DINAPSIS Open Challenge

4th Edition Valencia green capital

What is the Dinapsis Open Challenge?

DINAPSIS Open Challenge is an open innovation programme that seeks to connect entrepreneurs and start-ups with local companies and public authorities. The companies and authorities propose a number of challenges, and the start-ups have to provide solutions to solve them.

This fourth edition will take place at Dinapsis Valencia. The city of Valencia, named European Green Capital 2024, is at a crucial moment in its development and is set to drive forward its transformation into a more sustainable and resilient city, and the Open Challenge is a unique opportunity to engage start-ups, companies, institutions and experts in identifying and solving the most pressing challenges facing the city in terms of urban sustainability.

What are we looking for?

CHALLENGE 1: Circular Economy

Awareness-raising
– Good water consumption practices
– Sustainability and recycling coach
Local Simbiosis
– Waste recovery
– Food waste management
– Sewer waste management
– Scope 3 emissions
Gamification
– Gamifying recycling
– Pay as you throw system
– Container access control systems

CHALLENGE 2: Sustainable and Innovative Tourism

The smart city tourist experience
– Balancing shops and the local community with tourists
– Improving the tourist experience
– Rewarding sustainable tourism
– Improving night-time noise exposure nocturna
Agri-tourism
– Sustainability of cultural heritage
– Sustainability of agricultural heritage

CHALLENGE 3: Green Spaces and Biodiversity

Healthy sports routes
– Healthy routes of cultural interest (orchards, Albufera National Park, etc).
– Low-temperature running routes
Biodiversity corridors
– Design of green areas
– Heat islands: reduction of city heat
– Increasing and/or redesigning green spaces
Pest control and disinfection
– Mosquitoes, pigeons, cockroaches.
Water management in parks

Who can take part?

Established start-ups

Start-ups in Spain or abroad

Proposals applicable to the circular economy, sustainable tourism and green infrastructure, and biodiversity and wastewater

Proposals that offer a technological solution

What's in it for you?

Visibility of your solution among the technical and business managers of Dinapsis’ innovation and entrepreneurship community.
Possibility of carrying out a proof of concept or pilot with one of the sector’s players.
The top 5 will present their solution before a committee of experts and potential customers, users and government representatives.

Sign up!

Click on the REGISTER button.
It will redirect you to a Google Forms.
Fill in the form (you can do this over several days as the information will be saved).
Try to be as specific as possible and answer exactly what we ask.
The estimated time to complete the form is approximately 15 minutes.)