DEGREE4ALPS

DEGREE4ALPS – DigitalisEd and GREEn mobility for ALPine Space communities:
DEGREE4ALPS is an Interreg Alpine Space project addressing limited accessibility and social exclusion in peripheral and rural Alpine areas. The project enhances sustainable mobility through digitalisation and social innovation by co-designing, testing and validating integrated mobility solutions. These solutions combine traditional public transport with flexible, shared and demand-responsive services supported by digital tools. Through transnational collaboration and stakeholder engagement in six pilot regions, DEGREE4ALPS develops scalable models for inclusive digital mobility and energy-efficient transport operations, strengthening territorial cohesion, improving accessibility for all citizens—especially vulnerable groups—and supporting the ecological transition across the Alpine Space.

OUTPUTS:
Pilot Solutions & Models
• Co-designed and validated digital mobility services combining scheduled transport, demand-responsive transport (DRT), sharing and pooling options tailored to rural and peripheral contexts.
• A flexible and shared digital mobility model to increase accessibility and inclusiveness across diverse Alpine regions.
• A digitalised energy flows monitoring and optimisation model to enhance energy efficiency and support integration of renewable energy sources in green mobility operations.

Strategic Tools & Capacity Building
• Local and regional action plans to support uptake and upscaling of project solutions within mobility and welfare strategies.
• Guidelines on digitalisation and social innovation trends in mobility developed through quadruple-helix stakeholder engagement.
• E-courses for public authorities, planners and mobility operators to support implementation of digital and green mobility practices.

Pilot Living Labs
• Six pilot areas across the Alpine Space testing digital and inclusive mobility solutions, generating insights for replicability and policy uptake.

FURTHER RESOURCES:
DEGREE4ALPS – Alpine Space Programme main project page
State-of-the-art report on digitalisation of mobility for local communities (Deliverable D.1.1.1)
Partner universities and local pilot area events

DURATION:
01 September 2024 – 31 August 2027 (37 months)

CONTACT:
Programme: Interreg Alpine Space Programme 2021–2027
Priority: Innovation and Digitalisation supporting a green Alpine region
Specific Objective: SO 3.2 – Reaping the benefits of digitisation

Lead Partner: University of Passau (Germany)
Lead partner contact person: Dr. Stefan Mang (Email)

Countries involved: Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, Austria