Chivaura, the session will include discussions and provide participants with an opportunity to share feedback, helping to ensure that the tools are both user-friendly and inclusive.
From IoT to Smart Mobility: advanced tech solutions for people with disabilities
April 7, 2025 – Online
The Embedded Systems & Applications Design Laboratory (ESDA LAB) of the University of Peloponnese is hosting an exciting webinar on Monday, April 7, 2025 from 17:00 to 19:00 EET. Open to students of electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science at all levels, this event focuses on the transformative role of technology in creating inclusive and accessible environments for people with disabilities.
As part of the InclusiveSpaces project, the webinar will introduce participants to innovative tools and methods for smart mobility and accessibility in both indoor and outdoor spaces.
Esteemed speakers will share their expertise on groundbreaking topics:
- Dr. Stavros Tsantzalis (TOBEA): Engineering applications for people with disabilities.
- Alessio Coroneo (SWARCO): Geofencing technology for enhanced urban mobility.
- MSc. Eng. Konstantinos Antonopoulos (ESDA LAB): Smart navigation for improving safety and accessibility indoors.
Don’t miss this opportunity to dive into the latest advancements in tech and inclusivity.
The webinar will be hold in Greek.
Registration is mandatory to receive the webinar link.
InclusiveSpaces Webinar: Continuing the Legacy
April 4, 2025 – Online
The InclusiveSpaces project conducted a webinar where project partners will share key insights and lessons from previous urban inclusion initiatives. “InclusiveSpaces: Continuing the Legacy” showcased how past projects have paved the way for more equitable and sustainable mobility systems and how InclusiveSpaces is building on these foundations to create inclusive environments for everyone.
The event featured presentations from leading contributors, followed by a Q&A session to foster dialogue and engagement with participants.
Agenda:
- InclusiveSpaces Project Overview (Presented by cambiaMO): Discover the goals, achievements, and innovative tools shaping our approach to creating inclusive spaces.
- INDIMO Project: Key Findings & Relevance to InclusiveSpaces (Presented by EPF): Learn how the INDIMO project is advancing digital mobility inclusion and its relevance to our mission.
- TEA COST Action: Equity in Transport Evaluation & Digital Mobility Inclusion (Presented by cambiaMO): Explore methodologies for evaluating equity in transport systems and strategies for promoting inclusion through digital tools.
- MARES Project: Sustainable Ecosystems, Best Practices & Resilience via a Design-for-All Approach (Presented by VIC): Gain insights into fostering resilient, sustainable ecosystems through inclusive design principles.
- Conclusions: InclusiveSpaces – The Way Forward (Presented by cambiaMO): Hear how InclusiveSpaces plans to build on the achievements of these initiatives to drive progress.
If you missed the webinar on Friday, 4 April, at 11:00 (CET) to explore the latest advances in inclusive urban design and mobility and to engage directly with experts committed to driving equitable change, you can watch the recoridng here.
EPF's 2025 Annual Conference
June 13-14, 2025 – Swindon, UK
EPF’s yearly conference will feature a diverse programme designed to address key challenges and opportunities in public transport across Europe. InclusiveSpaces will be holding a workshop during the first day of the project.
Sessions will focus on:
- Back to state operated public transport? From deregulation back to regulation particularly drawing on the British experience;
- Ticketing and information from regional to crossing the channel (not only Eurostar, also sea links and coach);
- Women in transport;
- Focus on the passenger? The work programme of the new EU Commission
ITS European Congress
May 19-21, 2025 – Seville, Spain
The flagship 2025 event for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in Europe is uniting experts from mobility, technology, and policy to advance key European mobility and sustainability initiatives. IncluisveSpaces will be holding SIS 52: Building inclusive cities – co-designing accessibility for all, on May 20th, at 16:45.
As cities strive to become more inclusive and climate-friendly, how can we effectively design urban spaces that cater to diverse needs?
This workshop uses the InclusiveSpaces project as a foundation for discussion, focusing on co-designing accessibility solutions with people with disabilities and older adults.
SMACITE Project Conference
May 8, 2025 – Athens, Greece
The SMACITE project will be holding a conference dedicated to the advancement of digital skills and smart city innovation. This event will bring together leading experts, policymakers, and industry professionals to discuss key challenges and opportunities in developing a digitally skilled workforce for the cities of the future. Dr. Katerina Lamprakopoulou from the University of Peloponnesse will be presenting the topic Smart Cities for Everyone: Digital Twins, AI, and Assistive Technologies for Inclusive Innovation.
Innovent Forum 2025
February 13-14, 2025 – Larissa, Greece
ESDA LAB, on behalf of our project partner University of Peloponnese, participated as exhibitor in the sicence and technology event Innovent Forum. More than 40 visitors stopped by UOP’s booth, where InclusiveSpaces was promoted. They had the opportunity to learn more about the project and test the live fall detection demo edition that is under development for the purposes of advancing assisted living technologies that will be deployed in the context of InclusiveSpaces. The booth was visited by Greek governmental representatives, including Minister of Digital Governance, Mr. Dimitris Papastergiou, the member of the European Parliament, Mr. Dimitrios Tsiodras, and Mr. Michael Dritsas, exceutive of the Ministry of Economy & Finance
Built4People Partnership Clustering Meeting
November 19, 2024 – Brussels, Belgium
The Bult4People partnership is invested in projects that will accelerate innovations towards a sustainable, people-centric transformation of Europe’s built environment. At this clustering event, the 30 projects funded to date by the Built4People partnership discussed common thematic areas and new projects will be introduced.
Neighbourhood development conference: Hamburg as a climate-friendly city for all
November 13, 2024 – Hamburg, Germany
Stephanie Keßler (State Office, Senate Chancellery – Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg) presented the InclusiveSpaces project during the lecture “Inclusive urban spaces – accessible to all and able to cope with climate change?” at this neighbourhood development conference. The conference looked at different aspects of climate and heat protection in Hamburg as well as measures related to severe weather conditions, as well as “examine” them for accessibility.
REHACARE – International Trade Fair for Rehabilitation and Care Exhibition
September 25-28, 2024 – Düsseldorf, Germany
Our partner TOBEA had the honor of participating in the largest event for rehabilitation and assistive technology innovation: the REHACARE – International Trade Fair for Rehabilitation and Care Exhibition. They proudly showcased the Mover SEATRAC, one of two assistive solutions that will soon be demonstrated in two European cities (Larnaka and Hamburg) as part of the InclusiveSpaces project.
Nectar Conference 2024
July 3-5, 2024 – Brussels, Belgium
CambiaMo was a keynote panelist on the first day of the conference, providing expertise in stakeholder engagement to enrich discussions on how diverse stakeholders can contribute to sustainable and inclusive mobility policies, as tested in the HEurope-funded project InclusiveSpaces.