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Global Marketing   and financing Smart City
                 Organization
Getting theSolutions
           work done

         Marketplace of the European Innovation Partnership – Smart City and Solutions
         General Assembly, June 2018
Global Marketing Organization Getting the work done - Marketplace of the European Innovation Partnership - Smart City and Solutions General ...
Valerio Gori
Capital Projects & Economic Studies
              valerio.gori@pwc.com

 Action Cluster Business Models,
 Finance and Procurement
 businessmodels@eu-smartcities.eu

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Global Marketing Organization Getting the work done - Marketplace of the European Innovation Partnership - Smart City and Solutions General ...
Smart City and infrastructure   3
Global Marketing Organization Getting the work done - Marketplace of the European Innovation Partnership - Smart City and Solutions General ...
We have been awarded this study with the objective to promote
                     scalable and transferable solutions to contribute reaching
                     the EU 20-20-20 climate action goals.

                     Further, the study aims to foster   the knowledge base of the
                     EIP - SCC by analysing smart city solutions and initiatives that are
                     linked to the Strategic Implementation Plan.

PwC et al. (2016) Study analysing the potential for wide-scale roll-
    out of integrated smart cities and communities solutions
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Global Marketing Organization Getting the work done - Marketplace of the European Innovation Partnership - Smart City and Solutions General ...
Business cases
Overview of business cases identified
               R&D, test and      Some of the major cases of positive business cases identified based its
                                  success to develop and test a standard, technology, integrated solution in
Different      sell the product   integrated pilot projects and then sell it replicating it entirely or partially.

ways to
succeed…       Real estate-       SCC solutions are an essential part of the development of new residential
                                  areas.
               based              Business case is sustained by increased cost per square meter in property
                                  selling and leasing.

…different
ways to        Public utility     Investment in SCC in some cases are not aimed at producing returns for
                                  the investors. These cases are often related to innovation in public
                                  services.
shape                             Costs for the development and installation of SCC solutions are sustained
                                  by taxpayers.
solutions.
               Improved
                                  Investments that improve the way services or citizen private activities are
               efficiency/        performed. It is i.e. the case for the sharing economy (cars, bikes).
               shared economy

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Global Marketing Organization Getting the work done - Marketplace of the European Innovation Partnership - Smart City and Solutions General ...
A few good tips…
…to start with
      Consider all the elements that                                        Technical perspective: successful
                                          Comply with the
     enable "common" businesses to                                          solutions integrate
                                                                                            with
                                       market. Solutions developed
      be successful. These include a                                           other Smart City
                                       high level that do not match with
      strong vision, project             the society's needs have little     components, they apply
        governance and                  chance to be supported by their      standards and they provide data
          management.                    very users and beneficiaries.     finalized to assure interoperability.

The analyses carried out demonstrate that there is no unique solution to the
                   successful roll-out of SCC solutions.                   8
Integrating city needs and project requirements
              Plan and Pilot                                 Expand and Attract                            Integrate and Exceed
   Find ways to generate short term results             Expand successful pilots, solidify        Future execution on master plan objectives
        while planning for the future                    partnerships, and share results                   with focus on integration

• Integrate with the Smart City Master Plan         • Identify successful pilot projects and      • Attract new financing opportunities based on
                                                      expand                                        initial success
• Identify and launch targeted pilot projects and
  “quick wins”                                      • Enter agreements with global private        • Evaluate whether existing initiatives need to
                                                      sector partners                               be expanded, shifted, integrated, or scaled
• Ensure governance and performance
                                                                                                    back
  management systems are in place to properly       • Communicate results with local, regional,
  operate and evaluate pilot projects                 and global stakeholders                     • Assess how technological advancements
                                                                                                    have presented new opportunities
• Begin engaging the public and global private
  sector partners

      Need to balance short-term pressures to deliver results with long-term
                     benefits of partnering with private sector.                                                                            9
Funding and Financing

Funding                                           Financing

is the cash inflow to pay for the                 is a temporary provision of cash-flow
implementation of a project. It does not          resources that is expected to be paid back
imply any repayment.                              at a specific point in time.

• Property taxes       • Tolls and user charges   • Public sector banks    • Development
                       • Asset disposals          • Commercial banks         banks/multilaterals
• Business taxes
                       • Budget allocations       • Municipal or project   • Equity investment and
• Municipal income
                         received                   bonds                    infrastructure fund
  tax
                                                                             managers
                       • Grants received          • Pension fund private
                                                    placement bonds        • Leasing and vendor
                                                                             finance

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Funding and financing
How SCC solutions get funded?

