Baseline Assessment of Cost-Effectiveness
The cost-effectiveness analysis evaluates the main resources employed against the overall benefits (both monetary and non-monetary) brought by each specific project under SP5.
- Mobile app development costs.
- Costs of the ICT infrastructure to store data.
- Administrative costs for maintaining the online platform and related services.
- Costs linked to security and GDPR compliance.
- Voluntary time of the participants.
- Costs for communication strategy and campaign.
- Encourage behavioral change.
- Encourage citizens to engage with and use sustainable smart city services.
- Anticipate and prevent citizens' non-acceptance of city transformation.
- Involve the young generation via gamification.
- Social benefits such as increased community interaction.
- Savings generated thanks to sharing economy initiatives (e.g., citizens carpooling).
- Potential compensation mechanism correlated to sustainable actions.
- Indirect economic, environmental, and health benefits deriving from sustainable actions.
This assessment highlights the balance between the costs incurred and the broad range of benefits achieved, showcasing the value of implementing citizen-centric solutions in urban environments.