GEMINI partners discuss shared mobility services in Helsinki

Partners from across Europe met in Helsinki for the GEMINI General Assembly, hosted by Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.

The meeting brought together representatives from the project's 43 partner organisations to review the work carried out so far, exchange updates from the Mobility Living Labs and define priorities for the final months of the project.

GEMINI is now in month 37 of its 42 month duration. With all eight Mobility Living Labs operational, the consortium is now focusing on evaluation, lessons learned and the next steps needed to make the results useful beyond the pilot phase.

GEMINI partners during the General Assembly in Helsinki

Updates from the Mobility Living Labs

A large part of the General Assembly was dedicated to the project's Mobility Living Labs, where shared mobility services are being tested in real urban settings.

The eight Living Labs are located in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Munich, Turin, Paris-Saclay, Ljubljana, Porto and Helsinki. The activities vary according to each local context and include mobility hubs, mobility-as-a-service applications, car-sharing schemes, event mobility management and services for peri-urban areas.

The exchanges showed that, even when the solutions are different, several questions are shared across cities. Partners talked about user needs, operational challenges, stakeholder engagement and the conditions needed for shared mobility services to continue after the pilot phase.

These discussions also helped compare how different cities are dealing with similar issues. Cities, researchers, technology providers and mobility operators were able to share what has worked so far, where adjustments are still needed and what other Living Labs can learn from these experiences.

Policy, governance and data

The meeting also looked at what is needed for shared mobility services to be used more widely.

Sessions on policy and governance addressed how these services can be included in long-term transport planning, better connected with public transport and supported by clearer coordination between cities, operators and different levels of government.

Data and technology were another important part of the agenda. Partners discussed interoperability, common standards and trusted mechanisms for data sharing, including how data spaces and open interfaces can support cooperation between cities and mobility providers while keeping questions of data ownership and privacy clear.

The consortium also reviewed how to keep the knowledge, tools and solutions developed through GEMINI available after the project ends.

GEMINI Academy

One of the main updates presented during the General Assembly was the launch of the GEMINI Academy.

The online platform brings together resources developed throughout the project, including webinars, interviews, tools, handbooks and an e-course based on GEMINI's findings and experiences. More content and learning activities will be added in the coming months.

The Academy is aimed at cities, mobility practitioners, researchers and policymakers working with shared mobility services or interested in applying similar approaches in their own contexts.

Explore the GEMINI Academy