    Small-scale projects                                Medium-size                                          Large-scale projects
                                                        projects
•    Crowd funding                                                                                       •   Bond financing
                                                          •    Venture capital                           •   Financial products provided by
•    Venture philanthropy                                                                                    commercial banks
                                                          •    EU/national funds
•    Specific programmes (i.e. EIC)                                                                      •   EU/ national funds

Small scale projects find it difficult to access to   Medium-size project, depending on the context      Large scale projects are that find it easier to
main funding and financing sources:                   and type of solution, can benefit from certain     access to finance.
• Limited awareness of what the financial             dedicated public support mechanisms, but           • Promoters know the market and of the
  market offers;                                                                                           range of products offered.
                                                      mostly rely on venture capitalists to have their
• Not very interesting to banks (too small to be      solutions financed.                                • May involve major companies which blend
  relevant).                                                                                               SCC into other businesses.
                                                                                                         • Do benefit from public support
                                                                                                           mechanisms.
    Dedicated Financial instruments are designed to facilitate financial
    support

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Funding and financing
        R&D           PILOT   SCALE-UP / REPLICATION   DEPLOYMENT

              Grant               Blending             Financing

  EIC

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Resources availability
   …or the need for financing support

   74%
                                                                                CEF blending call 2017 success rates of proposals

                           of the H2020 proposal is
                                                                                                                                      65%
   of high quality…                                                                      45%
                                                                                                      55%
                                                                                                                         35%

                       …yet only   11.6%                          supported
                                                                                            1st cut-off

                                                                                  Proposals retained for funding
                                                                                                                            2nd cut-off

                                                                                                                   Proposals not retained for funding

                                                                                …which is being translated into a "blending facility”:
H2020 2014-2016 success rates of proposals
                                                                                   "A cooperation framework established between the
                                                                                   Commission and development of other public finance
                                                                                   institutions with a view to combining non-repayable forms of
                 86%                      89%                          86%         support and/or financial instruments from the EU budget and
    14%                      11%                          14%                      financial instruments from development of other public finance
                                                                                   institutions as well as from commercial finance institutions
          2014                     2015                         2016
                                                                                   and investors."
      Proposals retained for funding       Proposals not retained for funding                                                                           13
European Innovation Council (EIC)

The European Innovation                            Supported projects’ characteristics:
Council (EIC) pilot supports                       radically different from existing products, services or business
                                                   models;
innovators developing                              ‘high risk – high gain’-nature for investors;
breakthrough innovations with                      potential to scale up internationally.
the potential to create new                        Instruments:
markets and boost jobs, growth                     SME Instrument addresses SMEs with a radically new idea
                                                   underpinned by a business plan for rolling out marketable
and prosperity in Europe.                          innovation solutions and with ambitions to scale up;
                                                   FTI targets industry-driven consortia seeking a quick market
Context: The EIC pilot is running under the        uptake of new solutions, and brings together actors with
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme     complementary backgrounds, knowledge and skills;
which ends in 2020. The new EIC will constitute
                                                   FET Open uses interdisciplinary collaboration to tap into Europe's
one of the main features of the new programme of
                                                   excellent science base for exploring radically new technologies,
Horizon Europe (evolution of the current H2020).
                                                   which may become the game-changers of the future;
Objective: Need to strengthen the support for
                                                   Horizon Prizes boost breakthrough innovation by fostering
enabling the emergence and rapid scale-up of
                                                   solutions to challenges which bring major benefits to society.
highly innovative enterprises.
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Opportunities under the new MFF

                                                       MFF 2021-2027
Focus on financing and simplifying
access to financial support
                                                   Budget: € 1,135 bn over 7 years period (1.11% of MS 27 GDP)
InvestEU Fund (based on EFSI success) will
                                                   Increment of allocations expected for:
contribute with € 15.2 m of EU budget with the
partnership of EIB and the National Institute of   •   15 billion EUR in R&D and pilots in climate, energy and
Investment Promotion.                                  mobility.

The InvestEU Fund will support resource
                                                   •   CEF will continue to give priority to the urban nodes of the
                                                       Core Network. All urban nodes of the comprehensive network
efficiency through the integration of financial        will become eligible under the new CEF for projects relating to
sources (currently fragmented) in new integrated       the modernisation of existing infrastructure.
programmes and to simplify the use of financial
instruments.                                       •   HorizonEU, with €100 bn investments. New features are
                                                       designed as i.e. European Innovation Council (EIC): a one-
According to the European Commission,                  stop shop to bring the most promising ideas and support
InvestEU will generate € 650 m of new                  innovative start-ups and companies to scale up their ideas.
investments.                                           Two main funding instruments, one for early stages and the
                                                       other for development and market deployment.
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