Sharing City Umeå

SRL 6 - solution(s) demonstrated in relevant environment and in co‐operation with relevant stakeholders to gain initial feedback on potential impact

Sharing City Umeå

Sharing City Umeå is part of Sharing Cities Sweden. It is a national sharing program. SCU works actively and critically with the sharing economy and its potential for sustainability.

Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden

ORGANISATION / PARTNERS

Umeå Municipality

BUSINESS MODEL

SCALE: Local

Stakeholder:

CitizenKnowledge SectorPrivate SectorPublic SectorThird Sector

Type:

BUSINESS MODEL FORMAT:

Product Type(s):

FACET & LEVEL

FACET:

CommunityEducationHealth & WellbeingMobilityProduct-as-a-ServiceRecyclingRepairReuseSharingSports & Recreation

LEVEL:

Macro - Cities, Regions, Nations

Cities, Regions, Nations
Meso - Network, Cluster & Eco-Industrial Parks

Network, Cluster & Eco-Industrial Parks
Micro - Company/Organisation

Company/Organisation

SOCIETAL READINESS LEVEL & POTENTIAL

FUTURE POTENTIAL

ScaleableReplicableNetworkable

SOCIETAL READINESS LEVEL

SRL 6 - solution(s) demonstrated in relevant environment and in co‐operation with relevant stakeholders to gain initial feedback on potential impact

SRL 6 - solution(s) demonstrated in relevant environment and in co‐operation with relevant stakeholders to gain initial feedback on potential impact

CIRCULAR CYCLE PHASE

STATUS & TIMELINE

Milestone title	Date	content
End	09/2021	end of project
Start	08/2017	start of project

DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Sharing City Umeå

CONCEPT: Sharing City Umeå is part of Sharing Cities Sweden. It is a national sharing program. SCU works actively and critically with the sharing economy and its potential for sustainability.

Sharing City Umeå is part of Sharing Cities Sweden. It is a national program for sharing cities. The program runs from August 2017 to September 2021 and aims to put Sweden on the map as a country that actively and critically works with sharing economy in cities.

The goals of the program are to:

Develop world-leading test beds for sharing economy in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Umeå.
Develop a national node, Sharing Cities Sweden, in order to strengthen national (and international) collaboration and promote a good exchange of experience.

Brief facts about the project
Project time: 2017 – September 1, 2021

Budget: 24 million

Financiers:

Vakin
Vinnova
Umeå municipality
Umeå University
Västerbotten County Council
Coompanion
Academic houses
Upab
Umeå energy

LOCAL LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION: Svenska

Sharing City Umeå är en del av Sharing Cities Sweden. Det är ett nationellt program för delande städer. Programmet löper från augusti 2017 till september 2021 och syftar till att sätta Sverige på kartan som ett land som aktivt och kritiskt arbetar med delningsekonomi i städer.

Målen med programmet är att:

1. Utveckla världsledande testbäddar för delningsekonomi i Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö och Umeå.

2. Utveckla en nationell nod, Sharing Cities Sweden, i syfte att stärka den nationella (och internationella) samverkan och främja ett gott erfarenhetsutbyte.

Kortfakta om projektet

Projekttid: 2017 – 1 september 2021

Budget: 24 miljoner

Finansiärer:

Vakin
Vinnova
Umeå kommun
Umeå universitet
Västerbottens läns landsting
Coompanion
Akademiska hus
Upab
Umeå energi

IMPACT

BARRIERS

TECHNOLOGICAL
- Spatial and temporal limits
MARKET
- Limited funding
- Demand for low prices
- Complementary skills/services required
- Lack of fiscal tools for internalizing environmental costs
REGULATORY
- Governance issues related to responsibility and property
SOCIAL
- Lack of awareness
- Lack of sense of urgency
- Lack of community connection
- Lack of trust
- Consumption habits
- Social status linked to consumption
- Negative socio-economic status associated with sharing & buying second-hand
CULTURAL
- Limited understanding on impacts
- Consumer interest and awareness
- Change of mindset

ENABLERS

TECHNOLOGICAL
- Increased efficiency
- Digital technologies and engineering to support business models
MARKET
- Knowledge of impact
- Functional service economy (XaaS)
- Digital infrastructure
- New alliances and collaborations
REGULATORY
- Green & Circular Procurement
- Provide access to funding to encourage experimentation, innovation and redesign
- Investment in education and employment services to prepare the market for the next economy
SOCIAL
- Change in the choices made by consumers
- Increased status related to second-hand and circular products
- More inclusive and connected communities
- Civic engagement and voluntary activities
- Shared norms, values, attitudes, and beliefs
CULTURAL
- Better consideration of the labour force