OPEN DATA: there is a need for standard templates to aggregate data from various government sources and transform it into a publicly useable format – or, in other words, to move beyond ‘open data’ towards ‘open access’.
The goal of Citadel on the Move is to demonstrate that it is possible to combine 1) Open Access Data and 2) Mobile Application tools to create ‘smart,’ innovative citizen-generated services that can be used in differing European Cities. Ultimately, Citadel on the Move seeks to advance nothing less than digital materialisation of European integration through the creation of ‘smart’ mobile Services that, in conjunction with high speed broadband access, can potentially be shared and used anywhere. This vision lies at the heart of the Citadel Statement and is in line with the objectives of the Smart City call which aims to accelerate ‘the uptake of innovative ‘ultrafast Internet’ based technologies and services in cities, based on shared platform’.