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Company profile	BABLE Smart Cities is Europe’s leading facilitator for Smart & Climate-Neutral Cities, born as a spin-off of Fraunhofer Research Society. With a decade of experience in the field, we offer practical insights gained by practitioners, for practitioners. Our mission is to accelerate change in the public and private sectors by providing market access and knowledge. We have already facilitated €2 Billion in Smart City projects with cities, towns, and regions, making us the industry experts. Our free platform connects innovators and the public sector, providing access to the most comprehensive Smart City datasets and insights in Europe. With 6+ regional offices across Europe, we combine local knowledge with global best practices to implement more projects faster. Join us on the journey to a better urban life!
Products & Services	We offer a distinct set of services to align our offers on both sides of the market. Here we present our primary offers for the public sector, and we also deliver complementary offers toward private sector companies looking to expand their market reach: – Plan: BABLE uses access to over 10,000 analyzed city strategies and combines global knowledge with local insights to create effective city strategies. – Fund: BABLE Funding Support, with access to over 8,000 funding options and AI to improve applications, guarantees co-funding for projects enhancing urban life. – Implement: BABLE accesses over 20,000 suppliers to find the right technology to procure for public sector innovations, supporting from idea to implementation. – Train: The BABLE Academy has over 35 modules and has trained over 600 urban leaders and innovators. – Communicate: Attract talent and investments by sharing successes on our podcast, joining innovation competitions and events, and leveraging our international reach.
References and export activities	On our global open platform and knowledge hub, we highlight our numerous activities and project references as related to the different services we offer: https://www.bable-smartcities.eu/home.html. Our training and platform activities currently extend with a global reach, with most of our project delivery and advisory focused within Europe and the UK. We also have some projects in Asia (e.g. currently Vietnam).
Target group	Public and private sector actors focused on planning and implementing projects to address urban challenges toward creating smarter, climate-neutral cities and communities. We help cities at any stage in their planning or implementation process, and we help companies to place sustainable products within the public sector. By working with both sides of the market, we aim to facilitate transparent and open communications.
Competitive advantages	At BABLE, we offer unparalleled knowledge and market access for smart & climate-neutral cities. This includes over a decade of smart city experiences; the most impactful Smart City knowledge hub with unmatched data, tools and insights; practical insights from practitioners, for practitioners; neutral facilitation to bridge tech companies and the public sector; and using a localized approach with global impact.
Ideal Business Partners	Primary audiences: (1) public sector departments/agencies (city, state, or national) focused on our primary topic areas incl. digitalization and AI, mobility/transportation, climate action, energy, and economic growth & (2) private-sector companies looking to accelerate their B2G (business-to-government) sales/activities as related to these topics. Also academic institutions and networks as partners to deliver our services.